Rebecca, Rebecca, Rebecca, Rebecca...Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa

The title of this post is intended to be sung in the style of the Kaiser Chief's, Ruby Chorus - which I think is the best musical produce from the beautiful Northern city of Leeds.

I Love Leeds. It is my favourite UK city and I couldn’t be happier to be attending University here. When my Family suggested a shopping trip just before term began again, Leeds was our number one choice!

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We live near to Meadowhall however Leeds provides us with a more cosmopolitan day out and the city is beautiful. It also has a more varied selection of shops, especially now Trinity Shopping Centre is open.

We spent the day mooching round the city and doing a bit of shopping! I love the Victoria Quarter; it’s a more relaxed and chilled out version of shopping. With interviews for graduate jobs looming, I spent an age, fruitlessly trying to find a suit in Reiss. Unfortunately I’m an awkward size and struggle to find things to fit me on the waist, hips and in the length!

It was the day of the hounds-tooth print as we then went to Hobbs, where Charlotte bought a gorgeous hounds-tooth print top in the sale. We also went to Zara, where I bought a hounds-tooth print skirt (which I featured in the last blog post.)  

After working up an appetite browsing the town for the latest bargains and new season trends, we headed to Jamie’s Italian for a bite to eat.

I adore Jamie’s Italian and need no excuse to head there whenever I’m in town. The gold card reward scheme also guarantees good value for money and the smaller sized pasta dishes are perfect for a light lunch! The cocktail menu is pretty varied, with Jamie having added a number of twists to the traditional cocktails. This time I had the Refresher Non-Alcoholic Cocktail which did exactly what it promised and rehydrated me after the busy morning about town. The drink consisted of; fresh lemon, elderflower cordial & cranberry juice, topped with lemonade. Food wise, I ordered the Pumpkin Panzerotti, which was; pasta filled with roasted squash, ricotta & Parmesan, in a pumpkin, chilli & rosemary butter with smashed amoretti. The smashed amoretti added a touch of sweetness and crunch and variety to the dish and I plan on trying to add it to dishes I cook myself in the future! The pasta was fresh and made on the day and there is nothing better than ‘homemade’ pasta. I loved the flavouring of the squash as I particularly love using squash in cooking.

All-in-all we had a lovely day and Leeds & Jamie’s Italian as always didn’t fail to disappoint!

My OOTD included my standard Zara wool coat that I seem to live in at the moment. I teamed this with my M&S biker boots and a dress from Zara. I love this dress, it’s not clingy which makes it feel more casual and I think the Peter Pan collar is cute. It also has a vintage feel – and a looks a little bit like a dress I adored when I was seven, although the inside of the dress reminds me of a sofa cushion. Again, I wore my vintage solid perfume necklace.

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