This Leeds restaurant is serving Brussel sprout bhajis and turkey shawarma
Headrow House have the ultimate Christmas sharing platter. We're talking turkey shawarma, vegan döner, brussel sprout bhajis, cranberry hot sauce, paxo seasoning, festive slaw and plate loads of fries.
Headrow House know how to take Christmas seriously.
Between their Festive Special Open House and Christmas events, it's a surprise the team at Headrow have had time to cook up a new festive menu.
But as always, the foodie favourite never disappoints and this Christmas they're bringing a taste of round-the-world dishes to the dinner table.
We're talking about brussel sprout bhajis.
The sharing platter comes with sprout bhajis and plenty of fries. / Image: Headrow House
Can't decide if it's too controversial or pure genius- us too. The trendy combination of flavour is sure to bring something new to the Christmas dinner table and we can't complain.
Accompanied by festive slaw, paxo seasoning and cranberry hot sauce, the Headrow House Festive Platters are designed with the season of sharing in mind.
All £26 sharers not only come with this festive selection, as well as two platters of fries and either vegan döner or turkey shawarma.
This winning combo is the ideal feast for friends attending one of Headrow House's many festive events in the Christmas lead up.
In addition to their bestselling weekly pub quiz, the Headrow events calendar has more than enough to keep you occupied in November and December: we're already thinking of moving in to save on the commute.
The popular bar will be serving their festive menu until Christmas. / Image: Headrow House
On Wednesday 1 December, bring a Christmas jumper and a five of your nearest and dearest to raise some money for Mencap, a leeds-base charity for young people with learning disabilities.
The winners will received a £50 bar tab, but more importantly the night will celebrate the important work of Mencap whilst answering questions to the Christmas quiz like you're Anne Robinson.
Then on Saturday 4 December, the Open House will feature some of the finest festive makers in the city and play host to a range of independent stalls.
Grab all your Christmas presents whilst sipping on a pint and taking a bite of those all-important brussel sprout bhajis: it'll be most relaxing shopping experience in Leeds.
Oh, did we mention there's free mulled wine included?
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.
Sophie Smith -
19th November 2021 
