Why could ‘British restaurants’ make a return?
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11 Apr 2023
Why could ‘British restaurants’ make a return?

Communal kitchens funded by the British government during WWII are being used as a model for many in the food industry looking to help with the cost of living crisis. With millions facing food poverty, could the basic ideals of spaces that emphasise dignity and cross-class dining make a comeback?


Maff Potts

Maff Potts is the founder of Camerados, a social movement that’s been opening public living rooms in local communities since 2015.

Bryce Evans

Bryce Evans is a professor of modern world history at Liverpool Hope University, a food historian, researcher, and author of Feeding the People in Wartime Britain (2022).

Natasha Khullar Relph

Natasha Khullar Relph is the founder of The Wordling, a business newsletter for journalists, authors, and content creators. She’s been featured in The New York Times, TIME, Elle, Marie Claire, and others.