Vittles

Vittles

Home
Features
Restaurants
Recipes
Columns
Projects
Shop
Podcast
About
Vittles Issue 2: Bad Food
Our second print magazine, even better than the first!
Oct 28 • 
Vittles
Death by Duxelles
How modern food culture played a decisive role in the Erin Patterson trial, by Aaron Timms. Illustration by Sing Yun Lee.
22 hrs ago • 
Vittles
acid reflux - the customer is not always right
a rant about terrible restaurant customers, ft. Thom Eagle
Nov 7 • 
Vittles
The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook: An Audacious Literary Experiment
Gertrude Stein's biographer Francesca Wade on how Alice B. Toklas expanded the genre of autobiography with a book of recipes. Illustration by Ella…
Nov 5 • 
Vittles
Food and Palestine
A collection of food writing in the wake of the Gaza genocide published in Vittles and elsewhere
Nov 4 • 
Vittles
Most Popular
View all
Once Yellow Bittern, Twice Shy
Nov 15, 2024 • Vittles
The best and worst of London food (media) in 2024
Dec 31, 2024 • Vittles
Vittles Magazine: Issue 1
Mar 17 • Vittles
The Katsufication of Britain
Aug 12, 2024 • Vittles

Vittles Recipes

View all
Culinary Echoes
Recipes for borani banjan, an aubergine dish that connects Rampur and Kabul; and urad dal khichdi, a perfect accompaniment. Text by Tarana Husain Khan…
Oct 29
Nick Bramham’s Salt Cod & White Bean Gratin
This creamy, cheesy gratin is simple, decadent cooking of the highest order. Words and photos by Nick Bramham.
Oct 22
A State of Bananas
A short essay plus three delicious Ecuadorian recipes using bananas and plantains. Words and photographs by Abril Macías.
Oct 15
Pasta, Chicken, Cheese, Mint, Lemon
The unofficial national comfort food of Cyprus goes by many names, but these ingredients are a constant. Words by Loukia Constantinou. Images by Issy…
Oct 1
Cooking from the Polski Sklep
Marta Zboralska’s recipes for zupa owocowa (fruit soup) and naleśniki z serem (pancakes with sweet cheese filling). Photos by Georgia Rudd.
Sep 11 • 
Vittles

Vittles Restaurants

View all
Six of One: Go Big... or Go Home
Six of the best places in London for dining with a group, by Jonathan Nunn, Romano Pizzichini, Ethan Joseph, Minreet Kaur, Christian Theodorou and Joel…
Oct 31 • 
Vittles
Six of One: Single Dish Specialists
The best Japanese breakfast in London, and more singularities, by Riana Austin, Sharan Dhaliwal, Guan Leong, Angela Hui, Feroz Gajia, and Sejal…
Oct 17 • 
Vittles
What can Peruvian cuisine teach London restaurants?
Hester van Hensbergen visits two London Peruvian restaurants mapping different traditions of fusion. Photographed by Michaël Protin.
Oct 10 • 
Vittles
The Best Place to Eat Cypriot Food in the UK
Alex Mylonas maps the movement of four fine souvlatzidika out of north London and into Potters Bar. Photographed by Michaël Protin.
Oct 3 • 
Vittles
Mid Italian
Simran Hans reviews Lupa and Carmela's, and asks whether celebs and influencers should be opening restaurants. Photographed by Michaël Protin.
Sep 26 • 
Vittles

Features

View all
Death by Duxelles
How modern food culture played a decisive role in the Erin Patterson trial, by Aaron Timms. Illustration by Sing Yun Lee.
22 hrs ago • 
Vittles
How did Zohran Mamdani win over New York’s small restaurants?
A dispatch from NYC by Apoorva Tadepalli.
Nov 3
At Gail’s, what is the human cost behind a £5 loaf of bread?
The economics and migration behind the Gail’s expansion. Words by Sasha Patel and Ben Jacob. Illustration by Kruttika Susarla.
Oct 20 • 
Vittles
This Pot is Mine
Eli Davies on cooking to ground herself in new kitchens after repeated house moves prompted by precarious rental markets
Oct 13 • 
Vittles
Slinging the Dainties
Lauren J Joseph on the peculiar charms of department store cafes. Illustration by Jess Nash.
Oct 6 • 
Vittles
© 2025 Vittles
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture