fast food

What’s your identity worth? … or how to make falafel

What’s your identity worth? … or how to make falafel

In real life, I manage information security for a big financial organisation. It’s the most fascinating job in the world, this juggling of risk versus reward versus control. We have to get things just right, so that our business can do  business, but our customers remain safe. I know that the biggest asset we’ve got [...]

Food & drink

Wokon noodle bar, Leeds

Wokon noodle bar, Leeds

To say that Wokon were getting slammed is perhaps an understatement. They have two restaurants in Leeds, one near the station and the other, larger one at the bottom end of Briggate.  The Briggate restaurant had fallen foul of a series of disasters that morning, which left them with leaking water and no gas. No [...]

Eating out

Possibly the best fish and chips in the North?…The Old Keswickian, Keswick, Cumbria

The Old Keswickian Fish and Chip Shop and Restaurant, Keswick

Some fish and chip shops are really very bad indeed. Some are just mediocre, and fail because of their mediocrity. Some are quite sensational. Others are part of a tradition or a routine, and are important because of that. The Old Keswickian fits into both of the last two categories. A visit to The Old [...]

Eating out