Archive for January, 2009
Gethsemane at Cottesloe Theatre
Everyone likes wit. Wit adds to the sum of human happiness via such releases as giggling and, if you were the man sitting next to me, crying ‘bravo’ in your plumiest voice. It is a bonus if the wit is woven into a thought-provoking story and in the case of David Hare’s Gethsemane, on show [...]
Smirnoff Black Winter Ice Lounge
To celebrate the traditional Russian winter Smirnoff has brought out a product to rival ‘Stoli’. Black vodka is smooth, pungent, and distilled four times, the last distillation in a copper alambic, resulting in an almost alchemical elixir. So I bravely ‘tested’ seven different Black vodka cocktails at the Smirnoff Black Winter Ice Lounge in Canary Wharf, hand-mixed [...]
Camille O’Sullivan: Making Cabaret Sexy
Camille O’Sullivan’s performance style comes as a bit of a shock to the uninitiated. This remarkably intense young woman rolls on the floor, roars like a lioness at her audience, collapses with her head in her hands, kicks her shoes off and hugs the members of her band in turn.
Jazz With John Taylor at 606 Club
Entering the 606 Club on Lots Road you have the distinct feeling that you have hacked into an elite jazz circle. From its off the beaten track locale near Chelsea Harbour to the buzzer you have to ring before the metal grill swings open and a man with a clipboard gives you a cool once [...]
End of an Era: Iconic Astoria Closes for Good
They say everything comes at a price, and the development of the capital’s new Crossrail Link is no exception. But it’s not the £16billion budget I’m talking about; it’s the loss of one of London’s best loved, legendary live music venues: The Astoria.
Westfield. What Credit Crunch?
When Westfield opened its doors in October of last year, the critics pointed and laughed. The centre is an ironic £1.6 billion monument to the recession currently sweeping the nation, echoing the S&L crisis of the ’80s.
Sexy Molton House
Nick Valentine, co-founder of London hotspot the Cuckoo Club, has spent upwards of £2.5 million on transforming a five-storey Georgian townhouse in London’s South Molton Street into Molton House. And it shows.
New Year’s Healthy Menu at Zizzi
‘Tis the season to be skinny. Or at least to digest something sensible after a staggeringly calorific and sedentary December. The new healthy menu at High-Street presence, Zizzi, suggests some healthy choices made from the basic ingredients of Italian cuisine, and promises not to disappoint your taste buds.
The Mermaid of London: A Weird Tail
The mermaid, like the unicorn before it, and dragons and harpies and hydras, have all been confined to a menagerie of phantasmagoria, by those who believe or not. These ‘mythological’ creatures, long standing as old tales from sea travellers, have stood the test of time, albeit now portrayed as fantastic but fictional monster stories. Yet [...]
Get Your Oyster Fix at St Pancras Grand
Call me a lush, (and, given the current climate you’ve got every right to) but I can’t think of a better way to spend a tenner than on half a dozen fresh oysters. And I think I’ve found my new favourite place to do it.
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