Here we go again. Here are some links to help you survive the winter lockdown, and to help support the independent chefs and restaurants.
Bars Open for Takeaway Beer (& often food too)
My map of the bars open for takeaway draught beer in sealed containers ('growlers'). Several are also doing food, and with many you need to book in advance. Find your nearest, click on the links, and work out what the deal is. Then go and support your local, and buy some great beer.
Meal Kits
Since March a whole ecosystem of meal kits has emerged, with a few companies offering ways to buy the best available from multiple chefs.
Dishpatch - Nine restaurants currently listed, including Andrew Edmonds, Bubala and Farang, selling cooked menus for you to re-heat at home
Restaurant Kits - Lots of the best meal kits on one handy site - inc Mac & Wild, Hop & Roll, Flank, Kricket and more
Great Food 2U - Meal Kits from restaurants inc Bleecker, Meat Liquor and Gunpowder
Pezu - Meals, sauces and more from Sambal Shiok, Rice Guys and others
Plateaway - Lots including HOP Vietnamese, Burger & Beyond, & Homeslice
Lots of other restaurants are doing their own, including
Pizza Pilgrims - Pizza in the Post - All you need to make a frying pan pizza at home
Honest Burgers - A meal kit to make your own burgers, now available nationally
Charred - Slow cooked brisket, fish, pickles, sauces and more - National delivery on a Friday, either by them or a courier
Chukus - Ideal for two people, each kit makes 4 Nigerian-inspired wraps - For collection from N15 on Thursdays & Fridays
Hop & Roll - A new range of Sri Lankan hampers to let you cook hoppers from scratch
Meat, Cheese & Produce
Turner & George - Meat boxes, including Burger Night, Steak Night and more
HG Walter - Survival boxes, inc Patty & Bun’s burger box, a breakfast box and more
Flatiron - A meat box, from their herd in Yorkshire
The Cheese Bar - Cheese, wine, meal kits and more
Food Chain App - Independent producers now selling direct to the public
Drinks
My map from last time with bars that were selling fresh draught beer to takeaway in sealed containers (aka growlers). I suspect that lots more will be doing so this time!
Beer Guide London’s list of all of the London breweries offering deliveries
Unwined - Selling wine boxes and more for collection from Tooting and Waterloo, or for national delivery
Little Nan’s Bar - Cocktail Party Boxes - their distinctive cocktails (Queen Pat Butcher, Sir Lionel Richie etc) now available nationally
The Manhattans Project - A new range of cocktails, sent to you first class, ready to drink now, or to keep in the freezer
The Isle of Wight Cocktail Co - Set up by Adam ex of The Dead Dolls Club - Currently offering a Bloody Mary and an Old Fashioned - just serve over ice
World of Zing - Pre-mixed cocktails including some winter and Christmas specials
(I'll be updating this every week)
