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Zoe's Ghana Kitchen leaves Pop Brixton for Hackney's Institute of Light
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Next Month Zoe Adjonyoh, Founder of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen, will bring her West African flavours to London Fields, with a new residency at The Institute of Light.
Her business began in 2010 in east London at the Hackney Wicked arts festival with a home-made sign saying ‘Zoe’s peanut butter stew’ – she’s come a long way since then with sell-out supper clubs, a tenure at Pop Brixton and even her own cookbook, but Zoe says returning to Hackney is ‘a true homecoming’.
Her new residency, beginning 7 March, will be the next chapter in exploring African cooking and championing African food and culture for the masses.
The residency will also see Zoe host regular events, one off dinners and collaborations with some of London’s leading chefs, continuing to pioneer African culture and women in the industry throughout the year.
Her residency at Pop Brixton has been replaced by Petare, bringing the heat to Brixton with Venezuelan arepas, following pop-ups and residencies in markets across London.
Zoe's Ghana Kitchen at The Institute of Light
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Zoe’s modern West African food has been thrilling Londoners at Pop Brixton since 2010, and now it’s time for her to settle among the other great restaurants in this part of London.
Zoe’s aim is to familiarise people with West African flavours, and she’s bringing some classics from Pop Brixton along with some fresh dishes to this new location.
New dishes include small plates, designed to be eaten with your hands, such as oto cakes with soft boiled egg; cassava crisps with scotch bonnet salsa; kenkey (a maize dumpling) with sardines and Zoe’s signature Ghanaian red red bean stew.
We love Zoe’s food and can’t wait to try the new dishes she’s developed for this change of location.
We’ve been working at creating loads of new and exciting dishes, but getting people familiar with African flavours is still what we’re all about.
Review: BA.RN at The Institute of Light-THE LONDON MOTHER
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This was attested to by the healthy gathering despite the fact it was raining cats and dogs outside on our visit.
He is the creator of the cult that is Harley Dogs – hand-made foot long hot dogs grilled to perfection on a custom Harley Davidson BBQ.
The experience starts as soon as you enter the gates with a good amount of outdoor seating, a terrace bar and smoke billowing from a smoker grill.
The Institute of Light | Cinemas in South Hackney, London
Phones – like taking off your shoes – are a cinema no-no.
But you’ll struggle to contain the urge to splurge on social media after a trip to the Institute of Light’s cinema in London Fields.
Tucked away under the arches of the railway line, the space is all bare brickwork and eclectic furniture – from mid-century sofas to three rows of vintage aeroplane seats.
At weekends, the space doubles as a vinyl store for the independent record label BBE, and there’s a restaurant, bar and bookshop out the front.