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Gunpowder Brings Indian Family Recipes to its Spitalfields Table
With a “made to share” menu based on family recipes collected by Founder Harneet Baweja and Head Chef Nirmal Save, this small and cosy Spitalfields eatery sits just a block from Brick Lane. But don’t expect to get your balti fix here. Come to Gunpowder for hearty eats backed with sophisticated heat. Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Old Street Station
London Daily Photo: St John’s Road
London Daily Photo: Golden Promise
London Daily Photo: Down
London Daily Photo: St John-at-Hackney
The House of Peroni: Going Beyond Beer
For those of you who are missing the buzzy crowds and clinking rocks glasses of London Cocktail Week, there’s good news. The House of Peroni is all set to lift spirits as autumn rolls in and our desires turn to … Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Brookscroft Road
London Daily Photo: 24 Hours 7 Days
London Daily Photo: Yellow, Red, Green
London Daily Photo: Sclater Street
L&Q Round Table: Is Shared Ownership a Viable Option?
Is shared ownership ideal or the perfect solution for anyone’s housing needs? No. But neither is the London housing market ideal, and everybody’s got a different story when it comes to making a living and finding a home. Obviously, loads of research needs to go into any search for housing – no matter what you’re situation is or your hopes may be. But don’t gloss over anything you come across related to shared ownership, it might turn out to be just right for you or someone you know. Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Wick
London Daily Photo: Kingsland
London Daily Photo: Bethnal Green Road
Waffle On at The Watch House
Waffle On at The Watch House is an evening kitchen takeover that, as far as I know, is an indefinite collaboration. Still, I’d recommend heading over ASAP because Waffle On’s buttermilk waffles are delish and The Watch House is comfortably cosy café whether you’re craving waffles or not. Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Lane
London Daily Photo: Shrine
TONIGHT: Milano Exposed at Old Spitalfields Market
This afternoon and tonight are your last opportunities to sample the range of Italian delicacies at the Milan Exposed event celebrating the best of aperitivo Milanese. Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Brushfield Street
London Daily Photo: Wellington Row
London Daily Photo: Druid Street
London Daily Photo: Morning Yellows
Tapas Revolution, Shoreditch
Opened back in the spring, Chef Omar Allibhoy’s Tapas Revolution in Shoreditch seems to have settled in nicely to its Bethnal Green Road digs. I had a lovely time recently, sampling a range of tapas over a couple of drinks at the restaurant’s gorgeous centrepiece copper-topped bar. Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Druid Street
Preview: International Street Food Challenge 2015 | Thursday 13 August | Shoreditch
This Thursday (13 August) TravelSupermarket will host a free street food festival in Shoreditch. The International Street Food Challenge 2015 will give guests the chance to sample a variety of authentic and delicious dishes cooked by a variety of vendors from around the world and to vote on which they think serves up the tastiest dish. Continue reading
Get Ready to Crave the New Druid Street Market
Okay folks, I’ve got a couple of phrases I’d like you to repeat after me. The first one is “kimchi and Stilton grilled cheese sandwich” as this is the future of what you shall crave. The other is “Druid Street Market,” which is an important phrase to remember because that’s were you’re gonna head on Saturday to take a bite out of this ultra-umami toastie. Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Tanner Street
London Daily Photo: Bermondsey
My Food Assembled! Falling in Love with Food Assembly
Have you heard about Food Assembly? It’s a convenient new way to shop locally and seasonally that I’ve just come across – and have fallen in love with. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to share my personal Food Assembly experience across a series of My Food Assembled! posts to whet your appetite (and maybe even run a fun competition to give one lucky reader the chance to shop Food Assembly for free). Continue reading