The new alcoholic phenomenon has been given its own festival.
A festival dedicated to all things Seltzer is coming to Leeds in January 2022- and this is your last chance to get tickets.
Whether you're new to the Seltzer's game or you've been longing to combine your favourite booze with flavoured carbonated water to create your own seltzers for years, this festival is the perfect opportunity to taste the finest drinks around.
A hard seltzer is alcoholic sparkling water. / Image: Drty Drinks
Gather your seltzer squad and explore along a one-way tasting route, lined with your favourite hard seltzer brands for you to test and rate for flavour, alcohol content and presentation.
The entire festival will live up to its fun-loving name, and the day will be filled with plenty of music, photo opportunities that'll be a perfect 2022 Instagram debut, and there will be a tonne of games throughout the day to get involved with.
Hidden, the organisers of the event have said:
"SeltzerFest is fizzing with excitement because the nationally touring seltzer festival will be coming to Leeds, presenting you seltzer paradise!
"Join us at a secret location in Leeds for bubbles and fun, tasting heaps of seltzers and snapping Insta worthy shots at branded booths!"
Tickets are needed to gain entry to SeltzerFest. / Image: Hidden Leeds
Win a giveaway and party like it's 2022- because it this festival is set to combine all favourite carefree hobbies into one day of drinking and dancing.
Each ticket entitles a person to a whopping 25 samples each, as well as participation to games and activities held at the Seltzers Fest. There will also be an array of tasty treats to keep your drink down from local food vendors.
You won't find this one on the maps, as it's held in a secret location in Leeds that will only be announced to ticket holders closer to opening. Tickets cost £55 each and are down to their final few, as the event is due to take place on the 22 January 2022.
Please note this date could change if further Covid-related restrictions are implemented in the United Kingdom.
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.
Image: Supplied
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 -
22nd December 2021 
