Strange brew: Urban Sessions bring their inventive beers to Hackney Wick
Brewing master classes also on offer at Cre8
Food & Drink
Southgate Road cafes outlast thieves and thrive
Why Hackney still can’t get enough of the cappuccino
Long White Cloud – review
Now you can both veg out and get your caffeine kicks at this cracking Kiwi cafe-cum-gallery
Ning Supper Club – review
Malaysian cuisine might be a culinary unknown in London, but with dishes like these, what are we waiting for?
119 Lower Clapton cafe hosts exhibitions
Hand-built bikes from Kennedy City Bicycles go on display as visitors enjoy locally produced wine and beer
Guides lead foragers into Abney Park Cemetery
Dog mess means flora stays off the menu and pickers look but don’t lunch
Mother Clucker at the Shacklewell Arms – review
Free range fried chicken wings and thighs bring Southern soul to Hackney
Beagle – worth making a voyage to
Nestled under the arches of Hoxton station, this stylish new establishment is howlingly good
Thank you for smoking – Scandinavian salmon migrates to Stoke Newington
A Norwegian salmon delicacy gets prepared in a Stoke Newington smokehouse
Okonomi-yummy at Pacific Social Club
Delicious Japanese pancakes are now on offer at this Clarence Road cafe
Red Route Cafe opens in Clapton
Young people’s charity throws open its doors to reveal community-minded cafe in Lower Clapton Road
Bouchon Fourchette – review
Mare Street restaurant executes classy French cooking without a fuss
‘Just drink lots of beer and eat lots of cheese’
Sage advice from sommelier Ned Palmer ahead of the London Beer Festival (With Cheese) in Shoreditch
Blighty Coffee – review
Finsbury Park coffee shop sets tone for things to come with wholesome breakfasts and plans to branch out into culture