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An interview with Emma and Rachael Nissim
Upon stepping foot inside their modest shop on Hackney Road one is greeted with such an effervescence of character from founders (and sisters) Emma and Rachael that the space suddenly feels on par with a football pitch; “we’ve certainly brought that Hong Kong…
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Just along from Cambridge Heath Overground Station there’s a rather unassuming looking cornershop. Aside from selling the usual fruit and veg, scratch cards and discount booze, it seems odd to think that this shop holds great significance for someone who hails from as far afield as Miami.
On a rather…
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Inspired by optical illusion and geometric shapes, these bold and daring ceramic works are products of London-based artist Camilla Webb Carter. Having studied ceramics at Camberwell College of Art her studio was set up in 2011, from where she not only produces works for public display and for private…
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Zero waste. Maximum Flavour.
When his mother announced she was to become a Vegetarian prior to the opening of his first restaurant, multi-award winning chef Adam Handling responded in the brazen manner that he has since become famed for; salt-baked celeriac accompanied by truffled cheese, a confit yolk, and…
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IN GOOD SPIRITS!
Pie and mash; Strawberries and cream; Chips and gravy. All great pairings. All very British. None, however, quite compare to the legendary combination of a good old-fashioned Gin and Tonic.
260 years after sketching the infamous “Gin Lane”, little could Hogarth have imagined that “Mother’s Ruin” would turn…
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THROUGH BOUNCING TO THE STARS
In 1931 the great crooner Noel Coward once sang “Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the Midday sun.” Little could he have imagined that nearly 90 years later one particularly mad Englishman would not only go out in the midday sun, but would do…
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THE REAL APPLE GENIUS
The MacSmiths, Hackney
Today I’ve been working on Macs that are up to 10 years old that are now running as fast and as well as a brand new Macbook Pro… and why shouldn’t they?
Walking down Hackney Road, past the plethora of cafés, bars, and wholesale bag…
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FOR THE LOVE OF GIN
Jensen’s Gin, Bermondsey
It all starts with me liking gin in general.
Meeting at a small railway arch in the backstreets of Bermondsey – close to Maltby Street Market – it would have been impossible to guess that the story of Jensen’s Gin actually begins in a…
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THE ART OF BEER
While researching and visiting and interviewing (and drinking) my way round the various breweries and distilleries of both the Cotswolds and London for an upcoming project – watch this space – I became instantly enamored by one in particular, z . Their website is striking and…