Going for a Turkish on Green Lanes
f you are going to eat out on Green Lanes, chances are you’re going for a Turkish. It’s great to see a host of restaurants breaking up the scene a bit – Autograf for Polish delights, Bun & Bar for, well, the obvious. Nonetheless, it was Turkish food I was after this Saturday lunchtime. Spoilt for choice on my mission to...
The bookseller’s tale: Wood Green’s literary secret
ucked away on a side street lives one of Wood Green’s greatest hidden gems. For those in the know, it’s a mecca for all things literary, a jazzy piccolo rift of eccentricity behind the mundane drumbeat of consumer drudgery better known as the High Road. This eden I speak of is the Big Green Bookshop, Wood Green’s very own...
Snacks and smiles at the Colombian café
West Green Road is already well-known for its colourful blend of cultures, but now there is an added South America vibe in the shape of a new Colombian café. Although small, El Arepazo stands out with its vibrant shop front. It opened in early April but is already popular with locals, with many regulars being greeted by name. The videos, music...
10 things to do in north London this bank holiday weekend
wo bank holidays in one month always seems too good to be true. Sure, you could celebrate by taking long lie-ins and relaxing in the sun*, but if you’re looking for something different to do this weekend, we’ve got a few suggestions for you… *DISCLAIMER: SeventhSister cannot guarantee the presence of sunny weather this...
Reasons To Be Cheerful
hilip Lane might not seem like the most obvious place for a sushi restaurant, but that didn’t stop Naomi Simpson from opening Sushi Heads here two months ago. No stranger to working with food, Naomi grew up in the kitchen of her parents’ restaurant in Osaka, washing dishes from the age of five; “it was child labour” she jokes....
Hungover and in need of breakfast?
fter a big night out on Saturday, we were sorely in need of a proper breakfast, but where to go on a drizzly Sunday morning in Tottenham? A quick google offered up The Garden House as somewhere nearby on the High Road that would be open at 9am; and so it was that four adults, three kids under six and a nine-week old baby...
Cocktail hour on West Green Road
trolling through the neighbourhood with the sun shining and a spring in my step, and passing the arts centre that bears his name on the way to West Green Road, I was reminded of the formidable figure of the late Bernie Grant. In turn, I was reminded of his native Guyana. In turn I was reminded of rum. To the uninitiated...
Readying for the RiverFest
he River Lea cuts through Haringey, from Enfield in the north to Hackney in the south. Despite its polluted state - according to Theo Thomas, the London Waterkeeper, the River Lea is one of the unhealthiest rivers in England - one woman thinks it should be celebrated, and she wants you to join her. Cheryl Cohen is the brains...
Broadwater Farm and Me
eeing Broadwater Farm from Lordship Rec for the first time, a visiting friend asked “What’s that building? It’s beautiful.” The sky was blue and vast, tinged with a glowing pink marking the impending sundown. The open expanse of the fields casts a unique magic over everything in such circumstances. But still. I had never heard...
10 things to do in and around Haringey this Bank Holiday weekend
hether you’re looking for things to do solo or as a family, indoors or out, there’s no shortage of things to do in the local area. 1. Forget the hustle and bustle Opening to the public for the first time in 200 years, the East Reservoir in the Woodbury estate has been saved by the London Wildlife trust as an oasis for...