Newsletter - 17 Feb 23

Best vegan food in the area + live music this week

February 17, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes

Grab a coffee, here's your Friday morning essential read from Camdenist.

 FOOD: The best local plant-based dining 

Nobody can resist a good list, right? And with Camden's vegan restaurant choices so numerous and diverse, we thought we'd assemble our favourite current recommendations. It's useful for plant-based explorers, their vegan curious friends, and the huge number of flexitarians who now walk among us, who are happy to drop the meat and dairy when it tastes good. And it does. Here are 10 of the very best vegan spots to try in the area. 

 NIGHTLIFE: DJ Paulette previews the return of Trade  

We caught up with the

ahead of her set at the mighty

Trade

, which returns for one of it's anniversary editions to

EGG LDN

next Saturday (25th) from 6pm 'till Sunday morning and indeed beyond. We chat about her 3-decades of success, some special Camden nightlife memories, and only getting round to popping her Trade cherry in 2023.

 EVENT: Secret Feasts is crowdfunding  

We've been out this week dropping info at local estate agents, dentists and other bastions of our high streets to get them involved in bringing the next Secret Feasts events to Kentish Town, Belsize Park and Holborn. Remember, we offer content and marketing packages for those businesses that pledge support, so do spread the word!

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 MUSIC: Five live local gigs 

Five highlights this week that you can enjoy right here in the neighbourhood. Make sure to head out and check some of them. Discover ALL the gigs across Camden (and the rest of London) on Halibuts.com. 

 PUNK ⏩ GOING OFF at 229Hardcore newcomers perform their new album 'What Makes You Tick'. Get ready to dance!   Sat 18 Feb

 FOLK 

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 THE VOICE OF SANTUR 

Santur virtuoso Peyman Heydarian is accompanied by the famous SOAS Rebetiko band in this celebration of the romance of Greek music.   Sun 19 Feb

VARIOUS 

⏩ NEW MUSIC AT MAP

 

With a rotating cast of guest bandleaders, this fortnightly session is a chance to listen to never-seen-before lineups and hear new work as it emerges.

 

 

 Mon 20 Feb 

 ALTERNATIVE, INDIE ⏩ COSMOS PEOPLE X MIXER at Scala

Hailing from Taiwan, indie-disco-funk band Cosmos People are joining forces with  Mixer and crossing time zones for this special performance.

 

  Tues 21 Feb

 POP, SOUL ⏩  AN EVENING WITH CHIBUNDU at Camden People's Theatre

Be transported on a musical journey from Chibundu's childhood in Lagos right up to the release of her latest single, Heartbreaker, accompanied by a live band.   Thurs 23 Feb

 ALSO... more to read from Camdenist 

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The Lightroom

 opens on Wednesday and we've got the inside scoop on what to expect from this exciting, interactive theatre in King's Cross⏩ Bootycandy is now showing at The Gate Theatre and we can tell you why it's important⏩ Snowcast is the debut podcast for newscasting legend Jon Snow, that launched last week, so we rooted around to uncover 10 quirky facts about the Camden resident that you'll enjoy reading⏩ Free live jazz is on offer every Wednesday and Friday at Hawley Wharf at the moment, to enjoy while you grab happy hour drinks  ⏩ Record shops live jazz as Let It Roll sadly bows out, here's lots more local record shops where you can still dig in the crates for vinyl 

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