Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

SE23

Hill

I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...
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Heather’s – vegetarian delights in turn of century Deptford

Mar

27

2023

Heather's was a legendary Deptford vegetarian (and indeed mostly vegan) restaurant in the 1990s/early noughties. This was a period in which options were often limited for those who didn't eat meat. There were some vegetarian places to eat (see previous post here), but there was often a kind of standard wholefood fare which lacked variety. ...
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Deptford · food and drink · Transpontine · vegetarian

Communist Doner and Grill, New Cross Road

Mar

14

2023

'The Communist' doner grill and takeaway is coming soon at 492 New Cross Road promising that the first 1000 portions of food will be delivered free of charge'. The site has been a kebab shop in various guises before, including 'London Kebab', and a place of eating and drinking sociality for a lot longer - ...
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food and drink · New Cross Road · Transpontine

Green Guide to London: vegetarian food & bikes in 1990

Oct

10

2022

 Being vegetarian/vegan back in 1990 wasn't quite as easy as it us today. Supermarkets had restricted  options, and many cafes and restaurants were similarly limited. Enter 'The Green Guide to London' written by Bill Breckon and published in association with Friends of the Earth. The 'comprehensive handbook for all environmentally aware Londoners' included, among other ...
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1990 · Brixton Wholefoods · Brockley Bean · cycling · Fareshares · food and drink · Transpontine · vegetarian

Nouveau Quiche – a co-operative restaurant in 1980s New Cross

Jun

14

2022

Nouveau Quiche was apparently a co-operative restaurant at 301 New Cross Road, this advert is from Marxism Today, 1986 and promises 'Cordon Rouge catering for all occasions'.  A 'TGWU recognised workers co-op' no less (the Transport and General Workers Union was one of the largest trade unions at the time, it later became part of ...
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Brockley Bean · food and drink · New Cross · Nouveau Quiche · Transpontine

Nouveau Quiche – a co-operative restaurant in 1980s New Cross

Jun

14

2022

Nouveau Quiche was apparently a co-operative restaurant at 301 New Cross Road, this advert is from Marxism Today, 1986 and promises 'Cordon Rouge catering for all occasions'.  A 'TGWU recognised workers co-op' no less (the Transport and General Workers Union was one of the largest trade unions at the time, it later became part of ...
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Brockley Bean · food and drink · New Cross · Nouveau Quiche · Transpontine

Long live the White Hart SE14

Oct

24

2019

I've fallen back in love again with the White Hart in New Cross Gate recently. This iconic pub has been overlooking the historic junction on the old Watling Street/New Cross Road for 150 years or more, in fact I gave a whole talk about this spot in Telegraph Hill Festival a couple of years ago ...
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food and drink · Irish sessions · Transpontine · White Hart (New Cross)

In praise of Uncle Wrinkle

Apr

29

2018

It's very easy to take for granted places you pass every day, so I want to give some appreciation to a Chinese takeaway that has been in New Cross for as long as I have - Uncle Wrinkle at 299 New Cross Road SE14 since 1995.As a vegetarian, the great thing about Uncle Wrinkle is that ...
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Chinese · food and drink · New Cross Road · Transpontine

Brockley Brewery – ‘brewed with love in SE4’

Dec

22

2013

Brockley Brewery opened in March 2013 in a former builders' yard in Harcourt Road, SE4. They are now brewing three beers (Golden, Pale and Red Ales) which you can sample in local pubs such as the Royal Albert, the Ivy House, the Dog & Bell and Jam Circus. You can also pop into the brewery ...
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beer · Brockley · food and drink · Transpontine

New Cross People’s Kitchen

Nov

15

2013

This from the fine people at New Cross Commoners:'Dear Friend, we would like to invite you to a free communal meal in the heart of New Cross!The New Cross people’s kitchen seeks to create a convivial activity around food, from its collection, to its cooking and eating, in order to get in contact with different ...
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food and drink · New Cross · Transpontine

Clarkshaws: Vegan Brewery in East Dulwich

Sep

27

2013

Clarkshaws is 'a small independent microbrewery in East Dulwich. Our beers are created with a subtle blend of innovation, hard work, and the finest ingredients mixed with a dash of whimsy and serendipity, resulting in contemporary takes on classic British beer styles.We use only ingredients sourced from the UK, supporting local producers and reducing the ...
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beer · East Dulwich · food and drink · Transpontine · vegetarian