bagels – Hackney Citizen

Gillian Riley on food: Why pastrami? The answer is blowing in the wind

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 27 July 2017 at 18:10

A rather packed pastrami sandwich, with complimentary pickles. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons

Ever heard of Iron Age salt beef? Our resident food historian reveals the obscure history of the quintessential deli meats, from pastrami to Turkish basturma, with an eye on Hackney’s thriving bagel scene

The curious history of the bagel in East London

By East End Review | Tuesday 17 June 2014 at 09:58

Food historian Gillian Riley recounts the curious history of the ‘roll with a hole’ and visits some of East London’s popular bagel bakeries (all in the name of research)