Ukrainian refugees turn to food banks as UK hosts struggle with costs | Food banks

Ukrainian refugees turn to food banks as UK hosts struggle with costs | Food banks

A London host of a Ukrainian family has written to her local food bank “begging for help” because rising energy costs mean she can no longer afford to feed her new guests.... Read more »
North London street that doesn’t seems completely normal but with Indian food so good it’s been dubbed ‘Little India’

North London street that doesn’t seems completely normal but with Indian food so good it’s been dubbed ‘Little India’

When you think of the best Indian food in London, you probably think of Southall or Wembley, not somewhere in Zone 1. But just around the corner from Euston Station is a... Read more »
Chips off the old block: the chefs teaching their kids to cook | Food

Chips off the old block: the chefs teaching their kids to cook | Food

Adam Byatt, chef-owner, Trinity, London and daughter Rosie Cooking professionally runs in the Byatt family. Adam, owner of the Michelin-starred Trinity restaurant in Clapham, south London, is a third-generation pan-rattler. Grandad was... Read more »
Les 2 Garçons, London: ‘Designed specifically to be your comfort zone’ – restaurant review | Food

Les 2 Garçons, London: ‘Designed specifically to be your comfort zone’ – restaurant review | Food

Les 2 Garçons, 143b Crouch Hill, London N8 9QH (0208 347 9834). Starters £8.95-£12.50, mains £16-£30, desserts £8, wine from £25 a bottle All restaurants attract tribes, and here at Les 2... Read more »
‘I visited Asian food hall named among London’s best street food markets and found delicious food for a bargain’ – Beth Gulliver

‘I visited Asian food hall named among London’s best street food markets and found delicious food for a bargain’ – Beth Gulliver

There is something so wholesome about visiting a food market, safe in the knowledge that all you could want for a three-course meal are within a five minute walk of each other.... Read more »
South London bakery with ‘mouldy stew’ is given worst food hygiene rating

South London bakery with ‘mouldy stew’ is given worst food hygiene rating

A South London bakery has been blasted after a council inspector found mouldy stew in a chiller. London Agege Bread Bakers Limited in Deptford was given the worst possible rating of 0... Read more »
Acme Fire Cult, London: ‘A really engaging dinner’ – restaurant review | Food

Acme Fire Cult, London: ‘A really engaging dinner’ – restaurant review | Food

Acme Fire Cult, Abbot Street, London E8 3DP. Snacks and small plates £3-£9, large plates £14-£24, dessert £6, wines from £31, beers £5-£6 When chefs Andrew Clarke and Daniel Watkins announced their... Read more »
Mouse poo found on plates and food containers at bistro – South London News

Mouse poo found on plates and food containers at bistro – South London News

By Hannah Neary, Local Democracy Reporter A restaurant has been given an awful hygiene rating after mouse poo was found on food containers and plates in the basement. A health official found... Read more »
Solicitor who injected syringes of blood into supermarket food ‘was insane’, jury finds

Solicitor who injected syringes of blood into supermarket food ‘was insane’, jury finds

Leoaai Elghareeb, 37, sparked panic in the aisles and caused almost £500,000 of damage when he took a bucket full of syringes into stores along Fulham Palace Road. Isleworth crown court heard... Read more »
Brand new ‘Beer Mile’ coming to East London with live music, street food and brewery tours

Brand new ‘Beer Mile’ coming to East London with live music, street food and brewery tours

Now that another weekend is rolling around again, you may be itching to decide how you’re going to spend your Saturday and Sunday. Living in London, we’re all spoilt for choice when... Read more »