A temporary stoppage of service

Greetings, Lewishamblers! I'm afraid that life rather intervened in the last few weeks, with the result that I stand before you now older, wiser, with a significantly worse back and some excellent recommendations for local physios. I also have a new job coming up and am off to Oz, Malaysia and Germany shortly. Wowsa! It's …

Review: Peckham Bazaar

Straight up - let me tell you. The food is amazing. I was going to tease it out, maybe fool with you a little. But, much like the place itself, there's no mucking around here. It starts relatively inauspiciously. You either take the train to Peckham Rye or the bus to some place near there, …

Local Treasures: Gennaro’s Deli

Have you ever watched Moonstruck? Probably not, you've seen The Godfather, though, right? Or Big Night?  I love italian food, but I think I may love the idea of Noo Yoik italian-style delis more. The kind of place you can buy a billion types of pasta and really runny gorgonzola and crazy expensive ham and OH …

Local Treasures: Street Feast MODEL MARKET

This weekend saw the return of one of the most exciting food events for Lewisham Locals. It's big (4,400 people visited this weekend), it's varied (12 stalls, 5 bars, about 8 different cuisines) and it's bloody delicious. Y'all KNOW what I'm talking' about. Yup. It's this: Model Market describes itself as a "game changer" and …

Budget Time: Green Curry Cauliflower Soup

I made a startling discovery this week: my plans for travel, house redecorating and various adventures was going to be severely curtailed by lack of funds. #Middleclassproblems, you say (because like me you're ancient enough to think that saying "hashtag" out loud isn't the world's most embarrassing thing to do), but needs must and I've …