Tweet East London Food Banks in Tower Hamlets “Food banks are an intensely divisive image, an uncomfortable underbelly of austerity often in touching distance of conspicuous wealth.” East London Food Banks in Tower Hamlets Bow Food Bank “We are an … Continued
Tweet Food Matters East London Food Matters Live in East London With innovation in health and well-being the central theme at Food Matters Live, take the opportunity to be part of the UK’s largest and fastest growing event for food … Continued
Tweet London East-End Then and Now We’ve been exploring London east end especially the many public houses that are dotted in and around Bow, Roman Road and the Olympic Park wondering what has happened to them and whether like so … Continued
Tweet Fish Island Old Ford in East London There’s more to Fish Island than fish, specifically smoked salmon. In fact my brother-in-law used to work as a mechanic on the Olympic Park side of the Island but I used to … Continued
Tweet Eastenders Roman Road London I remember just needing to go to Roman Road market to stand for 2 hours at Stuarts stall, waiting for that designer bargain to emerge from his endless black bags of returns, samples and end-of-line … Continued
Tweet London Brick Lane – Follow the Money This month we are exploring the changing face of Brick Lane driven by gentrification. Gentrification is only one of many influences that is affecting the culture of Brick Lane; others are the … Continued
Tweet London Eastend Best Greasy Spoon Cafs London Eastend is more than Hackney and Tower Hamlets; actually there are at least another 5 borough that stretch out to the Forest of Hainult and beyond into Essex which can be called … Continued
Tweet Tea Shops in Brick Lane East London World Food in London explores Tea Shops in Brick Lane East London. How has times changed and when did drinking tea and visiting Tea shops become more popular in Brick Lane than … Continued
Tweet Street food on London’s Brick Lane So this month we are still busy looking up the history of London’s Brick Lane, sometimes dubbed the “Curry Mile” but now there’s recognition of the various Street Food vendors who are … Continued
Tweet London Brick Lane Brewery plus WingFest 2018 History of Brick Lane and the Truman’s Brewery (Black Eagle Brewery) We are again exploring all that Brick Lane offers plus its history and the people who have lived and enjoyed its amenities. … Continued