Trip to the Emirates inspires street food sushi business
A lifelong obsession with Japanese culture has evolved into a business for foodie Alastair Green. The 31-year-old from Camden, launched Temaki Bros, a contemporary Japanese market stall selling sushi handrolls or Temaki on Broadway Market with his best friends Tommasi Radice and Andreas Toumba. Alastair and Tommasi had been watching a football match at the Emirates Stadium, at half time having been inspired by the merchandise market stalls on the walk down from the station, t
Hackney entrepreneur’s quest for the perfect cup of joe
15 years ago, Ian Burgess invested £1,000 in a fancy coffee machine, some beans, two decorating tables and a gazebo and started selling coffee in Chiswick Market. Today the coffee business is booming for the former door-to-door salesman. His company Climpson & Sons employs 35 staff, roasts three tonnes of coffee per week, which it serves in its Broadway Market café and from a kiosk at Spitalfields and sells to restaurants, cafes and individuals throughout Europe. And he’s ha