by Annem Hobson | Sep 26, 2016 | Food & Drink
‘Are you open to the public?’ This was the question that I overheard most frequently on my visit to The Larder a few weeks ago, during its first week of trading. This bright and airy café is indeed open to all and, on that particular sunny day, the doors were open...
by Annem Hobson | Sep 8, 2016 | Interviews
Free Cakes for Kids was founded in Oxford nearly a decade ago to provide free birthday cakes for kids who might otherwise go without. The not-for-profit organisation now has almost 60 branches across the country. The Haringey branch was set-up in 2014, after Gabby...
by Annem Hobson | Aug 9, 2016 | History
It’s now five years to the week since the front pages were ablaze with the image of the inferno that was Carpetright, from the first night of the Tottenham riots. That image was to become one of the most iconic snapshots of what was a tumultuous moment in both...
by Annem Hobson | Jul 21, 2016 | Art
The café-bar at New River Studios is one of the few food and drink outlets in the Warehouse District. It provides a funky and fun environment in which to relax and socialise. On my first visit, I couldn’t help but think, ‘I am far too old and uncool to be here.’ As it...
by Annem Hobson | Jul 14, 2016 | People
From Texas to Tottenham. A journey of around 5,000 miles and not much obviously in common. Until last week. On Thursday 7 July I saw the film The Hard Stop, while across the pond, five police officers were killed and several more officers and civilians were wounded by...
