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BUST Spectacular Craftacular

Posted on July 11, 2010 by cheriecity

BUST Craftacular, hosted in Bethnal Green’s York Hall yesterday, is without a doubt the best craft fair I’ve ever been to in London and it was a perfect escape from the scorching heat. London’s finest stitchers, artists, illustrators, jewellers, bakers … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, Events, Exhibitions, London | Tagged Bbel, Bethnal Green, BUST magazine, Coco&Me, crafts, DIY, east London, Elaine Eckford, fascinators, Gemma Correll illustration, haberdashery, indie craft fair, Jitterbug, knitting, Ladyfest, Ladyfest 10, Lardy Da, Lindyhop, Lost At Sea jewellery, Of Cabbages & Kings, pug illustration, She Runs With Wolves, SweeDee's, Swing Patrol, tatty devine, Tea by Leona, The A-Maisonettes, The Make Lounge, The Vinyl Vendettas, York Hall | 2 Comments

A Place to Write: Dalston Superstore

Posted on June 8, 2010 by cheriecity

Working freelance can be a gift from the gods, working at home and not having to deal with the politics and neuroses of an office. That would be all great if said home doesn’t morph into an oversized sauna as … Continue reading →

Posted in Cafes, London | Tagged chocolate and cranberry brownie, Dalston Junction, Dalston Superstore, Disco Bloodbath, E8, east London, free wifi, freelance work, freelancers, Hackney, iMac laptop, journalists, Kingsland High Street, Kingsland Road, laptop, latte, office, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington, The Alibi Dalston, The Diner Shoreditch, Visions Video Bar, work from home | 2 Comments

Weekend brunch: Albion on Redchurch Street

Posted on April 7, 2010 by cheriecity

The name Albion hold so much promise and conjures up images of a noble emporium of fine British produce, upholding tradition and quality, and really, this posh caff-bakery on Shoreditch’s Redchurch Street doesn’t disappoint. I’ve wandered past Albion many times … Continue reading →

Posted in Cafes, London, Restaurants | Tagged Albion, Albion cafe, baguettes, baked goods, bakery, battered fish and chips, Boundary Project, Boundary Street, bread and butter pudding, breakfast, British food, British produce, brunch, cafe, caff, cottage pie, croissants, cupcakes, E2, east London, English ales, Fernandez & Wells, First Thursday, freshly baked bread, half a bottle of wine, ham and gruyere pizza, jam tarts, Neal's Yard dairy, organic vegetables, pizza, Post gallery supper, Redchurch Street, rhubarb crumble, sandwiches, sauces, sausage and mash, Shoreditch, sourdough bread, steak and kidney pie, Terence Conran, treacle tart, Vicki Conran, welsh rarebit | 2 Comments

London Fashion Week comes to TOPSHOP!

Posted on February 17, 2010 by cheriecity

Why should only the fashion editors and celebs have all the fun at Fashion Week? It’s a question that’s being asked by many designers this season, with a number of them like Alexander Wang, Burberry, Rodarte and Proenza Schouler all … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Cafes, Events, Fashion, London Fashion Week | Tagged alexander wang, Azzedine Alaïa, Balenciaga, Burberry, cake, catwalk, central London, Chanel, Chew Lips, Christopher Kane, Clare Nicholls, Coco's Tea Party, cupcakes, Dalston, Designers, disneyrollergirl, east London, Ella's Bakehouse, Erin Wasson, Esben and the Witch, ethical footwear, fashion shows, free manicure, Hackney, high street store, Jeanne Lanvin, Judith Watt, Karl Lagerfeld, London, London Fashion Week 2010, Lorraine Pascale, Louise Goldin, Marios Schwab, Mary Katranzou, Meadham Kirchoff, New Gen, Nick Knight, Oh Elle, Ossie Clark, Oxford Circus, Peggy Sue, Proenza Schouler, Richard Nicholl, Rodarte, Samual and the Dragon, SHOWstudio, Sienna Miller, somerset house, streaming, Stricken City, style your sole, Times Square, TOMS shoes, Topshop, Topshop Style Advisor, Topshop Unique, Vintage Acadème, vintage designers, WAH Nails, Wet Dog | Leave a comment

Old Curiosity Cafe: The Bridge in Shoreditch

Posted on January 31, 2010 by cheriecity

Steven’s psycho-geography walks for his Fine Art course have proved to be pretty useful, when he came home with tales of a new Dickensian-style coffee house under the bridge on Shoreditch High Street. So, after our lunch at Monsieur M. and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cafes, London | Tagged antiques, apple strudel, Brix Smith-Start, caffe, cherry cheesecake, classical music, cream cakes, east London, Elektra coffee machine, figurines, gilt mirrors, Great Expectations, hot chocolate, italian coffee, Kingsland Road, latte, loft, Louis XIV furniture, marie-antoinette, Miss Havisham, old fashioned coffee house, panettone, panini, paninis, patisserie, portugese custard tarts, Proust, pugs, segafredo, Shoreditch, Start London, The Bridge coffee house, Tiffany lamp, Victorian, wooden beams | 29 Comments

Shoreditch Town Hall goes Indochinese…

Posted on January 30, 2010 by cheriecity

The Kingsland Road canteens are the usual go-to place for Vietnamese food, but newcomer Monsieur M. has set in up a much grander spot, inside Shoreditch Town Hall. There’s not much in the way of signage outside and the menu … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Restaurants | Tagged bamboo shoots, beef stir fry, bonsai trees, chicken green curry, daily menu, Diet Coke, east London, Erdem Moralioglu, Gang Kiew Whan Gai, garlic, ginger, green curry, Indochinese, jasmine tea, Kingsland Road, lunch deal, Monsieur M, noodles, red chilli, salad, Shoreditch, Shoreditch Town Hall, smoothies, soy sauce, Thai, Thai herbs, vermicelli noodles, Vietnamese food | Leave a comment

New Year’s Eve at La Vie en Rose

Posted on January 1, 2010 by cheriecity

Over the past week, I’ve overheard so many people saying how much they hate New Year. Christmas is easy, you spend it with your family or close friends and don’t have to try so hard, but for New Year there … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Restaurants | Tagged aioli, broadway market, cabernet sauvignon, Cat and Mutton pub, christmas, croque madame, east London, flourless chocolate cake, France, French cusine, french food, French restaurant, frites, Gasgogne, glasgow school of art, Hackney, la vie en rose, Les Routiers wine, New Year's Eve, old pub, peppercorn sauce, red wine, rump steak, steak frites, The Dove pub, vegetable croquettes | 5 Comments

The quest for the perfect Sunday Lunch…

Posted on November 30, 2009 by cheriecity

After reading Time Out’s recent rehashed guide to the London’s best Sunday Lunches, I was dismayed to read that the average asking price at the places their recommended was around £50-£60 for two dinners, drinks and service. It seems pretty steep … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Restaurants | Tagged asia de cuba, belly pork, british tapas, E8, east London, east village, gastropub, Hackney, Hackney Central, islington, mare street, pan-fried chicken livers, roast, roast chicken, roast galloway beef, Shoreditch, Sunday Lunch, sunday roast, sylvester path, the grill at the dorchester, the old ship, the winchester, theo randall, toptable, victoria park village, yorkshire puddings | 1 Comment

Erdem comes to the V&A!

Posted on November 26, 2009 by cheriecity

Erdem seems to be etched onto my subconscious at the moment and I reckon it’s a sign from fashion gods to go forth and take my love of floral dresses to the next level. I love the fashion warrior look, … Continue reading →

Posted in Designers, Events, Fashion, London, News, Shopping | Tagged 2010 diary, alexa chung, art gallery, AW09/10, Basso & Brooke, Bond Street, Canadian, catwalk show, chloe sevigny, christian lacroix, Decode: Digital Design Sensations, designer, designer collaborations, diaries, digital florals, digital printing, east London, Erdem, Erdem Moralioglu, eva green, fashion illustration, fashion in motion, fashion warrior, floral tea dress, giles deacon, grunge, Hackney, helena christensen, jonathan saunders, Keira Knightley, lace, London museum, Marios Schwab, Mary Katranzou, museum, notebooks, silhouette, Smythson, South Kensington, SS10, stationer, stephen jones, summer florals, thandie newton, V&A, V&A Fashion In Motion, victoria and albert museum, William Tempest, winter florals | 5 Comments

From the catwalk to Hackney…

Posted on November 17, 2009 by cheriecity

Inspired by Burberry’s new ‘social networking site’, Art of the Trench, I met up with my Italian friend Cristina for breakfast and a long-overdue trip to the Burberry Factory Outlet at Hackney Central (ah, the luxury of Bond Street shopping … Continue reading →