The Last Bite
The Last Bite: Victorian Gingerbread That Tastes Nothing Like Greggs
Welcome back to The Last Bite, our column documenting the survival of traditional food establishments in a ramen-slurping, matcha latte-sipping world. Today, we visit a Cumbrian bakery with a 160-year-old gingerbread recipe.
The Last Bite: Steak Pie and Chips at Dalston's Only Non-Hipster Cafe
Arthur’s is a classic East End cafe, preserved, if you will, in corned beef jelly. “I do things like stewing steak with boiled peas,” says the eponymous Arthur Woodham, now in his 76th year of service at the cafe. “You don’t get many cafes doing that...
The Last Bite: Lancashire’s Only Surviving Raw Milk Cheesemakers
Most of the cheese sold in the UK is single curd but Mrs Kirkham’s make double curd: a blend of young “alive” curds and two-day old richer, nuttier curds. Combining the two matures the cheese and deepens the flavour.
The Last Bite: Northumberland’s Ancient Kipper Smokehouse
Welcome back to The Last Bite, our column documenting the survival of traditional food establishments. Today we visit the world-renowned L. Robson & Sons, who have been smoking Craster kippers for nearly 100 years.
The Last Bite: Proper Tea at a London Coffee Stall that Survived the Blitz
Opened in 1919, Syd’s Coffee Stall in Shoreditch has survived the bombing of the East End in World War Two—as well as recent gentrification of the area—to continue proudly serving the “best tea in London.”
The Last Bite: Fresh Rose Petal Tea and Seafood in Tunis' Largest Market
Since Marché Market was first established in 1891 in Tunis, almost 600 today vendors sell their products, including fish, fruits, and vegetables, spices, poultry, meat, dairy, dried goods, and flowers, under a criss-cross of miniature Tunisian flags.
The Last Bite: How Amsterdam Market Vendors Are Fighting Off Chain Grocery Stores
I stopped by five markets around the city to get vendors thoughts on what needs to change to keep these places from turning into dinosaurs.
The Last Bite: Gözleme and Gungo Peas at a 19th Century Street Market
Welcome to The Last Bite, our new column documenting the survival of traditional food establishments in a ramen-slurping, matcha latte-sipping, novelty cafe-obsessed world. First, we visit London's Ridley Road Market.