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Apple and olive oil cake Tamsin Robinson

8 May 2020 Tamsin Robinson

Local larder: Apple and Olive Oil Cake

We are indulging in our sweet tooth this week with a recipe for an apple olive oil cake by our new contributor, Tamsin Robinson.

Tyrone Walker-Hebborn looking out from the art deco stairs at Genisis cinema, Mile End Road, East London

1 May 2020 Francesca Lister-Fell

The genesis of Genesis: from abandoned theatre to nation’s favourite indie cinema

Voted Best UK Cinema in 2016, its founder Tyrone Walker-Hebborn tell us about the venue’s surprising beginning, standing up for the underdogs of cinema and bringing the East End’s inclusive spirit to the industry.

Lilac flats in Donnybrook Quarter, Tower Hamlets, East London

Out and About Places to visit

20 April 2020 Yev Kazannik

From Bow to Marbella: photo-essay of Donnybrook Quarter

But the open, Mediterranean-style design is also part of a wider mission for Barber beyond just aesthetics.

Exterior of Denningtons florist, Roman Road, Bow

Local Shopping

17 April 2020 Siva Thangarajah

Suffragette printers and jellied eels: Roman Road’s oldest shops

Roman Road is home to many family-run businesses, whose trades have been handed carefully down through the generations. As a

Large dish of grilled macaroni cheese by local chef Oliver Rowe

Eating and drinking Local

17 April 2020 Tamsin Robinson

Local larder: Macaroni Cheese

In the next series of Quarantine Cooking, local chef Oliver Rowe has created a comforting, easy and adaptable macaroni cheese for the whole family.

Eating and drinking Local

8 April 2020 Tamsin Robinson

Local larder: New Potato and Chicory Salad with Anchovies

Local chef Oliver Rowe shares with us his adapatable, summery new potato & chicory salad recipe as part of our weekly Quarantine Cooking series.

Mile End Park bridge crossing Lovely Lake

Local Out and About Places to visit

29 March 2020 Francesca Lister-Fell

Bombed, neglected and resurrected: the story of Mile End Park

Opening in 1999, Mile End Park is a linear stretch of green that starts at Roman Road and runs southwards like a ribbon alongside Regent’s Canal, crossing over bustling Mile End Road and ending at the Limehouse basin.

Eating a pizza at The Pizza Room, Mile End, East London

Eating and drinking Local

4 March 2020 Gem Stokes

The Pizza Room vegan food review

I was surprised by Tironi’s answer to the question every Italian dreads: what do you think of pineapple on pizza? Dead-pan expression, and sincere tone, Pamela responded: ‘I’m absolutely fine with pineapple on pizza… I’m a very open person… everything is possible’.

David Amoateng, owner of Mama Mae cake shop on Roman Road.

Eating and drinking Local Local economy News

27 February 2020 Francesca Lister-Fell

Mama Mae: Cake shop offering bespoke bakes opens on Roman Road

Run single handedly by its owner David Amoateng, he designs, creates and bakes customers’ ideas into reality. Mama Mae’s is truly bespoke in every sense of the word.

The new pub sign hanging above The Albert at the entrance of Roman Road Market, Bow, East London

Eating and drinking Local

12 February 2020 Francesca Lister-Fell

The Albert: long-standing East End boozer gets a refurb

Roman Road’s The Albert, a favourite local spot for a pint, has recently undergone a refurbishment, but did you know it wasn’t always called The Albert?