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activist and restaurateur. With her husband

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and the support of celebrities such as

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, she started the Indica Gallery and the underground newspaper '' International Times'' (IT). She started her cooking career by running the cafe at the

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and then worked at other prominent restaurants in central London such as Food for Thought and L'Escargot.

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