AUGUST BEGAN with a colourful splash as top practitioners from across the food scene stepped forward to collect their first ever Asian Food and Restaurant (AFRA) awards during a glittering gala night at London’s Montcalm Hotel. South Asians made a ...
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Manorfield School scoops tasty award
PUPILS AT Manorfield primary school in Tower Hamlets launched their edible playground last week. No – they’re not down on their knees gnawing at the tarmac. The pupils are growing fruit and veg – and scoffing it when it’s ready for ...
Read More »City Farm tackles eco-questions
Stepney City Farm is hosting a day of creative, informative, practical and exploratory workshops about community food and food politics on 31st July which features talks on two key eco issues of the day. The day is a collaboration between ...
Read More »Farm holds fundraiser on 20th June
Stepney City Farm will be hosting its first fundraiser on the Summer Solstice — Monday, 20th June. The evening will begin at 6pm with a range of entertainment and activities, which will go on until 11pm. Stepney City Farm is ...
Read More »Take a Shake and act on hunger
Shake Shack UK has come up with a brilliant way to feed two birds with one spoon. You get a Shake for less than half price, and Action Against Hunger gets a donation to help feed hungry children. It’s all ...
Read More »Onion shortage could see prices soar
Last year’s sweltering heatwave in mainland Europe has combined with the UK’s heavy rainfall to reduce this year’s onion crop by at least 10%. As a result, industry analysts fear that wholesale prices may rise by over 50%. The largest ...
Read More »Sup your soup for Syria
South London’s Borough Market may seem a long way to go for a bowl of soup, but it’s easier to get there than you may think. You can get to London Bridge Tube Station via the Jubilee Line (from Canary ...
Read More »The view from the Plateau
There’s a restaurant up at Canary Wharf called The Plateau. It houses a bar/grill and a more formal restauarant and has a couple of terraces and, it tells us, splendid views of Canary Wharf – you could almost imagine you ...
Read More »Foul shop-keeper puts public health at risk
Cllr Ayas Miah, Cabinet Member for Environment, took the opportunity to set out the Tower Hamlets Administration’s policy on food safety this month, saying: “The council take breaches of food safety very seriously.” The opportunity arose because the Council announced ...
Read More »Send in the cooks!
A cooking session for young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) held in early December was such a success that a further session is to take place in January. At the first session, a group of people who ...
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