Epic Epping

Gina (Chingford)

RESTAURANTS • First Word

The Skinny: Pastry chef, cookbook author and Junior Bake Off judge Ravneet Gill shared the trials and tribulations of building a debut restaurant with her followers, before finally opening Gina with her husband (chef Mattie Taiano) last summer. On the high street opposite Chingford station, the restaurant is technically in London, though only just – but Gina’s outstanding, simple food shortens the distance.