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For this episode we were joined by Ocean who runs Banzai Kitchen. Banzai Kitchen is a Mother and Daughter business, serving up tasty authentic Japanese Karaage with a twist, drawing influence from their Japanese/ Jamaican heritage. We chat about how they created their dishes, where they sell their delicious food & lessons learnt along the way.

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ELLIKER’s tag line is ‘Getting Into Nature’ and that’s exactly what they encourage people to do, through their sustainable products and wonderful community of nature lovers. Robert, the creative Director of ELLIKER, discusses the brand's origins, products, and future plans. ELLIKER's Spring-Summer 2025 collection features recycled nylon and polyester materials, with items like a tech jacket, trousers, and a backpack. The brand aims to promote nature engagement through events and educational activities, such as plant identification and outdoor cooking.

We chat about the story of ELLIKER so far, the exciting event they’ve got coming up at Kiosk N1C and future plans.

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We sat down with Sam who runs Lil' Wong Bakes. 

Sam describes herself as a ‘small-time baker of big-time flavour’. She is best known for her pandan sandos, which combine two pieces of light and fluffy chiffon cake sandwiched between fresh cream and berries. Her bakes combine her Hong Kong heritage with her love of British cakes and desserts.

In this episode Sam discusses her favourite collabs to date, how she preps before events & future plans. 

 Let’s dive into this episode with the legend Sam Wong from Lil Wong Bakes…

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Sebastian, a film industry professional with a diverse background in TV, digital, PR, and marketing, discusses his career and the Polish Poster School exhibition coming to Lower Stable Street. He highlights the unique, hand-painted posters from communist Poland, which reimagined Hollywood and UK films for local audiences. Examples included a disturbing Darth Vader poster and a queer-themed Tootsie poster.

Maria and Seb chat about much more, including recommendations in KX, future plans and Sebs new film Cottontail which is set to release in the UK on Valentine's Day.

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For this episode we were joined by two lovely artists, Luana & Mia.

Luana Asiata is an artist originally from New Zealand currently living and working in South London. Mia is an art, graphics & textile designer who founded Aeko. The pair did an amazing pop up at Kiosk N1C together so we chat about how it went, along with how they started their business, where they get inspiration and so much more. 

It was an absolute pleasure to chat with them and so enjoy this one with Luana & Mia…

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In this episode of the Kiosk N1C Stories podcast, host Maria Hanlon chats with Gautier and James from News & Coffee, a business reviving the classic newsstand experience with a modern twist. After launching in Barcelona, they’ve now opened a new location in Granary Square, Kings Cross, combining quality coffee with the charm of a traditional newsstand. The conversation covers the journey of News & Coffee, their rewarding experiences, and more—offering a fun and inspiring look at how they’re shaping the local community.

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We were joined by Graham and Stefan from Long Boys for episode 13. Long Boys are the original long donut. Graham is the Founder and has been working with food since he was 13 and has worked in some of London’s most famous restaurants, which you’ll get to hear about. Stefan is the Operations Manager and shares how he met Graham & landed his job, what goes on behind the scenes, what’s coming up and we have a right laugh along the way…

After the episode they took us to their shop in Coal Drops Yard & we got to try multiple Long Boys and they did not disappoint. You have to get one!

 We loved recording this one, here’s episode 13 with Graham & Stefan…

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For episode 12 we were joined by the lovely Andrea. We spoke about his first memories of music, co founding his record label Baroque Sunburst, the music he makes under the name ‘Big Hands’ future plans and loads more…

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For Episode 11, Volcano Coffee Works COO Nick Mabey joined us as we spoke about the history of the company, why becoming a B Corp was so important and what goes on day-to-day in his role.

We couldn’t resist asking him what his fave coffee was too of course…all that & more in episode 11 with Nick from Volcano Coffee Works…

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