Mumbai Irani café and Permit Room recreated in Dishoom restaurant , London & Edinburgh , UK

Image details
Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2M0MBDJFile size:
33.9 MB (766.8 KB Compressed download)Releases:
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4752 x 2493 px | 40.2 x 21.1 cm | 15.8 x 8.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
24 July 2022Location:
5 Stable St, borough of Camden,London, England, UK, N1C 4ABMore information:
. A grounded documentary photograph made at 5 Stable St, borough of Camden, London, England, UK, N1C 4AB in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Mumbai Irani café and Permit Room recreated in Dishoom restaurant , London & Edinburgh , UK. The wider scene also brings together contemporary social history, community identity, popular cuisine, traditional takeaway, hospitality food service, classic British meal, metropolitan identity, everyday cuisine, street food culture, place identity, everyday life, local character, regional food culture, and historic London streetscape. The wider contemporary story combines nutrition, changing diets and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with public transport, heritage conservation and the mix of working city infrastructure with heritage tourism. Future viewers can use this scene from 5 Stable St, borough of Camden, London, England, UK, N1C 4AB to compare materials and architectural details with whatever follows after new ownership. The wider setting retains connections with local dining tradition, London visitor economy, period detail, documentary photography, changing streetscape, archival record, food-and-drink heritage, and urban tourism. The combination of Edinburgh, Dishoom, Permit, Irani, and recreated anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within 5 Stable St, borough of Camden, London, England, UK, N1C 4AB, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is nutrition and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity when considered against later change at 5 Stable St, borough of Camden, London, England, UK, N1C 4AB.