When I first heard about Big Night, located on Morning Lane in Hackney, I assumed it was a nod to the 1996 comedy-romance starring Stanley Tucci, where two Italian immigrant brothers host an extravagant feast at their struggling restaurant to gain exposure. And it is. But they also call themselves Big Night because they want your night there to be… well, big.
Clearly I hadn’t been paying attention as I’d booked it instead of the pub that Friday precisely to avoid a big night before my sister’s birthday the following day.
