BFI London Film Festival – Opening Night

This year’s BFI London Film Festival set sail last night with the film Captain Phillips, starring legendary Tom Hanks and with director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne movies) at the helm. This year is the 80th anniversary…

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Lisa’s, Portobello Road

You know when you really want to like a place? This was what I felt about recently opened Swedish restaurant Lisa’s. I’d wondered past the new addition to Portobello Road one Saturday afternoon and instantly…

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Gap talks with ‘Girls’ costume designer, Jenn Rogien

 “How can you tell your own story when you get dressed every morning?” – Jenn Rogien, Costume Designer Last week, I was lucky enough to win a place at the VIP launch of GAP’s new…

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Notting Hill Carnival 2013

“KEEP CALM AND CARNIVAL ON” (the oh-so wise words of one carnival reveller’s t-shirt) Now, I will admit something to you my lovely readers. Despite being a resident of the Hill for nearly 5 years now, I’ve…

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Brunching at Pizza East

As some of my lovely regular readers may already know, I love a good brunch. This weekend I tried out Pizza East‘s best brunch effort – one of my favourites for pizza in London, could…

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