Crab Tavern, Liverpool Street: Holding out against the corporates
words Chris Zacharia It’s true: where you live says something about who you are. Crab Tavern sits on Broadgate Circle, a kind of corporate whirlpool beside Liverpool St station. Filled with high-end chains and ‘concepts’, it radiates return-on-investment. Each...
Belgraves Hotel: Christmas Message in its Windows
This Christmas, Belgraves Hotel is getting in the Christmas spirit with designer Stefania Pramma and artist Valeria Napoleone, who just happen to also be sisters. Stefania Pramma's luxury accessories label is known for beautifully finished, luxe leather pieces. Whilst...
Cocktails at The Vault of Soho: Artisanal tipples in a secret basement world
words Andreas Gregoriou I have never been too thrilled by the prospect of cocktails; to me they’re flamboyant, garishly decorated and often overpriced - especially in central London. But even if you’re not a fan of cocktails – like me – then you’ll be pleasantly...
Auvergne Food France – Culinary delights of an ancient land
‘Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it’ is a good philosophy, especially when it comes to food. But right now I’m having a hard time. In front of me is a slice of L’artisou cheese, whose ‘special flavour’ comes from an edible crust filled with live microscopic spiders....
The Richmond Dalston – Getting it just right in Dalston
words Adam Boatman Let me start with the only negative on an otherwise glorious evening. The name. You could argue that I should have done my research. You could say that having a friend in Richmond, Yorkshire, I really should have checked before jumping on the...
Frank Auerbach: a love affair with paint at Tate Britain
words Hugo Marx A look at the current Tate Britain exhibition by a man often described as one of Britain’s greatest artists. Frank Auerbach's beautifully crafted paintings are so tangible they practically step off the canvas to greet you. A common phrase that you'll...
Bouillabaisse Mayfair – A genuinely cosmopolitan seafood experience
words Chris Zacharia “The last thing the English cooked properly” goes the French proverb, “was Joan of Arc”. This motto always swims through my mind when I enter a French restaurant. It would be arrogant, if it wasn’t so totally justified by the bulletproof...
Julie Hawk on her song about abortion in Ireland – Once Told
Once Told, the latest song from Julie Hawk is a thing of stark, stirring power and beauty with some soaring vocal acrobatics. At its heart though it has a brooding, searing message that hits you hard below the ribs. This is a movingly put plea to the band’s home...
Dreams, Nightmares, Twin Peaks returns – David Lynch’s TV classic is back
Dreams, Nightmares, Twin Peaks returns - David Lynch's TV classic is back - article by Chris Townsend With Twin Peaks set to return to our screens any year now, what better time to ruminate upon one of the more bizarre elements of the original series, the show within...
Lotus London – Epicurean pleasures of the Indian kind
Lotus London - Epicurean pleasures of the Indian kind - words Lawrence Hunt Along with coding and Chinese, another skill schools need to start teaching today’s youngsters with immediate effect is the art of typing on your smart phone without looking. It would be...
Bombay Brasserie London – The curry house re-imagined on a grand scale
Bombay Brasserie London review by Chris Zacharia Nostalgia can be a powerful thing. Stepping into Bombay Brasserie London - named after a city which is now called Mumbai - I’m nostalgic for a place I haven’t even been to, a time in which I’ve never lived. Sitting just...
Horror Movies: Top Films to send shivers down your spine!
wods by Bojana Duric With Halloween festivities creeping in this weekend, there’s nothing better than watching horror movies and eating away all the candy meant for the tick-or-treaters. When choosing what to watch, it’s always best to go with the classics since the...
Mo:vel: Walk like a Brazilian – Footwear inspired by the spirit of Ginga
Launching this Autumn, the new footwear brand Mo:vel conspires to get us all moving with Brazilian ‘Ginga’. Walk like a….Brazilian! And who wouldn’t want to? With Brazilian ‘Ginga’ an ingrained and insatiable characteristic of the South American nation’s psyche, the...
Under Milk Wood film – the spellbinding new adaptation
Under Milk Wood film - the spellbinding new adaptation - words Paul Risker While the words “strangely simple and simply strange“ could echo a derogatory intent, taken in context as Dylan Thomas’ own description of his seminal work Under Milk Wood casts them in an...
Josh Mond directs James White – One Young Man Tries To Come Of Age
words by Bojana Duric Josh Mond directs an emotional coming of age film about a young deadbeat trying to take care of his ill mother. With producing several critically acclaimed films like Martha Marcy May Marlene and Afterschool, Mond finally makes his feature...