⦿ The Observer’s Jay Rayner reviewed Sambal Shiok, Mandy Yin’s Malaysian evenings-only pop-up at Blend café in Harringay, where he was impressed by the Singapore-style laksa. “Boy, is it good. The broth is thick, making it more a stew than a soup. It is the Fisher-Price Activity Centre of food, with just so much to see and do and […]
We’ve teamed up with Islington’s new Vietnamese restaurant Nem Nem to offer one lucky Harden’s reader and their guest the chance to win dinner for two. Choose between a bottle of wine to share or a selection of beers to accompany your three course meal. You’ll find Nem Nem on Islington’s bustling Upper Street serving […]
Chef Tom Oldroyd (former chef director of Polpo group) steps out from Russell Norman’s shadow and strikes out on his own with his first solo venture in Islington. Oldroyd has just opened on Upper Street. The 40-cover neighbourhood restaurant is split across two floors, with a no reservations café feel downstairs and bistro-style dining upstairs, which […]