The best pub Christmas dinners near Roman Road
‘Tis the season for roasted chestnuts, cranberry sauce and cinnamon dusted mince pies. Although this year might be a little
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Food & drink
The Bakery Room: patisserie comes to Roman Road
Say hello to The Bakery Room. It is a new patisserie shop on the market stretch of Roman Road by the same team as Mile End’s The Pizza Room and The Coffee Room, who are now bringing their French and Italian-inspired bakes on the eastern of the high street.
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Roman Road’s newest food venture is a nod to the 80s and NYC
It’s the Biblical metaphor! It is all about neighbourhood dining, about this idea of everyone getting together and sharing delicious hearty food that isn’t too fancy, that you just want to tuck into.’
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The best places to have lunch around Roman Road
Since many of us are working from home at the moment, we thought that a roundup of best places for
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Angel and Crown transformation into inclusive community pub wins Coca-Cola ad campaign
‘I just really want people to know that this is an inclusive, family-friendly place and being attached to the brand might hopefully make people realise that.’
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Silo: the zero-waste restaurant making sustainability accessible
‘For the longest time, it felt like no one was listening. I was trying really hard to show being zero-waste is possible. Then suddenly there was an episode about waste on Blue Planet and then suddenly it was everywhere.’
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Double the size, just as good: Mae + Harvey’s owner on their new expansion
Despite the wider forces in the world working against the hospitality sector, Sayliss is keeping a cool head and her eyes fixed forward. But with so much responsibility for a young person, do these worries keep her up at night?
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Whole Fresh: a new venture from the family behind Best Food Centre
When you walk towards Whole Fresh, the first thing you notice is fruits and vegetables lining the front of the shop enticingly in rustic, wooden buckets to attract passers-by. There are also shelves of olive oil, vinegar and every other imaginable condiment, herbs and other deli-style items. There is a constant cool breeze from the refrigerators and the sound of soft jazz wafting over from the shop radio.
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Vanilla scone recipe for an East End cream tea
Local Le Cordon Bleu pastry chef Tamsin Robinson has treated us to the ultimate vanilla scone recipe, just in time for summer cream teas in the park.
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A fond farewell to Percy Ingle, the East End family bakery
A tribute to East End family bakery Percy Ingle, which is closing its doors after 60 years of serving breads and pastries to people in East London & Essex.
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Food review, Lockdown Edition: Sunday Roast at the Empress
The beef was tender, complimented well by the peppery horseradish sauce. The crackling on the pork belly was the perfect mixture of salty and crispy, and very moreish.
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Quarantine Cooking: Cheddar scones with sun-dried tomato and basil
his basic cheese scone recipe can be adapted to suit your tastes or whatever you have in the cupboards, and although buttermilk is best to use, you can use sour cream or regular milk too.
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