"Unless you’re the kind of person who pops to the shop in a Ferrari and boils their pasta in a pot full of Voss water, you probably don’t think of tasting menus as particularly regular occurrences. So it’s a welcome surprise to find that Casa Fofò, a casual Hackney tasting menu restaurant that draws inspiration from around the world, offers both good value and a good atmosphere. The eight courses change daily and at £68 for the whole lot, it works out at under a tenner a course. Not bad. It makes for an excellent birthday meal that’s out of the norm." - Heidi Lauth Beasley, Jake Oliver, Rianne Shlebak, Sinead Cranna