Big things happening in Dalston today: the relaunch of Kingsland Market, E8. Tunes, BBQ and £5 cocktails, 12-6

Off to Amsterdam for 24 hours - anyone got any great food/drink recs?

Smithfield Meat Market turns 150 this weekend - but it could be for the chopping block. I chatted to the traders about its rich history and what they think about the proposed move, for today’s The i Paper inews.co.uk/news/long-read…

Concrete cakes, marble marshmallows and Brutalist biscuits: a look inside the inspired world of baker Kia Utzon-Frank for Great British Chefs: greatbritishchefs.com/features/flode…

Meet the future superstars of food - all the winners from last night’s The YBFs, for Great British Chefs greatbritishchefs.com/features/young…

Strong contender for favourite new opening of the year: twolightslondon. From ex-Clove Club crew, including head chef Chase Lovecky, lunch there today was phenomenal

I caught up with the ‘anonymous’ wine punks in France to find out why the natural wine revolution is only just beginning - and why this summer’s heatwave could mean their best vintage ever #drinkmorewine Great British Chefs greatbritishchefs.com/features/colle…

Which TV chef cooks the best Christmas turkey? Watch Nigella Lawson vs Jamie Oliver vs Delia Smith vs Gordon Ramsay vs the (late, great) Anthony Bourdain for the recipe they swear by: inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyl…

Just made a turkey miso-mayo sandwich with cucumber and cranberry sauce on a slice of toasted rye, and lads, it was perfection

Looks like new restaurant Angelina will be opening on Dalston Lane imminently. “Japanese and Italian fusion” hmmm....

In the middle of a remote Japanese sea lies the stunning island of Shodoshima - and it is obsessed with olives. Here’s my story for this month’s Atlas magazine:

Yesss - the best restaurant in London to open a second site in Soho

"It’s not up to Black people to be the force for change any more. We have tried and we are tired." Today's newsletter is on Black erasure in the British food industry, by @FowlMouthsFood vittles.substack.com/p/vittles-612-…

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On the joys of maverick TV chefs Floyd, Bourdain, Chang & Nosrat, and why I've been digging into their culinary adventures during lockdown: bbc.com/culture/articl…

The government's post-Covid-19 voucher scheme is designed to kickstart the bruised hospitality industry. Don't spend it at McDonald's trib.al/pfHWv60

Been drinking all the British wine for Metro, sorry if there’s none left metro.co.uk/2020/09/21/why…

Shouldn’t need to be said again, but 🗣 Be kind to your waiters/bar staff! Treat them and tip them well! Eating out is a privilege, not a right!

I’m at the point of 2020 where not only do I miss small plates, but also the explanation of how they work

Hospitality businesses are drowning. Please support your local hospitality business, whichever tier you are in. Whether it be cook-at-home boxes, take-away, eating in, buying produce, taking drinks away- every little bit will ABSOLUTELY help.