Four new cocktails are available at All Bar One as part of their collaboration with Hotel Chocolat.
If you thought that the Leeds foodie scene was all set for Christmas, think again.
All Bar One have just launched a range of festive cocktails with none other than confectionary giants, Hotel Chocolat.
The new menu mixes Hotel Chocolat's 'Velvetised™ Cream' with traditional Christmas flavours like clementines and salted caramel and boozy flavours like rum, vodka and amaretto.
All Bar One boasted on their website that the cocktails are 'every chocolate and cocktail lover's dream'. The brand-new range are truly the epitome of Instagrammable cocktails and there are four luxurious flavours to choose from.
All Bar One X Hotel Chocolat cocktails. / Image: All Bar One
The Chocolat Martini is a great starting point. Think Hotel Chocolat Velvetised™ Chocolate Cream blended with indulgent De Kuyper Crème de Cacao, Havana Club rum, milk and cocoa powder.
Plus, its served with a milk chocolate shard and chocolate flakes to make it feel like a cross over of a hot choc and sophisticated cocktail.
Forget dessert wine or After Eights, The Midnight Tiramisu will be your favourite new post-dinner drink.
Made from Hotel Chocolat Espresso Martini Velvetised™ Cream with a kick of Tia Maria, Disaronno amaretto and oat milk; this delicious dessert-drink is finished with a milk chocolate shard and a dusting of cocoa powder.
It really is the season of chocolate orange and Hotel Chocolat X All Bar One are giving Terry a good run for its money and the Clementine Chocolat Martini is just one example of this.
We're talking about a creamy concoction of Hotel Chocolat Salted Caramel and Clementine Velvetised™ Cream with Cointreau, milk & cocoa powder. Finished with an orange swirl garnish for a citrusy twist and, of course, the signature milk chocolate shard and chocolate flakes.
Clementine Chocolat Martini cocktail. / Image: All Bar One
The final cocktail, the Mint Royale is no humbug.
The after-dinner pick-me-up features Hotel Chocolat Mint Chocolate Velvetised™ Cream, Ketel One vodka, salted caramel syrup and oat milk. Topped with a milk chocolate shard, chocolate flakes and a mint leaf garnish.
Priced from just £9.95 each, chocolate and cocktail lovers can gather at All Bar One for these tempting treats seven days a week.
If you want to be able to recreate these mesmerising cocktails at home, the All Bar One team are also holding cocktail masterclasses to teach you how to shake and stir all year round. Priced at £30 per person, this experience should be booked in advance to avoid disappointment.
For more information, visit the All Bar One website.
She's big, she's green and she's ready to ruin your figure.
A lot of you will have seen the viral ‘Bertha’ cake by Leeds born beloved sweet treat specialists Get Baked.
They recently opened another site in Manchester's Northern Quarter, where queues literally formed round the block of hungry punters wanting to get their hands on the infamous sugary treats.
And now it's going to happen all over again, as they've recently unveiled their newest flavour which is sure to go down a storm.
We’ll give you a hint: it’s a current food and drink trend that’s about as big as Bertha herself – it’s not matcha, it’s not hot honey (duh), and it’s not Guinness…
Images: Get Baked
Yes—scratch that; HELL YES!Get Baked is set to welcome Bertha’s equally beautiful twin sister, and she’s officially a pistachio girlie.
Having started out life simply as ‘Bruce’, after taking inspiration from the iconic scene from Matilda, this thing has become a phenomenon in its own right, and who doesn’t like more flavours of a good thing?
Probably one of the biggest foodie crazes going at the minute, thanks to the popularity of pistachio cream, cookies, lattes and the similar social media sensation that is the ‘Dubai Pistachio Bar' people are rather fittingly going nuts for this particular flavour of almost absolutely anything.
With that in mind, the Leeds-born bakery and dessert shop – founded by Rich Myers over in Headingley back in 2011 – have shown no hesitation in hopping on the bandwagon and creating a new twist on their own viral menu item.
Teasing the full details in a post on their Instagram this week, they wrote: “What’s big, green, and is going to destroy your life in a couple of weeks’ time? Pistachio Bertha. Strictly limited to 5,000 slices. Coming oh so soon. GB.”
In case you were wondering just how mad those with a sweet tooth could possibly go for a slice of cake, just look at the recent queues when they finally launched in Manchester city centre:
Speaking on the grand opening here on our turf and his partner Amy’s hometown, Myers said simply: “Manchester, what a launch. Thanks for much for the warm welcome. Stay baked.”
The Swine That Dines announces the official opening date of its brand new restaurant
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Much-loved Leeds Bistro The Swine Bistro, formerly known as The Swine That Dines, has moved to a bigger space in Headingley.
Although it’s gone through a few name changes over the years since launching as The Greedy Pig cafe in 2012, this independent spot has long been a firm favourite for Leeds locals for some time now.
Run by chef couple Jo and Stu Myers, they’ve been operating out of North Street where it’s all about cooking seasonal produce simply and with an added ‘little bit of sunshine’.
But now Swine Bistro has moved up over to Headingley, taking up a unit previously occupied by Jam hairdressers on Otley Road.
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And the time has finally come for them to open their doors, as they announce their first service will take place on Friday 4 April with bookings open from today, Thursday 20 March.
The Myers will be welcoming head chef Kirsty Cheetham, who won Observer Food Monthly’s Best Sunday Lunch award in 2018 and 2022 when she ran The Queen o’t owd Thatch in South Milford, Leeds.
The expanded space in the restaurant has allowed the team to curate a bigger wine list which will include natural wines from Wayward Wines and Latitude Wines as well as local beers from Ilkley Brewery and Horsforth Brewery.
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The team remains passionate about locally sourced ingredients and has partnered with a variety of Yorkshire suppliers including R&J Yorkshire for its fresh meat, Tarbetts fishmonger, cheese from George & Joseph cheesemongers and beans from micro roaster, Chipp Coffee Co.
Jo Myers, co-owner of the Swine Bistro said: “It’s taken a huge amount of time and effort to realise our dream to revamp what was previously a hairdresser into a fully functioning kitchen and restaurant. It’s been a wild ride but we’re excited, and slightly nervous, to finally open our doors.
“We love the vibe in Headingley and the time out has allowed us to have fun with our menu as well as take part in lots of essential taste testing of ingredients and drinks from our brilliant local suppliers. We can’t wait to welcome guests into our new restaurant!”
Sophie Smith -
25th November 2021 
