THE JOINT MARYLEBONE – CLOSED Meat lovers in London’s Marylebone are already well-served with Patty and Bun, MEATliquor, Le Relais Venise, Tommi’s Burger Joint and Ginger Pig Butchers but there’s a meaty new joint in town. The Joint started as a pop up in Brixton in 2012 by Warren Dean and Daniel Fiteni – now […]
‘Dispute’ the world’s first live mediation theatre production
January 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
A new theatre production that sees mediators resolving a dispute on stage between actors debuts at the Hen and Chickens Theatre, Highbury on February 18th. ‘Dispute’, the world’s first live mediation theatre production, sees improvising actors playing people locked in a range of compelling high-stakes real-world disputes. Between the two sides are two professional mediators […]
Tantalising Toronto – Travel Review
December 25, 2014 by 1 Comment
Here’s a quick round up of easy wins in Toronto. Art Gallery of Ottowa Thanks to some campaigning, the remarkable Group of Seven are given due prominence in showcasing the artists’ style and wilderness of magnificent Canada. The permanent Ken Thompson collection is a must see in Toronto. The special exhibition of Alex Colville only […]
MOVIE PREVIEW: Wasp from debut director Philippe Audi-Dor and Blue Shadows Films
December 10, 2014 by 2 Comments
Love stings, and how! Wasp. A beautiful film set in the sun-soaked, insect and flower strewn Gordes in Provence. An old family house is opened up to a new summer with the two lovers and one of their friends. It’s evocative of the scents and sounds of a rural French retreat. Calm yet disturbing, where […]
Pachamama
December 5, 2014 by 1 Comment
A pink neon ‘A’ marks the spot. Confusingly so, for a new Peruvian-inspired restaurant called Pachamama. It’s a new incarnation on, let’s call it the lower slopes of Marylebone, Thayer Street. Founded by an anthropologist with an eye for branding and the chap who used to run the same spot when it was known as […]
PopTails – cocktails on a stick
December 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If you’re a fan of cocktails and you love a bit of cake, then you’ll like PopTails – cocktails on a stick! Bite sized balls of sponge infused with alcohol on a stick to give them more of an adult twist. There are four flavours: Pina Colada (coconut and pineapple flavours infused with rum); Cosmopolitan (berry flavours […]
Straight Up Yoghurt from The Collective
December 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Collective has launched Straight Up, a thick, glossy, creamy and versatile live yoghurt that t1astes like yoghurt used to! I do remember yoghurt like this – as a student inter railing round Europe it was the cheapest (and most recogniseable) thing to buy from a Spar – a six pack of plain yoghurt. It had […]
BBC Earth Blue Planet in Concert
November 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
BBC Earth and composer George Fenton have joined forces with the world-renowned Philharmonia Orchestra to present Blue Planet in Concert on Thursday 22 January at the Royal Festival Hall, London The show is a live cinematic production with specially edited footage from the iconic BBC series, backed by a majestic and moving original score. Inspired […]
The Cuckoo in the Bircher Muesli Nest
November 27, 2014 by 1 Comment
Bircher muesli was developed in 1900 by Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Benner for patients in his hospital. Today there’s no more sitting around in ghastly green backless gowns to eat old-fashioned muesli. Now that Cuckoo offers consumers a revolutionary take on traditional muesli with its alpine pioneering flavour combinations and contrasting, complementary textures. Made in Britain with home-grown jumbo oats and creamy West Country yoghurt, […]
POST POP: EAST MEETS WEST
November 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Tsukanov Family Foundation and Saatchi Gallery present Post Pop: East Meets West, the first comprehensive exhibition examining why Pop Art, of all the twentieth century’s movements has had such a powerful influence over artists from world regions that had or still have very different and sometimes opposing ideologies. We were lucky to get invited to […]
