Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.East London has always been home; I\u2019ve lived between Homerton and Hackney Downs my whole life, and now live near London Fields with my wife, Deborah. Despite being born in Lambeth, I\u2019m from Hackney at heart, with Nigerian heritage. My parents got married in east London in 1992, and have remained here ever since. I love it so much because it\u2019s very familiar.Broadway Market is where I feel most at home. My mates and I call it The Carpet because incredibly dressed people strut down it like a runway every day. I swear by Climpson & Sons, which started as a market stall in the early 2000s\u00a0and now makes all sorts of speciality coffee. I\u00a0keep it simple and opt for a double shot espresso, of which\u00a0I have two or three most days. Another go-to is Allpress. They have a location near Brick Lane \u2013\u00a0ideal for weekend thrifting in its vintage shops.I\u2019m quite impatient when it comes to second-hand shopping, but it\u2019s worth it when you find something. Debs\u00a0recently found an oversized brown tweed jacket in Non Stop Vintage in Shoreditch; we\u2019re sharing it as it fits me perfectly. Joining the cast of Bridgerton has definitely influenced my style. I sported a parting in my hair for eight\u00a0months because my character, John Stirling, has one.\u00a0I planned to keep it for a friend\u2019s wedding but didn\u2019t have the confidence; John\u2019s got swagger and isn\u2019t scared to\u00a0break the mould. That\u2019s what I admire about him.Columbia Road Flower Market has become an east London staple for plants, flowers and ceramics. From there, a 15-minute walk through Hoxton and Haggerston takes you to Regent\u2019s Canal, which flows all the way down\u00a0to the\u00a0Docklands. There are several parks that I run or cycle through at sunrise almost every day, including London Fields, Hackney Downs and Victoria Park, which feels like a festival in the summer. A perfect day in east London always ends with dinner at Angelina, an amazing Japanese-Italian fusion restaurant on Dalston Lane. It\u2019s got a seasonal kaiseki-style menu that changes frequently. One of the best things I\u2019ve had is the hamachi saltimbocca \u2013 Japanese yellowtail kingfish wrapped in culatello ham and served in Marsala sauce. I also love Pavilion, a market-style bakery that stocks fresh sourdough and pastries on Broadway Market. You can\u2019t go wrong with the cardamom or turmeric buns.\u00a0Theatre is an actor\u2019s bread and butter, so I try to see\u00a0at\u00a0least two shows a month. I appreciate the raw, unadulterated freedom it brings. Recently I saw King Lear\u00a0and The Comeuppance at the Almeida in nearby Islington. I thought I\u2019d be a full-time musician before seeing The Pitchfork Disney at Arcola Theatre, my Dalston\u00a0local, in my teens. I\u2019d never seen a play before, and\u00a0it was so good I signed up for the Arcola Youth Theatre\u00a0that day. It\u2019s where I met Debs, who\u2019s also an actor.\u00a0We probably would never have crossed paths if\u00a0my\u00a0parents hadn\u2019t allowed me to explore my creativity.\u00a0I frequent the Victoria Miro gallery near Old Street, which had an exhibition of Yayoi Kusama\u2019s work that I was drawn to. And I\u2019m keen to\u00a0visit Whitechapel Gallery next. Music\u00a0has also played a big role in my life; my dad has the craziest record collection from all around the world. On the rare occasion that he doesn\u2019t have something, I\u00a0head to Vinyl Pimp in Hackney Wick, a\u00a0really cool appointment-only shop with more than 30,000 records.I stumbled across Troy Bar, a jazz venue just behind Hoxton Square, on a night-time bike ride. By day it\u2019s a Caribbean eatery with\u00a0amazing food \u2013 my regular order is jerk chicken with rice and peas, sweet plantain, green salad and coleslaw. At night it has open mic, jam and reggae performances. It\u2019s my go-to for a chilled evening of live music.Artwords Bookshop on a corner of Broadway Market has a wide selection of art books and magazines, many of which are displayed in the windows. I\u2019m waxing lyrical about Broadway Market because everything\u2019s there! It\u2019s one of the most gentrified spots, but it\u2019s the longstanding residents and communities who make me feel most at home. I walk down here every day, and each time I think \u201cthis is home\u201d. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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