18Oct2011 The Social’s ‘LTD’ Occupancy /Peter Stevenson/Food & Booze18 Oct 2011 The Social's new LTD bar keeps things simple with only one brand of each spirit, ie. one whisky, one vodka and one gin
17Oct2011 ‘Shame’ at BFI London Film Festival /Rachel Williams/Arts & Culture17 Oct 2011 Michael Fassbinder is reunited with Steve McQueen in this absorbing drama about the travails of a sex addict
15Oct2011 Wait a Minute Mr Postman… /Gina Mortlock/Speakers' Corner15 Oct 2011 Due to my rental status, I receive the post of tax evaders and a guy called Jim, who is eligible for a discount on pizza
14Oct2011 Covent Garden’s La Gelatiera /Nick Purves/Food & Booze14 Oct 2011 La Gelatiera alternates its selection of gelatos depending on the ingredients available to its owner, Antonio Parisi
13Oct2011 BFI London Film Festival – Day 2 /Rachel Williams/BFI London Film Festival, Arts & Culture13 Oct 2011 In the Short Cuts strand at this year's film festival you can find work by Terry Gilliam and a quirky comedy with Judi Dench
12Oct2011 Oyster Shucking at Patara /Henri May/Food & Booze12 Oct 2011 Soho restaurant Patara's Oyster Festival aims to improve the appreciation of oysters by preparing them in entirely new ways
12Oct2011 ‘Darwin’ at BFI London Film Festival /Rachel Williams/BFI London Film Festival, Arts & Culture12 Oct 2011 Nick Brandestini’s candid documentary 'Darwin' follows the curious eccentrics who keep a Mojave Desert town alive
11Oct2011 Pictures of a Geisha /Cath Millman/Journeys of a City Girl11 Oct 2011 Spotting a geisha is tricky. They are famous for their discretion, after all. Dipping in and out of tea houses and traditional restaurants, they are very rarely outside
11Oct2011 Seeing London From Inside a Duck /Lauren Davidson/Speakers' Corner11 Oct 2011 With its mixture of trivia and the Thames, the London Duck Tour reminded me why this city is such a tremendous place to live
10Oct2011 Diwali in Trafalgar Square /Sophie Carville/Living Well10 Oct 2011 Diwali is known as the Festival of Light and will be celebrated with song, saree-clad dancing and traditional food on October 16