Food

In the first of a week-long series, figures from music, art, food, sex work and education look back on a year that shook their fields. Here, Cafe East’s Mustafa Has reflects on Covid-19 a year on.

From edible cigarettes to condom lollipops and the Great British Pub, the creative director-cum-master baker gives us a taster of the magic ingredients that go into his creations.

Side Hustles: When three East London coffee shop-owners faced closure last March, panic struck. But quick off the mark, they transformed a “horrible hovel into a really decent kitchen”, turning pandemic pandemonium into an overnight success, one sandwich at a time.

The updated second edition of 2017’s Belly Full is the essential food guide you never had. It took him up and down the country in a bid to tell the stories of its best Caribbean food joints, giving a voice to the people behind them.

Like baked beans, banging slogans and donating to a good cause? Then this graphic tee giving 50 per cent of its proceeds to food banks around London is for you.