I think I speak for everyone when I say that March is the month where we need a good annual caffeine kick! Lucky for you, March marks the month of London Coffee Festival, what more could you want?!
We expect nothing less from this east London cultural hub than to have a few corkers up its sleeve this winter.
Just because the evenings are darker, the wind blows colder and rain is a more frequent visitor, it doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy things alfresco from time to time.
Strolling along the city streets, taking in the fresh air, enjoying the sound of the birds and smiling at the chirpy cyclists riding passed, sound familiar?
Autumn is creeping up on us, the mornings are getting a little chillier; it’s official, summer is on its way out. Out with the old and in with the new, as the old saying goes!
One of London’s prized locations for tourists, shoppers and afternoon tea-lovers is coming to The Royal Exchange in Bank!
I know what you’re thinking, am I repeating myself? I can assure that I’m not because this weekend really does mark the last days of The Last Days of Shoreditch...
The foodie culture in East London is forever evolving, with a plethora of bars and eateries opening around every corner...
Gather together this Saturday at Paper Mill Studios in Islington where you can see some of your favourite local makers and discover some new ones.
Brunch. What a beautiful thing. Pancakes with a side of crispy bacon and Prosecco before 11am, it’s what the weekends are made for!
If anywhere in the city is going to host a festival to showcase talented makers and creatives, it’s East London, right?
Squashed on a stuffy train and compressed against someone’s sweaty armpit, sound familiar?
Get ready for a mindful art experience this spring in Broadgate’s Exchange Square with the sensational and enchanting installation, Sense of Space.
Everyone knows that Shoreditch has been named Tech City for a good reason...
From Knightsbridge to Hackney Wick, Tom Brown is set to change the restaurant scene in east London as we know it this April.
If Shoreditch knows how to do one thing and one thing well, it’s without a doubt bottomless brunch. The options really are endless; bottomless pizza, themed brunched, you name it!
There is always something new to discover about east London; whether it’s a bookshop that you have just come across, or a piece of history that you never knew about...
It’s no secret that the advances in start-up businesses, technology and self-employment has had a direct impact of the rise of co-working space in London.
East London’s Old Street is a place that is renowned worldwide for its reputation as a haven for start-up businesses, its vibrant and eclectic energy and the creativity that lives there.
It’s the event that we all most look forward to after Christmas…you guessed it, Shrove Tuesday, otherwise known as Pancake Day.
Something that Shoreditch is best known for is its assortment of pop-up shops and street food markets on offer.
It’s not a secret that Shoreditch is one of the most coveted places for young professionals to live in the city...
The beginning of a new year brings many things; a clean slate, a long list of goals and most importantly, an influx of news restaurants that we can sink our teeth into.
We all have good intentions when it comes to Dry January, but how many of us actually stick to it? My guess is not many...
I don’t know about you but it’s so easy to get enveloped in your own Christmas traditions...
Author, food stylist, former pastry chef and founder of Hackney’s Violet Bakery, Claire Ptak, started baking in her mother’s Californian kitchen at the age of five. Now people queue up along...
East London’s reputation as a start-up sanctuary is no secret, especially considering almost 15,000 new companies set up camp in the Old Street area in 2016 alone.
I think most of you will agree that a weekend is simply not complete without some sort of brunch in the pipeline.
Strolling along Shoreditch High Street, this place would be easy to miss. From the outside, it is understated, but on the inside it is a whole different story.
Pioneering online arts and print shop, They Made This, founded by Art Production Director Aine Donavan, and Protein Studios are both proud and excited to introduce Totem.
Renowned chef Tom Harris already had a Michelin star under his belt when he teamed up with Jon Rotheram to buy the Marksman Pub in 2014 with the idea of bringing Michelin-quality food to a pub in...
Nik Southern founded Grace & Thorn in 2011 to “help people in the city live a greener life,” inspired by the fiddle leaf fig tree in her grandparents’ living room. What started as a tiny floral...
Co-founder of Hoxton Mini Press (with his wife Ann), Martin Usborne studied philosophy, psychology and animation before finally settling on a career in photography and publishing.
DJ, poet and teacher Charlie Dark started running 10 years ago – at night to hide his lack of fitness. Run Dem Crew evolved out of the group of friends who joined him – people who would never join...
Chief Executive of the Hackney Empire theatre and Fellow of the RSA, Clarie Middleton has worked with theatres, companies and festivals in Romania, Russia, Germany, Trinidad, South Africa and Japan...
Sheridan Coakley established SCP (Sheridan Coakley Products) on Hackney’s Curtain Road in 1985 to sell and manufacture modern furniture.
Describing herself as a “purveyor of powerfully positive print,” Brighton University textiles graduate Camille Walala established her eponymous brand in Hackney in 2009, ...
