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• Nourished Communities are opening their next independent producers shop in Walthamstow

  

  We've always been impressed by the Nourished Communities shops, having been into the ones in Islington and Finsbury Park many times. Now, Walthamstow residents can see what we mean as another store is just about to open there.

  As with the other shops, they store food, drink and produce from over 200 independent producers, with the range including organic veg and veg boxes,

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• Adam Handling unveils a new chocolate shop in Covent Garden

   

  It's been a while since he opened a new restaurant in London, but chef Adam Handling is doing something a little different for his next launch - he's opened a chocolate shop in Covent Garden. 

  Called rather unfussily The Adam Handling Chocolate Shop, it'll sell filled, hand-painted chocolates, the kind that you might have come across in his restaurants as petit fours. The chocolate

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• BookBar is expanding to Chelsea with its social offering for book lovers

  

  Four years down the road of having charmed the residents of Blackstock Road with their winning mix of books, coffee and wine, the founder behind BookBar is heading west. Making the announcement yesterday, founder Chrissy Ryan said that she'd be opening her second place over in Chelsea.

  If you haven't been before, the concept's pretty simple and is all about promoting the social side of reading. So the original Highbury branch

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• Where to buy the best tea in London (and avoid getting caught out by the tea time alarm)

  

  Now that Britain's tea alarm is worldwide news, we thought it might be worthwhile flagging up some of London's best places to buy tea. That way you'll never get caught short with no supplies in when the alarm goes off.

• Krept & Konan are opening Saveways supermarket in Croydon

  

  Rap duo Krept and Konan are diversifying their brand, getting into the supermarket business for the first time. More specifically they're opening a huge store in Croydon called Saveways which they say will celebrate "cultural diversity through food while setting a new standard for halal and world food retailing in the UK."

  It's a genius business idea too, catering for the area's diverse community which they estimate to

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• You've dined at The Devonshire, now buy their knives

  

  Updated 15/10/24 - the knives are back on sale again

  If it's not enough for you to brag that you bagged a table at The Devonshire, we may have something to elevate that brag into full-blown restaurant geek status. Because you can now buy the steak knives from the Soho pub to use at home.

  Katto, the artisan knife makers, are producing what looks to be an ultra-limited release of

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• Istanbul confectioner Hafiz Mustafa chooses Knightsbridge for its first London store

  

  For over 150 years, the Istanbul sweet and dessert giant Hafiz Mustafa has been a place of pilgrimage for sweet-toothed Turks (and tourists). Now the giant, which has stores all over Turkey and in Dubai is heading to London. They're opening a massive shop in a prime spot opposite Harrods.

  Not only will the shop sell their famous baklava and rock candy, but there will also be room to sit in and

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• Palestinian ceramics and wine go on sale at Akub in Notting Hill

  

  If like us you covet the amazing crockery you see in London restaurants then the arrival of the new shop at Akub in Notting Hill will be of interest to you. They've just launched an online shop to help promote the Palestinian suppliers and makers whose products are used in the restaurant.

  The launch collection comprises nine stoneware pieces by ceramist Nur Minawi that have been

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• The best British knives for chefs and home cooks

  

  With all of us spending more time in our own kitchens, there's one easy way to boost our cooking skills and that's by improving our equipment. Here's our guide to some of Britain's best artisan knife makers. 

• Perfect gifts for foodies and wine-lovers - gift experiences at Harvey Nichols

  

  Got a foodie friend that's hard to buy gifts for, or a family member with a penchant for cocktails that you want to treat? Feast your eyes on the range of gift experiences Harvey Nichols now has on offer at their Knightsbridge store.

• Tian Tian Market have opened a massive Asian supermarket in Aldgate

  

  Anyone searching for food shopping nirvana during lockdown should make an instant beeline for Aldgate. That's because a new branch of Tian Tian Market has opened there, and it's freaking massive.

  The Asian supermarket's first branch opened in South Quay five years ago and it stocks a wide variety of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese food. But the new one in Aldgate, which opened this week, is properly next

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• Butcher & Brew arrive in Islington for steaks, beer & more

  

  Butcher & Brew have been established in Streatham for a few years, and now they've also just opened on the opposite side of London on Islington's Upper Street.

  Their new N1 spot opened briefly before we were plunged into the current lockdown but now it's back again,

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• How to get the best charcuterie delivered - from London and across the UK

  

  Whether all those charcuterie board videos on TikTok have made you want to arrange your own or you simply need to stock up with great cured meats, here's where to order from in London and across the UK.

• London's best food Instagrammers share their crockery and tableware shopping tips

  

  Over the past year of lockdowns, most of us have upped our home cooking game. And if you're going to put your dish on Insta it'll need the perfect plate or dish to show it off to perfection. We asked some of our favourite food Instagrammers to reveal where they got their best crockery from.

• Table @ Vallebona expand with a new high street store in Wimbledon

  

  Wimbledon high-end deli Vallebona are on the move. After 20 years building a name for themselves in the area, owners Stefano and Naoko Vallebona are about to open their first high street shop there. The opening of Table @ Vallebona on Wimbledon High Street this weekend coincides with the closure to the public of their original HQ, the company's warehouse on Weir Road.

  Selling all manner of lovely Italian food and

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