Author Archives: Jennifer Cavanagh

London Fashion Week Fun

It’s London Fashion Week! The smoke is awash with ephemeral creatures and inscrutable designers.  Sunglasses are de rigueur and bring on the most challenging sartorial selection imaginable. We kicked LFW off at Somerset House with the British Fashion Council’s preview of the … Continue reading

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This Week’s Nibbles

This week we attended Monica Meehan & Maria Von Baich book launch at the Austrian Consulate.  “Tante Herta’s Viennese Kitchen” is more than a compilation of recipes; it’s a glimpse in to privileged familial life in fin de siècle Europe and, … Continue reading

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Wittenberg @ The Gate Theatre – 4*

An edited version of this review has appeared on MyVillage.com David Davalos’ Wittenberg centres around whether “to believe or not to believe” with undecided scholar Prince Hamlet in the crossfire of wits as Theology lecturer Martin Luther and Philosopher Dr … Continue reading

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This Week’s London Nibbles

Apologies for the slow-down. Call it summer holidays – normal service to resume shortly Better Burlesque at Proud Camden where tassel twirling accompanies dinning in the legendary Chalk Farm Stables… while News of the World (NotW) story has more twists than an oversized … Continue reading

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Tassel-Tastic Burlesque @ Proud Camden 3.5*

An edited version of this review appeared in MyVillage.com… Proud Camden launched a new burlesque dinner this July and press night was a playful cheeky affair. Upon arrival we were greeted by jugglers who claimed hazy lighting was wreaking havoc … Continue reading

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News of the World: Hot Air and Desk-Smacking Rupert Style

Apologies (whoops Freudian slip there Mz. Mensch) for this train of thought rant which is rather disjointed and incomplete. The arrogance of the uber rich though not worse than that of the financially challenged is abhorant for its disregard toward … Continue reading

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Golborne Street Festival

It is touch and go as to whether the rain will hold off but this Sunday sees the return of the Golborne Street Festival. Still a young contender this day-long party doesn’t have the history or identity of similar events … Continue reading

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Nicole Farhi – 202 Westbourne Grove: A Place in the Sun

202: Nicole Farhi is the quintessential Westbourne Grove lunch spot. An impeccably dressed and coiffed clientele lounge at the pavement tables where it is never surprising to come across a London celebrity thought they hardly stand out from the regulars. … Continue reading

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Bastille Day… London Style

No need to cross the channel for Bastille Day!  London goes Gallic spoiling residents and tourist alike with fantastique ways to celebrate the Blue-Blanc-Rouge. Parties: The French Institute’s screening of Jean Renoir’s classic “French CanCan” at the Cine Lumiere is … Continue reading

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Mirror Teeth – It’s a Good Life… or is it? 3*

An edited version of this review appeared in MyVillage.com… Nick Gill’s tongue-in-cheek exposé of prejudices vacillates between light and dark to provide a singular examination of middle-class stereotypes. Gill joyously typecasts the Jones family: housewife Jane, businessman James and their … Continue reading

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