The Metropolis

After Threat to Sue, Brick Lane Claims Olympic Gold

Chuck Ansbacher | Thursday 31 March, 2011 15:44

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In a move that seems less about curry and more about currying favours (zing), Brick Lane has been named the Official London Curry Capital for 2012. This comes after the Tower Hamlets council threatened and then un-threatened legal action against the organisers over a re-routing of the Olympic marathon. This move, however, seems to ignore local popular opinion, which regularly ranks the Southall and Tooting districts over the more internationally recognised Brick Lane.

Maybe Southall and Tooting should threaten legal action? At the very least it might get them runner up status.

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