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Rivington Grill closed in 2017 and Fifteen in 2019. Simon Wadham and Andrew Parkinson cooked there
The Rivington Grill shut in 2017 and Fifteen in 2019. What their chefs, and Merchants Tavern's Neil Borthwick, told Made in Shoreditch in the archive.
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20 Years of ESHK Hair: How Fernando Lopez and Meg Liu Built a Global Salon Brand
Founded in 2005, ESHK Hair began as a bold experiment in East London’s creative heart. Co-founders Fernando Lopez and Meg Liu wanted to carve out a space that celebrated individuality,…
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Taj Stores marks 90 years since Abdul Jabbar opened a grocery on Hunton Street near Brick Lane
Taj Stores reaches 90 years in 2026, after Abdul Jabbar opened the grocery on Hunton Street, near Brick Lane, in 1936 with his Irish wife, Cathleen.
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The Spitz, the Old Spitalfields Market venue where Amy Winehouse, Adele and Florence and the Machine played, will get a commemorative plaque on 17 November, 30 years after it opened
The Spitz Music Charity will unveil a plaque to the former venue at Old Spitalfields Market at 5pm on Tuesday 17 November, with live music from Spitz musicians from 5.30pm.
Hackney Council has let Boys in the Taxi play a two-hour street disco from a black cab outside Hackney Wick station on Saturday 14 November, after the Met Police asked it to block the event
Hackney Council has allowed a two-hour pavement disco by Boys in the Taxi outside Hackney Wick station on Saturday 14 November, 8pm to 10pm, despite a Met Police objection.
The EFG London Jazz Festival starts on 13 November with sold-out shows by Morcheeba at Troxy and Emma-Jean Thackray at EartH, while Cafe OTO, the Vortex and a late Colour Factory after-party carry it through east London
The EFG London Jazz Festival runs 13-22 November. The east London gigs: Morcheeba at Troxy, Emma-Jean Thackray at EartH, Cafe OTO, the Vortex and a Colour Factory after-party.
Old Spitalfields Market will switch on its Christmas lights at 6pm on Wednesday 11 November, with Hoxton Radio broadcasting from 1pm, a gospel choir at 5.30pm and free face painting for children
Old Spitalfields Market switches on its Christmas lights at 6pm on Wednesday 11 November. Live music starts at 4pm, with free children's activities and mulled wine.
The Museum of the Home in Hoxton opens its free Winter Past rooms on 17 November, from a 1630 Midwinter feast to Christmas in 2049, with its Winter Market of 50 makers on 28 November
Winter Past opens free at the Museum of the Home on Kingsland Road on 17 November and runs to 10 January. The Winter Market is on Saturday 28 November.
Counting and Cracking, the 19-actor Sri Lankan-Australian epic, will make its London debut at Soho Theatre Walthamstow next June, with general tickets on sale from 16 November
Counting and Cracking plays Soho Theatre Walthamstow from 15 June to 10 July 2027 as part of LIFT. Priority booking opens 12 November, general sale 16 November.
Walthamstow Wetlands is staging its first Christmas show, Operation Redwing, from 5 to 23 December, with Santa in the Engine House and half-price tickets for bookings made by 15 November
Winter at the Wetlands runs 5 to 23 December at Walthamstow Wetlands. Tickets are £40 for one adult and one child, with 50% off bookings made 7 to 15 November.
