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Tag Archives: east london
Best Meal in Ages! @ThisBrightField, Bethnal Green
Saturday night, Kemey and I went to see one of the best movies I’d seen in ages, Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry. The engaging documentary about Chinese artist and activist, Ai Wei Wei, was inspiring to say the least. Not … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged bethnal green, broadway market, cafe, cambridge heath, cambridge heath road, E2, E2 9DA, east london, english food, florist, hackney, London, london fields, new restaurant, pollack, REGENTS CANAL, review, this bright field, vyner street, wine
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Craft Beer and Killer Pub Grub at The North Pole, New North Road, N1
I was invited along the other night to review recently spruced up pub, The North Pole. A couple of days later, I’m still feeling rather smug for excepting the invite. Now under new management, this New North Road establishment is … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged ale, BBQ, beer, burgers, CRAFT BEER, east london, islington, London, N1, N1 7BJ, new north road, pub, REAL ALE, REGENTS CANAL, review, RIB, the north pole
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London’s Lea Valley Walk (OneTravel)
From some of London’s best graffiti to bobbing canal boats moored alongside the path, from impressive views of the modern London skyline to an amazing range of waterfowl, the Lea Bridge to Three Mills walk is one of London’s most varied wanders. … Continue reading
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Posted in London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged canal, east london, lea bridge, lea river, lea valley, lea valley walk, lee valley, London, OneTravel, three mills, urban nature, urban wildlife, walking
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Fattylympics
The Fattylympics is a community event satirising the You Know Whats in East London, 2012. It takes place on Saturday 7 July 2012, at Grassroots, Memorial Park, West Ham. It is free to attend and children are welcome. The Fattylympics is organised … Continue reading
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Posted in London, London 2012
Tagged east london, Fattylympics, free, freebie, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, olympics, west ham
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ROA: Hypnagogia (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
Currently one of the world’s most prolific graffiti artists, Belgian street artist ROA scales down his work but stays on theme with a solo show in London, and the release of a new book. ROA: Hypnagogia Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Graffiti, London, Whitehot
Tagged book launch, E1, E1 6QL, east london, gallery, Graffiti, HYPNAGOGIA, London, ROA, STOLEN SPACE, stolenspace, street art, STREET ARTIST, tower hamlets, whitechapel, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
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Behind the Scenes at E5 Bakehouse (Great British Chefs)
Postcode purists might take exception to the E5 Bakehouse moniker (the bakery’s postcode is actually E8 3PH), but any real bread enthusiasts who’ve actually had this young Hackney enterprise’s sourdough creations would probably care less about what’s in the name as long … Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Food, Great British Chefs, London, Mexico, Shopping
Tagged arches, bakery, E5 BAKEHOUSE, E8, E8 3PH, east london, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, hackney, London, london fields, sourdough
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London Daily Photo: Abiding
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Hypnagogia by ROA Opens Today @ Stolenspace (Londonist)
Currently one of London’s most prolific graffiti artists, ROA achieves where some of his peers have often failed. The stuff on the gallery walls is as compelling as his work on the streets. Hypnagogia by ROA Opens Today @ Stolenspace … Continue reading
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Posted in Books, Graffiti, London
Tagged book launch, E1, E1 6QL, east london, gallery, Graffiti, HYPNAGOGIA, London, Londonist, ROA, STOLEN SPACE, stolenspace, street art, STREET ARTIST, tower hamlets, whitechapel
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Street Market Focus: Old Spitalfields Market (OneTravel)
… perhaps one of the best representations of what makes London such a contradictory mess of a wonder: a fusion of traditional history and cutting edge style, of indie spirit and big brand boldness, of local flavour and global trends. … Continue reading
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Posted in London, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel
Tagged east london, London, old spitalfields market, OneTravel, Shopping, spitalfields, street market, street market focus, SUNDAY MARKET
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Street Market Focus: Netil Market (CheapOair)
… this newcomer to London’s burgeoning street market scene offers a bit of East London edge without having to deal with the hassle, crowds or attitude at other markets. Street Market Focus: Netil Market CheapOair, 10 April 2012
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Posted in CheapOair, Food, London, Shopping, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged bethnal green, broadway market, cheapoair, east london, hackney, London, netil market, Shopping, street market, street market focus
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Lonely Planet Street Food Festival
I popped round to the Lonely Planet Street Food Festival last night at Village Underground in Shoreditch. The event was to celebrate the launch of Lonely Planet’s latest title, The World’s Best Street Food. There were London based street vendors … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Recipes, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged east london, LONELY PLANET, Lonely Planet Street Food Festival, shoreditch, street food, street market, Travel, VILLAGE UNDERGROUND
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Lonely Planet Turns to Street Food (CheapOair)
Street food is such a trendy topic at the moment and has been developing into such a burgeoning scene at such a rapid pace in London that travel guide extraordinaries, Lonely Planet, reckon it’s time to host their very own Street … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Food, London, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, east london, LONELY PLANET, Lonely Planet Street Food Festival, shoreditch, street food, street market, Travel
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London Daily Photo: Keep Fresh
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged #uksnow, clapton, CLAPTON POND, E5, east london, february 2012, green grocer, grocery, hackeny, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, oranges, palm 2, Photography, snow, street photography
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Best of Hackney Wick (CheapOair)
Best of Hackney Wick CheapOair, February 2, 2012 This week’s “Hackney Wick and the Olympics” post put the spotlight on an area of East London that’s in an interesting state of transition and well worth paying a visit the next time you’ve … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Drink, Food, London, London 2012, Travel
Tagged 2012, canals, cheapoair, east london, HACKNEY WICK, London, london 201, london 2012, olympic park, OLYMPIC STADIUM, olympics
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Hackney Wick and the Olympics (CheapOair)
Hackney Wick and the Olympics CheapOair, January 31, 2012 Seeming to be stuck between a rock and a hard place and making the most of the situation with a stiff upper lip and more than a bit of artist flair, … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, London, London 2012, Travel
Tagged 2012, canals, cheapoair, east london, HACKNEY WICK, London, london 201, london 2012, olympic park, OLYMPIC STADIUM, olympics
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Visit One of London’s Oldest Surviving Homes: Sutton House (OneTravel)
Visit One of London’s Oldest Surviving Homes: Sutton House OneTravel, Dec 08, 2011 Sutton House is a Grade II* listed Tudor manor house on Homerton High Street in the east London borough of Hackney. The historic house is owned by the National Trust … Continue reading
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Posted in London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged E9, E9 6JQ, east london, grade ii listed, hackney, homerton, homerton high street, London, manor, national trust, OneTravel, sutton house, Travel, tudor
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Street Market Focus: Chatsworth Road Market (CheapOair)
Street Market Focus: Chatsworth Road Market CheapOair, October 14, 2011 For a total East End immersion deep in the depths of the ever up and coming London borough of Hackney, it would be wise to consider going for a ramble round Chatsworth … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged chatsworth road, chatsworth road market, cheapoair, clapton, E5, east end, east london, food market, hackney, homerton, kim chi clut, London, street food, street market
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Street Market Focus: Columbia Road Flower Market (CheapOair)
Street Market Focus: Columbia Road Flower Market CheapOair, September 09, 2011 A most pleasant way to check out London’s East End is to stroll through the popular and incredibly colorful Columbia Road Flower Market. One of London’s longest running street markets, … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, London, Shopping, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, columbia road flower market, east london, flowers, London, street market, tower hamlets
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London Daily Photo: Urban Space
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged east london, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, REGENTS CANAL
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Like Breakfast for Pudding at Lennie’s Snack Bar in Shoreditch (Qype does London)
Like Breakfast for Pudding at Lennie’s Snack Bar in Shoreditch Qype does London, September 4th 2010 As the steamroller of gentrification and hipster insistence burns its way through Shoreditch, the presence of Lennie’s Snack Bar becomes ever more relevant and … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged dessert, E2, east london, lennie's, lennie's snack bar, London, pudding, Qype, Qype Does London, restaurant, review, shoreditch, southeast asian, thai food
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Capture Hackney before the Olympics do! (Qype does London)
Capture Hackney before the Olympics do! Qype does London, August 20th 2010 … No matter your opinion about the Games coming to town, don’t you think it would be a good idea for folks familiar with the area to document … Continue reading
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Posted in London, London 2012, Photography
Tagged 2012, capture hackney, E8, east london, hackney, hackney museum, London, london 2012, olympics, Photography, Qype, Qype Does London, shoot experience
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A Week of Waffling at Brick Lane’s Swedish Restaurant Fika (Londonist)
Hej! How was your Våffeldagen? What!?! You didn’t celebrate Swedish Waffle Dayyesterday!?! Well as tragic as a missed opportunity to eat waffles all day may be, there’s still some scrumptious hope: a whole week of special waffles at the dandy Scandi … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged brick lane, east london, FIKA, fika bar & restaurant, London, London blog, Londonist, swedish, vaffeldagen, waffles, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Photos: Mum’s the Word at Columbia Road Flower Market This Mother’s Day (London Hotels Blog)
Photos: Mum’s the Word at Columbia Road Flower Market This Mother’s Day London Hotels Blog, March 22nd, 2009 It’s Mother’s Day here in the UK and what better way to celebrate dear old mum on this sunny Sunday in London … Continue reading
