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Beast magazine covers the best of East London bars, restaurants, music, events and people that shape the area. If you have an East London related story that you think others will find interesting email [email protected].

music

Musical Director of Dockland’s Sinfonia

BY KELLY BESWICK The grandson of a docker whose love of music was born listening to his granddad play trumpet in East End working men’s […]

Interview: James Ramsden, Pidgin

BY KELLY BESWICK Blogger, podcaster, writer and author, as long as it’s related to food, James Ramsden is your man. Having broken out into the […]

food + drink Spitalfields

Som Saa, Spitalfields

It’s not often that you can say a meal was utterly unforgettable (and I mean that it the best possible way), but as we departed […]

art people

Interview: Henry Miller Fine Art, Walthamstow

BY KELLY BESWICK He discovered a passion for collecting art at 17, and despite pursuing a career in law, Henry Miller couldn’t shake off the […]

food + drink people

Interview: Gabriella Thorpe, Vintage Velvet Vodka

By Kelly Beswick A self-confessed bon vivant with excellent knowledge of the drinks trade, Gabriella Thorpe decided to marry her two passions and create a […]

food + drink Cannon Street Exmouth Market recipes

Recipe: Kimchi Pancake

Try this delicious Kimchi Pancake recipe from restaurant Caravan, East London’s home of Antipodean coffee and fusion food

books fashion

The Goodhood Store, Curtain Road

SHOP LONDON: An Insider’s guide to Spending Like a Local by Emma McCarthy, Francis Lincoln, £9.99 East London brand Goodhood reinvents the department store set-up […]

food + drink recipes Shoreditch

Recipe: Braised Shoulder of Lamb, shallots & flageolet beans

RECIPE BY ROCHELLE CANTEEN London: The Cookbook by Cara Frost-Sharratt, Francis Lincoln, £20 This dish can be cooked the day before and then reheated. You […]

BEAST & beyond

Maison Talbooth, DEDHAM

BY ROB DANIEL Set deep in the heart of glorious ‘Constable Country’, where rural Essex meets Suffolk, this gem of a country-house hotel provides the […]

food + drink Hoxton recipes

Recipe: Grilled Quail and Burnt Bay Bread Sauce

RECIPE BY THE MARKSMAN RESTAURANT London: The Cookbook by Cara Frost-Sharratt, Francis Lincoln, £20 SERVES 4 4 quails, butterflied 2 lemons, halved For the brine: […]