The Clissold, famous for its connections with The Kinks, has lost its sense of individuality and is just like any other gastropub after its makeover.... more
With ten days of music and family events, the Spitalfields Winter Festival has established itself as a Christmas favourite in the vibrant heart of East London.... more
The East End Film Festival returns on 19 April with a series of new films, workshops and performances reflecting East London's diversity and contribution to art.... more
Dining out at a Gordon Ramsay restaurant doesn't come cheap but sampling his wares just got a lot more affordable with the launch of his first pub, The Narrow, in Limehouse, East London.... more
Eighty-year-old Leon Kossoff has been a student of the National Gallery for his entire artistic life, drawing and etching directly from the paintings he admires in its collection.... more
The Photographic Portrait Prize 2006 is a fascinating exhibition that serves as a valuable document of the early 21st century, says Sue Steward.... more
They are the pubs that time forgot. From Victorian grandeur to the glamour of art deco, London's perfectly-preserved antique drinking holes are being honoured in a new list from CAMRA.... more
Never mind punk rock, get ready for Tate rock. Tate Modern has joined forces with names from the music industry who have written and recorded songs inspired by their favourite works of art.... more
Even if you don't do Disney, the annual London International Animation Festival could fire your imagination, with a genre-splicing, big-screen bill over the next six days at Curzon Soho.... more
The Gimpel Fils gallery may have had its heyday in the 1950s but that doesn't stop this gathering of artists old and new feeling and looking as fresh as anything that might tickle your fancy in the more prestigious galleries of East London.... more
The Gimpel Fils gallery had its heyday in the 1950s but that doesn't stop this gathering of artists feeling and looking as fresh as anything that might tickle your fancy in the more prestigious East London galleries.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows