Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Braise

@braise.substack.com

4.6K followers 92 following 150 posts

Braise is a London-based food newsletter covering restaurants, cookbooks, recipes and more from @dompreston.com Subscribe for free at http://braise.substack.com

braise.substack.com

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Braise @braise.substack.com · Nov 16

Made a Starter Pack of the best UK food accounts on here so far - chefs, writers, and more. Let me know who I'm missing!
go.bsky.app/UBFLFGV

7 8 25

Braise @braise.substack.com · 16h

Lucali is, without a doubt, one of the most acclaimed pizza places in New York City. It’s also pretty average.

Lucali, New York

Don't heed the hype

braise.substack.com

1 6

Braise @braise.substack.com · 2d

Finally made it to Crisp, London's hype-est of pizzerias, and I regret to inform you that it really is just about that good

1 5

Braise @braise.substack.com · 7d

Adoh! is a mixed bag, but if you go in looking for cheap cocktails and fried snacks, I think you'll have a pretty good time

Adoh!, WC2

Kolamba, but make it casual

braise.substack.com

1 1 2

Braise @braise.substack.com · 10d

Can hugely recommend Ruby Tandoh’s All Consuming, a look at the origins of modern food culture that’s as funny and readable as it is meticulously researched. A total page-turner.

All Consuming, by Ruby Tandoh

A potted history of TikTok, bubble tea, and Sunday supplements

braise.substack.com

1 4

Braise @braise.substack.com · 14d

I know, I know, Superiority Burger is a bit of an obvious spot to celebrate in New York — I’m hardly the first. But it really does live up to the hype, so long as you don’t bother with the actual burger.

Superiority Burger, New York

A superior restaurant with an inferior burger

braise.substack.com

1 1 2

Braise @braise.substack.com · 18d

I'm on holiday so I've been a little lax on self-promotion, but a few weeks ago I broke out of London for a long walk and a pub dinner. Here's what I thought of it.

The Bull, Charlbury

A gastropub that earns the name.

braise.substack.com

2 1 4

Braise @braise.substack.com · 24d

Surprise, surprise: the new cookbook by Ixta Belfrage is excellent. I’ve loved cooking its punchy, colourful Brazilian-inspired recipes, from lime-soaked okra skewers to coconut curry roast chicken, and it has me sorely tempted to go pick up her last book too.

Fusão, by Ixta Belfrage

Brazilian-ish

braise.substack.com

2 2

Braise @braise.substack.com · 28d

Charcoal Champ is a north London north Chinese hotspot, where you should order a great many grilled skewers and wash them down with a cold Tsingtao, as you idly wonder why British BBQ culture can’t be a little more like this

Charcoal Champ, N1

North London's north Chinese BBQ

braise.substack.com

1 3

Braise @braise.substack.com · 29d

I've always been curious to try Carbone, but this piece on the new London outpost has done a great job of putting me off it

A first taste of Carbone, London

The cult New York cucina has finally landed in Mayfair. Could it be the best yet?

www.ft.com

Braise @braise.substack.com · Sep 3

I had a slightly uneven meal at The Macbeth, a new Portugal-inspired venture from half of Four Legs (Two Legs?), but the potential is clear to see

The Macbeth, N1

Is this a bifana which I see before me?

braise.substack.com

Braise @braise.substack.com · Aug 31

The slice is slowly taking over London, from the ubiquitous New York-style to options from Rome, Detroit, and some that feel more distinct to this city. I’ve eaten almost everywhere currently serving pizza by the slice, and here are the places I really rate.

My favourite London slice shops in 2025

Slice of life

braise.substack.com

1 1 1

Braise @braise.substack.com · Aug 27

London’s slice shop obsession is in full swing, but Paulie’s is one of the few that really hews close to the New York format. Not everything here is great, but the standard slices are some of the city’s best in the New York style, and are almost cartoonishly good looking

Paulie's, E1

The slice is right

braise.substack.com

1 5

Braise @braise.substack.com · Aug 20

I first found Zeit für Brot in Berlin way back in 2019, so I was just a little surprised to see one turn up on my doorstep. Go for the famous cinnamon rolls, stick around for the should-be-famous schokostange

Zeit für Brot, N1

Time for bread

braise.substack.com

1 1 2

Braise @braise.substack.com · Aug 17

This week for paid subscribers, my review of Sama Sama, a Malaysian-Scottish cookbook that makes more sense than that might sound

Sama Sama, by Julie Lin

Sambals and salted egg yolks

braise.substack.com

1 3

Braise @braise.substack.com · Aug 15

To the surprise of no one, the Dexter burger at The Plimsoll remains very good indeed

2 15

Braise @braise.substack.com · Aug 13

The name may suggest it’s all about plonk, but don’t worry: Planque’s kitchen is every bit as deserving of your attention, whether you have the palate for its wine list or (like me) definitely don’t

Planque, E8

Good for more than plonk

braise.substack.com

Braise @braise.substack.com · Aug 6

Well they do describe it as NY-style grandma slices, so that might be it!

Braise @braise.substack.com · Aug 6

Bing Bong is a silly name for seriously good pizza, with a focus on grandma slices built to show off the exceptional dough

Bing Bong Pizza at You Call the Shots, E9

New York nonnas in London

braise.substack.com

1 1 4

Braise @braise.substack.com · Aug 4

A Billingsgate breakfast for my birthday this weekend: scallops from the market, smoked bacon from my local butchers, and Dusty Knuckle potato sourdough. Extravagant doesn't quite cover it, but I'll take it.

Reposted by Braise

Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · Aug 4

This feels like an important detail to bury deep in the piece. A doubled calorie deficit might just explain the doubled weight loss, and 'processed food is more calorie dense' doesn't feel like much of a discovery

2 1 3