have a meal then go back home. and that was like a great day out. over 80% of indian restaurants in the uk are run by bangladeshis. many of them here on brick lane. abdul arrived in brick lane in the 1970s and grew up around here. he s owned this restaurant since 2012. so, this is city spice. we re known as the king of brick lane. ..and his son niaz, who s 20, helps him run it. 2012, what was brick lane like back then? it was amazing. it was like a market day every day of the week. hundreds and hundreds of people walking around, drinking, eating. every single shop on this road was a restaurant. more than 60 odd restaurants, and every single one was packed. back in the 70s, when i started off, it was all have a couple of pints, go out the pub
have a meal then go back home, and that was like a great day out. over 80% of indian restaurants in the uk are run by bangladeshis. many of them here on brick lane. abdul arrived in brick lane in the 19705 and grew up around here. he s owned this restaurant since 2012. so, this is city spice. we re known as the king of brick lane. ..and his son niaz, who s 20, helps him run it. 2012, what was brick lane like back then? it was amazing. it was like a market day every day of the week. hundreds and hundreds of people walking around, drinking, eating. every single shop on this road was a restaurant. more than 60 odd restaurants, and every single one was packed. back in the 70s, when i started off, it was all have a couple of pints, go out the pub and have a vindaloo.
abdul arrived in brick lane in the 19705 and grew up around here. he s owned this restaurant since 2012. so, this is city spice. we re known as the king of brick lane. ..and his son niaz, who s 20, helps him run it. 2012, what was brick lane like back then? it was amazing. it was like a market day every day of the week. hundreds and hundreds of people walking around, drinking, eating. every single shop on this road was a restaurant. more than 60 odd restaurants, and every single one was packed. back in the 70s, when i started off, it was all have a couple of pints, go out the pub and have a vindaloo. the 70s and 80s, you grew up in east london. report: brick lane, in - the heart of london s east end. the bengalis, the latest. in a long line of immigrant communities to settle here, found themselves the - victims of intimidation, |
and that was like a great day out. over 80% of indian restaurants in the uk are run by bangladeshis. many of them here on brick lane. abdul arrived in brick lane in the 1970s and grew up around here. he s owned this restaurant since 2012. so, this is city spice. we re known as the king of brick lane. ..and his son niaz, who s 20, helps him run it. 2012, what was brick lane like back then? it was amazing. it was like a market day every day of the week. hundreds and hundreds of people walking around, drinking, eating. every single shop on this road was a restaurant. more than 60 odd restaurants, and every single one was packed. back in the 70s, when i started off, it was all have a couple of pints, go out the pub and have a vindaloo.