Eloise Wright
31 articles
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Discover Bangers: A Must-Visit Shoreditch Breakfast Bar Transforming Sausage Sandwiches
Discover the story of Bangers, Shoreditch's newest breakfast sensation. Co-founder Will Rhys shares the journey from festival stalls to a thriving breakfast bar.
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Affordable Eats In London – Part V
We're back with another instalment of our popular series, Affordable Eats!
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Discover: Bubala
Mediterranean. Vegetable-forward. Utterly delicious. We sat down with Bubala co-founder Marc Summers on the restaurant rewriting veggie dining.
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Hawkker Book Club: London Feeds Itself
25 essays. 25 writers. One city seen through its food. Our review of Jonathan Nunn's London Feeds Itself — and why every Londoner should read it. 📖
Book Club
Hawkker Book Club: Takeaway
A memoir about growing up behind the counter of a Welsh Chinese takeaway — and the sacrifice, racism, and love that came with it. A must-read. 📖
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Discover: Tom's Pasta
Tom Haydon taught himself pasta from YouTube videos. Now he runs one of East London's best Italian restaurants. We went to meet him in Hackney. 🍝
Food Industry
Private Jets & Paper Straws: why small acts of environmental kindness still matter
Small acts of environmental kindness still matter, even if Kylie Jenner 's actions make them feel hopeless.
Book Club
Hawkker Book Club: The Yellow Kitchen
We speak with one half of the Salmon Pink Kitchen, author Margaux Vialleron, about her aptly-titled debut novel The Yellow Kitchen.
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Affordable Eats In London – Part II
Himalayan dumplings, NY pizza by the slice, fresh pasta, vegan tacos & buttermilk chicken — five brilliant London independents, all under £10. Part II. 🍜
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Affordable Eats In London – Part I
Fish & chips for £7.50. Fresh pasta for £9.50. Japanese donburi for £9.20. Five of London's best affordable independents — where to eat well for less
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British Pie Week: a guide to London's best pies
Willy's Pies, St. John, The Ginger Pig, Quo Vadis & more — our guide to five of London's most unmissable pies for British Pie Week. 🥧
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International Women's Day: Celebrating the female chefs redefining Britain's food scene
Anna Jones, Erchen Chang, Ravneet Gill, Zoe Adjonyoh — celebrating the female chefs and cooks reshaping British food, this International Women's Day. 👩🍳
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Best Festive Bites In London For Christmas 2021
The best festive treats and dishes to seek out around London for the Christmas and holiday season this year!
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Discover: BomBom
Gochujang, Ssamjang, and Kimchi Mayo — Korean fermented condiments made for any cuisine. Meet BomBom Kitchen, the London brand bringing Korea to your table. 🌶️
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East London Food: The People, the Places, the Recipes
Bubala, Dusty Knuckle, Hacha Bar, My Neighbours The Dumplings & more — our highlights from Rosie Birkett's essential East London Food. 📖
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Growing for Wellbeing Week
Seeds, soil, and a little patience. For National Growing for Wellbeing Week, here's what getting your hands in the ground can do for your mind. 🌱
Food Trends
The best places for English, organic and natural wine
Tillingham, Forest Wines, Top Cuvee, Hockley Bottle Shop & more — the best independent places to discover English, organic, and natural wine. 🍷
Food Trends
Nutrition and Hydration week is a chance to rethink our relationship to food
Bold Bean Co, Kim & Chi, Daily Dose, Biomel — four independent brands making it easy to eat and drink better this Nutrition & Hydration Week. 🌱
Food Industry
How to open a coffee shop: advice from the experts
Take things slowly. Don't compromise on quality. Pay your taxes on time. Three independent coffee shop owners share their hard-won advice. ☕
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Spend Eat What You Want Day in one of London's unique spots
Fallow, Flor, Brat, Ayllu & The Farrier — five of London's most exciting and unique restaurants to visit for Eat What You Want Day. 🍽️
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A simple guide to opening a coffee shop
Your USP, your experience, your budget, your people — the four things you need to think through before opening an independent coffee shop. ☕
Food Trends
Modern British cuisine, redefined
Nose to tail, local produce, bold flavour — Modern British cuisine is the UK's top trending food movement. Here are the restaurants leading the charge. 🍽️
Food Industry
Service Abnormal: recording the London food scene in the throes of a pandemic
Bikes, backpacks, and a phone through a window. Meet Service Abnormal — the Instagram series that documented London's indie food scene through a pandemic. 🎬
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Discover: Honey & Co.
Three restaurants, four cookbooks, a podcast, and a deli stocked with finds from Jordan and Morocco. We sat down with the couple behind Honey & Co. 🍯
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Discover: Kold Sauce
A Brooklyn-born creative director, a hundred failed fermentation attempts, and a lockdown epiphany. Meet Drew Wolf, the founder behind Kold Sauce. 🌶️
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Discover: Gordo's Pizzeria
From LA to New York to Dalston — Jesse Elias on launching Gordo's Pizzeria in a pandemic, making the best pizza he possibly can, and trap music. 🍕
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London food vendors supply free meals to schoolchildren
As the British government continues to fail lower-income families and children, local food industries step up.
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More than just candy! Halloween treats around the world
It's not just sweets put into pumpkin-shaped buckets. Halloween is celebrated around the world with many, many tasty snacks.
Food Trends
Korean Gochujang looks to dethrone Sriracha as the new ‘it’ hot sauce
Move over Sriracha, there’s a new hot sauce in town.
Food Industry
How shopping local benefits the environment
We delve into the many environmental benefits of shopping locally.
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Home Meal Kits: the (not so) surprising saviour of independent restaurants
As independent food vendors adapted to pandemic restrictions, home meal kits became their unlikely saviour.