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Chef Carlo Scotto is heading to London's Mayfair to launch a new concept, having closed his modern-European Marylebone restaurant Xier back in December.

Youre Dead To Me - LGBTQ History - BBC Sounds Youre Dead To Me - LGBTQ History - BBC Sounds Available for over a year From Molly Houses to Section 28, Greg Jenner explores the history of the LGBT community. Read more

SHARE Technology has made long strides in the fashion industry; we now live in an age of virtual runway shows and CGI models. It was inevitable that hi-tech gizmos and hacks would trickle down to the level of average consumers, forever altering the way they shop. Leading the charge in the UAE is Adidas. When the German shoemaker announced the opening of the region’s first flagship store, expectations were justifiably high. However, when the 16,000-square-foot space opened its doors in The Dub...

Iconic Grade II-listed Truman chimney dominates Brick Lane... its future now up in the air - Credit: Google Controversial plans for the future of Brick Lanes famous Old Truman Brewery have been put back after Tower Hamlets Council members were unhappy with the owners assurances about protecting community interests. The planning application heard at the councils development committee tonight (April 27) will now be re-examined. Town hall planning officers will hold further talks with the Z...

St. John’s premade picnic baskets are a moveable feast St. John’s premade picnic baskets are a moveable feast Dig into this gourmet premade picnic basket courtesy of the famed London restaurant  Looking to add a little panache to your picnic box? Well, London’s bastion of cuisine animale, St. John, is here is to help. From 1 May, the famed eatery will be serving up two types of premade picnic boxes filled with a selection of savoury bites, crispy sourdoughs with meaty spreads, and a ri...

Pub & Bar 14-Apr-2021 By James McAllister Like-for-like drink sales were up by more than 110% on hospitalitys first day of trading (12 April) compared to the same day in 2019, according to CGA data. 14-Apr-2021 By James McAllister Leaked Government proposals that would force bigger pub chains to provide calorie labelling on pints of beer have been slammed by the British ...

Amazon has some surprising new business ventures By Daniel Coughlin of Lovemoney | Amazon opens its first hair salon Amazon has announced the opening of its first-ever hair salon, which will be located in Spitalfields, London. Pitched as a hi-tech take on traditional hair salons, this two-storey styling shop will be packed with augmented reality technology that allows customers to see how they would look with different hair colours and styles. Haircuts and treatments will be performed by...

Sadiq Khan with members of East End Trades Guild at Spitalfields City Farm. - Credit: EETG Shopkeepers are campaigning in east London to get London mayor election candidates to pledge to help them recover from the Covid crisis.  Members of the East End Trades Guild quizzed Labour’s Sadiq Khan on his election trail in Spitalfields on Wednesday, April 21.  They held an outdoor roundtable discussion at Spitalfields City Farm, drawing his attention to the plight of businesses which h...

Friday 23 April 2021 Steven Joyce The Galvin brothers London restaurants are a go-to for classic French cooking in smart surroundings, none more so than Galvin La Chapelle, with its elegant location in a former chapel on Spital Square. The Michelin-starred restaurant is always a desirable destination, but for those after a more casual dining experience, we highly recommend its little sister at the back of the building, Galvin Bistrot & Bar. Its their take on the typical bistros you can find in ...

Jack London’s Extraordinary Photos of London’s East End in 1902 Men sleeping in Green Park. In 1902 the American author Jack London visited his namesake city – at the time when it was still the largest in the world. In a book that became to be known as The People of the Abyss he described the time when he lived in the Whitechapel district sleeping in workhouses, so-called doss-houses and even on the streets. It was said that about half a million people were living in these awful and terr...