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London Olympics 2012 - Where to eat, drink and shop in East London

London Olympics 2012 – Where to eat, drink and shop in East London

I love watching all of the London 2012 Olympics coverage and seeing snippets of my old hood, and subsequently reading the zillions of features online and in travel magazines about where to eat, drink, shop and play in East London. Most of them hit all the typical spots – Brick Lane, Broadway Marke

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Get your crab on at Back Forty

Get your crab on at Back Forty

A few weeks ago, I went with six friends to the Back Forty East Village summer crab boil where we were welcomed with a mountain of spiced crabs (which kept coming for two full hours and we actually turned the last pot away) on newspaper wrapped tables and delicious sides like corn on the cob and boi

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Julia Child's Provençal Tomatoes - Bon Appétit!

Julia Child’s Provençal Tomatoes – Bon Appétit!

August 15th of this year would have been culinary legend Julia Child’s 100th birthday, and to honor her legacy, Knopf launched a 100-day celebration called the JC100, which involves celebrity chefs, food bloggers, bookstores and restaurants across the country.  At the heart of the celebration is

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