EAST LONDON FOOD

'A celebration of the energy and creativity at work in the East End. This is a joyous, inspirational, heart-warming book.' Nigel Slater

East London has become the most exciting place to eat in the UK. Home to a vibrant and diverse community, it has attracted a wave of fresh gastronomic talent, including top chefs, young producers and bold entrepreneurs. This book follows forty people at the heart of a culinary phenomenon — from Michelin-starred chefs and specialist butchers to wild foragers and urban beekeepers. With in-depth interviews and lavish photography, East London Food guides you on where to go, what to eat and how to cook it at home.

'East London Food' by Rosie Birkett and Helen Cathcart
288pp hardcover plus 20pp pull-out recipe booklet, copper foiled, 255 x 196 mm, available in 2 colours randomly selected.

Rosie Birkett is a food writer, stylist and author based in Hackney. She has written features on restaurants, chefs and food trends for magazines and newspapers including the Independent on Sunday, Condé Nast Traveller, the Guardian and Red magazine. Rosie’s debut cookbook A Lot On Her Plate was published in 2015 to critical acclaim and she was named a rising star by the Observer the same year.

After studying photography and art direction in Manchester, Helen Cathcart started her career as a photo director in London working on various publications. In 2010 she moved to Sydney to kickstart a transition to being a full-time photographer and was soon photographing for publications such as Condé Nast Traveller, Monocle and Australian Gourmet Traveller. She currently lives in London and shoots for magazines, brands and cookbooks.

MEN PHOTOGRAPHING WOMEN IN THE 70S

'Men Photographing Women in the 1970s' by Michael Abramson, 96pp, paperback, pink foil, 175 x 120mm.

Once a month, in 1970s Chicago, men were allowed to take cameras into underground strip clubs. Michael Abramson, a local photographer, thought it would be more revealing to photograph the men photographing the women. Left in a drawer until now, the resulting images are a fascinating, funny and at times unsettling portrayal of the uninhibited male gaze.

Introduced by Midge Wilson.

Michael Abramson (1948-2011) was an American photographer best known for his work documenting the nightlife of black night clubs on the south side of Chicago. His photographs can be found in the permanent collections of many major American institutions including the Smithsonian, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago History Museum, the California Museum of Photography and more.

This is the first edition.

Book design by Matthew Young.

Book 4 from the series 'East London Photo Stories'. 

‘Shoreditch Wild Life’ by Dougie Wallace. 176pp hardcover, quarter-bound, gold foiled,199 x 139 mm

Wild, brash, outrageous and laced with humour, Dougie Wallace's unflinching photos capture the extreme variety of street life in one of London's most iconic and colourful areas: Shoreditch.

East London-based photographer Dougie Wallace grew up in Glasgow (hence his moniker ‘Glasweegee’). Internationally recognised for his long-term social documentary projects and a distinct style of expressive street photography, his work has extensively been featured in international publications including The New York Times and Germany’s Stern Magazine.