Almost Famous in Leeds is giving away free burgers this week in honour of national burger day - and trust us, you don't want to miss out.
Known for their ultra-indulgent, dripping, juicy creations, Almost Famous don't play it safe when building a burger - but then who wants that anyway?
Their legendary concoctions come loaded with delicious house-made sauces, dripping, gooey cheese and all sorts of other delights. They really are some of the best dirty burgers you'll find in the city.
Almost Famous in Leeds is giving away free burgers this week in honour of national burger day / Image: Almost Famous
And now, for this week only the burger spot is doing a mega-deal where the first twenty people through its door on Thursday will be treated to a burger of their choice completely free of charge. Yes, you read that right.
If you don't manage to make it through the door in time, though, don't worry because for the rest of the day all of their burgers will be half price.
So whether you're after their classic Famous burger or one of the massive, loaded Triple Nom burgers, there is going to be some tasty savings to be had this week with burger prices starting from just £4.75. Not too shabby.
This Thursday 26 August, burger prices will start from just £4.75 / Image: Almost Famous
A spokesperson for the brand said: "We love burgers - like literally obsessed - it's what we do - we are burgers - juicy, delicious, dripping with goodness burgers so on National Burger Day (Thursday 26th August) we want to share our passionate love.
"Everyone should have a burger so we are doing half price burgers all day for everyone. No restrictions, no limits.
"Eat burgers, be awesome - on and cos we really wanna share the love we're giving away 20 burgers at eery restaurant for the first 20 people to show up and a ton of giveaways on social and in the restaurants. It's true love baby."
You can grab your free burger at Almost Famous from 12pm this Thursday 26 August / Image: Almost Famous
To be in with a chance of getting yourself a freebie, you'll probably want to head down early. Doors open in Leeds at 12pm, and the first twenty in are going to be treated to a burger on the house - so if you're serious, we'd recommend setting your watches now.
Find Almost Famous Leeds at Alexander Court, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3AL.
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.”
Leeds Tattoo Expo to return to the First Direct Arena for 10th anniversary
Clementine Hall
The tenth annual Leeds Tattoo Expo will showcase some of the best in tattooing both local and internationally.
If you fancy getting yourself a fancy new bit of ink, then look no further than the iconic Leeds Tattoo Expo that will be returning to the First Direct Arena this June.
Taking place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025, over 200 tattooists and 70 traders will be flocking to the city to show off their skills.
And not only that, but there’ll also be a whole host of market traders for you to browse as well as live music to have a boogie to.
The artists will be tattooing with options for both pre-booked appointments and walk ups available throughout the weekend.
Image: Leeds Tattoo Expo
There will also be a piercer, tooth gems and a henna artist ready to adorn your body.
Alongside getting tattooed, there’s plenty to do and to see over the whole weekend; there'll be an alternative drawing class, an illustrators market with kids’ workshops provided by Art Gecko, an art fusion event on the main stage, burlesque performances and competitions, a small vintage clothing pop-up, fire breathing and break dancing demonstrations in the square outside the arena.
The annual tattoo competitions will also be taking place each evening, where tattooists showcase their work to a panel of judges, sponsored by Killer Ink!
To celebrate Leeds Tattoo Expo's tenth anniversary, they'll be hosting a Pre-Party at Belgrave Music Hall on Thursday 5 June which is a completely free entry event complete with live music and free pizza.
You can find out more about the event and book your tickets here via the First Direct Arena's website.
Georgina Pellant -
23rd August 2021 
