Kaspa's recently opened a new Leeds store, situated in The Core Shopping Centre. I took my cousin along to check it out, as we do love our dessert. This is not a sponsored post and all views/opinions are my own.
Kaspa's is a nationwide franchise now having stores in most major cities, and from looks of it on their website, they are still expanding.
Kaspa's is a dessert restaurant selling delicious treats such as crepes, waffles, sundaes, and milkshakes. Decorated like a modern diner, you will either love or hate the bright pink and black interior, however, it's fun and will appeal to the teenage/child demographic.
We decided to head in early and grab some breakfast before heading to the Royal Armouries Museum. The restaurant was quiet due to it been about 10 am, there was only one other customer.
The staff were friendly and greeted us on arrival, one staff member sat us down and explained the menu briefly to us.
The menu had lots to choose from and if you are like me and like to look at the menu before going to a restaurant, then you can find it on the Kaspa's website.
After pondering the menu for a while I chose the Strawberry Indulge Waffle, which was a fresh waffle topped with fresh strawberry slices, chocolate sauce and sprinkled with milk chocolate flakes. I then chose a side of Ice-cream, however, you can get squirty cream if you prefer. I opted just for a glass of water to drink, which was FREE. my total bill came to £5.95. Many people will probably say that isn't cheap for a waffle, but I think it was worth every penny especially as it is all made freshly.
My 13yr old cousin opted to build his own waffle instead of picking one from the list. He chose an Oreo waffle base, fudge pieces, white chocolate sauce, and squirty cream. instead of getting a glass of water to help his waffle go down, he opted for a Bubblegum Milkshake. He didn't let me try his waffle, however, the milkshake was very rich and had a strong flavour. His total came to around £9.50.
With our eyes being bigger than our belly's we did not end up finishing our waffles. We both ate about 3/4. My cousin also only drank about half of his milkshake as it was too filling.
We give Kaspa's Leeds an 8/10. We will be back again to indulge on their amazing desserts. I would say their only let down was upon leaving their staff didn't acknowledge us and say thank you or goodbye.
http://kaspas.co.uk/
As a Leeds based lifestyle blogger I always like to keep up to date with whats going on around my city. This week the highly anticipated opening of the new Victoria Gate Shopping Centre and John Lewis Store finally happened.
I am such an eager beaver when new things open within the city, especially anything to do with fashion.
The new centre is set up as a twin arcade just like the older Victoria Quarter. Leeds has many shopping arcades so its nice to see the designers decided to reflect the other buildings from around the city. The modern design and architecture is absolutely stunning and I had to pick up my jaw from the floor, when I first walked in. The shop fronts are designed as flowing curves which I have never seen before. The whole of the centre is finished to a high standard and screams luxury like the brands that are offered inside. The polished marble floor and copper lights are eye catching and will have you thinking about interior design for days.
Within the new centre theres a lot new brands that have set up shop within Leeds. They include Anthropologie, Calvin Klein, Cath Kidston, Hackett and Aspinal of London, just to name a few. There is a store to suit everyone within the new centre. There is also places to eat and drink on offer, if you are feeling a little peckish during your shopping trip. Le Pain Quotidien is a bakery in the heart of the centre that serves traditional dishes and quality fresh breads. There is also a John Lewis Cafe and Pret A Manger in the centre.
The centre is soon set to open it's super casino, which will be the third-largest casino in the UK. It is 50,000 sq ft and has the capacity of 1,400 people. Not only does the casino have gaming, but it also has two bars, a restaurant and a function space. The casino is set to rival some of the top casinos in the betting capital of the world, Las Vegas. The casino is set to open at the end of the year.
The new John Lewis store fits perfectly within the centre. It's design is truly unique and I like it's triangle abstract design. John Lewis is a fantastic department store as it offers a lot of popular brands. As you first walk in you are greeted by the cosmetic brands. This is a dangerous territory for me and it could do serious damage to my bank account. Within the first floor you can find brands such as Benefit, MAC, and Charlotte Tilbury. The new John Lewis store has floor to suit everyone and fulfil everybody needs. Its even got a Christmas section which really made me feel all cozy and excited for the festive season. I am really excited to start my christmas shopping and making use of the new John Lewis store as they offer an amazing range of christmas goodies.
If you live within the West Yorkshire area I highly recommend coming and checking out the new Victoria Gate Centre and John Lewis Store. If you enjoyed this post then please follow my blog for future content.
Enjoy
Kayleigh
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Yesterday despite the heavy snow here in the North of England me and one of my closet friends decided to venture out into the Narnia like world outside and go see The Theory Of Everything and go to one of our favourite Leeds Bars called the Alchemist which I highly recommend. We both have being waiting a while to see it and have heard so many great things about it. So been the Performing arts students/film geeks we are, we couldn't wait any longer. The Theory Of Everything stars the utterly talented Eddie Redmayne and the beautiful Felicity Jones as Stephen and Jane Hawking. Everyone should know who Stephen Hawking is and if you don't well all can say is crawl out from under your rock and do your research. He is one of the great Physicist that has ever lived. The film follows Stephens life from being a PHD student at Cambridge to becoming the successful physicist he is today all whilst dealing with his fast developing Motor Neuron Disease and the struggles of family life.
To me Motor Neuron Disease is not a disease that's well known and I personally knew little about it before watching this film. I think this film is a great teaching platform to get the message across about the disease and to teach people about its affects and symptoms.
Eddie Redmayne did an absolute wonderful job and certainly deserves all the awards he has being winning and fingers crossed he bags that Oscar. He certainly is a very versatile and passionate actor and from watching his role as Stephen I can tell he spent many hours developing the character by researching the disease, and watching Stephen hawking.
I also think Felicity Jones as Jane deserves to win those awards too. For me her performance stood out in the film compared to anyone else because I believe her character went on the biggest journey emotionally. As an actor if you can get your characters emotion on screen or stage felt by the audience even though they haven't being through the same thing as the character, to me that's impressive. through out the whole film I felt like when Jane's stressed I am stressed, when she's happy I am happy. It takes extremely talented actors to do that.
I highly recommend this film to everyone even if you don't think its your thing. its just simple and beautiful!
Kayleigh X
