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

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

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

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

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

Author: Gabriel Wilding

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

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

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

Author: Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter

Louisa Hillwood

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

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

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

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

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

Author: Gabriel Wilding

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

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

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

Author: Gabriel Wilding

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

‘A touch ludicrous, but childishly enjoyable’

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

Author: Gabriel Wilding

‘A touch ludicrous, but childishly enjoyable’

‘Stimulating and quality ingredients set this place apart’

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

Author: Gabriel Wilding

‘Stimulating and quality ingredients set this place apart’

‘La vie! La vie!’

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

Author: Gillian Riley

‘La vie! La vie!’

Breaking Bread

Chardin and dough are on the menu as our resident food historian makes a welcome return

Author: Gillian Riley

Breaking Bread

Arepa & Co, Oslo Hackney, food review: ‘I want to eat arepas and to hell with the bloat’

The Venezuelan restaurant chain impresses with its new residency

Author: Gabriel Wilding

Arepa & Co, Oslo Hackney, food review: ‘I want to eat arepas and to hell with the bloat’

‘Sad sign’: Hackney Foodbank in urgent donations plea as demand soars by 70 per cent

The number of children and over-65s needing the charity’s help has jumped drastically in the last year

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Sad sign’: Hackney Foodbank in urgent donations plea as demand soars by 70 per cent