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West African restaurant Chishuru could move to the West End next year
Brixton’s increasingly popular West African restaurant Chishuru is on the move.
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Feature
First look: Bar Valette, Shoreditch
The Clove Club’s Isaac McHale brings his approach to a second Shoreditch venue, Bar Valette. We take a first look.
Where to eat
Best Pubs in the North West
The North West might be home to the largest natural lake in England, but it is also home to many brilliant pubs. From the Lake District to the red bricks of Manchester, these pubs offer more than just a place to grab a drink. Here are some of the Guide’s favourite pubs in the North West.
Interview
Catching up with Cibus: the North West’s Best Local Restaurant 2024
We caught up with Cibus, the North West’s Best Local Restaurant 2024.
Feature
Tatale’s Akwasi Brenya-Mensa on West African food in the UK
West Africa is a region made up of many countries, and its foods have made a profound impact on cuisines around the world. From Brazil to the Caribbean, Mexico to the United States, you can trace culinary roots back to West Africa. Dishes such as Jamaican saltfish fritters are the culinary descendants of akara, the black-eyed bean fritter eaten in countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, and The Gambia. New Orleanian beignets are an evolution of a form of fried dough known as bofrot in Ghana or puff puff in Nigeria. You can see it in the use of red palm oil in dishes like moqueca (seafood stew) in Brazil, jambalaya in Louisiana.
