This is a biased blog post, from a devout fan of Café OTO. Hearing Khaira Arby, the Malian “nightingale of the north” perform at the venue was a highlight of Eat Hackney’s existence. The melancholy minor-key carols arranged by Bill … Continue reading→

Eat Hackney has been spending some time with North London Action for the Homeless. This small charity is based at St Paul’s church in Stoke Newington, and provides food for homeless and vulnerable people. Twice a week, cook and artist … Continue reading→

Every week day from 10am till 3pm, the wood-panelled Thirties interior of the Elderfield pub sees a vintage pop-up with a difference. The NANA comfort food café is run by over-60s women from Clapton, who cook and serve traditional food … Continue reading→

Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen is the inspiration of writer, cook and punster Zoe Adjonyoh – she publicises her pop-up events with slogans such as “It’s Ghana be Tasty” and “It’s Ghana be Huge.” Born to a Ghanaian Dad and an Irish … Continue reading→

With picture windows looking onto Lee Valley Park, a cosy quirky interior flooded with light, Caravan coffee and homemade Swedish specials on the menu, Cooper & Wolf is a big hit in Clapton. The former glazer’s shop was refurbished six … Continue reading→

A nice wafting scent welcomes you when you walk into Chase & Sorrensen: a combination of freshly ground coffee and the citrussy smell of dill. Set up by Dane Signe Sorrensen and American Brent Chase, this is a combined café … Continue reading→

The Parkholme Supper Club was founded by Alicia Weston and operates in her Hackney home, where every second week the large kitchen buzzes with volunteers dicing, slicing, frying and baking in preparation for the evening meal. Alicia has a threefold … Continue reading→

“Many of the things that we want and need in life are already there around us, and don’t have to cost the world.” October 28 marked the second birthday of The People’s Kitchen in Hackney, a great project that shows … Continue reading→

The F. Cooke eel, pie and mash shop is a family business with a long vintage, as current owner Bob Cooke explains. The Broadway Market shop was established by Bob’s grandfather in 1900, and the Kingsland Road branch in 1910 … Continue reading→

Back in February, Eat Hackney went underneath the railway arches near London Fields to visit the E5 Bakehouse. Lured by the smell of baking rye bread and intrigued by the tale of a 200 year old Lapland “mother” – the … Continue reading→

Hunt & Darton’s pop-up café was an essential stop at this year’s Fringe, run by the two eponymous lassies who wear pineapple dresses and fetching hats made of real pineapples. Aside from interludes when normal service is suspended and they … Continue reading→

Global Feast is a gorgeous international project running alongside the Olympics, where different chefs each night cook up a feast from their country. They’re all assisted by one of the brains behind the project: blogger, writer and supper-club queen Ms … Continue reading→