Jan 11, 2012 | Post by: Phil Lees No Comments

Police on an Olympic Doughnut break, Footscray

Sampling Victoria’s finest jam doughnuts in downtown Footscray

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Dec 21, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees 4 Comments

Footscray Market Opening Hours – Christmas 2011

Another year down, another year where my local market, Footscray Market, fails to build a website. Opening hours for the market over the Christmas/New Year’s period are: Saturday 24 December (Christmas Eve): 7:00am-5:00pm 25-27 December: Closed Wednesday 28 December: 7:00am – 4:00pm Thursday 29 December: 7:00am – 6:00pm Friday 30

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Dec 16, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees No Comments

NGO Development Program Generator

In my last post Dr Maytel requested something that would generate development issues, and seeing that I’d neglected to send her (or anyone) a Christmas card and about half of my friends work for non-government organisations, here it is. You should hassle the UN to support: PROGRAMMATIC SOLIDARITY KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

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Dec 07, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees 6 Comments

2012 Food Trend Generator

Once again, it is the time of the year when food journalists wheel out the world’s worst portmanteau, the listicle, and predict where food trends will head in 2012. For a writer, they’re brilliant content. No editor is going to sack you if Cambodian does not become the new Thai

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Nov 26, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees 5 Comments

May contain traces of glutton.

Spotted on a packet of pork and cabbage dumplings, Footscray

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Oct 27, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees 8 Comments

Did McDonalds cause the decline of violence in America?

Violent crime has been on the decline in the US since 1990, and largely, the reasons for the decline have been inexplicable. Steven Leavitt (of Freakonomics fame) and John J. Donohue III argue that around 50% of the reduction in crime is the result of earlier introduction of legalised abortion

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Oct 12, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees 2 Comments

Have we hit peak food media?

Adweek gives us a resounding maybe: The sheer number of choices is overwhelming, which may be why there’s been some slippage in the TV landscape: Food Network’s Nielsen rating slipped 4 percent year-over-year, Top Chef’s most recent season premiere drew 1.66 million viewers, down more than 1 million from the

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Oct 03, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees 1 Comments

Do online consumer reviews affect restaurant demand?

One of the more difficult questions in social media is the degree to which online reviews impact upon the bottom line of businesses; and whether bad online reviews cause declining patronage. Harvard Business School’s Michael Luca says yes, and very much so [PDF]. There is not only an impact, but

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