Eating & Drinking
Why It Matters: cherishing south London’s pubs
News that The Ivy House in Nunhead has been saved is proof that south London’s pubs have always combined the idiosyncratic with the inspirational, as …
Review: The Victoria pub, SE1
Any pub with a sign above the bar saying: “No bloody swearing”, and another reading “Hands off the barmaid”, is a pub that’s got to …
Free Weekend? Explore Deptford
A ‘very, very scary part of London’. Really? A couple of weeks ago, our review of Little Nan’s, a new bar in Deptford, caused a …
Free weekend? Try Tooting
Tooting is off the track (or the wrong end of the Northern Line) for central south Londoners, but if you like your swimming outdoors, your …
Pinboard: cult Easter cinema, grilling Jay Rayner and a secret rooftop café
1. See Pasolini’s cult 1964 version of St Matthew’s Gospel Made by an Italian non-believer, this classic and controversial black and white film has 10 …
Free (Canine) Weekend? Kentishtowner’s Pepper takes a trip around dog-friendly south London
Readers of our sister site, Kentishtowner, may already be familiar with Pepper, the mascot Jack Russell belonging to founding editor Stephen who has had her …
Meet Jez ‘The Bowler’ Felwick, meatball maestro
One man and his balls – and my, aren’t they tasty?
Review: Senzala Brixton Creperie Bar & Café
Crêpes made by Brazilians may seem a little unorthodox. But since 2010 Senzala, housed in The Brick Box, deep among Brixton Market’s African prints, secondhand boutiques …
Little Nan’s: Deptford’s newest bar
A new bar! In Deptford! 10 minutes walk from my front door! I am inordinately excited; there’s a bit of a dearth of decent drinking …
Food: gingery risotto with roast tomato and celery
I get an Abel & Cole vegetable delivery box and always have loads of celery in it that I never know what to do with. …
