LDN: HOT OR NOT

The decisive guide to London

Friday, 16 January 2009

HOT: Comptoir des Cotonniers, 235 Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill W11 2SE

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Whenever I embark on my six-monthly pilgrimage to the Paris sales, my first stop is always the nearest Comptoir des Cotonniers . I love its ...
Thursday, 15 January 2009

HOT: Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, National Theatre, Southbank

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I didn't actually get the title of Every Good Boy Deserves Favour until I realised that one of the characters (a schizophrenic who thoug...
Saturday, 10 January 2009

HOT: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is an F Scott Fitzgerald short story turned into a curious (yes really) fairy tale of life, mortality a...
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NOT: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

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I haven't been a fan of Woody Allen's films for a while, and watching Scarlett Johansson 'act' is my worst cinematic nightma...

HOT: Slumdog Millionaire

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Slumdog Millionaire is a thrilling feel-good movie about an orphan child of the Mumbai slums who manages to win the ultimate prize on the t...
Friday, 9 January 2009

HOT: Frost/Nixon

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To paraphrase Billy Ocean - when the going gets hot, the hot go to the cinema. Hence, I've now seen every movie that I want to see at th...

LDN: HOT OR NOT On Tour - Back soon!

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Dear Mum, Dad and (any) other readers out there: Happy New Year! Sorry for the uncharacteristic lapse in blogging activity. Jetsetting Joyce...
Saturday, 6 December 2008

HOT: Daylesford Organic, 208-212 Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill W11 2RH

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The Daylesford Organic empire continues its sweep through the most affluent areas of London - landing recently in Notting Hill. In fact, I a...
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Thursday, 4 December 2008

HOT: The Ledbury, 127 Ledbury Road, Notting Hill W11 2AQ

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Twas only appropriate that a Tranzie send-off/Brendan's early 30th birthday present should have a gastronomic flavour to it. Hence, ou...
Tuesday, 25 November 2008

HOT: Guest Night, Gray's Inn, High Holborn

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An ancient town like London contains many opportunities for a history buff to delve into historic buildings and arcane traditions - but not ...
Monday, 24 November 2008

HOT: Ferran Adria, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank

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"Food is a language, the most universal of all." So began the theme of Ferran Adria's discussion on the role of food as part ...
Wednesday, 19 November 2008

HOT: Meals at The School of Life, Konstam Restaurant, 2 Acton Street Kings Cross WC1X 9NA

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When you first meet someone, how do your conversations normally start? A moan about the weather? Finding out about their job? Where they liv...
Sunday, 16 November 2008

HOT: Leong's Legend, 4 Macclesfield Street London

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It's been my secret ambition for a while now to drag my friend Rebekah Leong to eat at Leong's Legend, if only so I could get her to...
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HOT: La Clique, London Hippodrome, 10-14 Cranbourne Street WC2H 7AJ

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I hate burlesque. However, Jen's constant raving about La Clique , plus their sell-out shows all around the world, made me think I shou...

HOT: The Photographers' Gallery, Great Newport Street WC2H 7HY

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One of the things I love about London is that there is always something unexpected around the corner. En route to kill some time in Covent ...

HOT: Campaign For The Titians, National Gallery

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Titian's Diana and Acteon and Diana and Callisto are considered the greatest paintings in the Bridgewater Collection, and now they...

HOT: Southbank Centre Shop, Festival Terrance, Southbank Centre, Belverdere Road SE1 8XX

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With ten minutes before my lunch booking, I wandered into the Southbank Centre Shop - and promptly fell in love with the giggle-inducing Dum...

HOT: The All-Seeing Eye (The Hardcore Techno Version), BFI Southbank Gallery, Southbank

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The latest BFI Gallery commission comes from the team behind the quirky film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , the artist Pierre Bism...
Saturday, 15 November 2008

NOT: Cold War Modern, Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington

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I was anticipating much more from the V&A's winter exhibition on the influence of the Cold War in design, film, art, architecture. F...
Friday, 14 November 2008

HOT: Piaf, Vaudeville Theatre, 404 Strand WC2R 0NH

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When an actor is playing a real life person, it can often be hard to distinguish between a skillful imitation and when the actor is really g...
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