If you're looking for a brunch that'll impress the one you love, we've found it.
Whether you're celebrating Valentine's day, having a good ol' Galentines date, embracing the rise of Malentines celebrations or simply self-lovin this year- there's every reason to say 'I love you' with food.
It's what us Brits do best. We celebrate Christmas with turkey dinners and pudding, we give people cake when we celebrate their birthdays and pop the Prosecco or Champagne when someone gets good news. We celebrate Easter by giving each other eggs and even the Lunar New Year has brought out an array of impressive dinner menus to share with out loved ones.
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To make Valentine's Day weekend a celebration you and your loved one won't forget anytime soon, Grön Kafe in Oakwood is offering up a two hour session of bottomless booze and Instagrammable brunch options- and it's beautifully designed.
Everything right down to the banana bread is impressive, which takes serious commitment. On the menu, there's plenty more to choose from than loaf cake to tuck into.
Expect pancakes coated in cinnamon sugar and served with homemade granola, soy yogurt and your choice of toppings:, including spiced apple and berry compote, banana, almond brittle and maple syrup, in addition to vegan friendly options like the Breakfast Melt: a white bloomer with smokey coriander butter beans, vegan sausage, vegan mozzarella and wilted spinach.
There's also eggs seemingly unlimited ways: poached, scrambled, royale-style and their toast options are just the same. Expect homemade beans on toast with smokey coriander butter beans, herb crumb and chive oil; garlic mushrooms on toast with cashew mayo or the classic avo on toast with red onion toast.
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The french toast is our favourite: cinnamon sugar coated brioche, berry compote, fresh berries, coconut yogurt, mint and maple syrup. It's topped with edible flowers and goes down a treat- if you have a sweet tooth, you already know this dish will be calling your name.
Drinkswise, the bottomless experience includes the likes of mimosas, beers, sparkling wine and Aperol Spritz, so no doubt there will be a beverage for any palate to taste.
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The Valentines bottomless brunch will take place over two sittings on Saturday 12 February and Sunday 13 February, each at 3.00 - 4.30pm.
For more information, including how to book a seat in advance (prebooked tickets will be required for this one), visit the Grön 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…
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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.”
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.
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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.
Sophie Smith -
27th January 2022 
