Dalston
Chicken Butts Make the Best Skewers
London's Jidori restaurant serves the ancient Japanese cuisine of yakitori, chicken poked onto wooden sticks and set over hot coals. “We use every part of the chicken. The liver, the heart, the bum,” says owner Brett Redman.
This Bartender Is Fueling Tinder Dates with Chili Apple Martinis
“Tinder Tuesdays are what gets me through the beginning of the week,” says Tom Gibson, owner of Ruby’s bar in East London and brains behind the chili-infused vodka cocktail.
Every Rihanna Persona Identified, and then Ranked in Order of Most Rihanna
From Always On Holiday Rihanna to High AF Rihanna, who does it best?
The World Needs PWR BTTM
I found the best fucking band in the world playing the back room of a London pub, in all their queer and sparkling splendour.
Kings of Kebabs: Mangal 2
Our first episode of Kings of Kebabs takes us to Mangal 2. The East London kebab shop is as famous for its outspoken Twitter account and celebrity customers (Gilbert and George are regulars) as its authentic Turkish-style meats.
The Last Bite: Steak Pie and Chips at Dalston's Only Non-Hipster Cafe
Arthur’s is a classic East End cafe, preserved, if you will, in corned beef jelly. “I do things like stewing steak with boiled peas,” says the eponymous Arthur Woodham, now in his 76th year of service at the cafe. “You don’t get many cafes doing that...
Flamingods Go Hog-Wild For a Weekend
EE gave London/Bahrain based noise-makers Flamingods a Huawei P9 and told them to go hog-wild for a weekend.
Yarrow Plant Could Make You a Less Awful Drunk
There’s no consensus on what yarrow—a plant known for its anesthetic qualities—does mentally. “But I’ve read reports of people using it with alcohol to take away the negative effects and stimulate conversation,” says British forager Richard Osmond.
We Spoke to the Guy Behind the Dalston Kebab Shop with 23,000 Twitter Followers
Mangal 2 in East London is as famous for its acerbic tweets as it is for its adana kofte. “No other restaurant was tweeting anything unrelated to the restaurant industry,” says Ferhat Dirik, who began manning the Twitter account in 2011.
All the Weird Stuff I Saw When I Spent the Night in a Fried Chicken Shop
Suddenly, the doors of Fried Chicken Pizza Hot burst open. To rapturous applause from the kitchen staff, an elderly man dressed in head-to-toe denim steps inside.
The Golden Age of Internet Radio was Born in a Shack in East London
NTS changed the way the world thinks about radio, while staying true to its London roots.
London Club Dance Tunnel is Set to Close in August
Hackney licensing laws are being blamed for the closure of the basement nightspot.