Braise @braise.substack.com · 11hI was told this wine would pair well with grilled sardines and lemon juice, and who am I to disagree? 000
Braise @braise.substack.com · 27/09/2026New(ish) for paid subscribers this week: a reminder of my favourite taco spots in London to visit once Sonora is gone for goodbraise.substack.comMy favourite London tacos in 2026RIP Sonora 131
Braise @braise.substack.com · 25/09/2026I don't think I ever shared this pretty pecan pie at Cambridge's Cherry Pit from a couple weeks back. They do big American pies by the slice, and while the autumnal pumpkin did tempt me, I've never been able to resist pecan. Plus it doubles as a record store, for a double dose of retro Americana. 000
Braise @braise.substack.com · 23/09/2026I ended up in Escocesa by chance, after taco plans went awry, but what a happy accident it was: great tapas, with some September specials from the Canary Islands on when we went, in a lively, vibrant dining roombraise.substack.comEscocesa, N16Spanish seafood in Stoke Newington 152
Braise @braise.substack.com · 20/09/2026Plus, you barely have to walk a few feet to find yourself in their nextdoor baklava shop in case you need something for the way home... It's all had a bit of a glow-up since my last visit, with a revamped menu and slightly fussier plating than I'm used to, but the quality is much the same 000
Braise @braise.substack.com · 20/09/2026Is it terribly basic that Antepliler might be my favourite spot along the main stretch of Green Lanes? I know it's the obvious one, but it hits all highlights well. Great cold mezze, solid meat coming off the grill, and good lahmacun too, though they've never been a regular part of my order 100
Braise @braise.substack.com · 19/09/2026A lovely, sweaty time slurping down noodles at Lanzhou Lamian last weekend. It was hot, and humid, and I was just a little hungover still, so a hot tea and a steaming bowl of beef noodles were enough to create a sauna-esque microclimate in their pokey little basement. Very purifying for it though. 030
Braise @braise.substack.com · 17/09/2026Pretty croissant from the new(ish) Authentique in Angel. Buttery without weighing you down, and excellent lamination inside 020
Braise @braise.substack.com · 16/09/2026Allow me to sing the praises of Otto, a Berlin restaurant I have fallen deeply forbraise.substack.comOtto, BerlinA new Berlin favourite 161
Braise @braise.substack.com · 14/09/2026I’ve spent a decade visiting Berlin almost annually; here are the restaurants, bars, and coffee shops I go back to time and time againbraise.substack.comMy favourite places to eat and drink in Berlin in 2026From a decade’s worth of work trips 131
Braise @braise.substack.com · 09/09/2026I’ve got no real point of reference for Yunnanese food, but I really enjoyed the unexpected — and at moments fiercely fiery — cooking at Cloud Landbraise.substack.comCloud Land, EC3Sky high 231
Braise @braise.substack.com · 09/09/2026Fun read from a colleague on what it is that AI image generators find so tricky about pictures of food, and why the slop looks quite so sloppytheverge.comWhy AI food looks like thatWorms, holes, and cracks reveal the technical weaknesses of image generators. 010
Reposted by BraiseDominic Preston @dompreston.com · 08/09/2026Ah, I'm afraid I want absolutely all of ittheverge.comTo boldly go into the kitchen cabinet.On sale today to mark Star Trek’s 60th anniversary (though it’s not live on their US store just yet), Le Creuset’s Star Fleet-inspired set is a joyous celebration of the original series that follows s... 021
Braise @braise.substack.com · 06/09/2026Curious to hit up the Soho branch for its tasting menu now 000
Braise @braise.substack.com · 06/09/2026Napoli on the Road's reputation precedes it, so I was relieved that it mostly lives up to the hype. One of the best bases I've had from Neapolitan pizza in London: flavourful, soft, and just firm enough to hold up to the toppings — even a saucy Ragu — without ever getting soupy 100
Braise @braise.substack.com · 02/09/2026I wrote about Brutto, a restaurant I have accidentally only ever eaten at in August. I have no idea how it is the other 11 months of the year, but for those few weeks it's certainly pretty greatbraise.substack.comBrutto, EC1An august restaurant 372
Braise @braise.substack.com · 30/08/2026Out this week, Five Tastes by Fuchsia Dunlop is more than a cookbook: it’s an introduction to the first principles of Chinese cuisine, from cooking a dish to designing a menu. I can’t remember the last cookbook I’ve learnt quite so much from.braise.substack.comFive Tastes, by Fuchsia DunlopThe fundamentals of Chinese cooking 131
Braise @braise.substack.com · 26/08/2026Fun visit to Rambutan, as I continue my quest to eat at more of this city’s best (or at least bougiest) south Asian spots. Lots of good dishes, but the hot butter squid bun was extraordinary. braise.substack.com/p/rambutan-se1braise.substack.comRambutan, SE1Worth braving Borough Market 141
Braise @braise.substack.com · 21/08/2026Good cheeseboard at The Racketeer, especially for the chilli jam 010
Braise @braise.substack.com · 19/08/2026My last from San Sebastian: a birthday dinner at Manojo, a natural wine bar that’s nothing like the city’s tourist-heavy hot spotsbraise.substack.comManojo, San SebastianAnd now for something completely different 151
Braise @braise.substack.com · 17/08/2026I may have done La Cuchara entirely wrong, but I did get better at the pintxos crawl — here are my favourites across San Sebastian and Hondarribia braise.substack.com/p/my-favouri...braise.substack.comMy favourite pintxos in San Sebastian in 2026And Hondarribia too 142
Braise @braise.substack.com · 15/08/2026First visit to The Camberwell Arms the other night; long overdue 010
Braise @braise.substack.com · 14/08/2026Promo for a pop-up fried chicken wine bar they're doing in London 010
Braise @braise.substack.com · 13/08/2026In retrospect, we probably could have seen the KFC x Chicken Wine collab coming 120
Braise @braise.substack.com · 12/08/2026Here’s how not to order pintxos in San Sebastianbraise.substack.comLa Cuchara de San Telmo, San SebastianPiles of pintxos 121
Braise @braise.substack.com · 05/08/2026Johnny Boy’s is a diner, but it’s more than that too. It’s a Los Angeles diner, for one, and a very modern one at that, and it retains that sense of place and time even when transplanted to a quiet Stoke Newington corner.braise.substack.comJohnny Boy's, N16Not just another diner 051
Braise @braise.substack.com · 03/08/2026Ah cool, rarely out that way but it'll happen eventually, so have made a note! 010
Braise @braise.substack.com · 02/08/2026I'm on holiday right now in San Sebastian, picking my way through pintxos. So it feels like a good time to share everything I ate through my last holiday, on the comparatively blustery north Norfolk coastbraise.substack.comIn search of seafood on the north Norfolk coastI didn't have to look very hard 110
Braise @braise.substack.com · 29/07/2026There's a certain sort of British restaurant — often a gastropub these days — with an all-too familiar menu of meat and veg. The Grain Store, in north Norfolk, fits that to a tee, but by leaning into excellent local produce it still just about stands outbraise.substack.comThe Grain Store, WeybourneMade in Norfolk 141
Braise @braise.substack.com · 25/07/2026Very kind of @marinaoloughlin.bsky.social to write this just a few days before I head to the Basque country, staying in French Hendaye just across the water from Hondarribia. This should sort at least one pintxos crawl!ft.comSkip San Sebastián — its Basque neighbour is an under-the-radar treat for foodies[FREE TO READ] The pintxos are just as good in low-key, laid-back Hondarribia 031
Braise @braise.substack.com · 23/07/2026I always thought cutting business rates made more sense than reducing hospitality VAT, but why does this cover pubs and not restaurants?theguardian.comBusiness rates to be cut by 20% for pubs, clubs and music venues in EnglandBurnham says relief for vape shops and other ‘non-positive’ businesses to be reviewed as part of £100m plan to fund cut 010
Braise @braise.substack.com · 22/07/2026Go to Sentosa, eat the Singaporean chilli crab, and don’t wear white. Just trust me.braise.substack.comSentosa, SE1Carcinisation 131
Braise @braise.substack.com · 21/07/2026Good read on the absolute mess of ownership behind most American cookware brands, and the almost inevitable drop in quality that follows sale after sale after saleworseonpurpose.comYour Cookware Got Worse On PurposeOne buyout firm quietly collected Pyrex, Corelle, Instant Pot, and Oneida. Farberware is a name on a 200-year lease. And the pans still worth buying. 130