A new pizza slinger is popping up at Leeds' favourite donut shop this month with the latest foodie craze to hit the UK: Detroit pizza.
This soft, deep-dish focaccia dough is currently taking the country by storm. Fermented for 48 hours then drizzled in oil and loaded with toppings, every slice also boasts a caramelised, crunchy cheese 'frico' crown - making it that bit more indulgent than your average slice.
Well Oiled, currently operating out of a cloud kitchen in the city, is fast becoming the home of Detriot pizza in Leeds - serving up full pies of the stuff priced from just £12.95.
The first Detroit pizza pop-up at Doh Hut took place last weekend, with mouthwatering slabs of brick cheese pizza flying out of the kitchen and into hungry mouths. But don't worry if you missed out, there are still two weekends to come.
The 'Full spec' pizza at Well Oiled / Image: mrpristina
Choices on offer here include the 'Full spec', made with house-made Well Oiled sauce, Trealy farm fennel salami, house cheese mix, whipped ricotta, hot pepper mash, fresh oregano and hot honey, and the 'Detroit red top' - made with the house sauce and cheese mix, fresh basil, pecorino romano and basil EVO oil.
There's also the 'Turbo peppers', with house sauce and cheese mix, wood fired peppers and basil, ember cooked sweet onions, turbo chimichurri, chipotle-spiced maple. It can also be made vegan using a plant-based cheese mix.
There's also a selection of garlic donut breads on offer here, too - from standard to vegan to fancy.
The 48-hour fermented dough is cooked light and fluffy and doused in garlic butter, flat-leaf parsley and Maldon sea salt. These can be ordered vegan, or you can pimp them up with a Puglian burratini made from mozzarella and cream.
Well Oiled plans on opening its own restaurant space in Leeds, and although it seems the pandemic may have set plans back somewhat a unit is still on the cards in the future.
For now, you can find them popping up at Doh Hut in Trevelyan Square this month on the 19 and 26 of June from 6pm. To guarantee a slot, make sure to pre-order in advance via DM.
To order and keep up to date with all their news, follow Well Oiled on Instagram.
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No Greek Tragedy, just indie bangers – The Wombats set Leeds’ First Direct Arena alight
The Wombats aren’t just still going strong - they’re getting better. And honestly? Long may they reign.
The Wombats absolutely tore the roof off the First Direct Arena in Leeds last night, Wednesday 26 March and what a night it was.
From the second they hit the stage it wasn’t just a gig, it was a full-blown indie-pop spectacle, packed with infectious energy, nostalgia, and a whole lot of dancing.
They kicked things off with “Moving to New York,” and honestly? The crowd was in from the first note.
Image: The Hoot Leeds
Matthew Murphy’s unmistakable vocals rang through the arena and suddenly, thousands of people were screaming every lyric like it was 2007 all over again. It was one of those moments where you could just feel how much this band still means to people.
Despite the massive venue, The Wombats somehow made it feel intimate. The lights? Pure chaos in the best way - vibrant, colourful, and totally in sync with the band’s wild, bouncy sound.
Murphy’s cheeky banter between songs made it feel less like a polished arena show and more like a jam session with a few thousand of your closest mates.
Setlist-wise, they nailed it. “Let’s Dance to Joy Division” and “Greek Tragedy” had the whole place losing it, while the stripped-down version of “Techno Fan” gave everyone a minute to breathe (and maybe get a little emotional).
Image: The Hoot Leeds
Those quieter moments just made the high-energy choruses hit even harder. It was a rollercoaster - in the best way possible.
Then came the encore. If you thought the crowd was loud before, “Kill the Director” took things to another level. Pure, chaotic indie bliss. The kind of moment you don’t want to end.
Here’s the thing about The Wombats: some might say their older songs hit harder than their newer stuff, but is that just nostalgia talking? Or maybe it’s a generational thing?
Either way, they proved they’re still one of the most exciting live bands out there. They’ve still got the hooks, the humour, and the ability to turn a massive arena into a sweaty, euphoric singalong.
Get Baked’s viral ‘Bertha’ cake has a sister on the way – and she sounds just as cheeky
Danny Jones
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…
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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.”
Georgina Pellant -
14th June 2021 
