SMOOTHIE WEEK: Day Five
BY POLLY ALBANY-WARD Day Five: The Green Smoothie 1 Kiwi 1 Generous Handful of Spinach ½ a Banana 1 Cup of Green Tea A Splash of Milk (optional) It is with a sense of both sadness and triumph that I...
View ArticleFood for Thought
BY EMILY GUSSIN Whether you have lots of deadlines, exams or a mixture at both, we all know that the end of May is a stressful time for students. It is also a time when eating habits go a bit crazy!...
View ArticleRevision Smoothies
BY POLLY ALBANY-WARD It’s that time of year again, when the entire student body attempts to move into the David Wilson Library and the sun promptly comes out to mock us all. Come the sweet freedom of...
View ArticlePumpkin Curry Recipe
Halloween is here, pumpkins are in the shops, but they’re not just for carving. Here’s a scrumptious pumpkin recipe… (Serves 4) (Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 1hr30)...
View ArticleGBBO Contestant Launches Student Recipe Packs
Ali Imdad, a contestant from the last series of Great British Bake Off and Leicester Alumnus, will be launching his Student Recipe Packs in the Students’ Union at 10:30 am on the 8th of May. The recipe...
View ArticleDivine Dhal
Curries are universally admired, so I’ve been told, and you are attending a university set in the curry capital of England so listen up! Here’s a quick and easy recipe for a flavoursome curry that can...
View ArticleSt Martins opens Crafty Burger
We headed down to the opening of ‘Crafty’ at St Martins last Thursday and we weren’t disappointed. You may have heard of St Martins, a quirky café in Leicester’s city centre, and now provider of fresh,...
View ArticleUnion Pizza Van Scores Low Hygiene Rating
The University of Leicester Students’ Union normally gets perfect scores on its food inspections, and all outlets except one currently hold the highest rating, a 5. But whilst Nourish (now the Union St...
View ArticleSU Expanding Its Food Horizons
Autumn is well into swing and you’re back to university. Complete with endless lectures and strangely even longer breaks, your university life has begun to give you a small headache as well as a few...
View ArticleEfes Mangal’s Messy Meze
As a complete beginner to Greek food, my idea of Grecian cuisine can be summed up quite succulently and neatly, as mainly a mixture of feta cheese and olives; therefore, I was in for a learning lesson....
View ArticleChristmas Party Recipes!
A few days ago, I asked a few of my closest friends when the earliest date is that I can wear my Christmas jumper- my amazing, battery controlled, light up Christmas jumper, without judgement. To my...
View ArticleYo Sushi: A review
In the last ten or so years, Sushi has become wildly popular with many chain restaurants being opened across the UK, as well as every standard supermarket having a sushi selection. I am a big fan of...
View ArticleA Taste of Italy: Casa Romana
Every populated area across Britain has at least two standard Italian chain restaurants, such as Pizza Express or Ask Italian, I was on a mission to find a traditional Italian restaurant in a country...
View ArticleSpice Bazaar: A Hangover Cure
Despite living in Leicester for nearly three years, I have only had curry at a proper restaurant once. I generally prefer ordering curry online, while being horizontal and binge watching on Netflix....
View ArticleTop Spots: Food and Drink
Food Bonzai/ £6- £20// I had the Salmon Bento and shared a variety of sushi between some friends and it has now become my favourite place to eat in Leicester by far. Meatcure/ £10-15// Raging Bull is...
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