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![One of the best places to be in East London after an evening enjoying an ample selection of the finest ales has to be Brick Lane, home of the freshly […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/brick-lane-beigel-stores-10-115x115.jpg "The late night bagel stores of Brick Lane, east London")
The late night bagel stores of Brick Lane, east London
Posted on Friday, Nov 7, 2014 | 1 CommentOne of the best places to be in East London after an evening enjoying an ample selection of the finest ales has to be Brick Lane, home of the freshly […] -
Coffee and cake at the Greedy Cow Cafe, Margate
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014 | No CommentsTaking shelter from the chilly seaside winter wind, we stopped off at the Greedy Cow Cafe in Margate for a restorative snack – and very much liked what we found. -
![I have to admit that I’m not exactly what you’d call a foodie – I like greasy spoons and old cafes best of all – but over on our sister […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/FOODGUIDE-620x300-115x115.jpg "Eating out in Brixton? Here’s the best guide for cafes and restaurants")
Eating out in Brixton? Here’s the best guide for cafes and restaurants
Posted on Monday, Dec 2, 2013 | No CommentsI have to admit that I’m not exactly what you’d call a foodie – I like greasy spoons and old cafes best of all – but over on our sister […] -
![I snapped these three, rather dapper, young pearlies on Roman Road Market in Bow, East London, E3 last Saturday. Pearly Kings and Queens (aka pearlies) are an organised charitable tradition of working […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pearly-queens-pie-and-mash-01-115x115.jpg "Pearly Queens and Pie & Mash, Roman Rd Market, East London")
Pearly Queens and Pie & Mash, Roman Rd Market, East London
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 | 4 CommentsI snapped these three, rather dapper, young pearlies on Roman Road Market in Bow, East London, E3 last Saturday. Pearly Kings and Queens (aka pearlies) are an organised charitable tradition of working […] -
![My post about enjoying a Bad Boys Bakery cake from Caffe Nero in Brixton ended up attracting thousands of page views, and I received quite a few emails from folks asking […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bad-boys-bakery-brixton-prison-06-115x115.jpg "The Bad Boys Bakery Lemon Treacle Slice returns to Brixton")
The Bad Boys Bakery Lemon Treacle Slice returns to Brixton
Posted on Saturday, Jul 28, 2012 | 27 CommentsMy post about enjoying a Bad Boys Bakery cake from Caffe Nero in Brixton ended up attracting thousands of page views, and I received quite a few emails from folks asking […] -
![With our regular coffee haunt Federation Coffee overrun with tourists, we decided to give the Caffe Nero in Morley’s department store a go. At the counter, we noticed a tray of attractively packaged lemon […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bad-boys-bakery-brixton-prison-011-115x115.jpg "We bite into a Bad Boys Bakery cake from Brixton Prison…")
We bite into a Bad Boys Bakery cake from Brixton Prison…
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012 | 13 CommentsWith our regular coffee haunt Federation Coffee overrun with tourists, we decided to give the Caffe Nero in Morley’s department store a go. At the counter, we noticed a tray of attractively packaged lemon […] -
A delightful lunch at Terre a Terre, East Street, Brighton
Posted on Wednesday, Apr 4, 2012 | 1 CommentYesterday, I was taken off to Brighton for a real birthday treat: lunch at Terre a Terre, which is just about my favourite vegetarian restaurant anywhere. -
![I’ve had some parsimonious pastries, stingy sticky buns, frugal fruitcakes and economical Eccles cakes, but I don’t think anything has ever come close to this miserly, paltry slither of carrot cake […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/londons-meanest-slice-of-cake-115x115.jpg "London’s meanest slice of cake? (Tate Modern)")
London’s meanest slice of cake? (Tate Modern)
Posted on Friday, Nov 5, 2010 | No CommentsI’ve had some parsimonious pastries, stingy sticky buns, frugal fruitcakes and economical Eccles cakes, but I don’t think anything has ever come close to this miserly, paltry slither of carrot cake […] -
![Honest Foods on Coldharbour Lane do some of the finest veggie breakfasts in London. Delicious bread and super-fresh ingredients make this well worth the trudge out in the rain. Only […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/l_1025_769_DC4D99A5-D12F-484E-9346-F21E5129CFFA-115x115.jpg "Cooked breakfast, Honest Foods, Brixton")
Cooked breakfast, Honest Foods, Brixton
Posted on Friday, Apr 2, 2010 | 2 CommentsHonest Foods on Coldharbour Lane do some of the finest veggie breakfasts in London. Delicious bread and super-fresh ingredients make this well worth the trudge out in the rain. Only […]