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The official podcast of Leicestershire's largest online magazine, Cool As Leicester. Interviews, chat and fun about Leicester and Leicestershire.... more
FAQs about Cool As Leicester:How many episodes does Cool As Leicester have?The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.
May 21, 2020Street food events, deliveries and food porn with CanteenWe catch up with Ahmed who runs the Canteen street food events in Leicester and Market Harborough. Tune in to find out about their deliveries, favourite traders, best food accounts to follow on Instagram and advice for anyone looking to get into street food as a new trader. ...more25minPlay
May 14, 2020Keeping fit and healthy at home with personal trainer Andrew GangeThe pandemic has hit the fitness industry hard but local gyms and trainers are adapting to make sure everyone can access help and advice at home. We caught up with Andrew Gange, one of the guys behind Find Your Fitness in Wigston, about their at home training programmes and support. ...more32minPlay
May 06, 2020Episode 8 - Shivi Ramoutar chats home cooking, freezer tips and MasterchefIn this week's episode we catch up with chef and writer, Shivi Ramoutar. Shivi is now a regular on BBC's Saturday Kitchen and has a brand new book out, The Ice Kitchen, which is full of useful tips on how to maximise meals at home and save time using your freezer. We also chat about memories of food in Leicester, surviving the Masterchef challenges and favourite restaurants. Music from Cassius Povey....more28minPlay
May 06, 2020Episode 8 - Shivi Ramoutar chats home cooking, freezer tips & favourite foodsIn this week's episode we catch up with chef and writer, Shivi Ramoutar. Shivi is now a regular on BBC's Saturday Kitchen and has a brand new book out, The Ice Kitchen, which is full of useful tips on how to maximise meals at home and save time using your freezer. We also chat about memories of food in Leicester, surviving the Masterchef challenges and favourite restaurants. Music from Cassius Povey....more27minPlay
April 30, 2020Episode 7 - LoyalFree chat supporting local, saving money and giving backLoyalFree has grown from Leicestershire beginnings to providing money saving and app based loyalty schemes across the UK. We catch up with them to chat about business, how you can still use the app during the lockdown and some of their favourite places in Leicester. You can download the app from www.loyalfree.co.uk/download. Music from Michael Vickers. ...more20minPlay
April 22, 2020Episode 6 - Frank Turner chats virtual gigs, fundraising and his new album releaseThroughout lockdown Frank Turner has been performing gigs via Facebook to fundraise for live music venues. This week he's fundraising for The Shed here in Leicester. We caught up with him to find out more about it and to chat about his new album, which is out on Friday. ...more15minPlay
April 15, 2020Episode 5 - Chinese cooking and lockdown food tips with Kwoklyn WanWe catch up with Leicester's own TV chef, Kwoklyn Wan, for some useful tips for cooking at home. If you're keen to take some new steps in Chinese cooking then listen in for Kwoklyn's suggested dishes and handy tips. As an ambassador for LAMP, Kwoklyn also talks about how cooking can help mental health and also chats about some of his favourite Leicester restaurants. ...more25minPlay
April 05, 2020Episode 4 - Comedy, pubs and football with Alex HyltonWe catch up with comedian and pub landlord Alex Hylton, fresh off the back of him winning Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2020. We chat all about Naked comedy, the Leicester arts scene, beer and football during lockdown. Music from Greg Poole....more32minPlay
March 31, 2020Episode 3 - Rugby, beer and life after sport with Greg BatemanWe catch up up with Leicester Tigers' Greg Bateman to chat about how he's managing through the lockdown, his plans for life after rugby, brewing his own beer and what's next for Tigers. Remaining bottle packs of People's Captain are available online from Milestone Brewery.Music from Mouth Culture. Thanks for listening. LIKE • COMMENT • SUBSCRIBE...more30minPlay
March 29, 2020Episode 2 - Virtual comedy & pie chat with Jon Pearson / Cool As LeicesterWe catch up with Melton Mowbray born comedian, Jon Pearson, about his new online comedy nights, Comedy Virtually Live, as well as pies, favourite comedy venues and more.Music from George Simpson. ...more18minPlay
FAQs about Cool As Leicester:How many episodes does Cool As Leicester have?The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.