Following in the footsteps of pop-up maestro Carl Clarke (who opened oriental-influenced chicken spot Chick’n’Sours earlier this year) chef Brett Redman has launched a new yakitori restaurant on Dalston’s Kingsland Road. Jidori – a 40-cover venture named after premium-grade Japanese poultry ‒ opened on Friday 4 December with a 50% off food soft launch (dinner only). Specialising in […]
A collaboration between ex-Mayfields chef Matthew Young and sommelier Jack Lewens, formerly of Spring and River Café – due to open on 20 November in Hackney’s Netil House – is sure to have east London foodsters (foodie-hipsters) excited. And foodies in general if we’re honest. Young’s food has been praised by everyone from the broadsheet big guns […]
Yet more hip, pop-up news for Hackney’s über-trendy London Fields as self proclaimed ‘East End drinks maverick’ Gerry Calabrese (founder of Hoxton Pony and Hoxton Gin) brings a new venture to Hackney’s Laundry Building. Wringer & Mangle will take over the site that until recently housed Scott Hallsworth’s (of Kurobuta fame) pan-Asian eating and drinking […]
Devilishly spicy Thai pop-up som saa (currently housed within Hackney’s trendy Climpson’s Arch) is looking for a permanent home – and they need backers. Founded by chefs Andy Oliver and Mark Dobbie – who met at London’s prestigious Nahm under the tutelage of the somewhat legendary David Thompson – and managed by Tom George, the restaurant has […]
Hackney’s railway arches, already home to the lauded Thai residency Som Saa, is about to get another tenant that’s sure to have further foodies flocking to London Fields. Il Cudega, an Italian deli and wine bar showcasing the flavours of the Lombardy region, will open in September, just a stone’s throw from the burgeoning restaurant scene […]
Upstairs at the Ten Bells duo Jarrod Cooke and Giorgio Ravelli head further east to a Homerton rooftop with this Italian restaurant and bar, also boasting a bbq on Sundays. The menu at Brooksby’s Walk will focus on sharing plates and features many of the pair’s signature dishes from their days above Commercial Street’s famous (nay, […]
Scott Hallsworth is certainly a busy bloke. After opening his Kurobuta pop-up on the King’s Road, Chelsea, (and later a permanent premises in Marble Arch), he moved on to Japanese-inspired members’ restaurant Ramusake in South Ken (which he later left). And ow the Antipodean chef has moved his latest venture Joe’s Oriental Diner from west London our east. […]
The craft beer revolution has taken London by storm. But while we are partial to a pale ale or a porter, how much do we really know about the art of brewing or pairing beer with food? Pennethorne’s Cafe Bar at Somerset House, has teamed up with London brewery, CRATE, to offer monthly masterclasses. Tomorrow […]
Tom Harris and Jon Rotheram – alumni of such noble institutions as St John hotel, Nobu and Fifteen – will relaunch The Marksman pub in Hackney on 1 June. The pub on Hackney Road will retain many of the original features including wood panelling and bar seating. The menu includes British-loved classics such as cooked […]
As the General Election approaches Hackney hipster hangout The Cat and Mutton on Broadway Market is offering people the chance to vote on an issue they can really get stuck into: Free wings vs free burgers. In the run up to the election diners will be able to vote for their favourite snack – whichever wins the […]
