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The Craven Arms, Left Handed Giant Brewpub and Free Trade Inn
Three of the best non-desi pubs I've visited while researching my book
David Jesudason
Mar 24
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'Don't repeat your name. I'll never remember it'
Three beer writers with Indian, Sri Lankan and Iraqi heritage take over this week's email sharing their familiar stories of prejudice, hostility and…
David Jesudason
Mar 17
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The Sam & Nam - my ideal desi pub
My favourite British-Indian public house is only two minutes from the London Overground, overlooks the Thames, and is run by Punjabi Samir Sahni. So why…
David Jesudason
Mar 10
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Purple Flame: How Queensbury’s desi pubs lit up Metroland
Kalpesh Amlani co-founded north-west London's the Regency, ran the nearby Honeypot and Spice Rack and now owns the Purple Flame on Honeypot Lane
David Jesudason
Mar 3
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February 2023
Handsworth Horticultural Institute - 'I bought a house and the neighbours moved'
A working men's club in Birmingham was investigated for operating a colour bar in the early 1990s. They weren't an isolated case
David Jesudason
Feb 24
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'A powerful force of social cohesion' - The Red Lion, West Bromwich
The Black Country institution's stain glass windows retell the fate of the diaspora arriving after Indian partitioned in 1947
David Jesudason
Feb 17
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A watershed moment for women in desi pubs
I’ll never experience the feeling British-Indian women have when entering a desi pub full of men. So it's time for a few different perspectives
David Jesudason
Feb 10
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Once they accept you, no one will touch you - Century Club, Forest Gate
Peter Patel set up a special bar for Asians in East London in the 1980s offering a very different experience to any other desi pub of the time
David Jesudason
Feb 3
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Once they accept you, no one will touch you - Century Club, Forest Gate
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January 2023
Push through the crowd to the venue - Three Horseshoes, Southall
This pub landlord was revered by all members of the diverse community he served. He's been forgotten but we can learn a lot about inclusion from his…
David Jesudason
Jan 27
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Where are those happy days? - the Compasses, Kent
Publican Ben Duckworth on the sad demise of a country pub in an affluent area which had to shut due to the current economic climate
David Jesudason
Jan 20
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I've come a long, long way - The Windmill, Croydon
Disclaimer: this post mentions beer and pubs frequently. You do not have to read this if your life has been affected by substance abuse.
David Jesudason
Jan 13
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I've come a long, long way - The Windmill, Croydon
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A heaven, a gateway, a hope
I realise a lot of people have family Christmases they endure and when it gets to the first week in January just want to forget all about the arguments…
David Jesudason
Jan 6
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