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Lloyd Park Market

Today the new Saturday market at Lloyd Park launched into action. Despite the wind and rain it was packed with stalls and shoppers sampling and scoffing. There’s a coffee stall and a delicious juice bar… And tasty cakes and bakes… … Continue reading

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Hidden places in Costa Teguise, Lanzarote

Just 4 hours on an Easyjet plane and we were transported from cold, grey London to balmy Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands, closer to Africa than Spain. It is a land of cacti, volcanoes, quiet white-washed villages, rugged rocky … Continue reading

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Wood St Coffee – and that bacon sarnie!

  Wood St Coffee started life a few years ago as a pop-up at Wood Street Market (hence the name). Now it’s a designer independent coffee shop in Walthamstow’s Blackhorse Workshop serving specialty coffee, cakes, breakfasts and lunches and a weekend brunch. … Continue reading

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Coffee & cakes in E17

We have our old-favourite coffee shops, the new ones that we just love and those that we just occasionally pop into for a quick takeaway coffee before jumping on the tube. So after lots of difficult reseach & tasting, we … Continue reading

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Bygga Bo – Scandinavian cafe

We love Bygga Bo (meaning ‘to make a nest’) – how did we live without it? We waited months for it to open, and when it did we were there! It’s in an old hairdresser’s shop just near The Bell. The décor … Continue reading

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56 St James – lovely new coffee shop, E17

We were slightly annoyed that a new cafe has just opened in the St James’ area of Walthamstow. Why? Well we lived just a stone throw away for thirteen years and now just when we have moved out, they move … Continue reading

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A first attempt at macaroons

Just want to say before I’m convicted of false pretences – I’m not a chef, or writer or anything professionally foodie – I just love food. As I always want to push my cooking abilities, my experiment today has been … Continue reading

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Lovely coffee

I must admit that I really like good coffee. I’ve often ordered it online from Grumpy Mule but now they sell in wholefoods so I’m a happy bunny. When I first moved to Walthamstow it was difficult to get a … Continue reading

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