Sun-worshippers looking to enjoy a dip in the sea at Brighton yesterday were met with an English Channel that was an off-putting, dirty brown instead of its usual dazzling blue.

10. Kashkar Cafe (1141 Brighton Beach Avenue, Brooklyn; 718-743-3832) Khasiyat Sabitova emigrated to New York from China by way of Uzbekistan in the 1960s, and credits himself with introducing the ...