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Posts Tagged ‘food’

Crudelia review – ‘Fantastic weaving of culture, fun and fandom’

By Gabriel Wilding | Thursday 6 November 2025 at 11:25

Crudelia’s comida exquisita now has a permanent residency

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The Black Eel review – ‘Can I ever forgive Fisher?’

By Gabriel Wilding | Sunday 26 October 2025 at 09:02
Riley's

Have you ever been swimming with eels? A nightmare for some, a strange fascination for my friend and me.

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Kokin, Stratford, food review: ‘So romantic, so artfully curated’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 5 September 2025 at 17:30

Learn from me though, put your best heels on, clunk on your baubles and move money over from your savings (you’ll need a fair wad)

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Bad Boy Pizzeria, Bethnal Green, food review: ‘One for the die-hard pie fans’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:31

The New York-style restaurant is proof that the ‘appetite for pies with zippy, cartoonish branding has not abated’

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Dragon Flame, Hackney Downs, food review: ‘Bloated, besmirched, and oh so happy’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 4 July 2025 at 10:25

At The Star By Hackney Downs, the BBQ experts from Dragon Flame are cooking up fare that is ‘far from standard’

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Bing Bong Pizza, Morning Lane, food review: ‘Stuffed after six slices’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 30 May 2025 at 11:26

Bing Bong Pizza, from inside a cocktail bar, offers up nonna-style pies in ‘gloriously sleazy surroundings’

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Hackney resident wins gold at Chelsea Flower Show with climate-resilient garden

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 10:58

Matthew Butler and fellow designer Joshua Parker teamed up with the Gates Foundation to create a future-proofed plot

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‘Unstoppable’: Sustainable food school marks milestone growth

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 7 May 2025 at 17:27

Mayor Woodley cuts ribbon on Hackney School of Food’s new facilities, praising organisers’ ‘extraordinary’ ambitions

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Tasca at Câv, Bethnal Green, food review: ‘Flavour fiesta’

By Gabriel Wilding | Tuesday 15 April 2025 at 14:10

Paradise Row’s newest restaurant may offer only tiny plates, but we licked them all clean

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Unlock, Fish Island, food review: ‘Be brave, damn it, and tuck into one of the sibling’s more creative experiments!’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 30 December 2024 at 10:07

It would be a travesty if this sibling-run restaurant went unnoticed

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Obituary: Gillian Riley

By Nick Melliss | Friday 29 November 2024 at 11:31

The food historian, author and Citizen columnist sadly passed away in November at the age of 90

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Number of children using Hackney Foodbank doubles in two years – as charity urges government to act

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 11 October 2024 at 11:35

Food bank’s CEO calls on Whitehall to ensure Universal Credit is keeping up with living costs

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Sayer St. Burgers, Hoxton, food review: ‘An utterly smashing time’

By Gabriel Wilding | Tuesday 8 October 2024 at 14:20

‘To dismiss this as just fast food, elevated pub grub, or an on-trend gimmick would be hasty’

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‘Inspire residents’: Activists plead with Hackney Council to commit to fully plant-based catering

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 1 August 2024 at 09:37
Louisa Hillwood

Town Hall urged to follow other councils in signing up to Plant Based Treaty

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New stall enters the fromage fray at Stoke Newington Farmers’ Market

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 8 April 2024 at 12:08

A collective of British farms will set up shop at the much-loved market this month

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TT, Kingsland Road, food review: ‘The meat outdances the veg’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 5 April 2024 at 10:46

TT, formerly TT Liquor, launches its first permanent restaurant, and its offering is ‘charmingly robust’

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Chakana, Broadway Market, food review: ‘The tongue never quite catches up to the eye’

By Gabriel Wilding | Thursday 21 December 2023 at 21:25

The dishes at this Peruvian restaurant are visually stunning, but they’re more style than substance

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‘A touch ludicrous, but childishly enjoyable’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 11 December 2023 at 13:01

Looking Glass Cocktail Club is ‘doing something fresh and fantastic’ with drinks inspired by popular culture

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‘Stimulating and quality ingredients set this place apart’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 11 December 2023 at 11:56

Commercial Street’s Taco Taco seems a great option for a quick lunch – and a very reasonable meal deal helps

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‘La vie! La vie!’

By Gillian Riley | Wednesday 6 December 2023 at 13:46

Our resident food historian paints a portrait of an artist synonymous with bohemian 19th-century Paris

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