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  28 January 2022  

#  My Weekend In… South-East London With Alice Tate  


Stuck for ideas about what to do this weekend? Take some fresh inspiration from travel writer Alice Tate – also head of PR at trendy hotel group The Hoxton – as she talks us through what a weekend in south-east London looks like for her.  


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## Friday Night

**Friday nights are spent on the sofa.** Work is really full on at the moment, so I love to keep my Friday nights low-key and relaxed. I wait for my husband – who’s an electrician – to get home, then we’ll crack open a bottle of wine (always red, often something from [Peckham Cellars](https://peckhamcellars.co.uk/) or [Clapton Craft](https://www.claptoncraft.co.uk/) – [Gran Cerdo](https://store.claptoncraft.co.uk/collections/natural-low-in-sulphites/products/gran-cerdo-tinto) is a frequently bought bottle in our house) and either I’ll cook or it’s [DabbaDrop](https://dabbadrop.co.uk/) night (a vegan Indian delivery service we love).   
   
**We’re in the early stages of renovating a 1930s home,** so the house is partly a building site, but I always like to set the table and enjoy a proper meal together. I’m a sucker for good glassware – our most-used glasses are these ones from [Maison Flaneur](https://www.maisonflaneur.com/product/verres-amour-set-of-6/).  
   
**We don’t watch much TV during the week,** but I love Friday night telly. We always eat late, so I Iike to watch *Gogglebox* on Channel 4+1 in my pyjamas. I love [Toast](https://www.toa.st/collections/women) for clothes, but it’s especially good for [great PJs](https://www.toa.st/collections/womens-nightwear). I'll hit the hay around 11ish.

 

 

 

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## Saturday

**My husband works on Saturdays,** so I usually have the day to myself until mid-afternoon. I always wake up early and start with a cafetiere of coffee (I love our [Le Creuset](https://www.lecreuset.co.uk/en_GB/) ceramic one). I’ll have a snack (or ideally leftovers from the night before – I’m a savoury person through and through) and then jump on my [Brompton bike](https://www.brompton.com/bikes/brompton) to go for a swim – I love cycling in London. It’s a 40-minute ride to [Charlton Lido](https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/london/greenwich/charlton-lido). Brockwell Lido is probably a little closer, but it’s not heated, and when I went last winter, I had blue lips afterwards! I’ll swim for 30 minutes, then cycle back.   
 **Back home, I’ll change out of my cycling clothes and into jeans.** It’s always jeans – I live in [Levi’s ‘Ribcage’ style](https://www.levi.com/GB/en_GB/ribcage/c/levi_women_collections_ribcage). I’ll often call someone for a chat – usually my mum or my sister – while making brunch for one. I love dippy eggs or [Meera Sodha’s](https://www.instagram.com/meerasodha/?hl=en) overnight soy eggs from her [East cookbook](https://amzn.to/3IFikIm).  
   
**There’s an endless list of things to do with the house so these days,** so more often than not I’ll likely spend the rest of the day painting or sanding. I really rate the paint from sustainable brand [Coat.](https://coatpaints.com/)  
   
**Once my husband is back, we’ll go for a walk and maybe pop into a pub for a drink.** I love the [Herne Hill Tavern](https://thehernetavern.co.uk/) in Peckham or the [Sylvan Post](https://sylvanpost.com/) in Forest Hill.   
   
**If we ever go out for dinner, Saturday night is the night.** I never dress up (my wardrobe is strictly jeans, sweaters and shirts) but I’ll wear my [Grensons](https://www.grenson.com/) with my jeans, and a slick of [Mac](https://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/) lippy if I want to make an effort – Devoted To Chilli is my new go-to shade. It's subtle, as I find masks and bold lipstick are a no-go. My local favourites are [Larry’s](https://larryspeckham.co.uk/), [Forza Wine](https://forzawine.com/), [Peckham Cellars](https://peckhamcellars.co.uk/) (where we had part of our weddding last year) and [Ganapati](https://www.ganapatirestaurant.com/). We tend to do these on rotation, but purse strings are tight at the moment while we do up the house, so we usually cook at home.   
   
**Ottolenghi’s baked rice with confit garlic and tomatoes is a recent discovery.** As is his spaghetti with anchovies and samphire. I don’t eat meat, so we’ll always go veggie, then add in fish a few times a week. My go-to cookbooks are [*Simple*](https://amzn.to/35q5yiO) by [Ottolenghi](https://www.instagram.com/ottolenghi/?hl=en), [*Fresh India*](https://amzn.to/3IIJ7DV) and [*East*](https://amzn.to/3AAvuDZ) by Meera Sodha and [*One*](https://amzn.to/32BUwGa) by Anna Jones.

 

 

 

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## Sunday

**Sundays are a real leisure day.** They start slow with coffee in bed, then I’ll make breakfast – again, something like Indian eggs (scrambled with loads of coriander, tomatoes, onion and turmeric) or fried eggs on toast with loads of chilli sauce. I get through bottles of [Cholula hot sauce](https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/chilli---hot-sauce/cholula-chipotle-hot-sauce-150ml) at pace.  
   
**Next, we’ll go out somewhere local.** I love a walk to Crystal Palace (there’s a great market in the park on Sundays and so many good antique shops and interiors stores), up to Blythe Hill for the view, or round Peckham and Nunhead. For a coffee, there’s [Nola](https://www.nolacoffee.co.uk/) in Peckham which is always nice, and I love browsing the stores on and around Bellenden Road. [Lamp London](https://lamplondonhome.com/) is nice for interiors, and [General Store](https://www.generalsto.re/) is the place to splurge on posh coffee, wine and pastries.  
   
**If we’re not out, we’ll do work on the house.** My husband is more hands-on with the DIY and I’m the apprentice. Homelife is constantly accompanied by music. In the mornings and afternoons, it’s BBC Radio 6, in the evening it’s always a DJ mix from the archives on Soundcloud. Most recently, I’ve been listening to [Bicep’s Essential Mix](https://soundcloud.com/bicep-essentialmix2017-12-09/bicep-essential-mix-2017-12-09). I love disco and house music but haven’t been out dancing in ages. The two-year lag of the pandemic has made me suddenly feel old in my low-key lifestyle!  
   
**My Sunday night ritual is reading the weekend supplements in the bath.** It’s always accompanied by oodles of [100 Acres bubble bath](https://100acres.co.uk/products/bubble-bath-300ml), an [Earl of East](https://www.earlofeast.com/collections/home-fragrance) candle and a glass of wine.   
  
**We tend to eat late, so at 8ish I’ll cook.** A tofu Thai green curry is always a crowd pleaser, or fish finger tacos – my dinner party special that we have ourselves at least once a week (can’t recommend buying a [taco press](https://www.mexgrocer.co.uk/food/tortilla-press/16cm-red-tortilla-press) more). I’ll try be in bed by 11pm, and set my alarm for 5:45am.   
   
*For more ideas and inspiration, follow Alice at [@Alice\_Tate](https://www.instagram.com/alice_tate/?hl=en), join her home renovation at [@ASouthLondonHome](https://www.instagram.com/asouthlondonhome/?hl=en), and check out all things travel and photography at [FlashAnthology.com](http://FlashAnthology.com)*

 

 

 

 

 

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