In Spitalfields, racks of vintage dresses jostle for space with chain stores and bespoke retailers. A thriving Bangladeshi community buzzes alongside 17th and 18th century Huguenot silk weavers’ terrace houses. Narrow lanes lead to edgy art galleries and old-style pubs. A Christian church, a mosque and a synagogue all stand within a few blocks of each […]
London’s Soho isn’t short of beefcakes, but at 13 Brewer St you’ll find them swathed in mouthwatering hazelnut praline under neon lights. Here, moist rippling torsos line the window by the dozen, atop beds of toffee, banana cream and white chocolate. There are Titty Cakes, Kiss Cakes, Bling Cakes and other tempting spins on the traditional cupcake. The […]
May 2, 2011
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