The Wisdom of Crowds: Eating Out
According to James Surowiecki’s theory of the wisdom of crowds, aggregating the decisions of groups will often give a better answer than could be come up with by one individual...
Category: food
Eat, Drink and Be Merry III
Christmas in Leicester Well, we’ve done a bit of festive eating. There has been the odd Christmas tipple or two. So now it’s time for me to focus on our...
The Phoenix of Belgrave Road: Mirch Masala
Mirch Masala had been bringing a delicious range of vegetarian world street food to Leicester since 1996. Then, in January, an arson attack on the Belgrave Commercial Centre saw fire...
Eat, Drink and Be Merry II
Christmas is all about staying in, out of the cold, and stuffing your face with treats whilst watching Christmas films. Now that shouldn’t always have to mean all the booze,...
Eat, Drink and Be Merry I
It’s that time of year when we are all stocking up on Christmas treats. And of course in my house that means foodie treats. I’ve got so many great things...
Ready, Steady, Christmas: Leftovers and food waste
Dealing with Christmas leftovers is a perennial issue, but has been brought into much sharper focus by the awareness of food waste. In the UK it is estimated that 2.25m...
A Totally Tropical Christmas
We were invited to road test Treetop Adventure Golf‘s festive party package this week. Next to Tamatanga at Highcross Leicester, the subterranean venue transports you away to a choice of...
Tim Horton’s comes to Leicester
The Canadian megabrand lands in Leicester today and I got a sneak preview at the new Tim Horton‘s store. It is the biggest in the UK, spread over three floors....
