Ivan Day – Hackney Citizen

Cream of the crop

By Gillian Riley | Wednesday 1 March 2023 at 17:50

Our resident food historian explores our favourite icy treat, and the chefs and writers for whom it is an obsession

The Pies Have It

By Gillian Riley | Monday 12 December 2022 at 13:03

Our resident food historian on a British staple and its place in Victorian Christmas feasts

Take the spear – Gillian Riley on asparagus and other shoots ‘n’ buds

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 3 July 2017 at 14:19

'Fat spears': detail from a Caravaggio still life, featuring asparagus and some escargot

You may get in trouble pinching someone’s asparagus, but perhaps wild Hackney borage will take your fancy? Our resident food historian focuses in on this genre of edible greenery in her latest piece for us, featuring a recipe for a very non-traditional – but incredible – risotto