11-01-2016
Luca Gaggioli and Giovanni Brighi, opened Il Cudega last September in London Fields, Hackney, address Arch 358-Westgate street, "a deli, wine bar and restaurant of Lombardy cuisine", (telephone +44.(0)20.72416599, open tuesday to sunday 9-18h). The name comes from the colourful Milanese dialect expression which means 'pork scratching' (photo Anteater PR)
Years ago the East End of London was not exactly a destination of interest, let alone for food related reasons. Fast forward to today and things have changed a fair bit. Around the green area of London Fields, not far from the picturesque Columbia Road Flower market, Broadway and Netil markets every Saturday attract tourist and locals alike with street food and independent boutiques. It is here that Giovanni Brighi, born and bred in Lombardy, has lived for 20 years and has seen first-hand what people lament as the gentrification of the area.
35 diners inside and up to 50 outside in a courtyard and private events space
Carpaccio celtico at Il Cudega
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