2018 – A Year in Review
In the very first month of 2018, we received the fantastic news of being recognised for all our hard work the previous year by being awarded the inaugural Official Halal Awards 2017’s “Halal Food Blog of the year”.
That spurred us even more to reach greater heights of achievements; and we believe we have, with this year turning out to be Feed the Lion’s biggest yet. Here’s a statistical breakdown of how we’ve been at the forefront of the UK’s Halal culinary scene.
#FtLion.co.uk attracted a total of 825,000 pageviews this year!
With an measly bounce rate of just 1.25%!
And averaging 3.25 pages/session!
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Top 9 Instagram Posts (49.7k likes)
75 YouTube Videos Published
Our most popular video this year was Dishoom – Indian Restaurant in Kensington, London, with 10,160 views. And our most popular comment being:
!ALERT! New price £4.30 (per chop). Yes you read correctly. Take out your student loan, cancel your pension and head on over. (Price correct Nov 18)
66 Restaurant Reviews
Of the 66 comprehensive restaurant reviews this year, Elvet Steakhouse was joint highest rated restaurant of 2018 and the most viewed review page overall.
This year, FtL went further than ever before bringing you reviews as far afield as Hong Kong! And there’s far more to come in 2019, insha’Allah.
62 New Restaurant Openings
All Stars launch American burgers was the highest viewed ‘New Restaurant Opening‘, with 13,474 views, despite happening to be well outside of London.
46 News Articles
As the UK’s premier, Halal food news site, not only did we cover important news ranging from the selfless charity work of so many, to the success the Halal culinary industry enjoyed at the annual food awards, but also published a number of breaking news pieces.
Our most popular editorial was ‘Islam terrorised Hindus for 2000 years’ Tweets Chef Atul Kochhar garnering almost 40k (39,916) views!
33 Discount & Offers
Exclusive discounts and offers right here with Feed the Lion. The most popular being Black Milk (Pop-Up, Dessert) with its BOGOF offer.
27 “Your Say” Reviews
One of the reasons FtL was launched was to provide a platform for the many who pay good money visiting restaurants to have their voices heard. Our ‘Your Say‘ section is, therefore, as important as any other. Thank you to each and everyone of you who’ve contributed towards furthering this site’s objective and empowering you – the good consumers.
This year, our most viewed Your Say was Halal Japanese C&R Izakaya ‘a hidden gem’!
22 Featured Editorials
Featured Editorials have been a central pillar of FtL’s editorial output. As with every year, our most popular editorial (shamelessly replicated by some, though never surpassed!) was the Ramadan Iftar ‘N Suhoor In London And Beyond.
23 Recipes
Recipes from celebrity and amateur chefs, including a number of exclusives contributed by award-winning food author Lina Saad (winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Award 2018 for Best Book in the World), have kept us hungry for longer than we care to remember.
