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Police limit access: Brondesbury station to Gascony Ave/Willesden Road, Kilburn High Road. Today in the early hours of this morning in Kilburn, North West London, one woman- Sabrina Moss was shot dead by Brondesbury Station. Her friend was also shot is still in hospital after they were out for the evening celebrating her 24th Birthday. A man has recently been arrested. The Guardian has talked of the rise in gang violence , but this hasn't been discussed by police at this time. Police have said these two ladies were possibly innocent victims in the "wrong place at the wrong time" when two men approached them on the High Road from Messina Avenue, which is also closed to traffic and pedestrians. Shocking and very unusual Kilburn is ordinarily a great multi-cultural melting pot. Although a temper or two can flare on the slow moving people on the crowded high road, but I think most who know Kilburn would agree it is very shocking that there has been a shooting,

ANDROUET is the Cheese-monger in Spitalfields market.  ANDROUET Cheese shop, restaurant and.. wedding cake?! On the Eating London food tour, we were treated to some delicious cheeses and some history of Androuet from tour guide Nicole and Cheese info from Luke inside.   Henry Androuet wanted to teach Parisians of their rich cheese heritage in Paris  opening up the first shop there in 1909 selling all sorts of cheeses from all regions in France. 5 years ago two brothers named Alex and Leo (Alex is the cheese-monger of the brothers). Both of them in their early 20’s came over to London with limited English, and they set up a Cheese stand in Spitalfields market.  It went so well they were able to open their own cheese shop- Androuet in Spitalfields. The brothers apply the same philosophy as the Parisian Androuet working hand in hand with the smallest farm producers in Europe with no middle man. Particularly in the UK. Unlike other cheese shops they buy t

I know people dont jump on over to the UK for the weather or the food, but there comes a time when this city has it all, and if you don't believe me, let me tell you about the food tour I went on with Eating London Tours . First it was in the East End, which I do hang out in, if only rarely, Spitalfields Market and the emerging art places there, make it very bohemian and welcoming. This tour was all things food, and if you thought all it was famous for is it's Brick Lane curries and Bagels you'd be right, but this tour shows underneath all that there is sooo much more to eat and explore. Nicole, our Aussie guide, was full of energy and clearly really taken with the area, so much so she even lives in it. Full of fantastic facts and food she swooped us on a whistle-stop tour of some of the areas lesser known heros. Although I say whistle-stop it runs seamlessly and your 3 and half hours slips by unnoticed and always entertained. So here's a snippet of the tour