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Lately, there seems to have been a whole frenzy around food that gets
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you fat, drinks that make you burn calories, or products that are likely
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to give you cancer. Everyday, as I scroll down my Facebook feed, I see
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more and more posts, re-posts and re-re-posts of articles that are all
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about weight gain, diseases or death.
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At the top of the list, you’ll find stuff like “Drinking red wine is great
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for burning fat and also getting drunk” (Munchies); “Bacon, ham
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and sausages ‘as big a cancer threat’ as smoking” (The Telegraph);
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“Processed meats rank alongside smoking as cancer causes” (The
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Guardian); or - on a slightly lighter note - “Should you be eating LSD for
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breakfast?” (Munchies)
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So what’s this whole obsession over what you’re putting in your mouth
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and the way you lead your life about?
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At Le Bonbon, we are most certainly supporters of the bon vivant
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lifestyle. We like to drink, we like to eat, we like to go out, have fun, sing,
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dance and celebrate life!
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But most of all - we like do these things well, and in good company.
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So just for you, dear Bonboners, this month we’ve been yet again
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beating the streets on the lookout for the capital’s latest and coolest
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bars, cafes, restaurants and shops.
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Need a fix for your bike? Head to PUSH cycles in Newington Green.
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Wanna visit the best concept store in town? Go and check out AIDA
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in Shoreditch. Feeling peckish? Try out some of Pizzeria Apollo’s finest
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thinking you’re actually in Naples.
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But because we actually do care about your wellbeing too, we always
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try and promote things that are good for your health. This month, we’ve
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designated Frame, in King’s Cross, as THE place to go to if you feel like
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it’s time for you to go and shake that sexy booty of yours. Our mission, for this month, is accomplished. All we can do now is hope that you'll take as great a delight in flicking
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CONTENTS
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AIDA
Made in little France
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Plane Tree
Frame
Push
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Dice
Wolsey
Comix
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LE BON TIMING
The London Jazz festival This festival comes to the capital every year, with a wide ranging programme of club events, concerts, talks, and the best and freshest jazz music ! This year the selection includes more than 2000 artists. Back in the 1970s, the London Borough of Camden had the enlightened idea of adding a Jazz Week to
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their long-established Camden Festival. Today,
Hot Since 82 makes his Studio Spaces
city’s cultural calendar. The festival has grown
debut by way of a Knee Deep in Sound
as London's largest city-wide music festival,
showcase in partnership with The Hydra
and one of the major international jazz events.
and LWE. He’ll be joined by a hand-picked
From the 13th to the 22nd of November
selection of special guests across two
www.efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk
The London Jazz Festival is a key event in the
rooms w/ Audiofly, Jhonsson, MANDY, AndHim and Rolan Leesker. This is likely to be the hottest ticket in town from one off electronic music’s most in demand artists. Sounds up your street? Book your ticket at www.residentadvisor. net/event.aspx?741475
28th November 2015 | 10pm - 6pm @ Studio Spaces E1 - £20 FrenchColors FrenchColors – affordable, trendy, elegant and refined, FrenchColors’s brand new selection of home decoration is one not to be missed! Looking for the perfect Christmas decoration, or willing to spoil your friends with pretty little gifts? FrenchColors is here to help you! The capsule collection, created especially for Christmas, will be available online from the 2nd of November - the 31st December. Nothing has been left to chance, as every single object has been carefully picked by Agathe and Julie, FrenchColors’s founders. They offer a selection of affordable objects imported directly from France and not yet distributed in the UK.
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LE BON CONCEPT STORE Text Alice Tchernookova Photos Arielle Tapper
AIDA A multi-faceted concept store in the heart of Shoreditch When the four sisters behind the precious little nest that is AIDA opened up their shop three years ago, they had a precise idea of what they were after: “We always wanted to be more than just a retail store - we wanted to have a space that would create a sense of community and that would bring people together.”
The four sisters thus decided to
charity collaborations and have
bring all their different talents
recently launched an ethical
together and to put them all in
homeware section - a beautiful
one place – AIDA, named after
addition to the store. As you look
their Grandmother.
around the shop, you do realise there is something incredibly
They each focus on different
homely about it. The little cafe
areas of the business but
at the front, offering a healthy
what matters most here, is
selection of fresh juices and
the prevailing family spirit that
food, makes up for your kitchen,
unites them and constitutes the
while walking around the clothing
essence of their business.
area feels as if you’re just
“It is really nice being in a family
exploring your own, giant closet.
This is what Helena, third sister
business,” says Helena. “Of
“We wanted to create a relaxed,
in the sisterhood, told me as I
course, it also means that it’s
welcoming atmosphere, where
got to meet her and her younger
hard to switch off sometimes,
people could shop, eat, drink,
sister Daniella. Along with their
but there’s nothing like working
chat and explore. For us, AIDA
two older sisters, Michele and
with family. We all share the same
has always been about creating
Kristel the girls decided to open
vision and support each other
unique experiences that people
up their first concept store
through everything.” Capturing
can enjoy.” In terms of products,
together three years ago, keeping
the creative hub and exciting
AIDA offers a multi-branded
up with the family traditions:
vibe of the Shoreditch area,
selection of men’s and women’s
“Our parents have always worked
AIDA hosts regular art and live
clothes, which they source
in retail. We wanted to build
music events, keeping in line
internationally - from France, to
something on the basis of what
with the AIDA vision of bringing
Australia, to Sweden, bringing
we already had, but create
the community together. They
the best collections from each
something different as well.”
are also involved in various local
country to their store.
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Here, ethics matter just as much
stores is easily explainable for
from 10.00am - 7.00pm / Sunday
as style and quality, as the girls
the owners: “High street shops
from 12.00pm - 6.00pm
always look for “transparency”
just tend to feel a bit soulless
You can also shop online at
in their collaborations: “We
these days… People are looking
www.aidashoreditch.co.uk
always look at the way things are
for something more, something
produced - where they come
different.”
from, how they are made… It is something that is very important
If anything, AIDA is most definitely
to us.” You’ve certainly got it by
not a place that lacks soul.
now: AIDA is not just “a shop” - it
Go and find out for yourself at
is many things at once.
133 Shoreditch High St, London
The booming success of concept
E1 6JE- Open Monday to Saturday
AIDA’s next event - 14th November - music showcase jam with a line-up of 10 artists. Find more info in the “AIDA LIVE SESSIONS” section at www.aidashoreditch.co.uk 7
LE BON WINE SHOP Text Alice Tchernookova Photos Arielle Tapper
Made In Little France A Family Story As I was served my morning coffee in a wine glass and sat down on a finely crafted wooden stool behind the counter, I got to hear the story of Maxence, owner of Clerkenwell’s brand new French wine shop - Made in Little France.
something else than this.”
found the ideal location for his shop in July 2015, as he fell in
When the Parisian moved to
love with Islington’s trendy, yet
London in 2013, he first worked
unpretentious atmosphere.
as a sommelier and wine
“It was the perfect place,”
merchant for big restaurants and
he remembers. “The area is
wine companies, however never
wonderful, and one of the best
losing sight of what had brought
butchers in London (Turner &
him here in the first place –
George) is just round the corner.”
opening his own wine shop in
Nothing in the shop has been
“This is where it all started,”
London. With the precious help
left to chance: when it comes
Maxence tells me, pointing
and experience of his father (his
to interior design, the owner is a
towards a family picture dating
“nose”), without whom “nothing
picky as he is with wine.
from the 1950s in their shop
would have been possible”
“All the furniture has been
on Paris’s chic Ile Saint-Louis.
Maxence then travelled all across
specially tailored for this place,”
Uncles, parents, grandparents,
France for two years, meeting
he explains. “Nothing was pre-
great-grandparents… Everyone
hundreds of vintners and visiting
made.”
in the family has been working in
hundreds of vineyards with a
The furniture is made of
the wine and food business for
clear aim in sight: finding the best
luxurious, polished wood dating
generations.
values and the finest vintages
(again) from the 1950s, and was
and bringing them across the
specially selected for the shop.
Channel.
Although he made many things
“I was basically born in a bistro,"
by himself, Maxence insists that
he goes on. “It just all made sense, it was all natural. Since I
The result is here, at Made in
nothing would have been possible
was a child I’ve been surrounded
Little France: 250 different
without his family and friends’
with people standing on their
types of wine, coming from 40
help: “ My friends Jean-Baptiste
feet for 12 hours a day, serving
different French producers, all
and Adrien, my wife Mo, the
food or trying to sell booze.
brought together in a single place
wooden furniture shop Abois
There was no way I would do
in the heart of London. Maxence
Paris (www.aboisparis.com), who
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designed the furniture, and Rob
from as far as Japan, Mexico or
A wine on tap system
Banks, a New York artist who
the United States.
(red, rosé, white) is also available
created the shop’s logo along
“What matters most to me is
in the shop, keeping alive the
with my friend Bastien, all played
that I’m working in a completely
French refill traditions dating
a crucial part in this adventure.”
independent way,” says Maxence.
from the 19th century (£7.50/
Inside Made in Little France,
“I like to know who exactly I’m
bottle). An authentic corker has
you can also try a variety of
working with, and what I’m
been put at disposal.
Parisian craft beers, such as La
selling.”
Parisienne, Gallia, or La brasserie
He continues: “What I’m after is
Don’t miss out on the wine
du Grand Paris, starting from
authenticity above all - there is a
tasting in early December, where
prices as low as £2.50. The large
story, a soul behind each bottle
Made in Little France will present
range of wines is completed by
in this shop.”
its Christmas selection!
an assortment of French spirits,
It’s only for you to come and
A variety of French regional
including the classic Chartreuse,
discover it.
products (tapenade, chestnut cream, cider jelly…) will also
Pastis or Absinthe, or the equally
soon be available in store.
unmissable Norman Calvados. A
Wines are between £10 and £25
rich worldwide corner makes up
per bottle. Free deliveries in
the final touch to this wonderful
Central London on orders over
397 Saint John Street
collection, with liquors coming
£100.
London | EC1V 4LD
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LE BON THERAPY
The Plane Tree A holistic approach to your
© Arielle Tapper
wellbeing
Aptly named The Plane Tree, nestled oasis-like and somewhat incongruously in the heart of East London on Roman Road, is a private complementary health clinic that offers an ‘integrated mind and body approach to health and wellbeing.’
clinic elicits a shift in the body
offers treatments to suit a wide
and mind - it is to this end
range of people and needs,
that husband and wife team
including families and children.
Martina Leeven (Psychologist)
So don’t hold back next time you
and John Mallinder (Osteopath)
feel you could benefit from some
have created this stress-free
‘fresh air’, give The Plane Tree
environment. The Plane Tree
a call and they will be happy to
has been providing a range
help. Alternatively, browse their
According to legend, it was
of therapies to the local area
website to see the full range
beneath a Plane tree that
since opening in 2011. With 26
of therapies available at www.
Hippocrates (the father of
experienced and fully qualified
theplanetree.co.uk
medicine) taught his pupils.
practitioners represented at
And if you book an appointment
Plane trees make up over half
the practice, all professionally
before the end of the year and
of London’s tree population and
registered and insured, The Plane
quote “LeBonbon”, your details
this, coupled with its exceptional
Tree provides an integrated and
will be entered into a raffle to win
tolerance of pollutants, has lent
holistic approach.
a £50 gift voucher, to be drawn
it its other name, ‘London’s lung’.
In having both physical and
at the start of the new year.
Like its namesake, The Plane
psychological therapies under
Tree clinic brings a breath of
one roof, practitioners are able
fresh air to an inner-city urban
to cross-refer where appropriate
environment. Upon entering,
and the public benefits from this
the juxtaposition between the
diversity. From psychotherapy
frenetic pace of the city and
to massage, homeopathy to
the calming interior of the
acupuncture, The Plane Tree
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— Text Luke Harwood
31 Roman Rd London | E2 0HU Phone: 020 3022 5892 www.theplanetree.co.uk
LE BON PIZZA
Pizzeria Apollo Genuine neapolitan
© Amel Mahfouf
Goodness
Nestled in an unassuming store front in Stokey, between a Sports Direct and a fishmonger, is the best damn pizza you’ll find this side of the Thames. The brainchild of brothers Matt and Oli Kenny, Pizzeria Apollo has the sort of laid back authenticity you expect of a place that’s been
St Giles cheese with Bocconcini
is a bodily limit to how much of
open for 5 years, not 5 months.
mozzarella and roasted veg. For
the menu can be consumed in
Posters of indie musicians match
those who would opt for the
one sitting. Guess I’ll just have to
the music, which is played on a
meat lovers option at lesser
keep coming back.
vinyl record player in front of a
pizzerias, the Guanciale pizza
— Text Karina Stridh
stylishly unfinished wall. Mod red
offers a taste-bud whamming
chairs in a former jewellery safe
mix of flavourful pork cheek and
make for an excellent date night
smoky cheese.
locale that is equal parts familiar
Apollo’s other allure is its cocktail
and unexpected. But let’s talk
offering and small selection of
about the goods. The cheese-
natural wines. A list of classic
adorned raison d’être - The pizza.
cocktails is scribbled directly
It is phenomenal. The secret is
on the wall - but you can have
in the dough, which proves to
faith in the ad lib concoctions of
be the perfect sourdough base
the bar staff. Natural & organic
for their quality toppings. The
sourced wine is served in the
Stephen Patrick is a vegetarian
tumbler (ask if you’d prefer a
white pizza that artfully balances
glass!), carafe or bottle. All in all,
the delicate flavours of sussex
my only complaint is that there
160 Stoke Newington High Street – London | N16 7JL Phone: 020 7241 1914 Opening times: Monday 6:00 – 11:00 p.m. Tuesday 6:00 – 11:00 p.m. Wednesday 6:00 – 11:00 p.m. Thursday 6:00 – 11:00 p.m. Friday 12:00 – 11:00 p.m. Saturday 12:00 – 11:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 – 10:00 p.m.
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LE BON ETOILE Text Alice Tchernookova Photo Samuel Sarfati
Catching up with Jamie Jones For the last few years you’ve
What’s harder – climbing to the
There’s a bit of disco, a bit of
been one of the world’s most
top or staying at the top?
house, and a bit of techno with the repetitive sounds. It has
famous DJs. It’s been a long way for the Southampton kid, hasn’t
Probably staying at the top. I
energy but it’s not a “peak time”
it?
never thought about how much
record. Listening to this song
I wanted to achieve before
makes me feel like I can change
I really had no expectations
- I always just did whatever
the future.
whatsoever as to the scope my
felt good. Nowadays I have
career would take. But I always
many responsibilities, several
Who are your biggest influences
tried to make the most out of the
companies, and employees who
in DJing and in production?
opportunities I've been given.
depend on me. But most of
I've worked since I was 14. My
all, finding new inspiration and
I used to consider Dan Ghenacia
first job was peeling potatoes at
continuing to expand my skill set
as a mentor many years ago.
a chip shop. I've always worked
as a producer and DJ is very time
The way he fused quirkiness
hard and I guess it's paying off
consuming.
with slight “techiness” and good house vibes always caught my
now. What’s a typical day in the life of
What’s your worst nightmare or
attention. He welcomed me
fear?
into his group of Parisian friends and up to this day we are still
Jamie Jones like? Snakes!! For some reason, I’m
close. He even let me stay in
It really varies, especially
really afraid of them! Especially
his apartment for free during
between summers and winters.
in the water… It’s terrifying.
one summer in Ibiza when I had nothing! I also admire Cashmere/
I spend half the year in Los Angeles… These days I don't
Which one of your songs best
Green Velvet. He's such a cool
tour as much and I spend nearly
represents your personal touch?
person. The way he infuses his music with his experiences -
entire days in the studio, or doing business planning, design, or just
One of my favourite ones is
which I'm sure are very weird - in
managing my team. During the
called Turning Tables, from my
a way that's fun and gets you
summer I’m based in Ibiza and I
first album. It's a great balance
dancing is amazing. He's probably
tour non-stop.
between all the energy levels I
my favourite electronic music
like the most in dance music.
producer of all time.
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Did you ever try ayahuasca, like
You’re behind great creations,
can give it. Things have had to
Damian Lazarus?
great music, great parties‌ And
change for me. I use to be a
now you have a new record label
party animal, now during most of
I've been doing it twice a year for
– Emerald City. How can you
my gigs I only drink water. I now
three years now. It changed my
stay focused with so many things
enjoy DJing for the sake of DJing
life and helped me understand a
going on?
- not for the partying side of it. The time I would have spent
lot more about myself and widen my purpose in life. I would advise
I work more hours than anyone
recovering in the past, I spend
anyone, happy or sad, to take
I know to be honest. In recent
it developing my businesses and
it. It's a medicine - it heals you
years, I've had to make some
being creative.
even if you don't think you need
changes to make sure everything
healing.
I'm involved in is given as much involvement and passion as I
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LE BON STYLE Text Ben Harvey Photo LUREM
LUREM LUREM’s sophisticated urban, London-Tokyo fusion womenswear design, has had a recent run of collaborations that inspire a more luxurious lifestyle.
in particular, has a gorgeous fur
and Lucocoa Chocolate (their
hood – an inevitably welcome
tagline says it all - ‘not naughty/
feature that when pulled over
just nice’), a London produced
would surely warm rose tinted
chocolatier collective who
cheeks).
strive to produce high-quality
chocolate bars without refined
One can’t help but feel at ease
sugars or artificial sweeteners.
There is a refined elegance
in the LUREM store. Two steps
In addition to this collaboration,
to LUREM; the female fashion
away from the loud intensity
through the glass doors of a
brand founded in 2014, which
of busy Brick Lane and trendy
cabinet in the wide passageway,
we have written about previously
Redchurch Street, you are
stepping down further into the
in Le Bonbon - a blend of
welcomed into the clean,
store, shines a selection rings
cosmopolitan styles - inspired by
white-bricked interior with warm
produced in collaboration with
trends in both London and Tokyo.
wooden floors, furnished with
Chloe Mellen. Each hand made
The two international cities are
an ornate selection furniture.
piece crafted from sterling is
often at the forefront of female
On the entrance table a row of
simple yet bold and lines up
fashion trends, and as the recent
dishes offering broken slabs of
perfectly alongside the clothing
cold front swept through the
rich, dark chocolate invite you
collection.
whole of London toward the end
to take a bite and feel the rush
of October and looks set to stay
of flavours roll about your mouth
With all this decadence,
till spring, LUREM’s 2015 autumn-
as you look around the store's
though, there is an intelligent
winter collection offers a refined
collection.
awareness to what LUREM offers. It is not just a range
light side. I refer particularly to a collection of light grey coats that
This, Dawa - LUREM UK PR
of beautiful garments but a
ooze classiness with their shapely
manager - tells me is a recent
lifestyle, one that stimulates a
patterns and fine detailing (one,
collaboration between LUREM
feeling of sophisticated living
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and confidence. I got the
comfortable yet subtly showing
where LUREM have enlivened
feeling from being in the store,
off at once.
the staffs work-wear with their
that a woman wearing LUREM
fabulous design.
would not feel out of place at
In the coming month LUREM is
a dinner party or in the office
set to launch its online store, an
or taking a stroll about the
assuredly welcome expansion
park. Instead of perhaps vapid
that will allow LUREM to spread
elegance what is conjured
outwards in the future. In the
instead is this confidence, that
meantime it may be worth
through androgynous shape
checking out the uniforms of the
and colour - both a fraction
staff in Soho’s Japanese-Peruvian
off the commonplace and
fusion restaurant, Chotto Matte,
modestly obscure – you may be
yet another recent collaboration
LUREM – 138 Bethnal Green Road – London | E2 6DG Phone : 020 8127 8338 www.lurem.co.uk Opening times : Mon-Fri: 12-7PM Sat-Sun: 11-7PM
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LE BON GYM
FRAME A place to MOVE, SWEAT and FUEL your
Bored of the classic gym setting, with its boring treadmills, its boring bikes, and its boring spinning classes? Then Frame is made for you.
sociable approach to exercising
offers the more flexible “drop in”
- offering a varied choice of
and “pay-as-you-go” options,
group classes, but no studio for
to suit everyone’s timetable. A
individual work out. “The idea is
multi-brand pop-up shop is also
that you don’t have to find the
located inside the gym so that
motivation yourself – someone
you can come in for your work
else is doing it for you. All you
out session looking ABSOLUTELY
The first Frame health studio
have to do is turn up really!” But
LUSH. You can also fill up on
opened its doors back in 2009 in
most of all, Pip and Joan wanted
healthy snacks and delicious
Shoreditch and was immediately
to escape from the “formal” gym
smoothies at Frame’s Fuel café.
met a great success. Three
environment, revisiting some
Eating, exercising, shopping – at
years later, a second branch was
gym classics and replacing them
Frame, impossible is nothing!
opened near Queen’s Park. Finally
with original, ground-breaking
on October the 3d this year, a
classes, such as their amazing
brand new venue was launched,
Reformer Pilates (which I highly
only a hop away from King’s Cross
recommend!), 80s’ Aerobics,
station. When Pip Black and
or their high-intensity signature
Joan Murphy – from England and
classes. With such a wide range,
New Zealand respectively - first
chances are you’ll never get
set out to create Frame, they
bored. The name “Frame” is a
wanted to introduce a new and
reference to one’s “body frame”
innovative approach to health
- the way you move it, the way
and exercising. “What we offer
you look after it, the way you
is more than just a regular gym
dress it.“Frame is really a lifestyle
session pounding the treadmill,”
gym,” insists Joan. “We’re not
Joan tells me. “We want your
all about dictating, we’re not
work outs to be fun, and
all about one way.” Aside from
motivating.” The girls promote a
regular memberships, Frame
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— Text Alice Tchernookova
Frame King’s Cross - 1 York Way, Kings Cross, London | N1C 4AS FRAME regularly hosts special courses or workshops – sign up now for the Basics Yoga Course (Wednesdays 7:30pm, 4-25 November), or for the Meditation Class (Sunday's in November) by booking online at moveyourframe.com.
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FRAME
BOTTEGA PRELIBATO Enjoy a class for FREE*
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For any dance, fitness, yoga or pilate class at :
45 Rivington street, London EC2A 3QB phone 0207 739 4995 info@bottegaprelibato.com www.bottegaprelibato.com
FRAME King’s Cross : London | N1C 4AS FRAME Shoreditch : London EC2A 3EY or FRAME Queen’s Park : London W10 4LG Visit moveyourframe.com to register ! *excludes workshops, events, courses and personal training - One use per person
AIDA
THE RESTORATION
10% off home furnishings
Hey You! Come and get a Free coffee*
Vintage furniture & home accessories
Menswear. Womenswear. Homeware. Café
Unit 1 Bouverie Mews, 2 Bouverie Road,
133 Shoreditch High St - London | E1 6JE
London | N16 0AJ
Phone: 020 7739 2811
Phone: 07990 573889
www.aidashoreditch.co.uk
Email: sophie@the-restoration.com
*For any purchase in store
QUARANTACINQUE
Ceviche . Patty & Bun . Rosa’s Thai and many more!
coffee and sandwich from 11:30 am on for just £5
45 Roman Road, London E2 0HU phone 020 8981 6765 info@quarantacinque.co.uk www.quarantacinque.co.uk twitter: @cafequaranta5 facebook: /cafequarantacinque
OTHER CAFE GALLERY
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THE MERCANTILE
Vintage Afternoon Tea* £22 instead of £49 10% off French brands
* A complimentary glass of sparkling wine
17 Lamb Street, Spitalflields
Scones with clotted cream and jam
London | E1 6EA - Phone: 020 7377 8926
Organic cakes and treats
Email: info@themercantilelondon.com
Selection of finger sandwiches
www.themercantilelondon.com
Bookings on: 07787 269499
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ROUGE
VENERDI
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Phone: 0207 275 0887
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CONCEPT STORE Y
40 COLORI
£15 off orders over £100*
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Italian accessories
Phone: 020 7734 9594
for 'the modern gentleman'
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CHEZ ANTOINETTE
WOLSEY
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Restaurant - Tartinade - Delicatessen
Clothing - Knitwear - Jackets and coats
Phone: 020 7240 9072
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83A Brewer Street
30, The Market - London | WC2E 8RE
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STRONGROOM BAR & KITCHEN
PUSH
Same day service !!
Yeah! Burger fries & pint for £10 !*
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Strongroom & the Yeah! Burger
Bicycles - Repairs - Accessories
120-124 Curtain Rd, London | EC2A 3SQ
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*The Yeah! (meat option) or Morissey Burger
Phone: 0207 249 1351
(veggie option).
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Available Mon-Sun 12pm-4pm - Phone: 020 7426 5103
35C Newington Green - London l N16 9PR
LE BON WALL
Who am I? I have a moustache, when the sun rises I always wear sunglasses, I love to
Tom B, I would just Orange blossom, your pheromones
like you to know : I cheated on you last
take me home
year @ Marina‘s party
party and put rings on my fingers
Snoopy, my lovely dog, RIP, I’ll miss you so much …
Marty, you gotta come back with me! Where ? Back to the Futureeee!!!
Chiquita, I miss you like I miss the sun.. take me back to
He who risks nothing has nothing
Mouchette, my love,
Madrid!
I’ll be back soon !!!!!
Marion, sweety,
Maman, Papa, Renatas, Saulius
we're gonna miss you!!
Thanks to Theresa, James, Maggie, Adam, Alex and all the Bonboners who send us encouraging words.. Le Bonbon loves you too!
Teresinha, viens vite mi amor
Chagasses: you are my little sunshine, can’t wait to have a weekend all together.
I love you !!!!
Thumbs up to Emergency UK, support this ONG www.emergencyuk.org "It's not because they're all wrong that they're true" one of the smartest guy ever
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LE BON BIKE SHOP Text Luke Harwood Photos Arielle Tapper
PUSH Cycles As a keen cyclist, I’ve been to quite a few different bicycle shops in my time and the most recurring theme I’ve encountered (and I’m sure I’m not alone here), is what can only be described as ‘cyclist snobbery’: the look of disgust on the face of the self-proclaimed bike demigod behind the counter when you don’t know how to maintain your own bicycle and the dismissive glances when you don’t know the exact measurements of the inner tube you think you might need.
place. Located on the corner of
Cycles allow you to come in and
Newington Green, PUSH cycles is
have the tailor-made bike of your
the antithesis to the over-priced
dreams built for you- whatever
and all too familiar style over
you need can be built in-store
substance bike shops that have
in the fully functioning workshop
cropped up in East London in the
downstairs. From basic puncture
past few years.
repair, to more complex spoke alignment, PUSH and its amiable
Having been plying their trade
staff can take care of any of your
here for over 6 years now, Ciaran
bike needs.
and Mike run a tight ship, serving
the guys are on hand everyday
35c Newington Green London | N16 9PR Phone: 020 7249 1351 Mail: info@pushcycles.com
from 8am-6pm during the week
www.pushcycles.myshopify.com
about 5 different commuter routes into the city. Sharing a passion for all things bike,
to help with any unforeseen mishaps on your way to and from work.
What ever happened to the friendly local bike shop, where all
Big on Independent brands, they
are welcome: the young, the old,
stock anything from Catseye
the uneducated…?
lights and Bern helmets to the
Well apparently they haven’t
biggest variety of Brooks saddles
gone anywhere, we’ve all just
I’ve ever seen in one place. As an
been looking in the wrong
acting agent for Mercian, Push
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Opening times: Monday 8am - 6pm Tuesday 8am - 6pm Wednesday 8am - 6pm Thursday 8am - 6pm Friday 8am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 5:30pm Closed Sunday
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LE BON APP
© Victoria Koon
DICE
Always looking for that perfect club night that is somehow always eluding you? Keep missing your favourite band’s shows? Or finding that you’re 10 minutes late to buy that festival ticket? Well, these problems are a thing of the past with the impressive new live music discovery and ticketing app, DICE.
promoters and has sold tickets
sourcing a printer before a night
for over 600 artists including
out is obsolete. Even better, its
big names Tame Impala, Years
unique “Waiting List” feature
Launched in September 2014
& Years, Taylor Swift, George
means that if you can’t attend
by former Modular Records
Ezra, Wolf Alice, Four Tet, Jamie
a show you’ve bought a ticket
executive Phil Hutcheon and
XX, Miguel, Skepta and Bring Me
for, you can send your ticket to
digital studio ustwo (winners
The Horizon. All of the shows
another real fan who’s expressed
of 2 BAFTAs and creators of
on the app are human curated
an interest in the show and
Monument Valley, Apple’s game
and hand-picked by an editorial
receive a full refund.
of the year 2014), DICE is free
team headed up by Vice alumni
to download on both iOS and
Russ Tannen and former Radio
Featured as the ‘Best New App’ in
Android devices, giving you
1 DJ Jen Long. With full in-app
the App Store, Google Play Store
instant access to all the best gigs,
Spotify integration, you’re able to
and Guardian’s ‘Best iPhone Apps
shows or festivals with absolutely
preview any artists you might be
of 2014’, it’s obvious to see why
no booking fees.
unfamiliar with before making any
DICE has had such high acclaim
ticket purchases.
in such a short space of time. Anyway, don’t take my word for
The app’s show listings are comprehensive: DICE is currently
The tickets themselves are linked
it, download it now for FREE.
live in London, Manchester,
to the device they’re purchased
— Text Luke Harwood
Bristol, Glasgow and Cardiff,
on and are 100% mobile meaning
works with over 100 venues and
that the age-old concept of
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LE BON ARTY COFFEE
Appestat From a coffee house to a pop-up gallery
Early last year, Anneka and Sarley decided to take their common passion for food and coffee one step further by opening a coffee house located in Angel’s picturesque Camden Passage - Appestat.
where gifted artists get to display
experience and impression
their work. So, on Friday the
from reality. The Milan born
Apart from being the first
13th of November (spooky),
artist graduated in Painting at
venue where Le Bonbon sat his
super talented local artist Alice
Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera
arse when landing in London,
Colombo will be displaying her
in 2005 and her work have been
Appestat refers, from a purely
newest body of work with the
since then shown in numerous
semantic point of view, to the
exhibition “apnea chapter II”, a
exhibitions in her hometown, in
area of the brain that is believed
collection of pieces from 2012 to
Rome, and in London.
to regulate appetite and food
now. Save the date guys!
intake. Now you know…
Apnea, by definition (and as you
Get down on the 13th of
may all know), is a temporary
November for what’s promising to
The charming owners describe
cessation of breathing. But it can
be an evening filled with colour,
the place as “one big explosion of
also be the unconscious way to
beauty and dreamy music from
love and creativity” and confess
deal with everyday complexity.
Tori Tori Bird…
that they both “love great food
Ever realized that for too long
and speciality coffee, and wanted
you were not able to breathe? For
to put them together, along with
too long your lungs were stifled?
art, music, all under one roof”.
This is the time for decisions, the
That’s why, once a month,
opportunity to make a change.
Appestat mutates from a coffee
And this is what Alice’s work
house into a pop-up gallery
is all about: Translating every
— Text Carla Salber
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LE BON ART Text Alice Tchernookova Artwork Hassan Hajjaj
Hassan Hajjaj’s workshop A window onto Moroccan culture in Central London Hidden in a side street just off Shoreditch High Street is a discreet but no less precious little shop full of unexpected surprises.
your work, and how it all started
shows, with photography and
for you?
film. Another friend was starting
I arrived to the UK in 1973 from
his music career and needed
Larache, a small fishing town
videos, so I helped him up
one hour south of Tangier. I
with that.I was learning a bit of
was only 13 at the time, and it
everything really! I got to try my
When you first walk in, it feels
was hard to fit in as I had no
hand at music, fashion, video,
as though you've stepped into a
qualifications whatsoever and
photography…
souk in Marrakesh. It is indeed
didn’t speak English. I first did a
at number 30, Calvert Avenue,
few random jobs, like gardening
So you’ve kept a little bit of all
that Moroccan/British artist
or things like that…Eventually we
these influences in your work?
Hassan Hajjaj, whose work has
started opening up nightclubs
Yeah, absolutely. I still do a bit
been exhibited all around the
with a group of friends. Around
of everything, and do all sort
world, decided to set up his
1984, I found a small location on
of experiments [like making
headquarters a few years ago.
Old Street, and I opened up a
cushions with rugs, for example].
Le Bonbon went out to meet
fashion shop called “Rap”, where
But I guess photography has
him and talk about his long and
I was selling urban wear, mostly
been my main thing since about
wonderfully varied artistic career.
designed by my friends. Around
2007.
1987 I started designing clothes Hey Hassan! First of all can you
too. I was also selling records
Can you talk me through some of
tell me more about the origins of
there and I organised some art
your latest series of works?
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S.U.S.A., photograph by Hassan Hajjaj - 2009/1430, Edition of 7 Metallic Lambda on dibond - Courtesy of the Artist
Kesh Angels is probably my
music, fashion, art shows…
work - there’s already so much
largest body of works. It’s also
Everything that surrounds me
negativity around.
the one that was most widely
generally. In one sentence, how would you
shared on the internet. The series is mostly located in
Do politics matter to you at all?
characterise your work?
Marrakesh, and it’s all about girls
I’m aware of them and they hurt
It’s really about people - people
on bikes. I started it back in 1988,
me as much as everyone else,
that mean something, that
but it’s still ongoing. It includes
but I don’t get involved. However
matter to me. When I look at
about 150 shots so far. Marrakesh
I’m aware of the political impact
my work, I see my life journey.
is a biking city - everybody’s on a
that my works can have.
What matters in an artist’s life is
bike there! I like playing around
For example S.U.S.A - which
the journey - thanks to my work
with traditions, showing the
stands for “Salaam United
I’ve had a great one, and in that
contrast between them and the
States of America” – was
sense I feel very privileged.
influences that Western culture
my way of expressing the
has on local habits. People may
Muslim community’s desire for
On January 8th, 2015, Hassan
dress in a Western way, but deep
recognition in America.
Hajjaj will present his latest
inside they still remain Moroccan.
When I showed this work in the
documentary film “Karima” at the
US there was loads of press
British Museum (trailer: vimeo.
Where do you take inspiration
around it.I’ve always tried to keep
com/122567313). You can also
from in your work?
away from answering critiques
pay him a visit at 30-32 Calvert
From everything - travelling,
though. I try to be positive in my
Avenue, London | E2 7JP.
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LE BON ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Venerdi Italian sunshine in Homerton
© Arielle Tapper
You people living in Homerton, you are one lucky bunch indeed! How blissful it must be to sit down at Venerdi, sipping on a glass of wine while deciding between pizza, pasta or one of the daily specials. Opened in 2013, the restaurant’s front reads ‘Pizzeria-bar-café’ - but this is an understatement. There is much more to Venerdi and let me tell you why… made - including the dry and
regulars, you will also find some
First of all the setting is warm
fresh pastas prepared on the
very elegant dishes - such as the
and cosy with its grand wooden
day, the pizza dough, all varieties
tortellini filled with Lobster.
tables and charming with the
of bread and the desserts -
Though respecting the traditions
unmissable Fiat 500 fitted on the
including their classic tiramisu.
of Italian Cuisine, Venerdi also
back wall and the red peppers
As you would expect from a
takes full advantage of the
hanging by the open kitchen.
restaurant opened by one
beautiful products of Italy to put
The food here has all the sunny
Neapolitan and one Sardinian,
creations of their own on the
simplicity of what a little trattoria
you will find traditional dishes
menu. You surely won’t find the
in Italy should offer -without any
from Northern to Southern Italy
inventive ravioli filled with ricotta
of the white tablecloth ticky tack
on the menu. Each region is
and pistachio in Nona’s repertoire
found in many of London’s Italian
represented with its emblematic
- but it works exquisitely.
restaurants.
dishes: Puglia with the
— Text Charlotte Hermans
Venerdi is dominated by a large
Orecchiettes and fresh Burrata,
open kitchen which allows the
Sicily with moreish Arancinis
mouth-watering fumes to tickle
stuffed with Beef Ragu and the
your nostrils and awaken your
north with the Pollo alla Milanese.
appetite. Everything is home-
Beyond the crowd-pleasing
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9 Chatsworth Rd, London | E5 0LH www.venerdi.co.uk
LE BON GENTLEMEN
WOLSEY
© Alejandra Carles-Tolra
Currently celebrating its 260th year, Wolsey’s intelligent approach to menswear is laced with notes from the history it has seen - whilst effortlessly looking forward. You’d be excused for calling Wolsey a ‘fashion brand’ but you’d perhaps be wrong. That
from the 1930s, 40s' and 50s' –
men’s clothing that journeys with
is, fashion as a term, seems to
Wolsey is a brand that doesn’t
the contemporaneity of English
refer to current trends, and
compete with others but rather
fashion, echoing our cultures
where the fine detailing and
understands itself and produces
enthusiasm for exploration
quality materials and patterns
pieces with simple, sophisticated
and. This is made all the more
of Wolsey’s collection are
intelligence. Take for instance
clear, when we discussed the
no doubt fashionable, their
the deep pockets of the Military
off-site work they are planning
unique, heritage-based style
trench coat in the current
for an upcoming journal to be
is independent, their pieces
collection. Its exaggerated width
released next year, where they
interwoven with notes from its
and depth is perhaps, a kind of
plan to travel to various locations
260 year heritage. This is what
love letter to an original explorer
in the Highlands of Scotland
Creative Director Chris Lee
jacket, initially made so big that it
and Edinburgh to model four
described to me when I went
would have the capacity to house
‘real’ male models. They plan to
to visit him in store on Soho’s
thick, woolen mittens. Today,
work on a kind of documentary
Brewer Street. He directed me
the needs of the contemporary
style photographic project to
toward a beautiful woolen jumper
man have obviously shifted; the
an end where they produce a
with woven tracks running
mittens of yesteryear, replaced
journal that won’t operate as a
vertically down it. ‘These tracks’,
with the iPad’s of today. To
catalogue, but rather a portrait
he said ‘illustrate where the
an elegant and effortless end,
of the lifestyle of the brand. It
trenches were in the First World
Wolsey designs objects that
seems that 260 years is really
War.’ This attention to detail is
nod toward the past but look
only the beginning.
reflected in their store, a space
actively toward the future. There
composed of exposed rock
is an authenticity to the brand.
— Text Ben Harvey
flooring with guide ropes, drawn
Each piece is designed and
from the ceiling, holding up show
produced in England but again,
rails in the centre. The walls are
with its 260 year history Wolsey
83A Brewer St, London | W1F 0RD / 020 7434 4257 www.wolsey.com
adorned with advertisements
has maintained an approach to
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LE BON MYSTIC
Aries
Cancer
Bethnal Green.
Angel.
This month you’ll focus on your health. Yoga and
If you are in a relationship, you will spend the best
greens will be your motto! Your friends and familly
moment ever with your partner. Just like an angel, he
appreciate this inner transformation, as you’ll
/she will give you the best of him/herself and you’ll
feel more relaxed, and will listen to others more.
feel like you have an exceptional seductive power.
This positive attitude will help you being more
You lucky b****** !
productive, and you’ll work on new projects you
Make sure you do not put your family aside though.
care about.
If you are single - time to go and do some sport ! (Blame it on you mum for spoiling you with too many
Taurus Soho. This month you’ll be very social, and will enjoy
sweets when you were a kid…)
Leo
spending quality time with your friends. Your new
Highbury.
professional situation makes you more confident
You don’t like winter and, actually winter doesn’t like
and you should take advantage of it. You may feel
you either. As the days get shorter and shorter, it will
some grief as your future might turn out to be quite
get always harder for you to get out of bed… Beware
different to what you’d imagined. Single, you’ll meet
- go and move your body more often, you might very
new funny people but be careful, appearances can
well lose your power of seduction ! Hopefully you
be deceiving...
have some faithful friends who will always support you whatever happens… If not, just buy yourself a box of chocolates – as the saying goes, chocolate
Gemini Bow. Professionally, you’re really upping your game, as everything grows faster, and you’ll have to take
is cheaper than therapy, and you don’t need an appointment for it!
Virgo
big decision regarding your career. Some partners
Old Street.
could help you to progress, but you’ll have to find
This month you’ll act like an old embittered man, and
them. Be careful not to organise your professional
actually your life tastes a bit bitter. Come on, you are
life behind the back of those you love. Your partner
not this type of person, sitting in bed all day, a cuppa
is really accommodating, but if you don’t make any
in your hand, crying on your mom’s shoulder … Get
efforts, it won’t last for long. Remember that to love
out there and meet new friends ! Or if you’re too
is not to look at each other – it’s to look in the same
lazy, just check out the internet… Who knows, your
direction together!
new love might just be round the corner ! You only live once !
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NOVEMBER 2015
Libra
Capricorn
London fields.
Dalston.
This month, you’ll be definitely not be all about
Dear Capricorns, this month is going to be full of
balance. You can’t help but seduce every person
surprises! Especially by the end of the month. There
you meet and this can make people you care about
will be a whole new level of novelty this November.
suffer. You can’t help but to spend all your money
Novelty at work and potentially a new boss. Don’t
on shopping too! Why so many excess? Try to focus
pretend you’re not happy about the news, we know
more on what’s essential. Luckily, your family is
you’ve been stomping on a voodoo doll every night
here to support you financially, but you never know
hoping this day would come. Love wise, if you’re
what life can reserve for you. Don’t be surprised if
single, this won’t last long! You’ll meet someone you
someday you find yourself with empty pockets.
used to know back in primary school...and it wasn’t a pupil.
Scorpio Hackney wick.
Aquarius
2015 has sometimes been harsh with you - but try to
Haggerston.
leave all those bad memories behind you, and only
This month will be full of opportunities for you,
keep the positive. Move forward! On a professional
Aquarius! We know you spend most of your nights
point of view, it’s time to grow some balls and ask for
clubbing and getting hammered for no reason… and
an augmentation. You give yourself heart and soul
that’s the perks of being a wallflower. However, you’ll
and barely no-one recognises your efforts. C’mon
be surprised to meet many footloose and fancy free
mate, you’re not anyone’s slave. Love wise, you’ll
people with big hearts that are ready to be seized.
realise that someone you consider as a close friend
Don’t you think it’s time for you to grow up and finally
could easily turn out to be a lover… Open your eyes.
settle? You’ll make your heart happy and you’ll make your health even happier.
Sagittarius Stoke Newington.
Pisces
We can see you seem a little nostalgic, sweet
Clapton.
Sagittarius. This year has flown too fast and you
Stop feeling sorry for yourself all the time, it’s
haven’t had time to do anything that was on your
annoying for everyone around you. And don’t let
bucket list. It’s not too late though! Get your shit
yourself drown into depression just because winter’s
together, this month will allow you to meet new
close. If you’re single, forget about having company
people and to scratch one or two things that were on
just to have company. It’s useless and does not
your list. If so far you’ve been mostly talking to brick
stimulate any deep emotions. As the saying goes in
walls when approaching targets, November is going
France “better to be alone than in bad company!”
to change that! Love is in the air…
Polygamy is not a solution either, you little freak. Try to be happy alone, and then, only then, you’ll be able to make someone else happy.
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WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
Photos Alejandra Carles Tolra
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45 Rivington Street
Phone: 020 7837 3125
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CHEZ ANTOINETTE
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Phone: 07787 269499
THE PLANE TREE
London | WC2E 8RE
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31 Roman Road
Phone: 020 7240 9072
PIZZERIA APOLLO
London | E2 0HU Phone: 020 3022 5892
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160 Stoke Newington High Street
CONCEPT STORE Y
London | N16 7JL
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57A Brewer Street
Phone: 020 7241 1914
THE RESTORATION
London | W1F 9UL
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2 Bouverie Road
Phone: 020 7734 9594
PUSH
London | N16 0AJ Phone: 07990 573889
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35C Newington Green
DICE
London | N16 9PR
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www.dice.fm/
Phone: 020 7249 1351
VENERDI
Phone: 015 6738 0000
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9 Chatsworth Road
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FRAME
45 Roman Road
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moveyourframe.com
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Shoreditch | EC2A 3EY
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83A Brewer Street
Queen’s Park | W10 4LG
158 Stoke Newington High Street
London | W1F 0RD
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Phone: 020 7434 4257
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