East London
Scenes From West Ham's Chaotic Final Night At Upton Park
Sure, there was a great light show, but there was also bottle throwing, scuffles with the police and prolonged chaos on the Barking Road.
All the Weird Stuff I Saw When I Spent the Night in a Fried Chicken Shop
Suddenly, the doors of Fried Chicken Pizza Hot burst open. To rapturous applause from the kitchen staff, an elderly man dressed in head-to-toe denim steps inside.
Meet the Radical Group Trying to Make London Less Shit for Non-Rich People
Take Back the CIty want to scrap the Met, introduce rent caps and bring back EMA, on a crowd-sourced platform for election to London's Assembly.
The Krays, Page 3, Gangland and Me: An Interview with East End Matriarch Maureen Flanagan
After the Kray twins' mother died, Maureen Flanagan became a surrogate mother to them – even campaigning for their release. She talks about her life at the centre of east London's gangland, being one of the first Page 3 models, and modern manners.
The Golden Age of Internet Radio was Born in a Shack in East London
NTS changed the way the world thinks about radio, while staying true to its London roots.
The Sea Bass at This London Thai Restaurant Might Stare at You
“It looks a bit scary—a bit of fried fish head staring at you,” admits co-head chef Andy Oliver of the signature whole-fried sea bass at London Thai eatery Som Saa. “But it’s really fun to eat. It’s how they’d serve it in Thailand.”
This Biker Chef Is Making Hot Dogs on the Back of a Harley Davidson
Starting out grilling hot dogs on a gas canister welded to the back of a Harley Davidson, Brazilian-born Leon Borja now serves his prime beef sausage creations from a custom-built barbecue trailer in East London.
This London Picklemaker Turns Slimy Vegetables into Bourbon-Fermented Fries
“You can pickle anything,” says Freddie Janssen, author of a new cookbook on fermenting vegetables—occasionally in bourbon and then deep-fried. “It makes something like okra, which people think of as slimy, really fucking crunchy and lovely.”
London Club Dance Tunnel is Set to Close in August
Hackney licensing laws are being blamed for the closure of the basement nightspot.
Did Police Homophobia Allow a Serial Killer to Target Gay Men for Over a Year?
40-year-old Stephen Port allegedly drugged and murdered four young men in London after meeting them through Grindr.
What Happens When You Make Dinner with Fergus Henderson and a 47-Year-Old French Cookbook
London boozer-cum-restaurant The Marksman recently hosted a dinner with iconic St. John founder Fergus Henderson, using his favourite French cookbook—Ma Gastronomie—as inspiration.
How I Started One of London's First Pop-Up Restaurants
I never liked the word “pop-up” or used it, we just thought everything in the food world was so prissy. We were all old ravers and wanted to bring what we had in the clubs into the restaurant environment.