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- The Feelgood Food Feed - cheery news during the coronovirus crisis
If you're looking for news stories to take your mind off the awfulness of the current coronovirus crisis, you've come to the right place. Here's what the food world are doing to make things just a little bit better. - Monty's Deli are running a salt beef bagel delivery service
We'll be honest, we completely missed this news when it was first announced - but if we didn't know, there's a good chance you didn't either. So think of this as a public service announcement.
Many restaurants are looking at various inventive ways of surviving during the current crisis, and we rather like the route that Monty's Deli has chosen.
Arguably they're best known for
... - Get beer from your favourite London restaurants at home, including Bao, Salon and more
The latest lockdown version of "let the restaurant come to you" comes from delivery beer company Biercraft. They've teamed up with a pretty impressive list of restaurants, creating cases featuring the very beer that they used to serve in the restaurants they supplied pre lockdown.
First up is the
... - The Clarence in Stoke Newington kicks off a delivery service with pies, dauphinoise & more...
Just pre-lockdown, we wrote about new pub The Clarence, which saw a Stoke Newington institution taken over by the people behind the much-loved Anchor and Hope. Alas, then came the lockdown and they managed only five days trading before
... - Test Driving Le Marche des Chefs hampers - Hot Dinners At Home
With every restaurant in London shut (except for those doing deliveries), their suppliers are looking for new customers. The good news is that London's foodies are the beneficiaries.
- Cyber Fest - a virtual beer fest - is coming
Obviously, there aren't and festivals happening right now - particularly beer festivals. But that isn't stopping beer delivery service Beer 52. They're launching a virtual beer festival, Cyber Fest, where you can drink along at home.
You'll be able to order the beers in advance (12 of them) and the virtual festival takes place between 6 and 10pm on 17 April, live-streamed online. There will be virtual, back-to-back tastings and
... - The Cheese Bar kicks off a mac n cheese delivery service
In these trying times, comfort food is really where it's at, and Camden's The Cheese Bar is certainly delivering on that. As well as sending their Cheese Truck all around London on a mission to deliver cheese, they've also converted the Camden Cheese bar to be a delivery hub for mac n cheese, called MacDaddy.
There are six types on the menu, which
... - Officina 00 in Old Street starts delivering pasta and Instagram pasta masterclasses
After opening last year, Officina 00 has won plenty of praise, not least a rave review by Marina O'Loughlin in The Sunday Times. But if you've been missing your Officina fix since the lockdown, they're about to re-open, this
... - Mayfair's Benares creates Benares @ Home for fine dining Indian food, delivered
London has its fair share of great Indian fine dining restaurants - but if you've been missing them, one of them is ready to bring that fancy experience to your home. Benares has kicked off Benares @ Home, delivering food from their Mayfair kitchens via the Supper app/website. Dishes include:
- Classic vegetable samosas chaat with white pea curry, yogurt and
- Patty & Bun are selling Ari Gold and Smokey Robinson burger kits at HG Walter
In a crisis like this we all have to work together, which is just what Patty & Bun and top butcher HG Walter are doing. They've launched The Lockdown DIY Patty Kit to enable you to make Patty & Bun burgers at home.
There are three boxes available with the ingredients to make two classic P&B burgers - the Ari Gold and the Smokey Robinson. All you'll need to do is provide the lettuce and tomato.
For £25 you'll
... - The country's on lockdown, and food delivery is the answer
So, we're on lockdown. We knew it was coming and, last night, Boris finally delivered.
What does this mean for London's restaurants and cafes? In the immediate aftermath of the latest government announcement, many of the restaurants that were in the process of moving to delivery decided to close their doors for the foreseeable future. In many cases, they were worried about further changes and also for their staff.
But the one thing that the prime
... - The Marksman in Hackney offers delivery and takeaway pies and provisions
The latest restaurant to move into the takeaway business has been Hackney's The Marksman. From yesterday, they started out with bacon and sausage baps, with roasts and pies too. And the aim is to continue that this coming week, adding provisions.
They're also launching a provisions service - offering a selection of fruit & veg boxes, which can also include eggs, butter, milk - as well as
... - Legare in Shad Thames is offering cook at home pasta meals
Newish pasta spot Legare in Tower Bridge is among the many London businesses pivoting to a new way of doing business in the wake of the Covid crisis. They're now open as a collection and takeaway-only spot, with plans to offer delivery soon.
Taking a quick look at their new streamlined menu, seems there's plenty to keep SE1 residents happy. You can order ribollita, salumi platters and gorgeous-sounding sarnies (Porchetta
... - Brat in Shoreditch converts to a farm, grill and wine shop
If you've been keeping track of our page that covers how restaurants are changing as a result of Coronavirus, you'll have seen - where possible - a great shift towards takeaway and delivery.
Latest to reveal full details of their plans are Brat, one of our
... - Signature Brew are using musicians to deliver a pub in a box to your home
Already missing enjoying a beer down your local? As social distancing and pub avoiding kicks in, one London brewery has come up with a solution.
Walthamstow's Signature Brew has decided that it'll "bring the pub to you". Their Pub In A Box features a selection of their award-winning beers, with glassware, snacks, a music quiz and exclusive playlists curated by music journalists to accompany the beers themselves.
And while you can get
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