Mouthwatering feast of events planned for 2017 Leeds Indie Food festival

By The Newsroom
Published 16th Feb 2017, 13:52 BST
Updated 28th Feb 2017, 11:44 BST
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Leeds' thriving independent food and drink community are planning a mouthwatering feast for the city's annual Leeds Indie Food festival.

Returning for its third year, the 18-day celebration in May will play host to nearly 100 innovative events spread over three new festival strands: Eat, Drink and Do.

Enthusiastic Eaters will find plenty on their plate, from quirky outdoor supper clubs to vegan fine dining, plus street food feasts, cheese tastings and more besides.

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Committed drinkers will be treated to everything from wine fairs showing off the region’s finest merchants to latte art throw downs, with baristas competing to make the prettiest coffee.

Curious Do-ers have an array of food and drink culture on offer including events as diverse as critical documentary screenings, chocolate making workshops and family-focussed foodie art projects.

The ever-popular Festival Passport scheme is back with a bang too, giving festival goers the chance to grab exclusive discounts on event tickets, food and drink as well as collecting unique passport stamps from every #LIF17 venue, encouraging users to explore Leeds’ unique independent scene and find new places to dine and drink.

If that’s not enough, passport Holders can access priority ticketing to bag the best seats at sellout events.

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Festival Passports are priced at £10 and are on sale now via www.leedsindiefood.co.uk

Festival superfans can also bag exclusive merchandise through Leeds company Awesome Merchandise’s brand new Mercht platform. Limited runs of #LIF17 t-shirts and tote bags designed by local illustrators Hungry Sandwich Club will be on sale alongside the first ticket announcements, but organisers stress they’re bound to sell out quickly.

#LIF17 events include:

EAT.

Alfred’s Meanwood Dinner Box (11th, 18th and 25th May)

The popular Meanwood pocket-sized bar are teaming up with their foodie neighbours for a one-off collaborative dinners menu! Sushi bar Hanamatsuri are providing the starters, local favourites The Hungry Bear are on mains and Italian small plates joint Zucco will be dishing up desert.

Balcombe & Smith (26th May)