Lifestyle latest: Gastronomic breaks; Bundobust; Hull Truck Theatre
A GOURMET food trail company and ‘slow travel’ holiday specialist have joined forces to create a unique gastronomic break to showcase the best of Yorkshire’s food and scenery.
Following the success of the Tour de France Grand Depart weekend, Yorkshire Food Finder and tour operator Inntravel have created a gastronomic break which will include behind the scenes private tours to some of Yorkshire’s finest artisan producers, gourmet feasts created by some of county’s highly-acclaimed chefs, and stays at quality hotels.
Yorkshire Food Finder founder Sue Nelson, said: “Like the rest of Yorkshire we’re enormously proud of all that we have here, so we’re delighted to be working with Inntravel to showcase the splendour of Yorkshire, its wonderful larder and the talent of great food producers and chefs who make this Inntravel gastronomic holiday a must for the erudite food lover.”
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TWO of West Yorkshire’s food and drink institutions are working together to open a new venture in central Leeds – which promises to offer a unique combination of craft beer and Indian street food.
Bundobust is a collaboration between Bradford’s Sparrow Bier Café and vegetarian restaurant Prashad.
More of a bar than a restaurant, Bundobust will serve up a range of beer on twelve taps. Local beer from the Kirkstall Brewery, Magic Rock and Saltaire Brewery will feature plus a selection of world beers including brews from progressive Danish brewers Mikkeller, a Mango and Chilli IPA by Flying Dog and their house Coriander Pilsner brewed by a small family brewery in the Czech Republic.
Mark Husak owner of The Sparrow said: “We wanted to create something different in Leeds. There are plenty of places offering great beer, and there are plenty of amazing curry houses, but no other establishments have offered the two together.”
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HULL Truck Theatre is looking forward to a more secure future and a leading role in the 2017 City of Culture programme after receiving a major funding boost from Arts Council England.
As a result of Hull Truck’s successful application, the funding for the current year of £540,680 will increase to £790,680 for each of the next three years
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In addition, Hull Truck was successful in gaining capital funding of £130,000 to upgrade communications and IT equipment.
Alan Dix, chair of the Hull Truck Theatre board, said: “This is great for Hull Truck and the city. It places the theatre in a position where we can confidently work with our cultural and civic partners to build a dynamic, imaginative home for the performing arts in Hull.”
