Clare Finney

Clare Finney

Contributor

Clare is a food journalist, Londoner and cheese lover. In 2019 she won the Fortnum & Mason Food Writing Award for her work with Foodism and Market Life, Borough Market's magazine. When she's not in Borough Market, she’s in Neal's Yard Dairy; if she's not there, she’s in Quo Vadis: writing and trying to resist the lure of a margarita, straight up with a salt rim.

Clare Finney's articles

Illustration by Maria Corte

Meet the food and drink charities giving back at Christmas time

We uncover the people behind the social enterprises and food-led campaigns that support those in need at Christmas, and find out how you can help, too

Published: Tuesday 5th December 2017
The Cheese Shed in Camden started out as a travelling street food truck

Beyond the menu: the restaurants and bars taking on waste in London and beyond

For those running truly sustainable restaurants, it's about so much more than simply what's on the menu, and they don't feel the need to shout about it either

Published: Monday 25th September 2017
The rise of London's cookbook clubs

The rise of London's cookbook clubs

More than simply a collection of dishes, recipe books are now being used as a way to bring people together. We take a look at the clubs bringing people together through food

Published: Friday 28th July 2017
Cheese from Kupros Dairy

Meet the chefs and restaurants getting creative with curds and whey

Once seen as merely byproducts of the dairy industry, curds and whey are becoming valued in their own right. We find out if they're the next big thing

Published: Monday 5th June 2017
Gourmet Goat's slow-roast veal

A deep dive into British rose veal

Veal has had its fair share of bad press, but with improved production values, things are changing. We explore the rise of British rose veal

Published: Tuesday 28th March 2017
London's love of Basque cooking. Photography by Joseph Fox

What's behind London's love of Basque cuisine

Northern Spain's Basque Country is famously home to some of the finest food in the world. We explore the roots of the region’s remarkable cuisine

Published: Tuesday 25th October 2016
Rubies in the Rubble in Borough Market

The London businesses making waves in the food-waste world

We meet the visionaries transforming surplus food into something scrumptious

Published: Tuesday 13th September 2016
Opso's lamb dish

London's new-found love of Greek cuisine

With the number of passionate Greek restaurateurs and suppliers in London on the rise, it's time for the country's oft-overlooked cuisine to shine

Published: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Canvas Café is a social enterprise based around food

Meaningful eats: London's charitable food scene

These London social enterprises combine food and philanthropy. We explore the pop-ups, cafés and restaurants that are about much more than filling your stomach

Published: Friday 22nd April 2016
London cheesemakers

Meet the makers: London's artisan cheeses

Forget old caves and rolling fields – we meet four artisans proving that, when it comes to making cheese, London’s landscape works just as well

Published: Monday 11th April 2016
Pampushky

Beyond sauerkraut: the renaissance of Eastern European cuisine

Ditch images of dense dumplings and swap the stodge for something much more refined, because, we find, Eastern European cuisine is having its moment

Published: Monday 7th March 2016
Thames feature

Tales from the Riverbank: Making a living from the Thames

150 years ago, the Thames was a polluted cesspool. We meet the fishermen, foragers and brewers who make a living from it today.

Published: Tuesday 11th August 2015
Spice Invaders

Spice Invaders: The hidden stories behind London's spice trade

We've used it in food and drink for centuries, but only now are Londoners discovering how to get the most out of spice.

Published: Monday 20th July 2015