The Gallery Café, a haven for vegans and LGBTQ+ people that everyone will love
Nestled below St Margaret’s House in Bethnal Green, The Gallery Café is a local haven for vegan and LGBTQ+ communities
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Reviews
East London Liquor Company’s three new whiskies – drink review
Local whisky aficionado and founding director of Ombra osteria, Stephen Sinclair, reviews East London Liquor Company’s three new whiskies –
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‘Shopfronts of London’ by Eleanor Crow – book review
We’re big fans of Eleanor Crow. Her watercolour paintings of classic London shopfronts capture the jumbled beauty of city life
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‘Swimming with Stingrays’ book review
One issue any autobiography faces is that it is about the messy subject that is real life. Narrative threads are
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Targa Green Cafe vegan review – Moroccan cuisine with a community feel
Picture the scene. A pistachio green-fronted cafe with tables scattered outside, seating a multiplicity of different people. A warm, Moroccan-inspired interior with traditional Moroccan music pulsing in the background. Targa Green Cafe on Tredegar Road is bursting with life and a community feel.
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Review: ‘The Sweet Science of Bruising’ at Wilton’s Music Hall
This entertaining and moving play set in Wilton’s Music Hall brings together four very different women to tell the story of Victorian lady boxers.
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East London Liquor Company restaurant review – sumptuous Italian bites in the heart of a distillery
East London Liquor Company is a Bow-based independent distillery well known for producing a range of spirits. However, perhaps the lesser known side of this business is their restaurant nestled between Mile End and Victoria Park, a two-minute walk from Roman Road.
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‘Breaking Dad’ book review – an extraordinary tale wryly told
Tabitha Potts is a writer who lives in East London, an area which inspires much of her work. She has
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Bacaro restaurant review – an artisanal slice of Italy
Gem is an English Literature student at Queen Mary University London with a passion for concerts, queer literature and all
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‘Grime Kids’ book review – the inside story of a creative revolution
The rise of grime music is a story best told from the inside. That’s the ethos that underpins Grime Kids,
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Barge East restaurant review – luxury yacht dishes at student prices
Caitlin Evans recently moved to London to study her passion of creative writing, and to discover the exciting experiences the
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‘An Opinionated Guide to East London’ book review
‘Information is dead. Long live opinion’, declares the foreword of An Opinionated Guide to East London. Hoxton Mini Press has
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