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Chang o f N e w Yo r k Momofuku.
Choose from unwaxed Sicilian blood oranges, Kernel beer, Fifty Eight Gin or Cacklebean speckled eggs from the Cotswolds.
Jo n e s d o e s n’ t want it to be intimidating or overpriced. He sells good-quality oatcakes for less than a pound that are the perfect partner for all the cheese.
re st aurant O’Brien was inspired by B orough Market, where he used to live, and says: “We tried to take everything that’s g re a t a bout market s a nd make it accessible with good food for people on the go.”
This place is bigger and “a things rolled into one” — speciality grocery deli and coffee shop while downstairs is a bottle shop and wine bar. It’s popular with people who like to grab a takeaway lunch and pick up some cheese and charcuterie to take home: lot of i t ’s a think Crosstown doughnuts, Cannon & Cannon meats and pastries from Yeast in Hackney.
When picnic season arrives try their soft yolk scotch eggs from Wolff Evans with bread from Celtic Bakers in Wood Green.
At the moment, O’Brien is into the sustainably caught fish from the Azores. It comes in beautiful tins.
The bottle shop where you can fill up your growler with any of the eight different craft beers it has on keg. Treat the ensuing hangover at the in house
juice bar the next day. If you’re into cheese, this tiny shop/café is the ideal place to stock up on essentials. The East London Cheese Board looks after this side of business. Its experts find the best cheese from around the country, wi t h a side of c h e e s e - t h e med birthday cards.
There is also British salami — try the duck and szechuan pepper — and excellent homemade banana bread that’s good with the Climpson’s Coffee. It’s a great place to pick up a beer on the way home, with bottles from 360 degree brewing and loc al outpost Beavertown. Look out for pop-up sales from local businesses like Etoile Home, which makes lovely printed cushions.
Whenever there is Burt’s “Drunken” cheese in it goes quickly. Made by Claire Burt in Cheshire, it’s a creamy delight.
The café’s toasties. The weekly shop is so much better when you have something nice to eat while deciding what to buy.