Food

Fighting Food Poverty Four Sausage Rolls at a Time

Greggs has opened its first London "Outlet" store offering day-old and cut-price favourites like sausage rolls to the people of Newham in a bid...

Coconut Haters Have Reason To Celebrate

If you love sweets at Christmas but hate coconut, then you have until December 18th to take advantage of Bounty-less Celebration tubs. And according to...

Cost Of Living Crisis: Food Banks Struggling To Supply

Foodbank donations received from West Ham United Supporter Services at Irons Supporting Foodbanks's first matchday collection in December 2019 outside The London Stadium. Image:...

Eating Yourself Around The World in Spitalfields

East London’s Old Spitalfields Market is popular with locals for its plethora of food stalls. You can find a wide range of cuisines all...

Mixed Olympic Legacy For East Ham

Since the Olympic Games, Stratford has changed so much, with the opening of Stratford Westfield. This helped bring more jobs to the community and...

Battle of The Snacks – USA vs UK

https://youtu.be/nBDczp-eik8 Here we are back with the second episode of Battle of the Snacks! We asked you guys on social media which countries you wanted...

The No Packaging Challenge

  https://vimeo.com/551511697 In an attempt to reduce my carbon footprint, I decided to try living without packaging in East London for three days. I cycle everywhere and...

Unlocked And Loaded With Travel Tips

https://youtu.be/aCQla8jHsfc As the capital begins to truly open up again intrepid reporters Lucas Dos Santos and Elena Donatone take you on a tour of some...

Battle Of The Snacks

As an international couple living in London, we have always been very interested in each other's cultures, especially when it comes to food! So here...

COVID Cooking N0. 6: Beef Spring rolls

Quarantine cravings, we're all getting them. If you are a lover of Chinese food then try making this quick and easy variation on the...

COVID Cooking No 5: Gostê Nan Is Easy And Healthy

Gostê Nan is Kurdish pizza. The recipe is easy to follow, it's super tasty and a much healthier option than the cheesy Italian version....

COVID Cuisine No 4: Cookies Can Be Healthy!

https://vimeo.com/413949123 Hunger pangs may kick in unexpectedly, even when there is nothing in the fridge. Luckily for you, these deliciously sweet cookies require only three...

Edible Viruses

The pandemic has inspired a few of the zanier chefs and bakeries around the world to create corona-themed dishes in the hope of putting...

COVID Cooking No 3: My Heart Belongs To Dolma

For the past few weeks dolma is all I’ve been craving for. It's part of the Kurdish tradition, and everyone has their own way...
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COVID Cooking No 2: A New Approach To Pancakes

COVID-19 encourages creative home cooking. For those of you with so little experience in the kitchen that you can't fry an egg, here's a...

COVID Cooking No1: Something Tasty To Do While We’re In Lockdown

While we are all quarantined it is easy to go stir crazy. Why not try a new stir fry instead...or something else from a...

Posts From The Pandemic No. 10: Nine Ways To Kill The Time

Thanks to COVID-19 we are all stuck at home most of the time. So here are nine ways to kill the boredom Watch one...

Cheers To The Hottest Choc In Town!

We will soon say goodbye to winter, and I cannot contain my happiness. But before we say adios to cold temperatures let’s look at...

Instascam?

If you spend as much time on social media as I do, then you have probably come across plenty of Instagram-worthy locations in London....

Is McDonald’s Monopoly The Wrong Type Of Gamble?

McDonald’s Monopoly 2019 has one just been launched, but Labour deputy leader Tom Watson already wants it closed down. The game runs for six weeks from March...

Introducing Norouz

You are all familiar with January 1st as New Year's Day. Some of you may also be familiar with Chinese New Year, which falls...

Hipster vs Authentic (3): Ducking With Chopsticks!

To coincide with the Chinese New Year celebrations in central London on 10 February, Chinese food is what this week's battle is about. Once...

Hipster vs Authentic (1): Battle Of The Pizzas

Waltham Forest recently beat 22 competitors to become London's Borough of Culture,  winning £1.35m of funding for cultural activities. This was not long after a Walthamstow...

Meatless Christmas

"Pasta alla carbonara" is one of the most famous Italian dishes from Rome. It is typically made with egg, bacon (pancetta or jowl) and...
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“The Animals Would Be Proud Of Us”

https://vimeo.com/300480860 The Waltham Forest Vegans Market has only been going for three months, and includes a wide range of goods and attractions such as Asian food,...

Oktoberfest Comes To Canary Wharf

Lucas Ribeiro Dos Santos takes a trip to Canary Wharf's homage to the Bavarian drinking festival Beer, food, music, Bavarian clothing, friendly strangers saying “I...

A Dine in the Dark

Hushed conversation;  the waiter constantly asking if the food is OK; squeezed-in tables; over-priced, over-salty food... Bored with traditional restaurants? Then we have found the...

Imperfect Chicken?

Just like everyone else, I love my local chicken shop. We’ve all got our favorite one and if we’re lucky we live within a...

Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium, Shoreditch

Gavin Hadfield reports on the cat-ering at London's first cat café I have a confession to make. I am not ashamed to admit that I enjoy...
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A Taste of Sicily

Living in London far away from your family is one of the most constructive experiences that a person can have. I have been living...

Glitter Coffee ‘Cos It’s Christmas

It’s that time of year again. Christmas drinks have taken over: from gingerbread lattes to orange hot chocolate. How could you get more festive...

GREENwich: it’s all in the name

Each day of the year, customers travel from all over London to attend one of the most popular vegan/vegetarian markets in the city, and...

Do You Believe In Miracles?

As far as quick fixes go in the beauty world, I for one am open to almost anything. I mean, who doesn’t want to...
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Street Food Goes Global

Brick Lane’s Sunday Upmarket is, without doubt, the ultimate melting pot of cultures and nationalities. All of London is already ethnically diverse, but on...

Gabriela’s Top Three

When I'm feeling lonely in London - just because it's not home, this is where I go to get a taste of where I'm...

A Turkish Restaurant To Luxuriate In

Jess Gray indulges all her senses at Tas Firin. Tas Firin is a traditional Turkish restaurant on Bethnal Green Road. From the street it does...

Where’s The Juice?

Molly Horne does the rounds of East London's top juice bars. The latest health trend is to be seen carrying a bottle of something gloriously...
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Is This Fruity Enough For You?

For today's Fruit Test, our crew members bit into a range of fruit imported for sale in East London. See here what they made...

Too Far To Reach?

The Reach outruns the rumours that preceded it, reports Tom Hedley. But it has yet make inroads into its own constituency. Dropping just shy of...

East London, Set The Table Right

Tom Hedley writes an Open Letter to fashionable eateries and hostelries at this end of town. Dear East London, if you make me eat off...