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"   No other London restaurant says hip, happening, fashion spot like Bistroteque. Located in the art-gallery-infested edgy underworld of Vyner Street in East London, Bistroteque is coming of age and celebrating its fifth birthday this year. The subsequent culinary ventures of its founders, former fashion designers Pablo Flack and David Waddington, were pop-up Christmas restaurants Reindeer (in 2007) and Flash (in 2008). The duo called on its fancy fashion friends Giles Deacon and Katie Grand to help; Deacon created tableware for Reindeer and Katie Grand hosted a party at Flash. Fast forward to now, and Bistroteque is as hot as ever with food critics from the New York Times to England&amp;#039;s Sunday Times Style raving about the food and the experience. What kind of experience? Well, not only is it a restaurant, Bistroteque is also a cabaret, and some have even credited it as reviving cabaret in London. The open mike has attracted performers as varied as architect and interior designer Nigel Coates and actor Rupert Everett. If in London, go there now and wish them a happy birthday. And pick up one of these cute birthday tea towels designed by Will Broome, who regularly contributes to Marc Jacobs&amp;#039; line, as a souvenir for us! \u2014Rebecca Suhrawardi Austin Photo: Courtesy of Bistroteque "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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