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Kerstin Rodgers

Kerstin Rodgers has written 18 posts for The London Word
Kerstin Rodgers is a photographer and writer from north London. She has had photographic exhibitions in London, Paris and Chartres. Well travelled, fluent in both French and Spanish, she nevertheless is passionate about London, believing it to be the cultural powerhouse of the world. Kerstin obtained a degree in cinema at the Sorbonne, Paris and has also worked as a professional astrologer and vegetarian cook. She lives alone with her teenage daughter whom she has dragged around the world to places including Africa, Asia, South America and anti-G8 camps. Her interests include food, mosaics, the occult, pop music, pub quizzes, politics and samba.

Sing Your Heart Out

In the beautiful surroundings of the Old Finsbury Town Hall in Islington, a group of strangers stand around a grand piano

Brick Lane’s Brickhouse

Delicate filo baskets, teriyaki salmon on a stick and chocolate strawberries showed promise in the kitchen

Dans Le Noir in the Dark

I hold my hand up in front of my face. I can see nothing. There is a base note of panic in the air

Football in the Stars

Can astrology help predict England’s success in this year’s World Cup? I was up for finding out

Vivienne on her Westwood Manifesto

The Last Tuesday Society: devoted to exploring and furthering the esoteric and artistic aspects of life in London

Nicky Clarke’s Mayfair Salon Soiree

I headed down to the Nicky Clarke salon in Mayfair on a rainy night for his ‘summer’ soiree

Kilburn’s Luminaire

Kilburn and the High Road have a gritty rock ‘n’ roll history. Aside from being the name of the late great Ian Dury’s band (Kilburn and the High-Roads), this area, essentially the A5 or the old Roman Road, Watling Street, has always hosted a variety of music venues.

The End of the Line Opens at London Cinemas

I first heard about the film The End of the Line on Twitter. Chefs such as Thomasina Miers and Tom Aikens were pledging to no longer serve endangered species of fish, and Stephen Fry exhorted everyone to watch the film.

Tennis Coats at Dalston’s Café Oto

The last time I went to Café Oto I was dumped. In the middle of the date. Feet pointing away (apparently a classic sign) the date suddenly stated: ‘You are not my girlfriend you know.’ Biting back the tears, I sought refuge in the loo.

The Crown: Royal Dining in Victoria Park

The Crown pub has a felicitous location, overlooking the fountains and wrought iron gates of Victoria Park in London’s East End. The upstairs has been transformed into a gastropub-style dining room, painted in French grey, with a dresser, vintage china, a shabby-chic mix of scrubbed pine tables and black and white photographs on the wall.

Journeys of a City Girl

Cath Millman
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