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Venerdi, a Very Welcome New Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant on Chatsworth Road, E5

Not quite two months old, there’s nothing particularly fancy or especially novel about Venerdi (well, aside from the half of a Fiat 500 mortared into the restaurant’s interior back wall) – just a superb selection of pizzas, pastas and classic Italian comfort food dishes. The vibe is friendly, as are the servers and even the patrons (an all-ages cross section of pleasant local yocal types). Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Agbo-Saba

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London Daily Photo: Totem

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London Daily Photo: Bring Spring

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London Daily Photo: Untitled

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London Daily Photo: Eh?

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London Daily Photo: Floating in Space

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London Daily Photo: Free Stuff, Mildenhall Road

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London Daily Photo: Chatsworth Village Tiles

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London Daily Photo: Mama S Food

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Barn the Spoon in East London (OneTravel)

It’s refreshing to come across something that’s practical and simple by design. When form and function meet in equal measure, the results resonate with a lasting satisfaction. Rambling along perpetually up-and-coming and increasingly trendy Hackney Road with its speakeasies and new boutiques mingling with stalwart pubs and dwindling wholesaler outlets, a shop selling handmade wooden spoons stands out. Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Grid

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London Daily Photo: Fortuna

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Gorilla Perfumes Pop-Up, East London (CheapOair)

No fancy schmancy bottles, no fashion labels bashing you over the head with over the top branding, no celebrities tarting things up: just pretty smelling perfumes. Gorilla Perfume is an East London pop-up open until June and selling its own fragrances and range of related items. Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Angel Bags

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London Daily Photo: Follow the Light

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London Daily Photo: Stoke

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London Daily Photo: While it Lasts

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London Daily Photo: Snaggletoothed Seal

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London Daily Photo: CAPS

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London Daily Photo: Monday Morning, Mildenhall Road

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London Daily Photo: Hackney Road

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London Daily Photo: Doink

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Review: Fingers and Thumbs’ Seafood Shack

Last night I paid a repeat visit to a repeat opening of Fingers and Thumbs’ Seafood Shack. Yum. Following ye olde ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix’ methodology, I kept with what I knew I’d love: a big ole pot of lobster cooked with juicy prawns, mussels, clams, veggies and more. Complimented by n ample stack of rustic bread with home made cocktail sauce (which could have been a little better honestly), washed down with a few Kronenbourgs, and rounded off by a scoop of especially tasty vanilla fudge ice cream – it was a fun and filling meal. The damage? Around £55 total for two. Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Chatsworth Road

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London Daily Photo: In Between

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London Daily Photo: Staff/40p Each

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Fingers and Thumbs Seafood Shack Returns to Bethnal Green

I loved getting messy with a big ole bucket of lobster (and so much more) last time Fingers and Thumbs popped-up in Bethnal Green. So pleased to report they’re back this Thursday for three days of shellfish feasting. See you there? Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Chatsworth Road

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Deeney’s “Macbeth” Haggis Sandwich (Great British Chefs)

I love haggis. It’s one of the most savoury dishes I can think of and a true winter warmer. The blend of hearty oats, black pepper and, well, all those other ingredients that make haggis so infamously reviled among the squeamish add up to a flavoursome experience that’s unparalleled. And I’m not just hitting you over the head with a hyperbole stick either. Haggis really is one of my favourite foods. So when I heard about a haggis toastie (and that the Evening Standard had claimed it to be London’s best new sandwich) being sold just down the street from where I live, I was clicking my heals to the tune of Auld Lang Syne keen for a glimpse of this glorious sight warm-reekin! Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Wall

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London Daily Photo: Walking Home

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London Daily Photo: Clapton Bus Garage

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London Daily Photo: E5 Sky

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London Daily Photo: Out the Door

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