Food & Drink
Where have you bean? Gillian Riley with more on legumes, seeds and all manner of other pulchritudinous pods
Our beloved food historian hits us with an update of last month’s broad (bean) overview, featuring some localised info for Hackney citizens
Read MoreZoe’s Ghana Kitchen, food review: London Fields cinema gets a taste of West Africa
The Institute of Light on Helmsley Place has a new pop-up that offers “traditional Ghanaian recipes remixed for the modern kitchen”
Read MoreShep’s, Dalston, restaurant review: Kingsland Road mavericks of Korean cuisine deliver exquisite Seoul food
Our reviewer was entranced by pretty much everything this new addition to Dalston had to offer – the food, weird and wonderful drinks pairings, even the music
Read MoreHomerton International Festival of Beer & Bar Snacks coming to The Adam & Eve
Smoking Goat will be on the BBQ, Nadine Shah and Anna Prior of Metronomy on the decks and, of course, there’ll be snacks galore over this Easter weekend at the Homerton pub
Read MoreBeans, pulses, nuts, peas and seeds: it’s the little things
Our resident food historian takes a historical view of the newly ‘rehabilitated’ ingredients. Whether scrubbed, peeled or dried, these versatile morsels are more than meets the eye
Read MoreGul & Sepoy, Whitechapel, restaurant review: Indian small plates with some big ideas
The team behind Spitalfields’ Gunpowder have diverged from more standard Indian culinary paths, to bring their sometimes frustrating but ultimately rewarding dishes to East London
Read MoreFood to a-door: Chats Palace to host supper club and market to raise money for new entrance
The former Homerton Library has been a venue and creative hub since 1976 but the frontage has barely changed in 100 years – find out how you can help through fun and feasting
Read MoreVictory Mansion/TA-KO, Stoke Newington, pub/restaurant review: fusion goes down well with cocktails
The relaxed, shack-like cocktail bar is celebrating two years in N16 with a new Asian-cum-Mexican menu of tacos and other small plates
Read MoreUp the Junction: Historic Pembury Tavern snapped up by Five Points
The Hackney brewery, located just 100 yards from the Pembury, will put the Victorian public house to use as a taproom
Read MoreThe Spread Eagle, Homerton, pub/restaurant review: spread your (vegan chicken) wings
In search of a range of opinions, our reviewer brought his vegan girlfriend and devoutly carnivorous parents to this hot new vegan pub and Mexican kitchen
Read MoreThe Brook, Hackney Central, restaurant review: fresh and fun vegan food
The vegan-serious, the vegan-curious and incorrigible carnivores alike will find something tasty to tuck into at this quirky restaurant and cocktail bar
Read MoreRazor glass to The Cock Tavern and Clapton Craft: Hackney dominates Beard Friendly drinking awards
In the same weekend that brewing returned to The Cock, the comfortingly traditional Hackney Central pub and nearby bottle shop both won in a hirsute landslide
Read MoreFood year resolutions: Gillian Riley on having a spicy start to your New Year
The food historian and writer tips some favourite flavourings, and looks back at some of last year’s food highlights in Hackney
Read MoreGin Cup: World’s Best Martini competition comes to OSLO Hackney
You can find it ‘anytime, anyplace, anywhere’, but only the finest cocktails will be on hand for this boozy grand finale
Read MoreRehab, Hackney Central, restaurant review: in sickness and in health
This new vegan bar and kitchen trumpets the health benefits of its offerings – and who are we to argue when it tastes so good anyway?
Read MoreBlack Cat vegan cafe to combat cold winter night with soup kitchen
The cooperatively run Clarence Road spot say reveal the menu for the inaugural evening on 22 December, where ‘nobody will be refused food’
Read MoreBe-Bop-A-Lula, Stoke Newington, restaurant review: Nashville to N16
The old Monarch pub has been transformed into a boozy temple of rock ‘n’ roll, Americana, and high-calorie diner classics. Does the food get our reviewer jiving, or All Shook Up?
Read MorePumpkins are for life, not just for Halloween…
…but, as our resident food historian Gillian Riley spells out in this latest piece, every member of the cucurbit family of fruits is worthy of your attention
Read MoreHackney the perfect Petri dish for new vegan burger experiment Doppleganger
We sent a reviewer to take one of the very first London bites of this Cambridge creation – does it live up to the claim that it ‘could be mistaken for meat’? And perhaps more importantly, is it tasty?
Read More‘We’ve got the homeless of Hackney sick of sourdough!’: Volunteer project dishes up weekly meals for the needy
A spin-off from a project born in the Calais Jungle, Refugee Community Kitchen sets up shop every Thursday outside Hackney Central Library
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