Over the past few months, eco-social design practice Something & Son LLP have transformed a derelict shop in Dalston, East London into an urban food ‘Hub’, cafe and arts venue complete with mini ‘aquaponic’ fish farm, rooftop chicken coops, indoor allotments and polytunnel. The venue is called FARM: and speaks to the growing trend in urban spaces to grow green, [...]

Caroline Mi Li Artiss is one of the first TV chefs to be discovered on Youtube in the UK. Her passion for food and making cooking easy and enjoyable is infectuous, and it is no secret that her Malaysian curries have transformed many an English kitchen, all from the comfort of a computer screen.  Stiglitz caught up with Caroline to ask about her [...]

Can Chaucer be rapped?  Can Darwin be modernised?  Baba Brinkman uses hip hop storytelling and live turntables to bring the historical and cultural past to life in a refreshing urban context, with off-Broadway shows such as The Canterbury Tales Remixed and The Rap Guide to Revolution to his name.  A rap artist, writer, actor and tree planter, Baba’s work has [...]

The Stiglitz WOW Talks // FOOD, held on Thursday, December 1st, was an evening filled with inspiring speakers who expounded on all things gastronomic, from preserving organic Indian millet to getting Jamie Oliver’s people excited about a brilliant new food awards to a weekly pop-up serving surplus food, and a variety of other hot topics.  The Hub Westminster, the Talks new location, was buzzing with food [...]

Alex Haw made the confession of all confessions to food lovers across the global table: He doesn’t see himself as a foodie. At all. In fact, he describes his tastes as unsophisticated, preferring street food more than any other gastro-genre. This is of course the same person who has started a movement called Latitudinal Cuisine, a regular meeting of the [...]

Stiglitz is finishing up a buzzy year with the announcement of G360. The flagship, 21-month core programme will be at the heart of the school, and is taking up applications for its first class, to commence in early 2012. G360 was unveiled at the Stiglitz Gala Dinners, held on November 23rd and 24th. The flagship, 21-month programme will be at [...]