Monday, 28 January 2008

HOT: Daniel Barenboim Beethoven Sonata Series, Royal Festival Hall

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Royal Festival Hall will be the place to be for the next three weeks as classical music superstar, Daniel Barenboim, plays all 32 Beethoven ...
Sunday, 27 January 2008

HOT: Sampled at Sadler's Wells Rosebery Avenue, Islington

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I think its a great marketing idea to perform snippets of upcoming performances to introduce audiences to new art forms. Sadlers Wells does ...

NOT: Tay Do, 65 Kingsland Road

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I would have thought that if a restaurant managed to survive the competition in Kingsland Road the food can't be too bad. I was wrong - ...
Saturday, 26 January 2008

NOT: Carbon, Old Quebec Street, Marble Arch

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Rating this bar was difficult - on the one hand, I hate stupid dress codes (no Timberlands, no trainers, no headgear, casual/glam, Shoreditc...
Friday, 25 January 2008

NOT: The British Ambassador's Belly Dancer, Arcola Theatre

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The life story of the the belly dancer who captured the heart of the British Ambassador to Uzbekistan was very compelling. Unfortunately the...

HOT: Mangal Ocakbasi, 10 Arcola Street, Dalston

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Literally HOT as the restaurant has a large coal stove inside - guess they disabled the fire alarm. This cheap and extremely popular restaur...
Thursday, 24 January 2008

HOT: Sofra 18 Shepherd Street, Mayfair

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Amazing - two fantastic meals in a row this week. Sofra is an extremely busy but still comfortable Turkish restaurant which serves the most ...

HOT: Ye Grapes, 16 Shepherd Market, Mayfair

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Shepherd Market is little bit of hidden London in Mayfair, an area I always associate with big flash hotels and designer shops. Ye Grapes is...
Tuesday, 22 January 2008

HOT: The Lonsdale, 48 Lonsdale Road, Notting Hill

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It seems that fashionable Notting Hill-ites go to The Lonsdale to look cool and drink cocktails (Sienna Miller had her store opening party t...
Monday, 21 January 2008

NOT: Dang @ Ben's Thai at The Robert Browning, 15 Clifton Rd, Maida Vale

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I have my doubts about Thai food being served in pubs (see Walmer Castle) and this restaurant confirmed those doubts. An almost empty dining...
Monday, 14 January 2008

HOT: Charlie Wilson’s War, Electric Cinema

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I have to confess that most of the story went over my head – American-Afghani politics is not my forte and the quickfire yet mumbled dialogu...
Saturday, 12 January 2008

HOT: War Horse, National Theatre

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It must be pretty good theatre if a puppet can make me cry. This isn’t your usual WW1 story - instead of focusing on soldiers, the main char...
Sunday, 30 December 2007

HOT: Sherlock Holmes Museum 221b Baker Street, London

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I’ve always been a massive fan of Sherlock Holmes, and it seems that he has a large audience in Japanese girls and Eastern European men as ...

HOT: Xin at Harrods 87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge

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Harrods Food Hall definitely makes my London ‘to do’ list although for lunch can be a bit of a bunfight. Nevertheless, we managed to find t...

HOT: The Art of Lee Miller, Victoria and Albert Museum

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Beautiful Lee Miller certainly led an amazing life as a model, photographer and muse. In particular, I thought her photographs of Egypt were...

HOT: Out of the Ordinary: Spectacular Craft, Victoria and Albert Museum

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I really enjoyed this free exhibition – the premise is that the use of craft to create art. I loved the massive red paper chains hanging fro...
Thursday, 27 December 2007

HOT: Yauatcha, 17 Broadwick Street Soho

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I'd been wanting to try this glamorous yum cha joint ever since Huy showed me its window display of dainty desserts in my first week of ...
Wednesday, 26 December 2007

HOT: Lord of the Rings Musical

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The staging and special effects are amazing, the dancing and acrobatics are energetic and the incidential music creates the right atmosphere...
Tuesday, 18 December 2007

HOT: TEA, Liberty of London, Regent Street

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Three tiers of sandwiches (average), warm fruit scones with clotted cream and organic jam (great), three large pieces of cake (yes yes yes!)...

HOT: Enchanted, Odeon Whiteleys

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I couldn't believe it when I read rave reviews about this kitsch Disney Christmas romcom, but given the other movie options on offer, of...