The Grocery

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  The Grocery

  54-56 Kingsland Road London E2 8DP uk
  
  neilgrayshon

  7th March 2008

  Ethical? Really?

  Current

  Alongside the hand harvested workers co-operative fava beans and the love spun biodegradable shopping bags, which are probably sourced from the recycled yarn of tibetian monks winter jackets lies a dirtier secret; coca cola, bacardi rum and fairy liquid don't score so highly on my ethical barometer and you might ask the same question. What are these things doing here?
  A good run of earth friendly stuff is at odds with these inclusions and the dubious selection of ancient veg doesn't help to enamour one to the place.
  But it is around the corner and it is trying its best.

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  The Grocery

  54-56 Kingsland Road London E2 8DP uk
  
  DJONES

  3rd November 2007

  The Grocery

  Current

  Having just moved to Shoreditch I was thrilled to find my local supermarket was an independent organic shop. It has only been open about a year, but is in an amazing Georgian building which backs into the arches. I met the owner, a country boy from Norfolk, very down to earth. He told me they had taken a long time renovating the property to bring it back to its contempory features. Apparently it hadn't been touched for around 100 years.
  
  The space is beautiful and filled to the brim with thousands of products ranging from extensive cheeses, some from Neal’s yard, to fresh organic produce; it also boasts a very good wine and spirits section.
  
  The prices are very reasonable, far cheaper than other organic stores such as fresh and wild and planet organic. They have also just put a free cash machine in the front of the building.
  
  The stores emphasis is on health and community. They believe that the two are closely linked and that large supermarkets like Tesco's are destroying this, promoting unhealthy dietary habits and destroying the infrastructure of local communities by undercutting local shops forcing them to close.
  
  They have also included a cafe in the store which produces quite possibly some of the best food in London. They use organic and fair trade produce, and they now have many loyal local regulars. The food is fresh and interesting, with a clear Mediterranean influence. The menu changes daily and best of all they do what can only be described as the best English breakfast I have had the pleasure to dine on in many years.
  

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