Expect "modern American" wood fired fare, roving martini carts, and some incredible artwork at this eponymous downtown spot.

A fortuitously free item arrived today. It’s a delightful little cardboard box in the shape of a traditional US Chinese takeaway food container. Inside, a set of brightly coloured cards with (front and back) a picture of the type of one of 45 guides for noodles being cooked e.g. Cantonese Chow Mein and the recipe.… Read More »

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This particular recipe for “Steamed Savoury Pork Belly with Preserved Vegetables” came from the pages of “Chop Suey, USA”, a scholarly work from Yong Chen. It’s a Hakka dish. The book is a fascinating study of the history of Chinese integration (or lack of) into US society and the role that their food played, over… Read More »

ANTI-FASCISTS, trade unionists and Eastenders will come together this weekend to celebrate victory over Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts at the Battle of Cable Street 90 years ago.Declaring “they did not p...

The cyberpunk novel that inspired decades of sci-fi is getting an ambitious new adaptation

I’ve also heard that the professional cook will bemoan how poorly, how stingily, how infrequently, the home cook seasons their food whilst cooking (scared no doubt of pushing their sodium levels to dangerous, blood pressure threatening heights.) In general, they’re not wrong. But you know one thing that would help? This rather lovely idea that… Read More »

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AVAILABLE NOW! Small-Batch Breads 50 Recipes for Loaves, Buns, and Flatbreads Made with One Cup of Flour (A New York Times Bestseller!) Created to Make Bread Making Easier For You! When it came to wri...