Gallery

The rooms and the food

Four dining rooms across Birmingham, Wolverhampton and London, and what comes out of their kitchens. Every picture opens.

Inside

Our restaurants

Seven photographs

A neon ÉKO '77 sign glowing on a wall of ferns
A member of staff at the bar in an ÉKO '77 T-shirt, a tray of iced drinks in front of him under a brass pendant lamp
A dining room with a black banquette, terracotta and teal velvet chairs and a hanging egg chair by the window
A banquette table under two framed abstract prints and a cluster of glass pendant lights
Marble-topped tables with green and terracotta velvet chairs, a wall of foliage behind
Two framed abstract paintings above a black banquette and a brass-edged table set for two
A corner table with a terracotta chair and a patchwork armchair, a cluster of round mirrors on the wall

From the kitchen

Our food

Thirty-three photographs

A spread on black marble — a bowl of stew with okra, small dishes of coloured peppers, chopped greens and lime wedges
A small cast-iron pot of dark meat stew topped with two batons of leek
A shallow pan of red stew with chicken on black marble, ringed by small dishes
A bowl of red-orange rice with a herb garnish on a dark glazed plate
An arm reaching across a laid table towards a yellow bowl of stew
A plate of rice at the centre of a table of small terracotta and black bowls
A single bowl of stew with meat and okra on black marble, three okra pods laid beside it
A long slate plate with a whole spiced fish, lemon slices, a wire basket of chips and two dipping sauces
A laid table seen from above — a plate of rice, a bowl of soup, lime wedges and small bowls of relish
Two hands, ringed and braceleted, holding out a bowl of rice topped with a prawn
Dark bowls of meat and chopped greens beside a tall red drink
A plate of rice with herbs, surrounded by bowls of stew and lime wedges
A bowl of stew beside a lit candle and a dish of coloured peppers
A plate of dark stew on a long table, a tall iced drink beside it
A square black dish of meat stew on a dark table, peppers and greens alongside
A terracotta bowl of stew on black marble among smaller dishes
A hand setting down a terracotta bowl of stew next to a red drink
A bowl of orange-red rice with a herb sprig, on a dark plate
A candle-lit table with bowls of rice, stew and chopped greens
A hand holding out a green-glazed plate of dark stew across the table
Seen from above — a wide bowl of stew with meat and greens, candles and side bowls around it
A black marble table with bowls of peppers, meat and greens around a green-glazed plate
Two hands presenting a plate of dark stew over black marble
Seen from above — bowls of rice, stew, peppers and greens filling a black marble table
A small metal pot of red pepper relish alone on black marble
A laid table with terracotta and black bowls, chopped greens and lemon wedges
A row of dishes running down a long black marble table under warm light
Seen from above — a wide bowl of stew with prawns and chopped greens on black marble
A smooth round of pounded dough on an oval plate, bowls of stew, greens and lime around it
A bowl of stew with prawns and chopped greens, a bowl of red stew beside it
A black pan of red stew with chicken in the foreground, small bowls behind
A white bowl of stew with prawns and chopped greens
A table of shared bowls — stew, greens, peppers and dark meat

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