Buhler and Co. – Queens of the Vegetable Age

What did you have for breakfast today? Oats? Cereal? A piece of toast as you rushed for the bus? Whatever it was we chance it wasn’t as arresting as a Buhler and Co. one. This gem of a vegetarian cafe, nestled at a busy intersection in Walthamstow has its share of footfall but it mostly…

Bombetta – Wanstead’s Puglian paradise

Let’s put it this way: If you dream in meat and lust over cheese chances are you have probably been to Bombetta. If you haven’t,  well, we’ll hold your hand while you cry and then we’ll get you on the Central line with a ticket to Snaresbook. Nestled within stumbling distance of the tube station,…

Mora – a Sardinian delight in Leytonstone

If there is one thing my parents taught me that has stuck with me through the decades is that it’s easy to do fussy and ostentatious, but it’s pretty hard to do simple. Mostly because you’ve got nowhere to hide. What you see is what you get and what you get needs to be pretty…

Perky Blenders – The Coffee Crusaders

Superheroes are great. They save people, rescue kittens off trees and zoom around the skies in fancy capes. But when was the last time you saw Batman employing the local community or Spiderman making sure the environment was protected while growing a business that nurtures, lifts and supports the surrounding economy? Never. Because that is…