FOOD & DRINK
Big Night, Morning Lane, food review: ‘Fun, funky and fascinating’
This yakitori venture’s ‘hehe-hoho approach’ is delightful enough to overcome its small portions
Read MoreJidori, Dalston, restaurant review – View-a skewer
The vision for Jidori is yakitori, a Japanese cuisine centred on chicken skewers, cooked on a charcoal grill and washed down with copious amounts of booze
Read MoreChuck Burger, Spitalfields, restaurant review – ‘no nonsense’ burgers and wings
This bare-bones, American inspired diner by Aldgate East station makes its own patties, alongside other meaty triumphs
Read MoreThe red tide: a tomato tour from Naples to Stoke Newington
Gillian Riley takes a sweeping look at the symbol of Italy that has captivated the rest of the world
Read MoreLizzy’s at the Coal House, Stoke Newington, restaurant review
A cafe with a “local flavour”, in every sense of the word, at the heart of the Woodberry Wetlands nature reserve
Read MoreEast London food enterprise commended in ‘New Radicals’ list
DayOld is tackling food waste and child hunger, one cinnamon roll at a time
Read MoreThe Frog – restaurant review
It is the quality of the food by which a restaurant lives or dies, something chef Adam Handling understands, judging by his new venture
Read MoreHungry Donkey review: Greek street food a welcome addition to East End
Whitechapel restaurant is developing a loyal following with its pared down menu of modern starters, souvlaki wraps and sharing plates of meat
Read MoreScoffing offal – an East End history
Once considered a cheap dish fit only for the poor, offal is in fact a delicacy in its own right
Read MoreGunpowder, Spitalfields, restaurant review: ‘ inventive, funny, and mostly excellent’
When it comes to posh Indian street food, Gunpowder shoots from the hip
Read MoreMarket gardens: the ‘ugly sisters’ of horticultural history
East London’s market garden scene was once a hotbed of commerce, where fruit, vegetables and exotic plants once flourished
Read MoreLobster Bar, Hackney Central, review: sensational crustaceans
Specialising in seafood, Lobster Bar is broadening the scope of Hackney Central’s ever burgeoning restaurant scene
Read MoreWorth a butcher’s – Hill & Szrok restaurant review
Broadway Market meat specialists are expanding with a new pub and restaurant in Old Street
Read MoreWorth a butcher’s – Hill & Szrok restaurant review
Broadway Market meat specialists are expanding with a new pub and restaurant in Old Street
Read MoreMy Neighbours the Dumplings – restaurant review
Food fanatics are flocking to sample Clapton’s newest dim sum parlour
Read MoreFancy cuppas – Stoke Newington Tea House review
The Stoke Newington Tea House is hoping to cause a stir amongst the cafés and bars of Church Street, but has it found the perfect blend?
Read MoreVegging out – The Hive restaurant review
The Hive’s meat-free menu is a break from the all-too-common quorn and dal framework found elsewhere
Read MoreLook sharp! Unpeeling the history of citrus fruit
Food historian Gillian Riley looks at oranges and lemons through the ages, and takes a trip to the Bangledshi grocers of Brick Lane
Read MoreUchi, review, Clapton: ‘ It truly felt like a neighbourhood restaurant’
Clarence Road is the centre of a discreet boom in Japanese cuisine, with home-style café Uchi the latest to open its doors
Read MoreUchi, review, Clapton: ' It truly felt like a neighbourhood restaurant'
Clarence Road is the centre of a discreet boom in Japanese cuisine, with home-style café Uchi the latest to open its doors
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