East London Exhibition: Nowruz: Memory, Migration, and the Shared Table
Exhibition and Fundraiser for Iranian Trauma Healing
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Meet Scott Pattinson – Founder & Chef of Albers Restaurant
Tucked into the quiet elegance of De Beauvoir in Hackney, Albers has quickly become one of East London’s most intriguing neighbourhood restaurants. Behind it is chef and founder Scott Pattinson, whose path into hospitality was anything but conventional – moving from art to film-set catering before opening a restaurant shaped as much by philosophy as flavour
Chef Dom Taylor’s New Restaurant: The Good Front Room, Dalston
Dalston has never exactly struggled for personality, but lately it’s gained something else: the recent opening of The Good Front Room, where one of London’s most exciting chefs is quietly redefining what Caribbean dining can look like.
Interview: Artist Ahuva Zeloof
Guided by intuition, patience and a deep trust in what comes from within, East London artist Ahuva Zeloof began her sculptural practice in her fifties, after raising four children. Her new book, FAITH, reflects a quietly radical approach to art, belief and late beginnings – offering space for stillness in an increasingly noisy world
Interview: Jon Darby, Founder of Sorbito, Agave Tasting Room & Shop
From city trader to artisanal mezcal importer, Jon Darby’s journey has certainly been an interesting one and now it’s taken him to Stoke Newington Road, where he’s just opened Sorbito, a tasting room and bottle shop specialising in this revered agave spirit
Interview: Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe
Beast chats to Associate Artistic Director, Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe about her life, creative journey, and her latest work, Ebony Scrooge, running at Sadler’s Wells East from 26 November 2025 to 4 January 2026.
Interview: Elliott Shotlander – Assistant Manager at Crispin Spitalfields
Beast thinks Elliot Shotlander is going places. The assistant manager at Crispin Spitalfields restaurant has that rare mix of charm, graft and genuine East London grit…
Interview: Sarah Bentley — Founder of Made In Hackney & Author of We Cook Plants
Over the past decade, Sarah Bentley has transformed Made In Hackney from a small local food project into a movement with global reach. What began as a community cookery school in East London has become an international model for food justice, plant-based cooking, and community care — all rooted in joy, inclusion, and the belief that good food should be a basic human right.
Beast spoke to Sarah about her journey from journalist to food activist, the power of community kitchens, and her new book, We Cook Plants
Ranie Saidi’s Malay Cook Supper Club Brings Grandma’s Kitchen to Clapton
Join Ranie Saidi, founder of The Malay Cook Supper Club, for a soulful Malaysian feast in East London. Inspired by his grandmother’s cooking, Ranie brings the warmth and flavour of Malay home food to London’s vibrant dining scene
Meet Anna Ansari: The East London Food writer bringing her debut cookbook, Silk Roads, to your kitchen
East London’s newest food writer, Anna Ansari, is making waves from Hackney to the Himalayas. Her debut cookbook, Silk Roads: A Flavour Odyssey from Baku to Beijing (out October 2025), is part recipe collection, part love letter to the flavours that travel with us
INTERVIEW: Executive chef Arturo Granato, Galvin La Chapelle
From Venice to Spitalfields, executive chef Arturo Granato brings fire, flavour and a touch of Italian charm to Galvin La Chapelle. His dream dinner party? Alain Ducasse, a childhood friend… and Scarlett Johansson
Interview: Chef Tom Brown
From a humble kitchen hand growing up in Cornwall to a Michelin-starred chef, Tom Brown has made quite a splash in East London. After the […]
Interview: Graham Chatham, Chef Patron at Origin City
On a quick break from his busy Smithfield kitchen, where nose to tail dining is very much at the fore, acclaimed chef Graham Chatham reveals his life-long passion for good food and why his style of cooking is all about respect
Interview: Ellena Hamber, In Her Shoes
We chat to Ellena Hamber, creator of In Her Shoes, a platform giving young people a space to share meaningful and free conversations…
Interview: Dr Michael McMillan, Curator of Museum of the Home
Dr Michael McMillan, acclaimed artist, writer, academic and curator of the Museum of the Home’s The Front Room – a celebration of life inside an African-Caribbean 1970s East London household
Interview: Axel Krueger, General Manager of art’otel London, Shoreditch
BY KELLY BESWICK As head honcho of a swanky, art-themed hotel that recently opened on Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, Axel Kruegar is a very busy […]
Emerging Conscious Fashion Designers – Meet Emma Garner, Isla de Gar
We spoke to three rising East London-based fashion brands that are making a significant impact in the eco-conscious fashion scene.
Emerging Conscious Fashion Designers – Meet Kyle Ho
We spoke with three rising East London-based brands that are making a significant impact in the eco-conscious fashion scene.
Emerging Conscious Fashion Designers – Meet Asya Ter-Hovakimyan, OMNISS
We spoke to three rising East London-based fashion brands that are making a significant impact in the eco-conscious fashion scene.
Interview: Soapsmith founder Samantha Jameson
Her luxury soaps and bath soaks might be stocked by such high-end stores as Harrods and Fenwick, but Soapsmith founder Samantha Jameson remains forever true to her Hackney roots, with the sights and scents of East London a major inspiration for her brand