| Friday 12 September, 2008 |
| Trans-Atlantic Sister, As She Lives & Breathes |
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The
economy is imploding. The summer is over. Cheap
flights are dead. And the world's about to end
(and at
the hands of the Swiss too: who ever saw that
one coming?). But it's not all bad.
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The
dollar is still more screwed than the pound, and peak
season has yet to hit the flight schedules, which means
that now is actually the perfect time to visit our Big
Smoke's Apple-icious little sister. And if you embark
on a spot of apartment-swapping, that'll not only ensure
that your favourite yukka survives your absence, but
you'll end up with a free and (hopefully) equivalent
pad from which to conquer the city.
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But
what to do when you get there? Like London, life
in New Yoik moves faster than a well-whipped whippet.
And nothing more so than the bar and restaurant
scene. So, as much as we love our Wallpaper
guides, by the time they're printed and in-store,
they risk being so last season (insert camp hand
gesture) it hurts. Chefs leave, menus change,
and cool can inexplicably evaporate. Sure we're
biased, but the answer is clearly all about online
insiders.
So, NYC Restaurant Week might be over, but if
a spot of food and drink is you're thing then
why bother scrounging through the internet in
search of the latest guide? We've got the finest,
off-the-beaten-track 28 food-tour imaginable.
And
it's right here.
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TODAY'S
EVENT PICKS |
Dan Baldwin unveils his new collection of multilayered, fantastical imagery in Dead Innocent at Forster. 12-6pm. 1 Chapel Pl, Rivington St, EC2. Free |
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Fancy a spot of Eastern European drag outrage this Friday? Well who doesn't? Zetter. 7:30pm. 86=88 Clerkenwell Rd, EC1. non-diners £5, diners £20. |
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Ed Harcourt kicks off the Southbank Centre's Forever Heavenly musical weekend with a free gig. 6pm. Belvedere Rd, SE1. Free. |
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Those purveyors of rock 'n' roll madness, Ladyluck, tonight begin their first annual '78-tastic London Weekender. Volupté. 10pm-3am. 7-9 Norwich St, EC4. £12, £10 before 11pm. |
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