by Annem Hobson | Dec 7, 2016 | Food
If Holcombe Road Market feels a bit different from other markets popping up in Tottenham, there’s a reason for that: it’s been around for nearly 100 years. A long-awaited revamp (the money for which had been pledged all the way back in 2012) saw new paving, parking,...
by Annem Hobson | Nov 18, 2016 | Food
Tucked away at the end of an unassuming residential cul-de-sac off the dual carriage way of the Great Cambridge Road in Haringey, there is a hidden secret garden. But not the kind you might think. It’s a warm and sunny day and volunteers are clearing mountains of...
by Annem Hobson | Aug 16, 2016 | Food
I recently became a vegetarian and, since that moment, the mouth-watering smells of grilled marinated lamb wafting down Green Lanes have gone from a being a blessing to a curse. So I set out to do something about that, by road-testing a series of alternative...
by Annem Hobson | Apr 25, 2016 | Food
Local and organic vegetable box organizations have been around for many years, their steady and continuous growth in popularity thanks in part to consumers becoming increasingly aware of the processes and pitfalls behind industrial-scale commercial farming, and of the...
by Annem Hobson | Mar 11, 2016 | Art, Drink, Food, Interviews
There is a big old building diagonally opposite Wood Green Station which I must have walked past a thousand times, assuming it was just another derelict. But this one is about to be transformed. Green Rooms will be the first arts-led independent social enterprise...
by Annem Hobson | Mar 4, 2016 | Food, Food & Drink
Green Lanes has never been short of places to get a good meal. But lately it’s teeming with new places opening up to feed the area’s growing demand for good food, coffee and cocktails. Blend was the first of this new wave when long-time Haringey residents Linda and...
