BBC MasterChef runner-up opens new Leeds restaurant

Chef Matt Healy, runner-up in BBC’s MasterChef: The Professionals, is officially openong his new Leeds restaurant today (Friday, 4th May).

Back in March, it was revealed that Healy was the successful bidder for the city’s Foundry restaurant, which has been a Leeds dining institution since 2005.

The renowned chef will call his new restaurant ‘Matt Healy at The Foundry’.

The restaurant officially reopens following a two-week refurbishment of the Grade-II listed building.

Matt’s new menu will include; warm sourdough with Pedro Ximenez balsamic vinegar; cecina smoked and cured with truffle oil; asparagus with wild garlic, peas, and duck egg; hand-cut beef tartare, yolk, and blue cheese and onion toastie; baby chicken Kiev with wild garlic and duck fat potato; hake with confit fennel and charred clementine puree and crème brûlée doughnut.

Owner and Head Chef Matt Healy said: “We’ve put in so much hard work behind the scenes these past few months, and we’re so excited to open the doors to the people of Leeds – just in time for the Bank Holiday weekend.

“We’ve created a menu of simple food with big flavours. There’s a selection of small plates plus larger dishes and amazing puds, and we’ll be offering a Sunday roast that I’m proud to put my name to. We can’t wait to see you there.”