Archive for June, 2009
The Crescent Champagne Bar, Kensington
The Crescent could be forgiven for not being in the best location; coming out of the Tube station onto a fairly nothing sort of road you might wonder if you’re in the wrong place. But then you cross over and you see it, rising like a beacon of intriguing, black-fronted gorgeousness.
Kilburn’s Luminaire
Kilburn and the High Road have a gritty rock ‘n’ roll history. Aside from being the name of the late great Ian Dury’s band (Kilburn and the High-Roads), this area, essentially the A5 or the old Roman Road, Watling Street, has always hosted a variety of music venues.
A Skull in Connemara at Riverside Studios
Making up the Madness series at Riverside Studios along with productions of Macbeth and Ajax, author Martin McDonagh might be feeling a little uneasy about keeping the same company as theatrical giants Shakespeare and Sophocles.
Wine Tasting at Berry Bros. & Rudd
Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to prefer fine wines to chain smoking or souping up a hatchback, is not for me to say, but at least with wine there is always the potential for both aesthetics and inebriation, and the more you drink, the more you know, the more you enjoy (to a point, [...]
Polish Your Pearlies at Smilepod
Traditionally, going to the dentist was on par with being stuck in a traffic jam for a really long time or being dumped by a casual fling in terms of desirability. However, with the sneaking ubiquity of the Hollywood smile, more and more are opting to spend extra time in the dentist’s chair, and with [...]
Marylebone’s Middle Eastern Comptoir Libanais
The Comptoir Libanais doesn’t just confine itself to Lebanese food, as the name would suggest. Rather it is a colourful and vibrant extravaganza of generic Middle Eastern food, and by Allah they do it well. Wraps, dips, falafels, tagines, baklawas - you name it, they have it, and all is done with a unique twist that adds flare [...]
World Blood Donor Weekend
Okay, hands up, and be honest: How many of you have given blood? Now how many of you who haven’t might well have done if you’d known more about when and where to go? Probably quite a few; it’s one of those things, like becoming an organ donor, that everyone would do, but hasn’t quite got around [...]
Future of London Transport 2020 and Beyond
So, you’re a Londoner. You feel a social responsibility to educate yourself on the various and ever-changing landscapes of your city. Well, there are 20 or so students from the Royal College of Art who are conceptualising how central London will look in 2020, so you probably best read on.
David Carter’s Bedtime Stories
12 weeks ago David Carter opened up a double and single room in his residence, known as 40 WINKS, to the public.
Broad Casting at Shoreditch’s Cargo
Cargo in Shoreditch is a cool place. I like it. It has a bit of everything: an outdoor space, a bar area, and a live music room. On Thursday night, Karen P’s Broad Casting event was in collaboration with the Red Bull Music Academy. Between them they also provided a little bit…no, a lot, of [...]
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