Jonathan Nunn

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wrote about super 8 - the group behind smoking goat, kiln, brat and mountain, and arguably the most influential restaurant group in the country right now - and whether it’s new restaurant impala can escape the template of being just another ‘super 8 restaurant’ www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/same-impala

Same Impala?

Super 8’s sixth restaurant amplifies all the group’s strengths, and some of its flaws. Words by Jonathan Nunn. Photographs by Cole Wilson.

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Today’s newsletter is an investigation by Sasha Patel and Ben Jacob into the expansion of Gail’s, and how it relies on low-paid migrant workers (particularly from Gujarat) to sustain its rate of growth. Thank you to every Gail’s worker who talked to us. www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/at-gails-w...

'We're just a bakery': Does Gail's rely on low-paid migrant workers to further its expansionist vision?

The economics and migration behind the Gail’s expansion. Words by Sasha Patel and Ben Jacob. Illustration by Kruttika Susarla.

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one under-discussed james bond scene is when roger moore cooks a lady a quiche. I think very regularly about which bonds cook what - fundamentally i feel strongly than brosnan's bond's go-to would be coq au vin. Beyond that very hard to say. Dalton Bond probably some kind of hash

"What is the word for recipe, in any case, in Efik or Ibibio languages? To say it in English is to identify yourself as a stranger, and to immediately feel the breeze preceding a slamming door.." Loved this brilliant piece by Yemisi Aribisala @vittles.bsky.social.👇 open.substack.com/pub/vittles/...

'There is no recipe, take it or leave it'

Yemisí Aríbisálà on why there are so few Nigerian cookbooks. Illustration by Hannah Ekuwa Buckman.

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We asked ten of our favourite writers and cookbook experts, from Anissa Helou to Rachel Roddy, to recommend a cookbook that has not been translated or published in the UK. The result is this odd, singular and brilliant compilation of beloved cookbooks! www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/cookbooks-...

Cookbooks in Translation

A compilation of great non-English cookbooks, by Guan Chua, Christie Dietz, Anissa Helou, Ibrahim Hirsi, Saba Imtiaz, TW Lim, Lutivini Majanja, Meher Mirza, Marie Mitchell & Rachel Roddy.

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“In Calabar, food is high calling plus seduction plus enterprise plus social mobility” Yemisi Aríbisálà writes about recipe gatekeeping, the reluctant tradition of Nigerian cookbooks, and the complicated reasons why there are so few of them. www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/there-is-n...

'There is no recipe, take it or leave it'

Yemisí Aríbisálà on why there are so few Nigerian cookbooks. Illustration by Hannah Ekuwa Buckman.

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Our first Sunday supplement is out today and it’s all about cookbooks - why we love them, why sometimes we don’t, and the feeling there may be too many. Five essays and guides, featuring Jonathan Meades, Yemisi Aribisala, Rosa Lyster, Ruby Tandoh & more! www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/too-many-c...

Too Many Cookbooks: A Vittles Sunday Supplement

By Jonathan Meades, Yemisí Aríbisálà, Rosa Lyster, Ruby Tandoh, Guan Chua, Christie Dietz, Anissa Helou, Ibrahim Hirsi, Saba Imtiaz, TW Lim, Lutivini Majanja, Meher Mirza, Marie Mitchell, Rachel Roddy

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