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Eater London: 11 Fantastic Places to Find Fried Chicken
London’s first experience of ‘American’ fried chicken (as it’s known today) came with the opening of Kentucky Fried Chicken in North Finchley during 1968. Countless accessibly priced chicken shops have since opened and become pillars of local communities, followed by a clutch of new establishments — all united by a ubiquitous passion for one of the world’s favourite comfort foods. Continue reading
24 hours in Lübeck, marzipan capital of the world
Local legend has it that marzipan was first made in Lübeck, possibly in response to a famine year, with the town having allegedly run out of food products, except from stored almonds and sugar. Continue reading
Eater London: 12 Phenomanel Places to Eat Offal in London
From quintessentially British canteens to Chinese hot pot and American barbecue — here are 12 of the best restaurants in London to eat offal. Continue reading
Eater London: The 11 Best Restaurants In London Art Galleries and Museums
The places across town where there’s as much to eat as there is to see Continue reading
Eater London: The 10 Best Places to Eat in Greenwich
From unassuming Japanese fusion to acclaimed fine dining, and a carvery lunch worth queuing for Continue reading
Vive le fried chicken revolution: in search of the perfect fried chicken
I’ve never felt cool enough for Shoreditch. Even when I used to wear questionably tight jeans, spent all of my money on vinyl records and devoted some of my late teenage years to writing about emerging Indie bands for the NME, I never quite managed to fit in. In 2018 though, now that much of … Continue reading
Is this the best coffee in the world?
It’s a damp Friday afternoon in London and I’m lounging in the humidor room of a cigar shop with Amir Gehl, founder of Difference Coffee Co. Apart from the fact we’re smoking inside, what’s perhaps most surprising is the fact that (at four o’clock) all eight seats are filled with men who leisurely smoke fat … Continue reading
Restaurant Review: Coal Rooms, Peckham
Within Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, Le Train Bleu epitomises a golden era of glamorous railway travel. Befitted with cavernous ceilings, grand frescoes, chandeliers and immaculately dressed waiters, the restaurant has been a fine dining institution since first opening in 1901. It’s also one of the most storied restaurants in Paris – arguably … Continue reading
Restaurant Review: Pufferfish at Mahiki, Kensington
A classic example of a restaurant designed for people who don’t like food, Pufferfish’s Pan Asian menu leaves me feeling entirely deflated, quite ironically. Continue reading
Exploring regional Chinese cuisine at Dumplings’ Legend
Regrettably, I remember my first Chinatown dinner experience quite well. One summer evening during the late nineties (I could only have been six or seven years old), following a matinee theatre performance, somebody suggested we might visit one of those all-you-can-eat restaurants on the south side of Gerrard Street. Exciting at the time. The name … Continue reading
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