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| CHRIS BRACEY'S GUEST EDITED ULTIMATE G&T WEEKEND GUIDE |
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| If you're not familiar with light artist Chris Bracey, then you most certainly will be with his art – huge, intricate, neon works, often with cultural references, made from salvaged signage and lighting. A born-and-bred E17er, Chris has lived in Walthamstow his whole life and is where you'll find his studio God's Own Junkyard. His work, however, has travelled much farther: his last pop up in Soho was a favourite UJ haunt for a dose of day-glo, he has a cult following in LA, he's been featured in high fashion publications and, most recently, he's worked with Professor Green ("one of the nicest geezers", according to him) and Alice Temperley. He also has a show with Christian Furr at 45 Park Lane (now on), plus an exhibition in LA, Moscow, Singapore and India this year and next, as well as plans for a Christmas pop up in London. In other words, he's quite literally lighting up the world! Read on for Chris' Ultimate G&T picks. |
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| This Weekend's Picks |
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| • FRI For the Love of Mic
• SAT Luna Rossa
• SUN Frances Ha |
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| FRIDAY |
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EAT:
POP UP CRUSTACEAN BAR
AT THE CHURCHILL |
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For the Love of Mic |
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| For those of you who work in central London, take a long boozy lunch this Friday at the pop up Crustacean Bar at The Churchill in the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Snack on the best of British seafood – including Scottish lobster cocktails, Loch Fyne rock oysters, dressed Devon crab and caviar with buckwheat blinis – washed down with some decent rosés (go for the ones from Provence). Then back to work… or not. |
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We love us a hip hop battle and when it involves Lil' Kim and Azealia Banks, sign us up! Celebrating the two biggest divas in the rap 'hood, Concrete's third installation of For the Love of Mic will have you jumping around in your Reeboks. There'll also be Lil' Kim and Azealia Banks masks, a hip hop photo booth with a range of props and (keep breathing) a Twitter request hour – #212 all 'round. |
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12pm-3pm
Mains from £15
Hyatt Regency London, The Churchill,
30 Portman Square, W1H 7BH
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Concrete, 56 Shoreditch High Street,
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| CHRIS' ULTIMATE INTERNATIONAL SPOT |
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| Soho Beach House Miami |
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| Keeping on the art note, book into Soho Beach House Miami ahead of this year's Art Basel, Chris' favourite international spot in which to drink a G&T. We say secure a spot on a beach lounger, and grab one from the Tiki Bar. |
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| Soho Beach House Miami, Soho Beach House
4385 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140 |
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| SATURDAY |
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LUNCH:
LUNA ROSSA |
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FILM:
THE FLOATING CINEMA |
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| Notting Hill's neighbourhood Italian eatery Luna Rossa reopens this week after a refurbishment. Their pièce de resistance? A conveyor belt, à la sushi restaurants of yore, but with sfizi (small plates of Southern Italian nibbles such as octopus carpacio and Sicilian caponata) instead of sushi. If you can't get a pew at the conveyor counter (there are only 20 seats), go for the main menu, which includes Neapolitan pizzas served by the metre and grilled goods, including scallops and Italian sausages. |
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From rooftops to pop ups and even hot tubs, London's movie scene is more than just your typical multiplex. And now here to float your boat (sorry) comes The Floating Cinema. Built out of cargoes and placed atop a traditional, industrial canal barge, the float is ready to set sail through the canals and waterways of East London for some extraordinary cinema-going. The boat launches this weekend as part of the Open East Festival, which celebrates the Olympics' one year anniversary. Jump on board to see film shorts programmed by the Barbican and Create London. |
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12pm-11.30pm
190-192 Kensington Park Road,
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1.30pm
£9.50
Queen Elizabeth Park, E20 2ST |
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| CHRIS' ULTIMATE SUMMER EVENT |
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| Art at 45 Park Lane |
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| If you're in need of a neon fix immediately, head to Chris Bracey's current exhibition with fellow Brit artist Christian Furr, the portrait painter, at 45 Park Lane (who host intimate, temporary exhibitions each month). Together they explore the “Dark Art of Electric Miasma” and “Staying Alive” through neon and found objects, taking inspiration from Einstein, Edison and Essex. |
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| Staying Alive, until August 30, 45 Park Lane, Mayfair, W1K 1PN |
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| SUNDAY |
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DANCE:
BLUE YELLOW RED |
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CINEMA:
FRANCES HA |
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| Then onto the South of the river for a little cultural Sunday action. Head to Peckham's stylish South London Gallery for some performance art, courtesy of Berlin-based Japanese dancer/artist Junko Wada, who has worked with some of the world's leading composers, and artists/composers Miki Yui and Rie Nakajima. The piece has its origins in earlier collaborations between the three and the late German sound pioneer Rolf Julius. |
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We know, we know, cinema and sunshine don't equate, but we'll do anything to get a bit of air-con. Frances Ha is one for the indie-film clan. You could mistake it for a Woody Allen piece – romantic, black and white, a neurotic, eponymous character – but in fact, it's the work of Noah Baumbach of The Squid and the Whale fame. The story follows 27-year-old, forever flat-hopping, "aspiring" dancer Frances and her quarter-life-crisis. It will no doubt draw comparisons to Girls, but it's very much Woody Allen's Manhattan in the 21st century. |
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3pm
Free
65-67 Peckham Road,
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£14.75
Curzon Soho, 99 Shaftesbury Avenue,
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| MIX |
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| CHRIS' ULTIMATE G&T SOUNDTRACK |
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| Chris Bracey likes to drink his G&Ts with a relaxing dinner. His choice of soundtrack? 60s, golden-era rock 'n' roll – think The Stones, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath – with a hint of 70s and 80s creeping through – Depeche Mode, The Stone Roses and The Clash. Blast out this summery offering at G&T-heavy BBQs all summer long. |
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| CHRIS' ULTIMATE G&T RECIPE |
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| Walthamstow Geezer' G&T Twist |
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"I love chocolate – it's an addiction – especially fruit & nut and I like the flavour of fruit and honeycomb ice cream".
The Bombay Sapphire 'Walthamstow Geezer' takes its inspiration directly from the shining light that is Chris Bracey. The gin and tonic twist is an intriguing summer tipple fully prepared to surprise, rejuvenate, cool and refresh. A complex combination of honeycomb icecream, fresh mint, almonds, Bombay Sapphire and Fever-Tree Bitter Lemon served with a guilty-pleasure complement of a Cadbury's 'Fruit & Nut' chocolate bar. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
50ml Bombay Sapphire
100ml Fever-Tree Fever-Tree Bitter Lemon
1x large scoop honeycomb ice cream
Good quality cubed ice.
Garnish:
Fresh mint leaves and sprigs
A scattering of almonds
A few cubes of Cadbury's 'Fruit & Nut' chocolate served on the side.
Method:
Take a clean Bombay Sapphire balloon glass from the freezer. Add one scoop of honeycomb ice cream to the bottom and arrange the mint leaves and sprigs around it. Fill the glass with good quality cubed ice. Gently pour in 100ml Fever-Tree Bitter Lemon. Using a bar spoon, float 50ml Bombay Sapphire to the top of the tonic water. Finally, add a few almonds to the drink and serve with an opened bar of Cadbury's 'Fruit & Nut' chocolate on the side. |
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WEEKEND GUIDE by JC & CS |
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