Cookbook author and guest-chef of Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch launches summer residency at Walthamstow’s premier wine and food destination.
hometipple, the wine shop and restaurant at 34 Orford Road in Walthamstow Village, announces its third chef residency with the award-winning Marie Mitchell, beginning 8th July 2025. Following successful residencies with Lucy Timm and Billy Fisher, hometipple welcomes the celebrated British-Caribbean chef whose debut cookbook Kin: Caribbean Recipes for the Modern Kitchen recently won the prestigious Fortnum & Mason Debut Cookery Book Award 2025.
Marie brings her distinctive approach to seasonal British-Caribbean cooking to East London, offering vibrant summer dishes that perfectly complement hometipple’s carefully curated wine selection. Her menu features standout dishes including jerk pork with coriander and lime sauce, baked whole escovitch snapper, and her signature cornbread with thyme cream cheese and pickled chow chow.
“Marie’s cooking represents everything we love about great food – it’s rooted in tradition but completely up-to-date, and her focus on seasonality and storytelling aligns perfectly with our ethos,” says hometipple founder Mikey Studer. “As a huge fan of Caribbean cuisine, I couldn’t be more excited to bring Marie’s acclaimed cooking to hometipple. With this warm weather, her vibrant flavours pair perfectly with our selection of rosés, crisp whites, and chilled reds.”
The collaboration brings together two passionate advocates for community-focused drinking and dining experiences, with Marie based locally in Leyton, also within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Known for her thoughtful approach that combines history, geography and contemporary ingredients, Marie creates what she describes as dishes that “celebrate heritage while being contemporary.”
“I’m thrilled to be working with Mikey and the hometipple team,” says Marie Mitchell. “There’s something magical about bringing Caribbean hospitality and flavours to this beautiful space in the heart of the village. My cooking has always been about creating community and connection, and hometipple’s warm, welcoming atmosphere is the perfect setting for sharing these stories through food.”
Marie’s residency marks an exciting addition to Walthamstow Village’s dining scene, offering cuisine not currently available in the area. Her menu spans small plates, like peppered tofu with pickled spring onions and jerk chicken wings with candied scotch bonnet, to substantial dishes including whole roasted aubergine with chilli and nutmeg sauce. Sunday diners can experience her special feasting menu featuring curry goat, Colombo chicken curry, and aubergine curry, all served with roti and sweet and tangy pickled salads..
Marie’s residence starts on July 8th:
- Dinner service Tuesday to Saturday (6pm – 9pm),
- Lunch Friday and Saturday (12pm – 3pm), and
- Sunday feasting menu (12pm – 4pm).
The residency follows hometipple’s established model of hosting acclaimed chefs for extended periods, allowing diners to experience evolving seasonal menus in an intimate neighbourhood setting.
About hometipple: hometipple (@hometipple.e17) is a drinks shop and restaurant nestled in the heart of Walthamstow Village, East London. Founded by WSET-qualified wine expert Mikey Studer, the venue combines exceptional wines with outstanding cuisine in a relaxed, welcoming setting. Every product is taste-tested and approved by a team of passionate experts, selected purely on two criteria: deliciousness and value for money. Supporting producers through sustainable pricing and storytelling is central to hometipple’s ethos, ensuring a fair deal for every producer they work with. Following its 2024 expansion, hometipple now features a heated outdoor patio, professional kitchen, and dedicated dining space, while maintaining its core identity as a neighbourhood wine destination offering a distinctive, ever-evolving selection of drinks curated by their expert tasting team.
About Marie Mitchell: Marie Mitchell (@marie_mitchell_) is a British-Caribbean cultural practitioner who works with words and food, adopting a considered approach to discuss social and political themes in spaces of nourishment. Community is at the heart of her work as she curates events, pop-ups and spaces to nurture through body and mind. With food, she develops dishes by focusing on the now – often using seasonality as her springboard, while weaving history, geography and contemporary ingredients into her menus. Caribbean hospitality, ingenuity and heart is the foundation of her work. Her debut cookbook Kin: Caribbean Recipes for the Modern Kitchen was published with Particular Books (Penguin Press) in the UK in June 2024 to much acclaim, winning the Debut Cookery Award at the Fortnum and Mason awards 2025 and being named best new voice by Waitrose and one of the top cookery titles in 2024 by Observer Food Monthly.
About Mikey Studer: Mikey Studer is a wine lover, cocktail enthusiast and WSET-qualified expert who founded hometipple after extensive experience across the drinks industry. Having worked for wholesalers, distributors, producers, retailers and e-tailers, Studer brings comprehensive industry knowledge and passionate expertise to hometipple’s carefully curated selection. His mission is to make exceptional drinks accessible while supporting producers and delivering outstanding value to customers.
