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19 Princelet Street

#253: Find Your Roots at 19 Princelet Street

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On a quiet side street off Brick Lane, a dark nondescript door hides one of East London’s absolute gems (and hardest places to get into). Step beyond the curry touts’ grasp to discover London’s global roots at the rarely open Museum of Immigration and Diversity at 19 Princelet Street. ‘You cunt. You shouldn’t even be living in this country.’ My mind was racing through the British dictionary stored in my head. The c-word. This was …

#827: London’s Best Fish & Chips

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In London, you’re never more than a 5-minute walk from a chippy. These humble British institutions dot our streets to save whole neighbourhoods from any potential deep fried emergencies. Our local chippy even doubles as a Chinese takeaway (oddly versatile, these places). While deep fried potato sticks from the chippy will do for pie night at home, they aren’t really places you’d want to go to for proper fish and chips. In …