From quirky home-grown cafes to sleek city-centre restaurants and off-the-track country pubs, The Leeds and West Yorkshire Cook Book offers a veritable slice of the region s burgeoning food and drink scene. Combining original step-by-step recipes with stories and anecdotes from the independent businesses that make the city and its surroundings thrive; this book is your guide to the area, one forkful at a time. Whether you fancy something hearty and traditional like beef cheek bourguignon, roast woodland pigeon, or Shipley hogget, or if you re after a taste of something different such as a dandelion and burdock cake, Brazilian breakfast or festive chicken bastilla the dishes amongst these pages reflect the true diversity of our city and beyond. It s time to get stuck in!