food - Hackney Citizen

Residents can claim unused council land to grow food under new pilot

Groups of five or more people can apply for verges, vacant plots and land around council buildings, with the first ten schemes to be approved this year

Author: Hackney Citizen

Residents can claim unused council land to grow food under new pilot

Crudelia review - 'Fantastic weaving of culture, fun and fandom'

Crudelia's comida exquisita now has a permanent residency

Author: Hackney Citizen

Crudelia review - 'Fantastic weaving of culture, fun and fandom'

The Black Eel review - 'Can I ever forgive Fisher?'

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

Kokin, Stratford, food review: 'So romantic, so artfully curated'

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)

Author: Hackney Citizen

Kokin, Stratford, food review: 'So romantic, so artfully curated'

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

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

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

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

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

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

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

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

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

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

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

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

‘Unstoppable’: Sustainable food school marks milestone growth

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Unstoppable’: Sustainable food school marks milestone growth

Tasca at Câv, Bethnal Green, food review: 'Flavour fiesta'

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

Tasca at Câv, Bethnal Green, food review: 'Flavour fiesta'

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

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

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

Obituary: Gillian Riley

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

Author: Nick Melliss