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(Or Pasteis de nata!)

Plus cocktails in a can, American comfort food and a bean to bar chocolate launches in the UK.

This week's episode is recorded on my iPhone under a duvet in a hotel bathroom in Istanbul. I'm here for a few more days so if you have recommendations, please let me know by emailing [email protected] or messaging me on social media: @thenextdeliciousthing!

Here are the businesses mentioned in this week's podcast episode on the best of London food and drink:

Countertalk Spaces MOTH Drinks Decatur London Rita's Bodega Vinte Vinte Taylor's Port

Blog posts coming soon!

You'll also learn a great and affordable port to pair with chocolate and why most wine is not vegan.

About this London food podcast host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)

Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram. Receive the weekly list via newsletter at thenextdeliciousthing.com

About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could support the podcast and the businesses by sharing it with a friend or by giving it 5 stars on Apple Podcasts or writing a review there!

I'm still sending an email each week sharing the most interesting things I'm tasting in London and beyond. Sign up at https://jenniferearle.substack.com

About this London food podcast host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)

Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram. Receive the weekly list via newsletter at https://jenniferearle.substack.com See the blog at thenextdeliciousthing.com

About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could...

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