It’s that time of year! Where are you going for your Christmas ‘do’? Maybe some of the boom has gone out of the City of London, and it might not be caviar and champagne this year but there’s still beautiful Loch Fyne oysters – sweeter and plumper because they thrive in spring water that tumbles down from the […]
Oatly Launches Break-Fest Serial for Post Milk Society
November 17, 2014 by 2 Comments
Well this got me out of bed on Sunday morning. A philosophy slam organised by Oatly, an alternative milk drink, disrupting humdrum morning routines via a series of breakfast events across London. At the Philosophy for Breakfast in The School of Life, 70 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AB two thinkers – Robert Rowland Smith and Mark Vernon bounced from topic to topic […]
Bond Street Festive Illuminations Pay Homage To The Peacocks of Fashion
November 13, 2014 by 1 Comment
These are the ones I’ve been waiting for. Tantalising white peacock feather crowns. Would they be icy white like the baubles on Oxford Street or more colourful like the bulbs on Carnaby Street? Tonight we found out. And it’s a bit of both. Icy plumes and prisms of colour. Inspiration for the 2014 new festive illuminations […]
Just say: Here Lies Love the David Byrne and Fatboy Slim Disco Musical at the National
November 12, 2014 by 1 Comment
One of the best shows to hit London in a while. Here Lies Love by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim is a 90-minute tour de force disco musical. Mirror balls, laser lights, loud beats, video projections and dancers on rotating platforms tell the story of local beauty queen becomes de facto President of the Philippines. It’s Jackie Kennedy meets […]
Dinner at Maca Kizi Bodrum Turkey
October 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
On one of the nights I was at hotspot Maca Kizi a group came for dinner from the seven decked Emir of Kuwait’s yacht. A couple of weeks before, Kate Moss with family and Naomi Campbell were spotted splashing around in the crystal clear blue waters. Whether it’s for party or chill, this is Turkey’s […]
Saatchi Art & Absolut Vodka Studio Fund & New Sensations Artists
October 15, 2014 by 1 Comment
New Sensations supports the most imaginative and talented graduates from BA and MA courses across the U.K. and Republic of Ireland and presents their work to an international audience each year during Frieze Week. Chosen by a panel of judges, the New Sensations winner is awarded a cash prize to fund a studio for a […]
Saatchi Art & Absolut Vodka Studio Fund & New Sensations Artists
October 15, 2014 by 1 Comment
New Sensations supports the most imaginative and talented graduates from BA and MA courses across the U.K. and Republic of Ireland and presents their work to an international audience each year during Frieze Week. Chosen by a panel of judges, the New Sensations winner is awarded a cash prize to fund a studio for a […]
Coming Up Roses with FoM Overnight Rose Repair Serum
October 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This amazing product and well deserved winner of the BEST SERUM at Biteable Best of Beauty Awards 2014 is the way forward for plumper, smoother skin. I tried this serum in London and on a sun-drenched, seawater soaked beach holiday in Turkey. It works, and works great. Oil products are a bit messy – you slather it on at […]
El Nivel Covent Garden – London’s first Agaveria
October 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
El Nivel is London’s first agaveria – a bar specialising in rare and unusual agave spirits and cocktails served with Mexican tasting plates. Imagine this, a dark wood panelled room, a couple of palms, posters and a few Frida Kahlo-esque oil beauties staring down on you in your leather buttoned chair. It’s quiet, it’s a place […]
Ted’s Grooming Room Soho – now live & snipping
October 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The latest Ted’s Grooming Room has opened on Berwick Street in the heart of Soho offering sharp haircuts, hot-towel shaves and the ultimate in men’s grooming. Referencing the history of Berwick Street – known as ‘The Golden Mile of Vinyl’ with its independent music shops and cover shoot of the 1995 Oasis album ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory’ […]
