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the weekend that sees Regent's
Park overcome with all things gastrofestive, we
thought it best to offer some alternatives to help shake
of the gained pounds this weekend. So whether you opt
for a spot of nooky,
some non-stop
dancing or merely shifting all that excess
fashion you've acquired, we're quite sure the appetite
will be worth it.
This week's guide is brought to you in association
with Tiffany
& Co. Bedazzling, elegant, whose little blue boxes
are nigh on legendary, the jewellery house will always
be, in the words of Holly Golightly, "the best place
in the world, where nothing bad can take place."
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FRI KILLING KITTENS •
SAT NEON NEON •
SUN VISA SWAP
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Whether you like your music old or new school,
there's a fair chance it's coming out of an
ipod. If you're tired of plastic white speakers,
here are a couple of alternatives; for the
modernists, the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin,
and for the traditionalists, the Spirit of
St Louis Ipod boombox, designed to look like
an old battlefield radio.
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SATURDAY |
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Oakley JK15 Competition
To celebrate the launch of their limited edition
JK15 sunglasses, Oakley are offering you the
chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to see
Jamiroquai in concert at the Rock in Rio music
festival in Madrid on 4th July. The prize
includes flights, accommodation in a 5 star
hotel, and a pair of Split Thump sunglasses
with integrated MP3 player.
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SUNDAY |
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Visa
Swap Drop Off
There's a Balenciaga cardigan festering in my closet
at home, bought on a whim (ok, because the saleswoman
told me it was fabulous, and I, by association, was
fabulous too) and never worn. However, to sell it on
eBay I'd be losing my fabulousness and be left with
cold cash, so instead, I plan on swapping it for something
equally fabulous, donated by someone, well fabulous.
Fabulous. Drop off starts today to collect your points
of fabulousness. |
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12pm - 6pm |
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The Flower Cellars, 49 Wellington St, WC2E 7BN |
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Free |
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visaswap.com |
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Mona Hatoum: Present Tense
Born in Beirut, but now living in London
and Berlin, international woman of artistic
mastery, Mona Hatoum, strips grand themes
of displacement and uncertainty down
to their hard, plastic, confectionary-coloured
core. Playing with crystal shapes that
resemble hand grenades, light-bulb fringed
carpet, and a map made from soap and
glass, it's indulgent eye-candy with
brains.
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Couleur
Cafe
Don't you just hate the French?
They dress well, have good hair, cute kids
and can even make the phrase 'I'm just popping
out to get some bin-bags' sound sexy.
A perfect example of their annoyingly natural
sense of style is 'mamans delicieux' Celia
and Christine's newly opened Couleur Cafe
just off the Northcote Road.
With its bare brickwork and Provencale
touches it's the perfect backdrop for the
croissants, eclairs and quiches that are
sold - as well as proper cafe au lait, the
colour of tanned Parisian pins rather than
Starbucks greige - and they've also imported
all sorts of other French goodies, from
homewares to jams and dinky little jars
of aioli. There are even French gossip mags
next to the House & Gardens to flick
through as you nibble your pain au chocolate.
Beware the school run when the place is
teaming with les enfants precociously demanding
chocolat chaud but at any other time, for
now, its a secret oasis of euro-chic calm.
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Mon-Fri 8.30am-5.30pm / Sat 9am-4.30pm |
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37 Webbs Road, SW11 6SF |
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£15 |
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The
Lawn
On-fire Oliver Peyton has just opened this,
his second new restaurant in the last month,
and it promises to be one of the most sophisticated
al fresco hot spots of the summer.
Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, The
Lawn is nestled within the leafy grandeur
of the Fulham Palace estate so whether you
choose to eat in the elegant former bishop's
drawing room or in the green and pleasant
gardens outside is up to you.
Either way there are English delights like
boiled egg and soldiers, salad of fresh
peas, pea shoots and ham hock or garlic
and thyme marinated spatchcock spring chicken
with watercress and Jersey Royals to be
had. There is also an elaborate state-of-the-art
barbecue and ice cream bar due to be installed
once the summer really begins to kick off
- we can only hope.
Until then, make the most of every random
ray, don a boater, take Pimms on the, er,
lawn and wait for Mr Peyton to open his
next premises.
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Weekend guide by AC, MaM, SH & YM,
Food reviews by SL |
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