Opinion & Culture

Knock Twice and Ask for the Lamb: Inside Britain's Secret Supper Club Scene

Forget the restaurant with the six-month waiting list and the menu you need a decoder ring to understand. Across Britain, a quietly brilliant movement is happening in living rooms, railway arches, and borrowed kitchens — and the food is extraordinary. We went behind the scenes to meet the chefs cooking outside the system.

Aug 29, 2026

Last Orders at the Chippy: Britain's Most Beloved Institution Is on the Ropes

The smell of frying oil and vinegar-soaked paper is woven into the fabric of British life — but thousands of independent fish and chip shops are quietly shutting their doors for good. Rising costs, supply chain chaos, and a generation raised on Deliveroo are conspiring against the humble chippy. It's time to pay attention before it's too late.

Aug 29, 2026