Visitors rarely display unrestrained envy when they discover we have a Lidl for a neighbour. “But it’s a supermarket for poor people!” exclaimed our friend Pete, who rapidly emerged after popping in for a bottle of wine to accompany Sunday lunch at Weasel Villas. Such was his shock that he was unable to make a purchase. Though his view is commonplace, it is erroneous. Lidl is a... Full text
Christopher Hirst is a freelance journalist who lives mostly in south London and occasionally in North Yorkshire. In 2005, he was Glenfiddich Food Writer of the Year and runner-up in 2007. He is currently writing a book about the experience of cooking with his wife (aka Mrs W) which is due to be published by Fourth Estate next May.
Lucinda Rogers is an illustrator more commonly known for reportage drawing and specialises in drawing cities, in particular New York and London’s East End where she lives. In July The Independent published her drawings of scenes at the Hop Farm Festival. New east London work will appear in the next issue of Case da Abitare magazine.
Drawings © Lucinda Rogers. Words © Christopher Hirst. Website by With Associates.