Olivia Potts

When street hawkers were a vital part of London life

Unfairly dismissed as hucksters and fishwives, itinerant traders drove the capital’s expansion for centuries, says Charlie Taverner

‘Rabbits, O! – rabbits’ from The Cries of London. [Bridgeman Images] 
issue 14 January 2023
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  • Street Food: Hawkers and the History of London

    Charlie Taverner

    OUP, pp. 256, £30

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Olivia Potts
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Olivia Potts is a former criminal barrister who retrained as a pastry chef. She co-hosts The Spectator’s Table Talk podcast and writes Spectator Life's The Vintage Chef column. A chef and food writer, she was winner of the Fortnum and Mason's debut food book award in 2020 for her memoir A Half Baked Idea.

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