Tag Archives: Leytonstone

Mora – a local Sardinian love affair

True love was declared on a Saturday afternoon in Leytonstone. The object of affection is the Sardinian restaurant Mora situated just past Leytonstone Overground and the fantastically good Thai restaurant Singburi. I was a little disappointed that this announcement of … Continue reading

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Little Saigon – Leytonstone

At the Green Man end of Leytonstone High Road, amongst the delights of Matalan, Wetherspoons and McDonalds, there are some great new foodie places including the Wild Goose Bakery for a delicious brunch, All You Read is Love – Danish … Continue reading

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Khoresh sharam & zereshk – Persian venison & barberry stew with jewelled rice

This isn’t a typical Persian dish, so forgive me if the name doesn’t quite work in Farsi. But it is our adaption of a lamb and barberry khoresh (stew). It came about when we discovered a long forgotten piece of … Continue reading

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Singburi Thai Cafe – authentic Thai food in Leytonstone

This week we needed a place to eat in Leytonstone on Friday night as we had tickets to watch a friend ‘s performance in Pygmalion with the Woodhouse Players. A quick google search led us to Singburi (Royal) Thai Cafe. … Continue reading

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Sunday roast at the Red Lion – Leytonstone

For a treat we went for Sunday roast at the Red Lion, we’d been in all weekend as one of the foodies had a slight run in with a bath mat resulting in a trip to Whipps Cross A&E and a … Continue reading

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Rosehips – beautiful, nutritious and free

I love this time of year. Heading towards autumn, but the sun still breaks through and the trees seem to shine. We went foraging on Walthamstow Marshes eager to get elderberries but couldn’t find any. However we stumbled across a … Continue reading

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