After a run-of-the-mill summer movie season, autumn really needs to start with a bang. Thankfully, the 57th BFI London Film Festival (9-20 October) is more than up to the task. As you will see from our guide to the highlights of this year’s festival, the LFF has assembled its strongest…
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September 2013
Before summer left the building (without even a goodbye, tut) we visited a great new opening, quite fitting for the season. Fields Bar and Kitchen is in the heart of Lincoln’s Inn Fields, and it’s a sweet getaway of a cafe for those who like their Italian tasty and simple. Fields…
This busy city can feel pretty lonely, despite the throngs of people you invariably encounter on a daily basis; we seldom give each other the time of day. So the Battersea Arts Centre has stepped in to right this wrong with a new kind of storytelling. As part of the…
If you’re in Scotland, it’s whisky. In Ireland, it’s whiskey. In America, though, it’s bourbon. While the US is home to almost a dozen types of different types of whiskey, bourbon reigns supreme in its popularity as both a straight spirit and as a basic ingredient in classic cocktails such…
It’s officially a new season people – and don’t we know it? We’re swapping camisoles for cardigans, frappuccinos for chai teas and al fresco cinema for the good ‘ol indoors. Autumn also means our summer of gloriously gallivanting around town might have left us a little strapped for cash. So…
Since 11 September, this part-immersive theatre, part exhibition has fittingly run alongside London Fashion Week and has been nothing less than exciting. Taking chocolate on a journey far far away from its humble beginnings on the Theobroma cacao tree, pioneers in food innovation have taken our beloved sweet treat to…