Tuesday, 30 October 2007

HOT: The English Surgeon at Times BFI London Film Festival

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A moving and inspiring documentary about British neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, who has visited the Ukraine regularly for the last 15 years bring...
Sunday, 28 October 2007

HOT: Henry Moore, Kew Gardens

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Beautiful exhibition of Henry Moore's sensuous sculptures set in autumnnal Kew Gardens. The show was not a retrospective but a panor...

HOT: Kew Grill, 10b Kew Green

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One of Antony Worrall Thompson's restaurants (famous TV chef) and very highly recommended. It was everything your neighbourhood bistro s...
Saturday, 27 October 2007

HOT: Ratatouille at Odeon Whiteleys

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A delightfully charming and funny film about a rat with a well-developed palate in Paree. I love how Pixar are able to animate tiny gestures...
Friday, 26 October 2007

HOT: Carlos Acosta with Guest Artists from Ballet Nacional de Cuba at Sadlers Wells

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A joyous and vibrant performance from the high-leaping Carlos Acosta and his old ballet company. I've never seen anyone do a switching f...
Thursday, 25 October 2007

HOT: Water at Lyric Hammersmith

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I love the Lyric - modern funky on the inside, ornate cosy on the inside and the crowd is full of Bright Young Things. The multimedia stagin...
Monday, 22 October 2007

NOT: Rendition at Odeon Marble Arch

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I think it was a bit much to watch another torture movie within a week. Not a bad film, but none of the characters were particularly well de...
Sunday, 21 October 2007

HOT: Afternoon tea at the Lanesborough Hotel Conservatory

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There is nothing more luxurious on a Sunday than dressing up in a pretty frock to enjoy tiers of sandwiches and cakes in an elegant hotel. ...
Saturday, 20 October 2007

HOT: Golden Age of Couture at Victoria and Albert Museum

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Thanks to Huy’s corporate largesse, I was able to enjoy this exhibition of delicious clothes for free. Sigh. It just made me want to shop af...

HOT: Cajun Dance Party at Club 229 Great Portland Street

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The bouncer stared at my face and my ID incredulously “1979???”. Quickly doing the maths, that would make me probably 10 years older than ev...
Friday, 19 October 2007

HOT: Broken Social Scene at Koko

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So hot I fainted in the mosh pit. Ugly man band = great music from my experience and BSS were true to type. Good songs, fantastic energy, fu...
Thursday, 18 October 2007

HOT: Redacted at the BFI London Film Festival

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A harrowing doocumentary style film based on the true rape and murder of a 15 year old Iraqi girl in Samarra by US troops. I thought this fi...
Wednesday, 17 October 2007

HOT: Stephen Osborne for the International Piano Series at Queen Elizabeth Hall

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A young gawky British pianist playing a lovely and uncontroversial programme of Debussy, Beethoven and Rachmaninov as part of the Internatio...
Wednesday, 10 October 2007

HOT: Rafta Rafta at National Theatre

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Funny and poignant play about a British Indian family set in an amazing dolls house set where you could peek into every room. I was worried ...
Tuesday, 9 October 2007

NOT: Dimitri Hvorostovsky and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra at Barbican

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A canter through two centuries of Russian music, from church hymns to opera to movie themes sung by the famous baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky....
Monday, 8 October 2007

HOT: Chowki at 2 Denman Street, Picadilly

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A nice retreat from the neon fast-food madness of Picadilly with tasty and reasonably priced Indian food (with 2 for 1 toptable offer it cam...
Sunday, 7 October 2007

HOT: Hummingbird Bakery, 133 Portobello Road, Notting Hill

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The line of women snaked out into Portobello market in anticipation of some of the best cupcakes in town. Despite the surly service, these c...
Saturday, 6 October 2007

HOT: Julie's Restaurant and Bar at 135 Portland Road, Notting Hill

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A beautifully decorated and unique rabbit warren restaurant and bar in an elegant and sedate part of Notting Hill/Holland Park. Every room w...
Friday, 5 October 2007

NOT: Holding Fire at Shakespeares Globe

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Slightly dull play about the Victorian Charterists movement which tried to weave in a personal element with little character development. Th...
Wednesday, 3 October 2007

HOT: Mary Poppins at Prince Edward Theatre

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This production is definitely SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPEDIALIDOCIOUS (with manic clapping dance moves to match). The songs and story are happi...