If you raise your eyes ever so slightly to the menu of pages under the logo, you’ll spot a new one: “Tom’s Diner”. Not, obviously, my personal homage to Suzanne Vega (we all know Luka was a better song anyway), … Continue reading →
A guest blog by Charlotte, who needs your help: My friend Kathleen recently turned 100. “What’s your secret?” I asked as we tucked into tea and cake at a special party to celebrate her landmark birthday. “I always eat wholemeal … Continue reading →
You may recall that at the end of June I was invited to join a “place shaping” workshop organised by Camden council. I wrote it up, but explained that the full report would be available later. That later is now. … Continue reading →
I confess to being very (pleasantly) surprised at the speed at which Whampgather tickets went. All the tickets have been snapped up in less than 24 hours. We are now at the legal limit of the Priory Tavern, so I … Continue reading →
Not sure whether you heard about this, but there was some rioting and a lot of looting on the streets of England this week. There may have been other news in places like… ooh, I don’t know, Syria and East … Continue reading →
It’s that time again… no, not Hammer Time; not even “business time”. It’s whampgather time. If you’ve been knocking around the world of whamp for a while, you’ll know the drill. Every few months, we organise a large get together. … Continue reading →
In case you wonder where Tom gets his apprecation for food from, this attack by his mum on underwhelming restaurant salads should make it crystal clear: I have now given up ordering side salads as they tend to be just … Continue reading →
On Monday morning I found myself in Hackney Wick – bit out of my usual patch. I was there with @BarnetEye to contribute to the Londonist Out Loud podcast, hosted by the hugely likeable and professional N Quentin Woolf. It … Continue reading →
West Hampstead residents are fairly used to seeing horses clip-clopping their way down West End Lane. As most of us know, we are home to one of the Metropolitan Police’s eight stables. Almost every day the horses are taken out … Continue reading →
West Hampstead and surrouding areas escaped Monday night’s widespread rioting and looting relatively unscathed. Despite the rumour mill working overtime when it came to Kilburn the actual damage there was limited to the Vodafone shop on the High Road. This … Continue reading →
