Tilly Armstrong

Anju, Well Street, restaurant review: ‘Inventive, delicious taste of Seoul’

By Tilly Armstrong | Monday 30 September 2019 at 18:54

Chef Taewoo Kim serves up fresh takes on his childhood favourites from his new long-term residency at The Gun

Island Social Club, Haggerston: ‘Soul-lifting celebration of Caribbean culture’

By Tilly Armstrong | Monday 5 August 2019 at 17:59

Chef Marie Mitchell and drinks specialist Joseph Pilgrim’s year-long residency at Curio Cabal is one you would be ‘mad to miss’

Death by Pizza, London Fields: ‘Vegan pizza good enough for an Italian grandmother’

By Tilly Armstrong | Thursday 25 July 2019 at 14:19

Young Vegans, who run a pie and mash shop in Camden, bring their latest venture to Hackney – and it’s ‘definitely worth a visit’

Girlpool, Moth Club, live music review: ‘Ready to take on a new era’

By Tilly Armstrong | Tuesday 23 July 2019 at 13:35

Californian indie duo ‘back in their stride’ after singer Cleo Tucker’s recent gender transition and open struggle to adapt to his deeper voice

Peck Peck, Dalston, food review: ‘Not just another greasy fast food joint’

By Tilly Armstrong | Wednesday 19 June 2019 at 17:04

Sutton & Sons’ new chicken shop on Graham Road is proving popular – and it’s ‘easy to see why’

Feminists Don’t Wear Pink, EartH, live podcast: ‘There’s no right or wrong way’

By Tilly Armstrong | Thursday 6 June 2019 at 12:57

The final night of Scarlett Curtis’ tour, featuring TV host Claudia Winkleman, was ‘passionate and uplifting’

Harlem Soul, Old Street, food review: ‘A taste of New York without the faff of a flight’

By Tilly Armstrong | Monday 20 May 2019 at 11:18

This ‘celebration of urban America in London’ hits all the right notes

Flamboree, Old Street, food review: ‘Contemporary spin on an Alsatian classic’

By Tilly Armstrong | Wednesday 8 May 2019 at 11:10

This new tarte flambée restaurant is a ‘welcome departure’ from Old Street’s more expensive spots

Local schoolkids tackle congestion head on with cycling challenge

By Tilly Armstrong | Wednesday 17 April 2019 at 18:51

Pupils, parents and staff at the Olive School took a healthier route in for 10 days for charity Sustrans

Sitting, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘Funny yet subtly devastating’

By Tilly Armstrong | Wednesday 17 April 2019 at 16:38

Katherine Parkinson of IT Crowd fame turns portrait painting into an ‘exercise in human understanding’ in her playwriting debut

‘Fore play in the bedroom: Hackney’s Daniel Kramb on his upcoming drama – and it’s unusually intimate backdrop

By Tilly Armstrong | Tuesday 16 April 2019 at 14:35

The novelist turned playwright spoke to the Citizen as he prepares for a public read-through of his new project – set in a Dalston flat

Campaigners call for total ban on ‘toxic’ glyphosate weedkiller after council announces decline in use

By Tilly Armstrong | Friday 12 April 2019 at 17:13

Fashion designer Katharine Hamnett says anything other than an outright ban is a ‘major dereliction of duty’

Councillors raise concerns over shortfall in violent crime services for young adults

By Tilly Armstrong | Wednesday 10 April 2019 at 16:54

Cllr Sharon Patrick also reveals issues with ex-gang members being placed in hostels alongside former rivals

Council’s £800k contract with under-fire repair firm scrapped by mutual consent

By Tilly Armstrong | Tuesday 9 April 2019 at 18:00

Morgan Sindall Property Services has faced criticism from the Town Hall for ‘poor quality’ work and ‘aggressive pricing’