After a lockdown-caused hiatus of our series exploring the home cooking inspirations of our favourite chefs and restaurants, we’re back with a visit to a place whose seasonal opening has, over the last decade, signalled the arrival of more optimistic times ahead for its many devotees: Laura Jackson and Lori de Mori’s Towpath on the De Beauvoir stretch of the Regent’s Canal.
Between March and November every year, Laura and Lori open the shutters to the Towpath’s four south-facing industrial units, lay out some tables a stone’s throw from the water and wait to see who turns up – literally, as there’s no booking system or phone number. But as sure as the seasons change, turn up they do, both for Laura’s seasonal, delicious cooking and Lori’s effortless charm.