Beanz meanz…
In search of a suitable lockdown subject, our resident food historian hits upon a humble tin of black-eyed beans in her kitchen cupboard
Food & Drink
VIDEO: How to sprout beans at home
Debbie Mitchener of Cordwainers Grow shows you how to grow your own beansprouts in lockdown
Coronavirus: How local restaurants are adapting to the lockdown
Switching to deliveries, teaming up with local charities, turning into farm shops – businesses across East London are changing to survive
Lockdown distractions: How to make a tasty tiramisu
Try your hand at a bit of cooking as Clara Hernanz shows you how to whip up this decadent Italian classic
Feast for the eyes
Our resident food historian on Tudor banquets, Mantel, and the two Thomases
The Waterhouse Project, Mare Street, food review: ‘Supper club fine dining that’s all very un-London’
Former Galvin chef Gabriel Waterhouse’s tasting menu delivers, but prepare to ‘flex your talking-to-new-people muscle’
Barboun, Old Street, food review: ‘Soaring highs and plummeting lows’
The Levantine restaurant is ‘beautiful and refined’, so it’s a shame the food doesn’t quite match up
Pophams, London Fields, food review: ‘Style backed up by substance’
The artisan bakery serves up pasta in the evenings, and it is just as memorable as the bread
Bong Bong’s Manila Kanteen, Hackney Road: ‘Dishes that will astound a jaded London palette’
The new Filipino restaurant, which started life as a food truck, is a ‘marvel’
Morito – Vegan Monday, Hackney Road, food review: ‘No better place for a first-time vegan’
The tapas restaurant has just launched a weekly plant-based menu, and it is ‘delicious and unique’
Going Ananas
Out with pine needles and in with pineapples as our resident food historian slices into the background of the tropical fruit
Top Cuvée, Highbury: ‘Charming, lively evening filled with wine and flavour’
Chef and co-owner Brodie Meah’s restaurant is a stylish choice for both oenophiles and eco-warriors
Souped Up
Our resident food historian boils down the benefits of a hearty chicken broth
Daffodil Mulligan, Shoreditch, food review: ‘Irish fine dining delivers clever flavours’
Michelin-starred chef Richard Corrigan brings a ‘magic touch’ to City Road
