Rock star families: Macca’s daughter Stella is an internationally respected fashion designer, Bowie’s son, Duncan Jones is a critically acclaimed film maker, Jagger’s daughter, Georgia May, is fast becoming a popular catwalk model. Logan Plant is a brewer in Hackney. Son of Led Zeppellin front man Robert Plant, Logan Plant,…
A food blogger from Dalston has become an internet sensation by documenting every forkful of food she has consumed in the last year, even receiving marriage proposals for her efforts. Virginia Patania, has even created her own YouTube channel instructing users how to create their own culinary masterpieces. The Eating…
Sir Steve Bullock has lived in Forest Hill for 30 years and has been running Lewisham for eleven of them. Starting his career in the then Greater London Council in the 1970s, he left in 1986 and trained government officers, took a year out to get a post-graduate qualification at…
Martine Wright was born within the sound of the Bow Bells, which means, of course, she is one of a dying breed: a true cockney, and very proud. As there is no longer a maternity ward at St Barts hospital, “the only way to give birth to a real cockney…
As the lunchtime rush comes to a close at the bustling Russet Cafe in Hackney Downs, Lauren Baker enters dressed entirely in black and carrying a chihuahua. “This is Dude, I got him 18 months ago,” she says. “I made loads of changes in my life around that time and…
La Vie boutique on Broadway Market is easy to spot because of its green front, which displays the name of the shop in golden calligraphic letters. A little independent store offering a broad selection of vintage clothes, it also has all kinds of quirky jewellery, scarves, hats and other difficult…
Eight years ago in the back of a van, Danny Cheetham made a promise to open a restaurant one day. Today he is head chef and one-quarter owner of the White Rabbit, Dalston’s hip, modern eatery down Bradbury street. “It’s something we always joke about. There I was, on tour…
As the Met Office predicts another chilly weekend ahead, thinking of novel ways to beat the cold can be tough. Layering on an extra jumper or two quickly gets stuffy, cranking up the thermostat may upset thrifty cohabitors, and staying in bed all day seems like a great idea until…
Ikea have today removed meatballs from menus in all 18 UK stores, including their Croydon location, following one batch testing positive for horse DNA. Ander Lennartsson, food services representative for the Ikea group said: “We take the worry of our customers very seriously. The trust of our customers are of utmost…
It’s cold. It’s Thursday night. And it’s time for some good Pakistani comfort food. Mmmm aloo ke parathay, pan-fried flatbread stuffed with potatoes, and chutney. The minute my friend and I pictured the crispy, flaky and ghee-splattered parathas, our mouths started to salivate. But the question was where to go.…
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