Whilst Shoreditch seems simply to confirm expectations these days, is it fair to say that Camden Town confounds them? Yes, the main drag is the usual bumpy sea of tourists and teens, but step away and a more intriguing breed of outlets is spreading, from bars like Brewdog and the Black Heart to stylish new …
Mrs Kentishtowner has been thinking. ‘If human time is a succession of declining ages,’ she pondered, as we strolled up the Kentish Town Road, ‘then each age approximates less and less what the original life-force was all about.’ A siren flew past. ‘That’s it,’ she said, miming a throat cut. ‘Kaput. We’re living right at …
We’ve all watched Meribel Brasserie lurk under scaffolding, its billboard not hinting at much, its opening delayed. Some of us who are a bit long in the tooth (arise, Mrs Kentishtowner!) may even recall that the venue has been pretty much doomed since it was shut down in the late 90s. Times change. But Meribel …
