Pizza Posto I got in a bit of brouhaha online with the chaps at Brewhemia a while back when I expressed views about businesses opening in July to capitalise on Festival business. In my experience, these places tend to have major staffing issues which usually manifest in hopelessly poor service or sloppy kitchen practice. I …

The Rig I’m still returning to a state of equilibrium after my couple of weeks of jaunting all over the place. One of the consequences is that I still haven’t properly restocked the home larder so when hunger struck the other night, some takeaway pizza seemed like a good option. From a quick flip through …

Civerino’s Slice I ran into Michele Civiera, owner of Civerino’s and Civerino’s Slice, outside the latter just after it had opened. He’s quite a character and he was full of his usual ebullient charm. Exterior He outlined the concept of the new place: all pizzas 20″, several by the slice, New York style. He cautioned …

Kurdish Best Kebab House Much of the Festival is spent dodging the worst and munching the best of our city’s informal food options. I’ve neither dived in to the detail nor written much about it this year, at least by my standards.Exterior After a busy day of shows, you often find yourself in need of …

Pizza Union With an hour or two to kill near King’s Cross and not an overwhelming desire to sip beer in a boozer, a snack seemed in order. I had a little wander around and eventually bumped into Pizza Union on Pentonville Road.Exterior I had a quick scan at their menu and everything was keenly …