Posts Tagged ‘food and drink’
Il Cudega, review: capturing the northern soul of Italy
Lombardy restaurant Il Cudega is full of surprises – but does it pasta the taste test?
Read MoreQuince essentials: the local story of an exotic fruit
From Ancient Greece to the present day, quince is the versatile staple of many a kitchen
Read MoreKansas Smitty's – bar review: 'like a big living room but with live jazz and kickass drinks'
Jazz and juleps the perfect combination at Broadway Market’s new basement bar Kansas Smitty’s
Read MoreSushinoen – review: the only 'normal' Japanese restaurant in East London?
Japanese restaurant Sushinoen may have cornered a surprisingly uncrowded market
Read MoreSushinoen – review: the only ‘normal’ Japanese restaurant in East London?
Japanese restaurant Sushinoen may have cornered a surprisingly uncrowded market
Read MoreFoxlow Stoke Newington – review: steaks raised in N16
Be prepared for a meat feast at Foxlow, the new American steakhouse-style restaurant that has taken the place of Homa on Church Street
Read MoreThe Luminary Bakery is helping vulnerable women rise into employment
East London social enterprise gives women who have experienced hardships such as homelessness or domestic violence the chance to rebuild their lives
Read MoreFood in Art – book review: a peek inside the great larder of art history
Food historian Gillian Riley looks at gastronomy in art down the centuries in her new highly illustrated book
Read MoreHoly mole! Gillian Riley cooks up a Mexican feast
Food historian Gillian Riley finds that East London is as good a place as any to have a fiesta – Mexican style
Read MoreCeviche Old Street – review: Peruvian food to suit beginners and aficionados
Authenticity is a given at Ceviche Old Street, Martin Morales’ latest foray into Peruvian cuisine
Read MoreLittle Baobab – review: A trip to Senegal via Lower Clapton
West African food, live music and a convivial atmosphere make Little Baobab a welcome addition to Lower Clapton Road
Read MoreField Day is fast becoming a festival of food as well as music
More small independent street food traders than ever will be gracing Victoria Park for this year’s Field Day festival
Read MoreYou’re never far away from a lunch club!
From square meals to financial advice, lunch clubs are proving a useful resource for older people
Read MoreBunsmiths at The Sebright Arms – review: burgers with a barbecue twist
New pop-up will dispel any fears that East London has reached ‘peak burger’
Read MoreRotorino – restaurant review: Italian cuisine made with cocky simplicity
If you don’t have an Italian grandma, try Rotorino’s well-trained waiters instead
Read MoreVerden – restaurant review: a sign of how far Clapton has come?
There’s an impressive selection of food and wine at Verden in Lower Clapton, though not much of a local feel
Read MoreAbsolutely pho-bulous food from Hanoi by way of Shoreditch
Food historian Gillian Riley looks at the provenance of Vietnamese food and offers recipes and tips on how to make it at home
Read MoreThe Wash café – review
The Wash on Well Street is a coffee drinker’s cafe with a community focus
Read MorePalmers – restaurant review
This E2 restaurant may lack the sheen of rival eateries but the cuisine is top quality
Read MoreTonkotsu – restaurant review
The Narrow Way is going upmarket with the arrival of a Japanese noodle soup restaurant and bar
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