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Life & Style

The Strongroom Bar and Kitchen – review

This Shoreditch recording studio restaurant is a chart topper



London Fashion Week – colour clash, pattern mash and photo flash

East London designers leave a bold mark on London Fashion Week



Men’s fashion: Straight talk with Christopher Shannon

The menswear designer channels singer Sinead O’Connor in his new collection, on show during this London fashion week



Hackney fashion: spring / summer 2012

The Hackney Citizen finds fashion keeping things sweet this season



Goodbye soggy chips: the rise and rise of Hackney street food

Forget synthetic hot-dogs and processed burgers – road-side grub is going gastro, and a new breed of on-the-move chefs are transforming what we eat after a night on the lash



Hackney designers showcase at Selfridges ‘Bright Young Things’

Hackney designers are causing a stir with a series of dramatic window displays at a major West End store



Bag a green piece of fashion history

Save your image and save the planet – a new drive is on to replace tacky plastic carriers with street-chic designer shopping bags



Supermarkets can be bad for your health, warns Stoke Newington pharmacist

‘Ready meals’ and processed foods from big stores may be neither cheaper nor healthier, says pharmacist Dilip Chauhan



Turning over a new loaf at e5 Bakehouse

The Citizen visits e5 Bakehouse to find freshly baked bread in London Fields



Down at the FARM:Shop

The Hackney Citizen finds chickens, coffee and camaraderie on Dalston Lane