Sesame

Delivery & Collection

2011-03-17T02:42:00.000-07:00

Sesame Delivery & Collection service will resume this weekend!

We apologise for the keeping all our fans waiting but from Friday 18th March we will be providing our sushi and noodles for delivery or collection every Friday and Saturday evening from our City Centre Shop at 18 St Pauls Street.

You can also order sushi to eat in our shop! We have plenty of seating available so if you want to come down and have your food to eat in you are more than welcome too!

Opening times will be from 5pm until 9:30pm and orders can be placed via Just-Eat or on our NEW telephone number: 01132 430 455

Our menu remains the same and is available on this site.

We look forward to you all ordering!

Any questions contact us on the number above or by email: info@ilovesesame.co.uk

Thanks very much guys! See you soon!

Update!

2011-02-16T08:39:00.001-08:00

Hi Sesame Fans!

Just to keep you all updated on whats going on here at Sesame HQ!

Unfortunately our evening delivery service is still closed while we make some big changes to our city centre shop. We'll be having a little makeover and will be relaunching our weekend delivery and takeaway from our shop on Park Square.

Great news for sushi fans as our full range will be available on Friday and Saturday evenings for you to come down and eat in before a big night out!

Keep your eye on our Facebook page for more info on when our new launch will be!

Team Sesame.
xxx

Winter Time...

2010-11-08T01:30:00.000-08:00

Hi Fans!

There's a lot going on this Winter at Sesame! Our new Winter menu launches this week with a whole range of new warming lunchtime treats including our homemade fish pie and chilli chicken noodles, for all you lovers of hot and spicy food!
Pop down to our shop on St Pauls Street to see our full menu!

Our city centre shop has now extended its opening times to include Saturdays. The shop will open from 11am until 5pm so while your Christmas shopping in town why not come visit us for your lunch?
Special weekend discounts will be available right up until Christmas so its certainly worth a visit!

For those of you who might have missed it we have been reviewed again by the lovely people behind Little Oliver at the Yorkshire Evening Post. Just follow the link below to read our 5 out of 5 review!
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Restaurant-Review-Sesame-St-Pauls.6594593.jp

And finally our delivery service is now only available on Friday and Saturday evenings. However you can still collect your favourite sushi platters any day of the week from our kitchen but we can only deliver on a weekend.
For any special orders please don't hesitate to email us at info@ilovesesame.co.uk to arrange your order.

See you all soon in store!

Team Sesame.
xxx

Sesame News...

2010-06-13T12:17:00.001-07:00

Hi Sesame fans!

This month we launched our Sesame newsletter, including a competition to win a £25 delivery voucher and a voucher to get discounted cupcakes at all our stores!

For your copy of our newsletter email rich@ilovesesame.co.uk with your email address!

Our lunchtime platters have so far been a huge success! If you haven’t ordered yours yet there’s still another week to enjoy our fantastic platters at half price.
Either ask for a menu in store or email info@ilovesesame.co.uk to have one emailed out to you.

As many of you already know Sesame are taking part in the British Seafood Festival this month, http://www.britishseafoodfestival.com/.

To celebrate how great British fish really is we will soon be launching our British Fish Sushi Box!
As well as including a fantastic selection of British fish, all the fish are locally sourced and therefore much more environmentally friendly and sustainable! Another reason to try our new selection!

And finally look out for Sesame Sushi coming soon to your local Deli stores! We are currently meeting with many local Delis about the possibly of stocking our most popular sushi packs. Hopefully over the next few weeks you will be able to get your favourite freshly made sushi at a number of locations across Yorkshire!

Watch this space!

Team Sesame.
xxx

Sesame News...

2010-06-13T12:17:00.000-07:00

Lunch Time Platters

2010-06-06T11:13:00.001-07:00

This week Sesame are launching our new Lunchtime Platter menu!

From Monday 7th June until Friday 18th June we will be offering 50% off our platters!

This includes delivery straight to your office!

For a menu and further information simply call in store or email info@ilovesesame.co.uk.

Sesame ...

2010-05-23T12:04:00.000-07:00

Hiya Guys!

Summer has finally arrived in Leeds. We hope you’ve all had chance over the weekend to enjoy the sunny weather! Lets hope the suns here to stay.

Bank Holiday Weekend.

This coming weekend Sesame delivery will be closed on Sunday evening only. Both shops will be closed on bank holiday Monday with everything returning to normal on Tuesday 1st June.

Saturday 29th May, Sesame will be hosting a stall at the Granary Wharf Pannier Market down by the dark arches in the city centre

http://www.granarywharf.co.uk/Events/2010/April/24/New-Pannier-Market.aspx.

The market starts at 10am and runs throughout the day until 4pm. Our stall will include all the treats your used to in store along with a selection of sushi packs and sushi handrolls. Our popular homemade chocolate brownie and other homemade cakes will all be available alongside our selection of tasty cupcakes. Come on down and see us!

Sunday 30th May Our university shop will be open to provide sushi, noodles and other refreshments to anybody lucky enough to be attending the Leeds University Slam Dunk Festival at the Union. Live bands will be playing throughout the day and night across all Union bars. We will be open from 12 until late so if you’re hungry you know where to find some tasty, wholesome food.

Our range of homemade cakes is always increasing with the new addition of gooey chocolate brownies and chocolate orange millionaire shortbread! At only 50p and 65p they are a great treat to have with lunch or an afternoon coffee. Pop in store on St Pauls Street for daily availability.

And finally Sesame are now supplying Nosh on Albion Street, Leeds City Centre.

http://www.noshretail.com/.

A range of hot noodles, sushi handrolls and sushi packs are now available to buy from the store. All made to the same high quality you’ve all become used to in our stores.

Hope to see you all soon!
Team Sesame
xxx

May Bank Holiday Weekend

2010-05-01T09:00:00.001-07:00

Hiya guys!

Hope everybody has a great May Bank holiday weekend and maybe the sun will shine?

Just to let all you guys know our opening times this weekend.

Saturday night is business as usual.

Sunday were closing. So that's no sushi delivery or take-away! Sorry!

Monday our delivery & take away opens but both shops are closed!

Tuesday back to business as usual!

Hope this doesn't ruin your bank holiday weekend! Have fun!

Team Sesame x

Easter Opening Times

2010-03-30T14:02:00.000-07:00

Our city centre shop will be closed on Friday 2nd April and will re-open on Wednesday 7th April.
The university shop will close Thursday 1st April due to re-open Wednesday 7th.
Our delivery service will also be closing Thursday 1st April until Wednesday 7th.

We at Sesame hope you all have a great bank holiday weekend! I know were all looking forward to a long weekend off to spend with friends, family and relax!

Happy Easter guys!

2010-02-23T00:29:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

Here at Sesame we hope you’ve all had a great start to the year! I know we have! The shops are busier than ever and week on week our delivery and take away is becoming even more popular!

Oliver Awards

As you may have already heard Sesame has been nominated for 2 Oliver Awards! We are up for the “Best Newcomer” and “Best Fast Food” awards. We are all really excited about attending the award ceremony next month and hoping we don’t leave empty handed. The awards will be announced on Monday 15^th March so fingers crossed for Sesame!

Summer events

Already we are looking towards the summer, especially with such a cold winter and so much snow to deal with, and are well on the way with planning various summer events. First we are currently involved with the Leeds Loves Food Festival. This year the festival hopes to expand outside the city centre with branches of the event located in Chapel Allerton and Headingley. With a strong customer base in both areas we of course will be attending with our own sushi stall! As we know more about arrangements we will keep you posted!

In addition to this we have already taken 2 bookings for catering for summer weddings. If you need help or want any further information about Sesame catering you can contact us via email at info@ilovesesame.co.uk. To give you some idea of the kind of food we can provide, in the past we have catered sushi canapés, sandwich platters, pie and peas suppers and desserts ranging from our delicious cupcakes to cheesecakes and baileys chocolate crunch! We can tailor any catering job to suit the needs of your event!

Our city centre shop is still open during the snowy weather, now serving a hot homemade soup of the day to help warm you guys up! At only £2 per portion with a bread roll its ideal for the cold winter days.
In addition to this celebrity chef Ainsley Harriet was in Leeds and happened to try our very own sushi! He was quoted on saying it was “Great Stuff” and he very much enjoyed the salmon! So there you have it guys, if Sesame sushi is good enough for celebrity chefs I’m sure it’s good enough for the rest of us!

Let’s hope the snow doesn’t last much longer and roll on the warmer weather!

Team Sesame x

Delivery on Thursday 28th January...

2010-01-27T12:58:00.000-08:00

...Hello All...

Just a quick announcement to inform you that the delivery and take-away service will not be operating Thursday evening due to all the chefs taking part in a huge event Sesame is putting on tomorrow.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause anyone, and we will be back in the swing of things on Friday...just in time for the weekend....yummy!

Don't forget that if you have a special event coming up then remember that we can cater and can even help you entertain your guests with our sushi making parties...sound fun? If this is your cup of tea then get in touch at info@ilovesesame.co.uk !!!!

Sesame x

Delivery on Thursday 28th January...

2010-01-27T09:56:00.000-08:00

Deliveries This Weekend

2010-01-14T13:55:00.000-08:00

Hi Fellow Sushi lovers!!!

A quick message to inform you that there will be no delivery or take-away in operation this weekend, service will resume on Sunday 17th January. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause!

Thanks

Sesame!

Deliveries

2010-01-07T12:27:00.000-08:00

Just letting you all know that unfortunately the delivery and take-away service is not running due to bad weather conditions. We hope this will not cause any inconvenience and we hope to be back running at full speed on Monday 11th 2010!

However our shops in Leeds City Centre and Leeds University Union are still open as usual...We will inform you of anymore changes...

Thanks

Sesame x

Happy New Year!

2010-01-04T04:58:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to you all!

...Everyone at Sesame hope you have had a lovely Christmas and have enjoyed the festivities. However it's back to work now and to do this well you need to be eating some yummy healthy foods....and guess what...that's what we have in our shops! So come feast your eyes on our yummy products, we have something for everyone to enjoy!

...Both our shops (Leeds University and Park Square) open tomorrow the 5th January so make sure you pop in and treat yourself!

See you soon!

The Sesame Team

Let the Festivities Begin....

2009-11-27T02:40:00.000-08:00

...Hey Ho Ho Ho to all you sushi and noodle lovers!!

Have we got a treat in store for you at the moment. As it is coming up to Christmas and the days are getting shorter, darker and a lot colder, we thought we would stock some yummy treats to keep you all very happy... we have some chocolate Xmas treats; great if you are last minute shopping or need something for your secret Santa. Why not buy one of our Sushi making packs to make this Christmas a bit more interesting :)

Very soon our Christmas newsletter will be reaching everyone's inbox if they have given us their details. So if you would like to receive this and haven't given us your email address then email info@ilovesesame.co.uk with your name and email address with "Newsletter Please" as the subject!

We have had a lot of interest in sushi platters for the festive period so if you are looking to do the same get your orders in now. We can deliver to offices and homes but need orders to be received early so that we can make sure we can get the freshest ingredients for you. If you would like to find out more about this, email info@ilovesesame.co.uk with your query and a member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible!!!

In the mean time, have fun Christmas shopping and don't forget to pop into one of our stores for a bite to eat!!!

Jenny at Sesame HQ x

What's New...

2009-11-09T10:43:00.000-08:00

...We hope you all had a great bonfire night on the 5th! Us here at Sesame had a lovely time watching our own little fireworks display with a mug of mulled wine and a jacket potato with chilli, it was a blast!

Winter Warmers
...if you haven't already popped into the city centre shop, then you are missing out on the current meal deals including our lovely pie and peas for £3.00. You can choose from the organic, vegeterian Clive's pies from Devon or locally made I's pies from Ripon, yum yum!

...also in the city centre because it is getting cold we now offer a FREE warm miso soup with ALL packs of sushi purchased. This is exclusive only to the city centre Sesame, but at the University we offer unlimited refills of your miso soup on your day of purchase, well needed in this icy winter weather i'd say...

Xmas Platter Ideas
...so, soon it will be Christmas and we are all looking forward to it at Sesame. Infact we have had many people asking about our sushi platters and the delivery service over the festive period. Why don't you have a think about getting a platter delivered to your house when your folks are down visiting and have a unique family feast with some of our gorgeous sushi...

Data Capture
...we will shortly be sending out our first newsletter to all of our customers which have filled in there details on our data capture forms. This can still be done instore and also by putting your email address on our wall on facebook. However if you would like to recieve the newsletter and would like to keep your email address confidential then email it to rich@ilovesesame.co.uk with the subject "Data Capture". You may find some exclusive offers and deals in these newsletters and find out what will be available soon in store...

Xmas Gifts Coming Soon!
...and finally we thought you would like to know that Sesame will soon be stocking some Xmas presents for our customers to browse through making your Xmas shopping less stressful as you can pick them up on your lunch times and avoid the mad crush in the city on a weekend! So keep your eyes peeled and come and have a look at what we have to offer in the city centre shop...

Sesame x

Winter Warmers

2009-10-28T04:59:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys...Hope everyone is well and is not being too put off by all the darkness which has been cast upon us since the clocks going back. To cheer you up we have some yummy offers at the Leeds City Centre shop which will warm your cockles this Winter!

Come grab some warm pie and mushy peas which is just one of the offers featured in our new lunch deals. Come and try our freshly made sushi which is made everyday and grab a warm miso soup to go with it - this is also one of the great offers you will find in our shop :)

We are currently collecting data from our customers in order to set up a mailing list which will allow us to send out regular vouchers, discounts and special offers straight to your inbox, so pop in and put your name and email address down to receive some of these goodies!

The university shop is also doing very well with some very hungry students enjoying our tasty noodles and sushi and the newly added salads. Visit the shop to see the new facelift which is now complete :)

See you very soon!

Sesame x

Lunchtimes at the City Centre Shop...

2009-10-13T07:53:00.000-07:00

...We have put together some lunchtime meal deals which have now been launched at the Leeds Shop near Park Square!!! Come in a have some warm mushy peas with a locally produced pie!!! Treat youself to a smoothie and some hot noodles...and see what else we have to offer...

...The new opening hours for the Leeds City Centre shop are Mon - Friday 10am to 4pm so get yourself down over lunchtime even if it is just for a browse, we are pretty sure there is something for everyone there from soups to cupcakes, and smoothies to freshly made sushi! And then you can tell all your friends about us...

...Sesame's website has been noticed by people on CSS Mania and was chosen as the website of the day on the 10th October!!! Yey!!!! Thanks to all that voted for it, you still can too by visiting the website so please go do this and have a look at the others :)

...The University shop and delivery service is really taking off so thanks to everybody who has been there and ordered sushi to there homes. We are on Just-Eat also so there really is no excuse! The delivery and takeaway menu is on our website and is open between 5pm and 10.30pm...

Sesame x

Leeds University Shop

2009-09-22T08:54:00.001-07:00

Sesame in Leeds University Union is having a face lift and is now open to all the students around the Leeds area. Check the new look to the shop out soon and visit the website which is going live in the next few days.

Don't forget that the new Leeds City Centre shop is also open opposite Park Square where new products are being added daily!

Visit the Sesame facebook page and follow Sesame on twitter www.twitter.com/SesameSushi

Jenny

Open Sesame!!!

2009-09-04T07:38:00.000-07:00

So.....The City Centre shop in Leeds is finally up and running and what a few busy weeks it has been!

Sesame hosted 3 fantastic launch parties giving people the change to sample the sushi and products which are being sold in the shop. The samples went down very well so we have come to the conclusion that people liked them! We have seen some familiar faces coming back to the shop on a regular basis which is lovely and we hope this continues to happen.

Some more photos will be featured on our facebook page (just search for Sesame) so keep your eyes peeled.

This weekend we are at the Chapel Allerton festival on Friday night, Saturday all day and during the day on Sunday. We are selling sushi hand rolls which are delicious and there will be a variety to choose from. The festival offers live music throughout and plenty of fun things for the children to do and even a short film festival, so when you feel a bit peckish come on over to our stall on Regents Street and check out what we are selling!

It has also been an exciting week for us as we have been discovered by the press and have been featured in a few reviews. The Leeds Guide has reviewed our delivery and take-away service which you can read about here and we have also just added this to Just-eat so our lovely customers can order online. The new shop was reviewed in the Yorkshire Evening Post and we were given 4 stars which is AMAZING!!!

So come visit us at the Chapel Allerton Arts festival this weekend or at either of our shops in Leeds (City Centre: Weekdays 08:30am - 19:30pm, Leeds Uni: Weekdays 11:00am - 15:00pm until further notice), or you could even order a cheeky take-away one night...go on, treat yourself - look at the menu...

And last but not least for the time being... Louise Casey the director of Sesame has been nominated as the Grazia Entrepreneur of the Year by the O2 Xawards which you can vote for by clicking or visiting www.o2.co.uk/xawards. Sesame is featured in the 'North East' section and would love you to show your appreciation. You can read more about this on the o2 website and also here where it has been covered by the Yorkshire Evening Post...

Thank You...

...Sesame

My First Blog

2009-07-09T01:43:00.000-07:00

Sesame is a new company in Leeds who love to make and sell delicious healthy products. Sushi and noodles are made by our amazing chefs and are currently sold in Leeds University (in Kabuki) and also from our kitchen between Chapel Allerton and Moortown in Leeds. We provide a delivery service so out customers can have their food delivered straight to their door but we also facilitate for collections.

Sesame are due to open their Leeds City Centre shop very soon and all the team are very excited for this. We will be selling a lot more products than we currently do at the University shop and kitchen and all of these products have been chosen with care and great thought in order to bring our customers the best quality food and drink.

Look out for further posts where we will update you with the progress being made on the big opening of our new shop, and offers which you will not want to miss out on!

Also check out www.ilovesesame.co.uk for more information or email info@ilovesesame.co.uk with any questions you may have. We are also on facebook so search for Sesame's page!