October 2009

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CONTENTS

12 REGULARs n Editor’s lEttEr n faMily n hEalth & bEauty n fashion n food & drink

16 Cover stories 12

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Tony Hadley talks to Jenny White about returning to the limelight with his fellow Spandau Ballet bandmates

a onE trick Pony

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hot ProPErty

Cover artist, Alex Box discusses her collaboration with Rankin

The best buys and rentals on the market

n gadgEts n Motoring n art n ProPErty

Editor’s Pick

The must-see events this month

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in thE sPotlight

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5 of thE bEst PlacEs for a sunday roast

Mixologist Gerry Calabrese talks cocktails and tea parties

n intEriors

Camden Passage uncovered

Find the best winter grub

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tEEn issuEs

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a littlE PiEcE of hEavEn

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My dEsignEr lifE

Author Cathy Hopkins gets inside the teenage mind

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Indulge in a new skincare range at Angel Therapy Rooms We interview interior designer Simon Hamilton

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As the nights draw in, I try to tell myself that there are at least a few things to look forward to about the start of winter. Not the constant rain and gloomy skies but roaring fires, cosy jumpers and good traditional roasts. So, with this in mind we have selected our top five places to find great roasts in N1.

Editor Lesley Ellwood Editorial Director Kate Harrison Deputy Editor Jenny White Motoring Editor Matthew Carter

It’s not just the seasons that are doing the rounds again but in case you hadn’t noticed - the 80s are back in fashion! As if to underline this, the fabulous Spandau Ballet are going back on tour after 20 years apart. Jenny White talks to lead singer Tony Hadley about how the band put their differences aside.

Looking forward we chat to Alex Box about pushing the boundaries of make-up. With her striking work gracing our front cover this month, Alex talks about her collaboration with Rankin. Also pushing the boundaries in the world of cocktails is mixologist, Gerry Calabrese, who reveals his secret winter ingredient.

Fashion Editor Lucie Dodds Senior Designers Hiren Chandarana / Laddawan Juhong

Production Manager Dan Hyde Sales Director Eren Ellwood P.A. to Sales Director Ella Kilgarriff Group Advertising Director Sherif Shaltout PR & Marketing Manager Rebecca Walton Managing Director Giles Ellwood Finance Manager Annette Habel

If that isn’t enough, Carrie Mitchell discovers that the Fig and Olive has more to offer than just cakes, while Jenny White indulges in the new skincare range from Angel Therapy Rooms.

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CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE: Jenny White is a freelance journalist who lives in Islington. She specialises in celebrity interviews, interiors, health and beauty. Jenny has written for the likes of The Independent, Elle and the Sunday Times.

Lara Kavanagh is a writer and editor and covers events, food and drink, travel and the arts.

Her experience includes work for Rough Guides, Expedia.com, lecool’s Weird and Wonderful Guide to London and Open Magazine.

Kate Hughes has an established reputation as one of the UK’s leading celebrity hair and make-up artists. Kate’s hair and make-up consultancy, ‘It’s All About You’, transforms women for weddings and special occasions.

Carrie Mitchell is a writer and editor who previously worked for InStyle and Elle magazine, writing about fashion, beauty and lifestyle. She is currently features and travel writer for Wedding magazine.

Jamie Carter is a freelance journalist specializing in gadgets and technology, Jamie has written for the likes of T3, Home Cinema Choice and The Guardian as well as a number of websites.

Carol Cordrey is a freelance writer and art editor, devoted to promoting fine art through writing and judging numerous art competitions. She is the founder of the London Ice Sculpting Festival.

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thE BarBican Barbican Theatre, 14 – 24 October, Tickets: £12

ExhiBition

alEx Box The Make Up Artist Exhibtion: 23 Oct – 22 Nov Annroy Gallery, 110-114 Grafton Road, NW5 4BA Book Launch: 22 Oct Annroy Gallery

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Winner of the 2009 Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award, Room Temperature Romance is a charming story about the moments that mean nothing and everything in life’s daily routine.

Blending dance, video and movement, the audience is taken on a trip down memory lane as the performers recount tales of youth, life and love.

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Creating a powerful fusion of art and performance with fashion, make-up artist Alex Box launches a new book and the first exhibition of her work. Known for creating out of the box looks for designers including Gareth Pugh, Karl Lagerfield and Alexander McQueen, her unconventional approach to make-up merges fantasy, fashion, science and illustrations.

Her first exhibition is impressively hosted at Annroy, Rankin’s new Kentish Town gallery space and sees Alex use everything from pigment to post-its to magically transform her models.

Shot by the legendary photographer Rankin, this exhibition is a must see, not only for its stunning photography but for its colourful and sometimes disturbing images that explode conventional concepts of ‘beauty’.

Check out Alex’s work exculsively on the cover of the City & Angel as well as an interview with the artist on page 55.

© Garaicoa, courtesy of East Central/London and Continua/San Gimignano

nEw art gallEry, East cEntral 23 Baterman Row, EC2A 3HH Exhibition: 2 Oct – 7 Nov Carlos Garaicoa: The Point, the Line and the Plan

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Whether sprayed on a brick wall, hanging above a cocktail bar or scrawled across the pavement, Shoreditch is not short of art work. but that doesn’t mean that a formal place to display art isn’t welcome to the area. East Central is a new contemporary art gallery which opens its doors this month with its inaugural show: The Point, the Line and the Plan, an exhibition of new works by Carlos Garaicoa. Located in a beautiful architecturally-designed premise in the heart of Shoreditch, it is a gallery committed to promoting art and ideas by international artists, emergent and mid careers. The launch of the gallery also sees Cuban, contemporary artist Carlos in his first solo show in London. Taking the initial ideas of architecture, politics and power, his work provides a platform to provoke debate around these issues, making East Central’s first exhibition hugely thought provoking.

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Living in an area that has so many must-see events taking place can often be expensive. However, the Barbican has now launched their freeB membership offering 16-25 years the chance to get hold of thousands of free tickets to Barbican events. From theatre, art, music, film and dance, members are entitled to two free tickets to selected shows and get up to the minute news about what is coming up.

For more information see www.barbican.org.uk.

If you fancy shopping with a clear conscience, then why not log onto www.thisliloldthing.com. The brainchild of local resident, Gordon Flynn, the new website sells recycled and unwanted designer clothes with a percentage of the money going to World Vision – an organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty.

The site has also teamed up with some of the freshest new designers from New York, LA and across Europe, who are giving 10 percent of all sales to World Vision. The online charity shop is running a designer clothing drive, and is looking for Islington residents to make donations of unwanted designer clothing to the good cause.

Donations can be collected at any time to suit Gordon@thisliloldthing.com 07891995618

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SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS

If your ideal evening is playing around with electronics and making your own R2-D2, while drinking beer and eating pizza, then head to a Hack Evening run by the Hackspace Project. With electronic gear supplied, the non-profit, community organisation is dedicated to providing hacker spaces where people can meet to learn, socialise and collaborate on projects. Drinks will be provided in return for a donation to the cause and it is a great way to meet new people – bargain!

Next evening is Wednesday 21st October from 7-11pm at The Hub Islington – 5 Torrens Street, EC1V 1NQ www.hackspace.co.uk

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COUNCIL MINUTES

A ROUND UP OF WHAT ISLINGTON COUNCIL IS DOING FOR THE BOROUGH…

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A HELPING HAND After-school homework clubs are being opened up in libraries around Islington in the bid to give children extra support and help in school. All of Islington Council’s ten libraries are offering a free homework club to children aged 5-16 years old. Councillor Ruth Polling, Islington Council’s Executive Member for Leisure and Equalities, said: “Islington’s children deserve the best start to life and Islington Council is committed to helping them get it.”

Vintage clothing has brought a whole new look to Archway with a new fashion fair setting up shop. The first ‘Vintage... And More’ Fashion Fair was held on 27th September and offered clothing, accessories and textiles from the 1800s-1980s, customised one-off designs made from vintage and modern fabrics and a selection of vintage men’s and children’s wear. The next fair is set for Sunday 29th November, with hopes that it becomes a popular event and more dates can be set for 2010.

For more information see www.islington.gov.uk/ libraries

The fair is being held at The Byam Shaw School of Art in Elthorne Road, 11am5pm. Entrance is £3, or £2 for students.

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

Islington Council has joined dozens of organisations and public figures in pledging support for the new national 10:10 campaign against global warming. 10:10 is committed to cutting its carbon footprint by 10 per cent during 2010 and is supported not only by Islington Council but by TV chef Delia Smith and designer Vivienne Westwood. Councillor Greg Foxsmith, Islington Council’s Executive Member for Environment, said: “I’d invite residents to sign up to this too – we can all work together to help tackle climate change.”

To sign up to 10:10 or for more details go to www.1010uk.org

OLYMPIC SPIRIT

The Olympics has been brought to Islington with the opening of Passing the Baton, a celebration of more than 100 years of Olympic and Paralympic trails and triumphs.

The new display has been curated by the Islington Museum on St John Street and highlights London as three-times host of the Olympic Games, with an exhibition, events and activities.

The exhibition runs until 30th October; for more details visit www.islington.gov.uk/olympics

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THe BoyS Are BAck IN TowN They were the iconic band of the 80s who created their own style from the underground club scene and shot to global superstardom.

Now, 20 years later, Spandau Ballet are back and lead singer Tony Hadley chats to Jenny White about the long journey that brought them all back together

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he time has finally come to dust off your frilly white shirt, don your pirate boots and summon the ‘can do’ spirit of the early 80’s youth in preparation for the eagerly anticipated reunion tour of Spandau Ballet. With all five original members of the seminal band returning to the stage; Tony Hadley, Steve Norman, John Keeble, Martin and Gary Kemp, it seems they have been very much welcomed back with open arms. Their show at the O2 Arena in London this month sold out within 20 minutes of tickets going on sale and fans are eagerly awaiting the release of their new single ‘One More’ in November, the first in 20 years.

In their heyday, selling out arena tours was a given: Their audiences were huge. They played Live Aid and sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, with ‘True’, their biggest hit topping the UK chart for four weeks in 1983. Girls pursued them where ever they went, screaming for their attention, and guys used their style as a fashion template to rebel against the establishment. While the prettiest boys in rock, Duran Duran, passed themselves off as international playboys and George Michael sashayed around in his Club Tropicana hot pants, Spandau were at the forefront of the postpunk new Romantic Movement. Their fame and success lasted from 1980 to 1987 when their last album flopped. They went their separate ways, with changes in career direction, marriage, babies and deeply acrimonious fall outs ensuing.

In the midst of rehearsing for the arena tour, Tony Hadley frankly explains what it took for the boys to get back on that same stage again: “Its sounds like the biggest cliché - but time is a great healer ... The longer the distance between what happened and the present day, the more forgiving you are about everything.”

These are words that many thought the North Londoner would never utter. Even as recently as 2007, Hadley told a newspaper: “I know you should never say never, and bands in the past have said hell would freeze over before they got back together, but in our case I think hell is frozen and we still wouldn’t do it.” The frosty feelings stem from the well-documented court case which saw Tony, drummer John Keeble and saxophonist Steve Norman, take their

childhood friend Gary Kemp to court in a row over royalties. They lost, turning their split into one of the biggest and bitterest feuds in pop, with Gary Kemp describing the High Court fight as, “Like walking away from a car crash.You’re glad to be alive but mortified and shocked by the wreckage.”

“I always thought there may be the possibility of the Phil Collins, Genesis scenario, where we would all go off do our solo stuff, come back make a standard album, go to dinner and remain friends,” says Tony. “But then the court case happened that put paid to all of that. When the suggestion of us getting back together came up I deliberated over it for six months, thinking if I really could go back and do it.”

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It took two years of negotiations for all of them to get on board and there is a sense from Tony that there was still a lot to be sorted out both on the business side of things, as well as the emotional, before they could take the stage. He explains that there have been, “various kind of conditions and stuff like that which have caused things to change within the band,” but claims that this has ‘made it a much happier environment then it ever was.’

“All the issues were basically between myself and Gary, I suppose,” admits Tony as though this is the first time it has really occurred to him. “However, we drew a line under the past the day we met in The Flask (pub) in Highgate over a couple of pints. We

both said our piece and then agreed that if this tour was going to work, then what’s happened has happened and it was behind us.”

The history of the group stretches back to the late 1970s when they were all school friends growing up in Islington. After trying out a few different band names they settled on Spandau Ballet and set about creating an underground buzz on the London club circuit. Emerging from Soho’s ultra cool Blitz club, which was regarded as the birthplace of New Romanticism, they were seen as the musical forefront of a movement that provided some escapism to a generation stuck in the midst of an economic depression. “We were just part of what was going on at the time. The same

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was happening in Birmingham with Duran Duran and with Depeche Mode in Basildon, there were pockets of these kinds of fashion/ band things going on and we just happened to be the London end of it,” explains the newly married Muswell Hill resident. “It was great fun, although people do have a tendency to sort of intellectualise a little bit about what was going on.Yes, there were designers and creative people around and we were the musical creative force, but it was also just a bunch of girls and guys going out and having a bloody good time. We didn’t all stand around with a cocktail quoting Jean Paul Sartre.”

It seems that despite the bitterness and feuding, the fact that they were childhood friends and had experienced a raise to iconic fame that not many may understand, has always been subconsciously in the back of Tony’s mind. He gives the impression that with age he has become a little less ‘trashy teenager’ and much more mellow about life, although he does admit that he still sees himself as a 28 year old. Of his time spent with the guys in the studio in Henley, where they lived, dined, worked-out together and had a few parties while recording their new album, he is reflective about what helped bring them back together. “Wisdom has a habit of creeping up on you when you get older and there’s a lot more general respect between each. Also, there is not the kind of stress that there was years ago. Of course we hope this album will do well but for everyone it is about having fun and so we are a lot more relaxed as a band,” explains Tony with obvious excitement at what lies ahead for Spandau. “Martin and Gary lost their dad and mum within weeks of each other and this year within the band there has been about seven deaths and it makes you realise that life is too short. There is really nothing to moan about.”

The album took six weeks to record, the quickest the boys have ever done it and Tony repeatedly comments on how amazing they all sound: “Bloody joke really, 20 years down the road and everyone is playing better,”

laughs Tony. “We are working with a fantastic producer who has worked with Coldplay and he is amazing. It is all the old Spandau Ballet but completely reworked, some of the songs are unrecognisable.”

Having partied together in Cannes and spent long days together rehearsing for their first live performance in 19 years, which aired on the Jonathan Ross Show in April, they seem well and truly bonded and ready to hit the stage. But will everything be the same?

“No, we won’t be getting the old outfits out.

Number one - they wouldn’t fit, and number two there is nothing worse then seeing a bunch of 50 year old guys trying to look like they are 20 years old,” chuckles Tony at the thought of donning a tartan throw. “I am great believer in growing old reasonably graciously and that doesn’t mean to go to bed with a cup of Horlicks every night bit it does mean doing things with style.”

Turning the page on Spandau Ballet, Tony went solo and has spent the last two decades writing, recording and touring with his own band, so he is an old hand at getting the audience going. Although successful in his own right, the Spandau gigs are set to be a little bigger than those that Tony has recently been used to and the boys are ready to raise the roof. “We’re very loud and have always been

a lot bigger live than on record. So this tour is going to be loud and brash. We have never done a greatest hits tour so this is essentially it,” explains Tony who admits he can’t wait to see the audiences reaction. “All the guys are so excited and really up for it. As an artist you sometimes don’t quite realise how much your songs mean to the fans but we are going to make sure everything about this show is going to look a million dollars and give them what they want.”

With their two biggest songs – ‘True’ and ‘Gold’ – having stood the test of time, they have influenced the likes of Franz Ferdinand and the Killers. So it appears that these once Bowie Kids, who embraced electronica, frilly shirts and tuxedos, and who gave entertainment to people in a time of crisis and upheaval, eerily reminiscent to today’s atmosphere, will perhaps influence another generation with their sound. Things, it seems, have come full circle for Spandau Ballet, and they are going for gold again. n Spandau Ballet are on tour throughout the UK in October including three dates at the O2 from 20th. New album ‘Once More’ will be released on 19th October and new single also called ‘Once More’ is out on 9th November. www.spandauballet.com

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CAMDEN PASSAGE

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ith the look and feel of a centuries’ old street untouched by the modernisation surrounding it, Camden Passage takes a step back in time with its adorably squat shop fronts and its antique merchandise.

However, the world famous antiques market and shops have only been in operation since the 1960s when Islington was in its nascent period of gentrification.

Leigh Underhill opened the first antique shop which inspired local businessman, John Payton, to develop his vision of the Passage becoming a universally known antiques centre. With assistance of local shop owners, antique markets were created from bomb sites, and arcades of small shops were built. The first antique market was formed on a bomb site at 122 Islington High Street, levelled and concreted over by a group called The Camden Passage Traders’ Association, which consisted of local shopkeepers and was formed by John Payton.

Antique dealers soon flocked to the area, building up a unique antiques village which transformed Camden Passage into a trendy and significant antiques centre, renowned the world over.Today, the amount of antiques shops in the area has dwindled as landlords opt to let entire buildings to large shops and companies instead of the small antique traders. At the height of the antique market there were five important centres developed within the area, The Georgian Village,The Gateway Arcade, The Angel Arcade,The Mall and The Pierrepont Arcade.The latter is the only one left with its 14 specialist antique shops as the main catalyst for dealers and collectors.The Mall has only recently been gutted, with a large fashion chain currently developing it into a boutique shopping mall, something the antique traders fought hard to stop.

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As well as antiques, Camden Passage has become a fashionable area to eat and drink, as well as shop at the boutique and independent shops. A stones throw from Angel tube station, the whimsical passage with its narrow offshoots is the perfect place to spend the day exploring away from the bustling commotion of Upper Street.

WHERE TO EAT AND DRINK: Camden Passage plays host some of the most popular and well-liked restaurants and watering holes in the area. The Breakfast Club is popular with locals at the weekends, helping to cure hangovers, satisfy the cravings for a good fry-up as well as offering unusual dishes to help start the day.

A few doors down, The Elk in the Woods pub is the perfect place to pop in for a drink or if you want somewhere to head to for a hearty meal. With a Scandinavian theme throughout this attractive gastro there is a breakfast, lunch and dinner menu that has something to keep everyone happy any time of the day.

A little pricier but with exceptional food is Fredrick’s. Nestled amongst pretty little shops in Camden Passage, the large, spacious family-run restaurant has become a local institution having been open for 38 years. Known for its sophisticated food and extensive wine list, this is certainly the place to eat if you fancy a special night out.

The Camden Head is a Grade II listed Victorian building with its swirly etched glass windows and burgundy velvet banquette seating and is the perfect place to meet up with friends for a few drinks. It also plays host to several comedy nights which attract people from all over London for a good giggle.

WHAT TO DO AND SEE: Despite the downturn in the antiques industry, Camden Passage has still retained a host of top dealers thanks to the unique camaraderie of the traders who have ensured that the Passage has survived.

Even if you are not interested in antiques it is still fascinating to wonder the cobbled streets and investigate the hidden treasure troves that the shops hold. The non-antique shops are mostly independent which helps keep the area individual and unique with high quality traders selling jewellery, fashion and accessories.

Annie’s Vintage Costume and Textiles houses an amazing collection of quirky dresses with Alexander McQueen and Nicole Farhi known to have raided the place for unusual trimmings, accessories and one off pieces, while Kate Moss and Pearl Lowe are regulars. Sadie Frost and Jemima

French have a branch of Frost and French to cater for the fashionistas, while bridal shop Angelica Bridal has recently set up shop offering high-class bridal wear.

Complementing the antique furniture dealers are interior shops Raft and Lombok, who offer contemporary furniture and accessories. While Ruberg, a stunning jewellery shop offers modern jewellery to compete with the historic jewels that can be found in the antique shops. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, antiques and ornaments both junky and attractive line the market. Some sellers have tables and others display their items on blankets on the pavement. Although you can probably find whatever you are looking for in Camden Passage, the market is the perfect place to visit if you want to kit

out your house or you are looking for silver or sparkling jewellery.

WHILE YOU’RE THERE: The Camden Passage Association, set up to maintain the excellent mix of shops in this local gem of an area, has joined together with the Angel BID (Business Improvement District) to bring a better than ever Christmas Late Night opening event to Islington on 28th November. Finbar MacDonnell, who owns a print shop in the Pierrepont Arcade and is the longest serving antiques dealer in the area, will be dressing up as Father Christmas and officially turning on the lights – a perfect way to get to know the local traders and enjoy the charm that Camden Passage has to offer. 

FIT FOR A QUEEN

OLD QUEEN’S HEAD Sunday at the Old Queen’s Head is often like going back to the scene of the crime. Revellers from the night before curing a pounding head with one of the Queen’s notorious roasts. Served with home-made Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, rosemary carrots and fine beans, topped off with home-made gravy, it is easy to see why so many return again and again. A gorgeous antique interior, the downstairs area boasts a working 16th century fireplace, bespoke chandeliers and low leather sofas, creating the perfect cosy retreat. If you are still feeling a little worse for wear after all that, then their delicious Bloody Marys are guaranteed to sort you out along with their irresistible selection of deserts.

Look out for… …Sunday Social: Every Sunday, is a day of live music, DJs, magic and games. From 4pm until midnight and with free entry, it is the perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

44 Essex Road, N1 8LN / 020 7354 9993 / www.theoldqueenshead.com

OF THE BEST…

PLACES FOR A SUNDAY ROAST Featuring the best places to visit for a tasty roast dinner, on your doorstep!

HOME SWEET HOME

THE WINCHESTER With good old fashion pints of beers and a superb, ‘home cooked’ roast,The Winchester is a relaxing and cosy pub to while away your Sunday. Less manic than their counterparts on Essex Road, the newly refurbished bar is a mish mash of gentlemen’s club, hunting lodge and an urban cocktail bar/restaurant.Their roast is served from noon until 9.30pm, and with a 2 for 1 offer, you are guaranteed to be left satisfied both with the food and the price.

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Thursday to Saturday nights when The Winchester becomes the ideal venue to sip cocktails and dance the night away with resident DJs spinning an eclectic mix of party classics until the early hours.

2 Essex Road, N1 8LN / 020 7288 2493 / www.thewinchesterbar.com

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LA PETITE AUBERGE The traditional roast with a French twist is how La Petite Auberge serves their Sunday lunch and it is well worth the visit. Bringing an authentic taste of France to Islington’s Upper Street, this classic bistro serves up an array of dishes to whet your appetite after a busy weekend.The warm town house ambience is the perfect place to visit with friends and family if you are looking for somewhere elegant but relaxing to eat your Sunday lunch.

Look out for… …La Petite Auberge’s extensive wine list to compliment your tasty roast.

283 Upper Street, N1 2TZ / 020 7359 1046 / auberge@live.co.uk / www.petiteauberge.co.uk

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THE FELLOW Sundays at The Fellow are dedicated to the papers, relaxing in the comfy booths and getting stuck into their celebrated Sunday Roast dinner.The contemporary pub which is named after a famous racehorse, offers a choice of roasted shoulder of lamb, root vegetables, rosemary and orange roasting juices, or alternatively roast free-range chicken breast, buttered hispi cabbage and red onion marmalade – mouth watering! Located in the heart of King’s Cross, an area which hasn’t been known for good quality eateries,The Fellow has stepped forward to give customers the best gastro pub in the vicinity.

Look out for… …Special Sunday events: Check the website for funky Sunday parties taking place in the trendy cocktail bar of The Fellow where music, DJs and locals combine to create ideal Sunday fun.

24 York Way, N1 9AA / www.thefellow.co.uk

MAKE YOURSELF COMFY

KESTON LODGE With its comfy leather booths, eclectic retro furniture and colourful lamps, the Keston Lodge has created an atmosphere that is cool yet cosy and perfect for Sunday idleness. Downstairs is somewhat more bustling with funky tunes being played however upstairs is tangibly more relaxed, there’s no music playing and people head here to relax and chat without having to shout. On a Sunday get involved in their Roasts and Records, their famous hearty roast with all the trimmings served up with the chilled sounds from their resident DJs. Look out for… …Buy one cocktail, get the second one for £1 on a Sunday from 5pm until close – why not combine a Bloody Mary with your roast to cure that hangover.

131 Upper Street, London, N1 1QP www.kestonlodge.com

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SOMETHING FOR MUM… This trendy and tasteful maternity wear from the Vintage Floral range by JoJo Maman Bebe, is perfect for mums to be who don’t want to compromise style for their growing bump. www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk

KEEPING IT GREEN If you want to guarantee that the products you are using on your children are natural, as well as being good to the environment then go organic. With Tea Tree and soothing Fair Trade lavender, this Lavender Bath and Shower Gel from Green People’s newly relaunched children’s range, is ideal to keep your children and your conscience happy. £6.95 www.greenpeople.co.uk

MAKE A SPLASH Taking your baby swimming can often be more stressful and worrying than it is enjoyable. However, at Water Babies they teach your baby how to swim and you how to relax and enjoy the experience. With the aim of making your children feel comfortable in the water, babies are taught from birth with a highly structured 40 week course which enables them to swim underwater, control their breathing and swim short distances. Water Babies is also the only swim company to have its own in-house, award-winning underwater baby photography unit, so that you can have a stunning picture of your little one taking their first strokes.

PARTY TIME With the winter festivities just around the corner it is never too early to start thinking about party outfits.

So, with this in mind Mamas and Papas have introduced a stunning collection of Party Wear for boys and girls. With a mixture of pretty princess dresses and cute classics with a twist, the range is affordable and totally charming. www.mamasandpapas.com

Golden Lane Campus, Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JA / www.waterbabies.co.uk

IT’S FOR CHARITY Pudsey Bear fans will be able to make their beary own Children in Need mascot this year at BuildA-Bear Workshops around the country. Following the success of last year’s campaign, where £74,900 was donated to the appeal by the bear workshop, Pudsey Bear will once again make an appearance from 1st October until 20th November. For every sale of a bear £5 will directly go to the Children in Need Appeal. Definitely hands on charitable fun which shouldn’t be missed. www.buildabear.co.uk

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery

Islington n Located in the tranquil setting of Amwell Street in Islington n 2009 overall Ofsted rating - Good n Open 51 weeks per year from 7.30am - 6.30pm n £160 monthly deduction on congestion charge fees n Free places funded for 3-4 year olds n Highly qualified and well motivated staff n Fully equipped indoor and outdoor play areas

“Providing a secure, caring environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years” Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Islington 27-29 Amwell Street, Islington London EC1R 1UN

To arrange a viewing at your convenience call Katerina Tel: 020 7833 4785

www.monkeypuzzlenurseries.com

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TEEN ISSUES Author Cathy Hopkins chats to Jenny White about using North London as the back drop to her teen drama and intimidating Catherine Tate ‘look’

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own a residential street in Finchley, covered in foliage, lies a secret garden style gate, which opens up to a beautiful grand house. To the left of the garden path, which leads to the front door, lays an open garden encased by high hedges. Tucked into the corner of the garden is a delightfully quaint ‘garden shed’, which, instead of housing the usual gardening tools, is author Cathy Hopkin’s retreat from the world. The shed, although much grander then the customary garden shack, has it doors flung wide open allowing the morning sun to shine in, and is home to a day bed, a ceiling high bookshelf displaying all her work and her three cats. “The first thing I did when I got a decent cheque was get this place,” Cathy says, referring to her tranquil surroundings.

With 49 books published in 30 different countries, Cathy Hopkins is best known for her Mates, Dates series about four girls, living in north London and the trials and tribulations of being a teenager. The characters later cross-over into her other popular book series Truth, Dare, Kiss and Promise, with new teenage characters battling adolescence in the Cinnamon Girl and Zodiac Girls series. Not discovering her passion for writing until she was 35 years old, Cathy worked in an array of jobs roles from Rock n’Roll singer with Driv In Rock and the Rockettes to an occupational therapist in a mental hospital. “Writing was just something I tried and I instantly loved it.

I spent the first 10 years just trying to find where I fitted,” explains Cathy in her softly spoken tone. “In 2000 I met a lady called Rosemary Bromely who eventually went on to be my agent and she told me I should

be writing for the teenage market because I had the literary voice of a 14 year old. She changed my life forever.”

Describing her books as more ‘Hollyoaks than Harry Potter,’ they are aimed at girls aged 11 to 15. But with an audience who is so easily influenced, Cathy makes sure her

books are there to guide them. “I was once told that my books should be in the selfhelp section of book stores. Subjects range from the sublime to the ridiculous such as, ‘how do I know I am a good kisser?’ to, ‘is there a God?’,” says Cathy. “My publisher told me no drugs, sex or swearing but 14 year old girls these days are very savvy, so I

make it so that they talk about it but aren’t seen to be doing it.”

Travelling around to schools and talking to her teenage market is one way that Cathy sources her storylines. However, she has found a slightly more relaxing way of keeping up with the kids. “My husband often comes home to find me watching Gossip Girls,” laughs Cathy. “My excuse is that it is my research and secretly I do really enjoy watching it. I watch all the programmes like Skins,The Inbetweeners,The OC and Dawson’s Creek.”

An avid user of Facebook, Bebo and Myspace she has recently begun to Tweet on Twitter to keep in touch with her fan base, who regularly write to thank her for writing about subjects that they have experienced. “I get a lot of emails from girls saying that the books have helped them through a crisis and they are glad they are not alone,” says Cathy, who admits that at first touring schools was extremely intimidating. “Year 7 and 8 are so sweet but you get to Year 9 and you have to work a bit harder. They have that Catherine Tate ‘bothered’ look.” However, having just been commissioned to write a new book series, it seems that Cathy’s audience is bothered about her work. And with teen life so drama filled, Cathy is guaranteed not to run out of material.  www.cathyhopkins.com

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BEAUTY Walk on the bright side

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hile the peacock eye-shadow favoured by models on the catwalks might be a little hard to pull off in the office, colourful eye-shadows are not. Purple looks great on green eyes, blues eyes suit fuchsia and turquoise, while brown eyes can take blue and greens, so with bright colours on trend this season why not be brave and give it a go.

ColleCtion 2000 Dazzle Me! eye Dust in Jaffa Get unapologetically orange eyes with this loose powder; create a fab neon look by haphazardly applying it to the lids of your eyes.

Available from: Boots. £2.99

JK JeMMa KiDD Hi-Design eye Colour Purple can take you from day to night just by layering.

Sparingly apply during office hours and then add more to offset your eyes before you hit the dance floor.

Available from: www.asos.co.uk. £9

PowDer eye-sHaDow by illaMasqua Create a bold and stunning statement with this eye-popping blue. With zero blending needed, this stay-proof powder will keep your daring look going all night long.

Available from: www.illamasqua.com or Selfridges. £14

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Acid brights such as this shimmery green shade will style a too good to be true look that will have everyone else green with envy.

Be vibrant and daring with this hot shade of red.

Apply around the whole of the eyes to create an eye watering look, that will make you stand out from the crowd.

Available from: Superdrug £1.95

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A little piece of

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With a new signature skincare range, angel Therapy Rooms offers Jenny White a personal spa experience that is hard to beat

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n my opinion Angel Therapy Rooms should be free on the NHS. But then again, I’m not sure I really want everyone to know about this magical place. Having indulged before in their sumptuous treatments, I always leave feeling as though the weight of the world has been lifted from my shoulders. Stress just seems to dissolve into thin air as soon as you walk into the urban spa.

Beautifully fashioned to create a harmonious sanctuary, this once Victorian townhouse, which was built over a natural spring (perhaps this is where the healing powers come from), has now been stunningly restored, keeping many of its period features. Delightfully elegant, all rooms boast arched ceilings and exposed brickwork, while the warm walnut flooring and oversized chairs in the waiting area complement the chic French-Italianate inspired décor.

Apart from the unique and tailored treatments, the stand out feature of Angel Therapy Rooms is the attention to detail.

From the antique cups of herbal tea to the pretty candle lit lanterns which are strewn along the hallways and act as the only light source in the treatment rooms. Founders and mother/daughter partners, Fleur and Myra

Lynn have purposely created a place based on the ethos of unparalleled experiences where time stops and the demands of the everyday cease to exist.

So, with this in mind I meet with Fleur to experience the Signature Holistic Facial, and discover their new range of skincare, ATR Signature collection, packed with fresh, healing organic herbs and flora to hydrate, tone and sustain youthful complexions.

Lying down on the heated massage bed, I cover myself in a big fluffy duvet and feel as though I could settle in for the night.

My facial begins at my feet, with Fleur wrapping them in hot towels and then in a warm blanket as she starts on my face.

Liberal doses of the ATR Signature gentle Skin Cleansing Drops and a splash of water, and Fleur begins to lather and massage my face and neck. After applying the face polish, she leaves this on while she begins to perform reflexology on my feet – this is anything but your usual facial.

After the reflexology, this is where you lose me. Drifting into a state of semi-consciousness, my body feels as though it has moulded into the bed.

Fleur taps, dances and sweeps with her fingers up and down my face,

neck and chest. With every rhythmic stroke I can smell something different – lemons, roses, jojoba and bergamot. Letting my face breath she concentrates on working the knots out of my shoulders and back and then performs a soothing head massage.

With a dab of lip moisturiser and a gentle tug of my legs to stretch my body out, my treatment is finished.

Floating out of the spa room I sink into one of the daybeds. Tea is offered in abundance and there is no hurrying you out the door. This is perfect, as I am in no rush to leave this urban retreat. n 02072261188, www.angeltherapyrooms.com

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AUTUMNAL HUES

This season is all about prints and Crumpet’s signature scarves are some of the best around; with tie-dye, leopard, scottie dog and butterfly prints galore, you’ll be spoilt for choice!

British Brand Oscar London has brought out a new range of high quality, luxury tops perfect for the new season. Offering a range of autumnal hues that feature this season’s colour palette trend, the tops come in Noir Black, French Navy, Gunmetal Grey, Light Ivory and Mulberry Purple. The ultra luxurious, super soft tops are warm and yet thin enough to remain breathable indoors; perfect as transition pieces or under heavier garments during the winter season.

Cashmere stoles by Crumpet, £197 www.crumpetengland.com

V-neck t-shirt by Oscar London, £39.50 www.iwearoscar.com

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TRANSITION ON TREND Shift from autumn to winter with style this season with our favourite ontrend pieces

LOVE LEATHER

Leather is a key look this season. A good leather jacket can be worn over everything from grungy jeans to a cocktail dress and keep you warm. We particularly love this cropped style by Mike & Chris.

Leather jacket by Mike & Chris, £670, available at www.net-a-porter.com

EXPRESS YOURSELF

Experiment with fashion hoisery which is set to be huge this season. Team with shorts or a dress for a multitude of fun looks.

Selection of tights by Topshop, starting from £8 www.topshop.com

CASHMERE COZY The DKNY cozy is the most versatile item for this season.

Wear it as a scarf, jacket or jumper – with 12 different ways to wear it, you’ll never look the same! Perfect to take you from day to evening and inject a shot of colour into your winter wardrobe, the perfect investment piece.

Long sleeve cozy by DKNY, £160, 020 7499 6238, www.dkny.com

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Black shearling shrug £499, and black leather gloves £99

Black shearling shrug £499, black jumpsuit £350, black leather gloves £99, and black and tan quilted leather stilettos £170

All clothes and accessories Jaeger A/W2009 0845 051 0063 www.jaeger.co.uk Hair: John Birchall at Marcos + Trump, 146 Colombia Road E2 using Kevin Murphy Anti Gravity Make-up: Ruth Warrior @ One using Guerlain, L’Or Radiance Concentrate (Primer) Parure Gold foundation Precious Light concealer Le 2 mascara Rouge G lipstick Russian Doll Radiant Blush Ombre Eclat 4 Shade Eyeshadow

Chiffon nude and black spot shirt £150, black zip narrow trousers £180

Just the

TONIC

Mixologist, and owner of The Hoxton Pony takes time out to chat to Jenny White about winning awards, tea parties and his old man

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t has taken four attempts to pin down Gerry Calabrese for his interview with City and Angel, but when I finally get to talk to him he is very apologetic. He explains that for the last few days he has been ‘walking on sunshine,’ since he won the Theme Best New Bar Award, for his new Shoreditch venture, The Hoxton Pony.

After the awards, in true bar owner style, he went out and celebrated until the early hours. Ok, so we forgive him.

Within minutes of chatting with Gerry his enthusiasm for his work and passion for what he does is so apparent that it is hard to hold a grudge. Instead, I get caught up with the excitement of his win, congratulating him several times during our interview as he gushes over the award. “It is a fantastic accolade to be appreciated by my fellow industry,” beams Gerry. “I am absolutely stoked to bits that they have recognised and appreciated the work that has gone into the place, because there is nothing unintentional here, it has all been very deliberate.”

Having lived in Shoreditch for nine years, Gerry had always loved the artistic and creative vibe of the area and although a good place to party, he felt what was missing was a place where you could get good service and good food in a nice environment and still feel as though you were in a cool location.

After six months of gutting what was once the Pool Bar on Curtain Road, he opened The Hoxton Pony in May of 2008. His intention was to create a West End style nightclub at the weekends but with an East End attitude. “We are not snotty about who is coming in as long as they appreciate what they are getting. We put a lot of time into everything that goes on here; we have regular seasonal cocktail menus and all produce is organic and UK sourced.

We have 300 spirits on the back bar and we spend a lot of time training and motivating staff to be able to sell the products behind the bar,” explains Gerry. “There is a really good scene for young people in Shoreditch but we are trying to aim for the slightly more mature crowd who appreciate really good music and quality programming.”

This is Gerry’s first time owning his own bar but with a wealth of experience

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behind him, it seems the mixologist and entrepreneur knows what he is doing. It perhaps helps that his father is Salvatore “The Maestro” Calabrese, one of the world’s leading bartenders and mixologists, who developed his talent for combining flavours at an early age. Owner of Fifty at St James in Mayfair, author of over ten books, one of the world’s leading experts in vintage cognac and until recently president of the UK Bartenders Guild, it isn’t surprising that Gerry refers to his ‘old man’ as ‘a bit of a living legend.’

“My old man is my biggest idol. If I could accomplish a tenth of what my old man has contributed to this industry I would be very, very happy. The ‘old man’ is a pioneer, he is one of the first people to champion mixology and bartender’s knowledge and push the fact that you need to understand spirits and how they are produced and where they come from in order to produce quality drinks. It is an art form,” explains Gerry in his East End tinged accent. “Along the way my old man has been a massive influence and I wouldn’t have the knowledge base that I have without him. I grew up being

surrounded by cocktail shakers and spirit books. I made my first cocktail when I was 12 years old just messing around with juice and a cocktail shaker.”

With such a famous father in the business it would have been easy for Gerry just to rely on who his dad was to get him his own bar but this is not how the Calabrese men do things. “I don’t need to prove myself because of who my dad is but obviously I have an ego and I do like to prove myself. I like to do things off my own back and the one thing I get from my father is that I strive for perfection,” says Gerry. “To do this job on a daily basis and to get the best out of your people and deliver a quality offering takes a lot of commitment.”

Gerry’s commitment to perfection and detail can be seen in the bar’s décor. There is 19th Century derma dotted around the place, all of which are over 100 years old, and a 180 kilogram lightbox with art work on each side. While a side wall is dominated by the crumpled remains of an old car and the front of the bar is an aluminium sculpture. “The Hoxton Pony is absolutely a creative outlet for me and the whole thing

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is a labour of love,” explains Gerry with enviable enthusiasm. “I don’t want it to be another bar, I want people to come and be amazed by it.”

And the name? “The Hoxton Pony is anything but your local boozer but I wanted it to sound like a local boozer and people can say, ‘I’ll see you down the Pony.’ It has that cockney connotation because everything here is based on a British theme,” points out Gerry. The grub being one of the most English things about the bar, with bangers and mash, fish and chips, pies and a modern version of the classics such as cockles in malt vinegar on the menu, the food is an important part of Gerry’s concept.

Together with one of his oldest friends Andy Pearson, the current UK Bartenders Guild Nation Champion, Gerry puts together an impressive cocktail menu which seems to attract a dedicated female following. There is a seasonal emphasis which allows a regular changing menu keeping Andy and Gerry on their toes. “I don’t understand these places that serve strawberries in December, they are probably genetically modified and full of water,”

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Gerry berates with fixation. “The way we do things pushes the bar staff to be inventive, especially going into the winter months when you literally only have apples and pears.

Therefore we make our own compotes, syrups and jams and we have five or six different apple cocktails because the contrast between a Granny Smith and Cox is vast – you get a completely different drinking experience.”

Described as the marmite of Shoreditch when it first opened because, ‘some people thought it was all a bit too shiny and glossy for Shoreditch and called us pretentious,’ it seems The Pony has found its niche. Offering an experience every time you walk in the door, Gerry has put thought into every aspect. Such as, The Hoxton Pony Tea Party,

which is a favourite with the media types.

However, as someone who is a ‘media type’, I question that this doesn’t sound like the usual rock n’ roll fun we like to partake in.

“This is as rock n’ roll as it comes,’ laughs Gerry. “It is a contemporary twist on the classic British tradition of afternoon tea and features cocktails from our self-cooling infusion jars - where a bottle of spirit is infused with all sorts of other ingredients and then served in Alice in Wonderland style tea cups. It comes with food pairing delivered on afternoon tea stands. It is completely unique but I wouldn’t suggest having it for afternoon tea!”

With cool, kitsch nights, top DJs and a monthly birthday party where at midnight Happy Birthday is sung for no reason, it is clear that Gerry, although dedicated to his dream business, knows how to have a little fun. “Bars are about having fun and it shouldn’t be taken too seriously. A lot of bars do take themselves far too seriously but here we certainly don’t do that.” So, everyone down The Pony for some fun? n 104-108 Curtain Road, EC2A 3AH, 02076132844 www.thehoxtonpony.com

GrAnny SOur With winter almost upon us, apples are the most readily available and seasonal fruit, so why not use them to make a tasty, Hoxton Pony cocktail IngredIents 50ml Busnel VSOP 20ml homemade roast almond syrup 2 dashes of angostura bitter 25 ml fresh lemon juice Half Granny Smith apple 10 ml egg white Rocks glass (a short tumbler) Garnished with apple fan

1. Core, dice and muddle Granny Smith apple into a boston glass.

2. Add ALL other ingredients including egg white. Shake vigorously and double strain (this is when you strain with a standard Hawthorne strainer through a secondary finer strainer like a tea strainer to get rid of all the tiny pieces).

3. Pour into a rocks glass full of crushed ice and garnish with an apple fan.

4. Sit back and enjoy!

North Nineteen A hidden gem in the heart of Holloway

MD Interiors. Pink Chameleon. 194 – 196 Sussex Way, Holloway, N19 4HZ.

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“North Nineteen can only be described as thriving oasis where everyone seems to be greeted by their first name in what feels like a pub from a by gone era but in a modern setting” • A dedicated ale & whisky bar • 28 of the finest single malts & blended whiskies • Up to 9 Cask Marque Accredited ales always on (always featuring a porter & a mild) • Hearty seasonal food menu • Food cooked from scratch on the premises • Become a member for a discount on each pint of ale (register online) • Available for hire, we cater for all kinds of events Check out our website for members discounts and what’s on listing: www.northnineteen.co.uk North Nineteen, 194 – 196 Sussex Way N19 4HZ Tel: 0207 281 2786

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anaM Bar Nestled in the Chapel Market area of Angel, this wonderful cocktail bar is big on style and oozes class. The name – Anam, is Gaelic for “life and soul” and you get plenty of both when you wander in and soak up your surroundings. The design is funky and retro and includes a fish tank set between the men’s and women’s bathrooms and a glass floor in one section to look down on the red basement lounge bar below. With many special offers running on a nightly basis Anam is definitely a hidden gem in the heart of Angel.

aDDress: 3 Chapel Market, Islington, N1 9EZ 020 7278 1001

oPening tiMes: Monday Tue/Wed Thurs Friday Saturday Sunday -

Closed (Available for Private Hire) 6pm - Midnight 5.30pm - 2am 5.30pm - 3am 6pm - 3am Closed (Available for Private Hire)

Big Chill house

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alBert & Pearl

257-259 Pentonville Road London N1 ☎ 020 7427 2540

134 Curtain Road, Shoreditch EC2A 3AR ☎ 020 7729 7216

181 Upper St Islington N1 1RQ ☎ 020 7354 9993

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Marquess taVern

Charlie Wright’s

1 Whitby Street Shoreditch E1 6JU ☎ 020 7012 1234

32 Canonbury Street Islington N1 2TB ☎ 020 7354 2975

45 Pitfield Street Shoreditch N1 6DA ☎ 020 7490 8345

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7 St John St EC1 ☎ 020 7253 8786

30 St Peter’s Street Islington N1 8JT ☎ 020 7359 3066

96 Pentonville Rd Islington N1 9HS ☎ 020 7837 5371

green & reD

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shakesPeare

51 Bethnal Green Road Shoreditch E1 6LA ☎ 020 7749 9670

131 Upper Street Islington N1 1QP ☎ 020 7354 9535

57 Allen Road Stoke Newington N16 8RY ☎ 020 7254 4190

Cottons

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lonDesBorough

70 Exmouth Market Farringdon EC1R 4QP ☎ 020 7833 333

16 Elia Street Islington N1 8DE ☎ 020 7837 5040

36 Barbauld Road Stoke Newington N16 0SS ☎ 020 7254 5865

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55 Britton Street Clerkenwell EC1M 5UQ ☎ 020 7490 4281

24 York Way London N1 9AA ☎ 020 7837 3001

105 Church Street Stoke Newington N16 0UD ☎ 020 7249 5951

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26 Wenlock Road ShoreditchN1 7TA ☎ 020 7608 3406

43 Exmouth Market Clerkenwell EC1R 4QL ☎ 020 7837 8077

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157 Commercial Street City E1 6BJ ☎ 020 7247 7392

39 Camden Passage Islington N1 8EA ☎ 020 7226 3535

340-342 Essex Road, Islington, London N1 3PB ☎ 020 7288 9850

39a Hoxton Square N1 6NN ☎ 020 7739 3939

Fig&Olive WINNER OF ‘BEST MODERN EUROPEAN RESTAURANT’ IN LONDON 2008

Christmas is an occasion for family and friends getting together and sharing happy times.

We look forward to welcoming you in Fig & Olive to enjoy this year’s festive celebrations For 2009 we have two Christmas menus:

Christmas menu £17.50 Available lunch

Christmas menu £22.50 Available lunch and dinner

Roasted Pumpkin Soup Camembert Cheese Mix Game Pate Grilled Calamari Duck Salad

Roasted Pumpkin Soup Fresh Asparagus and warm Goat Cheese Duck mousse Madeira pate and Pork rillette Beef Carpaccio Bacon wrapped Scallops

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Lamb Steak Baked Salmon Stuffed Chicken Breast Duo of Sausages Stuffed Aubergine

Goose Breast Char grilled prime Sirloin Steak Steamed lemon sole wrapped with fresh asparagus Wild Boar Stew Duo of Salmon and Cod Roasted Stuffed Squash

********************** Ice cream selection served with chocolate sauce Caramel & Hazelnut Cheese Cake Mille Feuille Strawberry and Chocolate Gateau

********************** Cheese Plate with Biscuits and Chutney Caramel & Hazelnut Cheese Cake Mille Feuille Strawberry and Chocolate Gateau

Parties and booth bookings available for lunch and dinner Cuisine combining European and Mediterranean cooking with modern dishes A menu sure to appeal to all tastes

151 Upper Street N1 1RA Tel: 020 7354 2605 Fax: 020 7704 9009 Email: fig@live.co.uk Website: www.figolive.co.uk

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WHITECHAPEL GALLERY

THE LIGHT BAR AND RESTAURANT

THE HAT & FEATHERS

77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7QX 020 7522 7896 www.whitechapelgallery.org/dine

233 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6PJ 020 7247 8989 www.thelighte1.com

1st Floor, 2 Clerkenwell Road EC1M 5PQ 020 7490 2371 www.hatandfeathers.com

Signature Dish ‘Textures of…’ – a single seasonal vegetable made into several unique mini creations under a British and Mediterranean influence, all on one plate.

Set menu

Signature Dish Hand dived scallops, Jerusalem artichoke purée, crisp Pancetta, pea velouté Set Menu From £12 for 2 courses Recommended Wine House wine £11.50, Taittinger champagne £35 Opening Times Noon - midnight Mon -Thurs, Noon - 02.00 Thurs, Fri, 18.30 - 02.00 Sat, noon - 23.00 Sunday Offers Taste London cards 50% off à la carte food Average price per head £36

Signature Dish Oven roasted pork tenderloin, smoked pomme purée, creamed, savoy cabbage, caramelised comice pear and apple Set Menu Three courses £24.95 Recommended Wine Marlborough Hills Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand 2007 £26.50 Opening Times Private dining only Monday – Saturday 12.00 – 15.00, 18.00 – 21.00 Offers Three courses and glass of champagne £29.95 Average price per head £24.95

Lunch: 2 courses £15, 3 courses £20 set lunch menu

Opening times Tues to Sun 12.00 to 14:30 and Tues to Sat 17:30 to 23:00 Offers Free glass of champagne on arrival quoting “City & Angel” when booking Average price per head £25 for lunch and £35 for dinner Our menu is British with a Mediterranean influence!

ALMEIDA FRENCH RESTAURANT & WINE BAR

HIX OYSTER & CHOP HOUSE

RODIZIO RICO

35-37 Greenhill Rents Cowcross Street EC1M 6BN ☎ 020 7017 1930 British

77 - 78 Upper Street, Islington N1 0NU ☎ 0871 971 3480 Portuguese

BROWNS

FIG & OLIVE

SAKI

30 Almeida Street N1 1AD ☎ 020 7354 4777 French 9 Islington Green, Islington N1 2XH ☎ 0871 971 7661

British

CAMINO

3 Varnishers Yard, Regents Quarter, King’s Cross N1 9FD ☎ 020 7841 7331 Spanish

CLUB GARCON

57 West Smithfield EC1A 9DS ☎ 020 7796 0600

European

MAGHREB RESTAURANT

189 Upper Street London N1 1RQ ☎ 020 7226 2305 Moroccan and Mediterranean

LE MERCURY

French

DOLLAR GRILLS AND MARTINIS

2 Exmouth Market Farringdon EC1R 4PX ☎ 020 7278 0077 American

FIG RESTAURANT

169 Hemingford Road Islington N1 1DA ☎ 020 7609 3009 British/ Scandanavian

FIFTEEN LONDON 13-15 Westland Place N1 7LP ☎ 020 7251 3909

151 Upper Street N1 1RA ☎ 020 7354 2605

140a Upper Street N1 1QY ☎ 0871 332 7745

French

26-30 Church Street Stoke Newington N16 0LU ☎ 020 7923 0555 Mexican

MORGAN M RESTAURANT

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

Hidden Gem Carrie MitChell disCovers there is More to the Fig & olive than Cakes and CoFFee

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ith two quaint little white tables perched outside, a gorgeous Louis XV French sofa sitting invitingly within, and an array of mouthwatering cakes on display in the window, Fig & Olive on Upper Street is one of those charming places that always makes me stop when I walk by… but until now, it is somewhere that I’ve only ever indulged in a quick coffee and a cheeky slice of cake.

What I discovered the other day, upon finally visiting for a meal in the evening, is that all this time I’ve been missing out on one of Islington’s many culinary gems.

Because, behind the grand looking couch and the distracting pastry selection sits an intimate little restaurant serving fine Mediterranean-influenced dishes in chic, warm surroundings.

Seated at a candle lit table and quickly sated with a bottle of Syrah Rosé, a basket overflowing with freshly baked sour dough bread, and a bowl of plump olives, we set about the serious business of selecting our meals from the huge choice of tempting sounding dishes.

On perusing the menu, the first thing that is evident is that this place is excellent value for money. With most wines coming in around the £15 mark, and main courses on average between £8 and £12, prices are surprisingly easy on the old purse strings – particularly

given the restaurant’s prime location and sophisticated ambience.

We finally settle on starters of asparagus with goat’s cheese and chorizo in an interesting sounding ‘parmesan basket’.

The starters appear promptly and I’m delighted with the generous portions. Upon my plate, row upon row of perfectly cooked green asparagus sit alongside a sprinkling of sautéed potatoes and roast tomatoes, topped with the toasted goat’s cheese. It’s all demolished in a matter of seconds, while my guest gets to grips with her parmesan basket.

The perfect combination of crispy and chewy, the basket is filled with rich, tasty chorizo, which provides a pleasing match to the punchy cheese.

Our mains, which follow soon after, are even more of a hit. My sea bass is served with capers and pesto, adding a lovely salty bite to the delicate taste of the fish, while the garlicky spinach and creamy mash provide the perfect accompaniment. My friend’s stuffed chicken breast is wrapped in crispy flavourful Parma ham, which adds a smoky edge to the smooth flavours of spinach and ricotta. She’s also pleased to find that the dish is served with the same classic sautéed potatoes that she envied of my starter!

Despite my straining waistband, there’s no hesitation when our friendly waiter proffers the dessert menu, but I’m met with a more difficult decision when I see

my two favourites on there – crème brûlée and pistachio ice cream. What to choose?

My guest helps me out by suggesting we order both and share, but as I get stuck in with unbounded enthusiasm and she sits back and looks on, I feel she may have been humouring me!

You’d think after that little feast, I’d be satisfied, but as we leave to burn off a few calories on the walk home, I insist we stop to check out that cake selection by the door. I couldn’t eat another mouthful, but I can still appreciate their beauty (and earmark what I’ll be having next time I stop off for a coffee!). n 151 Upper Street, N1 1RA 020 73542605

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NEWS

Jenny White takes a look at this month’s must haves for the home…

E BEST… THREE OF TH

Chandeliers

FLEMISH 6-ARM CHANDELIER

Simple and effortless – would suit both a modern and traditional home.

Besselink & Jones: £999 (depending on finish chosen) 020 7351 4669 www.besselink.com

NEBULA CHANDELIER

CRONO CHANDELIER

This modern and striking chandelier makes the perfect statement piece to have hanging over your dining room table.

Mediterraneo: £16,390 0207 720 6556 www.mediterraneodesign.com

Forming a cloud of sparkling light, this 24-arm chandelier looks stunning in any contemporary home.

John Lewis: £395 www.johnlewis.com

LIFE IS LIKE A BUTTERFLY

Add a touch of contemporary nature to your home with these butterfly inspired bespoke rugs. Designed by leading rug designer Deirdre Dyson, her inspiration is taken from the exotic colours and intricacies found on butterflies worldwide.

Consisting of seven designs, the range launches this month at her showroom in Chelsea and is on until the end of the year. www.deirdredyson.com

MULTI-PURPOSE INTERIORS

There is nothing better then soaking in the bath after a long day at work - and this is the perfect bath to do it in! The Skware bath from BC Designs combines function with style. Including inbuilt storage you can make sure that your bathroom is clutter free, allowing you to completely relax in an ultra modern bath while in a tranquil space – perfect!

BC Designs: £5,465 01206 827 100 www.bcdesigns.co.uk

WEBSITE OF THE MONTH

Online florist, The White Flower Company is owned by the design force behind Waitrose Flowers, Chris Wood. As the name suggests everything that is created by Chris is done with different shades of white and designed with elegance and style. Order from his online shop and they will be delivered to your home so that you can fill your rooms with beautiful and simple flowers. www.thewhiteflowercompany.com

Amtico Brintons Crucial Trading Dalsouple Karndean Luxaflex Pergo Porcelanosa Vincent Sheppard

Japanese Panel

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MY

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LIFE

As a member of The British Interior Design Association (BIDA), Simon Hamilton established Simon Hamilton Interior Design Limited in 2002. With a design career spanning over 20 years, Simon offers a comprehensive consultancy service that is tailored to meet his clients’ needs

Business

Simon Hamilton Interior Design offers a range of services from interior design consultation, concept design, product sourcing to furniture design, 3D CAD visuals, project management and space and building analysis.

My career in the industry began after graduating from Nottingham Trent University in 1988 with a B.A. Hon’s in Interior Design. Initially, I worked for leading architectural and interior design practices in London such as MCM, GMW and Swanke Hayden Connell.

This predominantly involved working on commercial office projects for clients including, Mobil Oil, Tokai Bank, Smith Barney and DMB & B. My interior style has been described as understated elegance.

I would say that my emphasis is on the practical, with a keen eye for materials, texture and form.

Inspiration

My work is inspired by travel which has been the biggest influence on my design style; inspiration can come from anything, from speeding past a wind farm to walking down a street. Films, design shows, magazines, fashion and even food have also

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always been great sources of inspiration too.

I obtain my materials from a number of sources as I have become increasingly aware of environmental responsibilities. I try to incorporate materials from sustainable sources whenever possible.

My interior peeve is being let down by suppliers, as this can upset the project programme, inconvenience the client and threaten our reputation for quality and reliability.

My interior tip is: Always seek good advice about lighting. Whatever the project size or budget, it is fundamental to the success of any interior design scheme.

What I love about being an interior designer is the realisation of three dimensional spaces from what starts out as simple sketches and thoughts.

My future plans are to develop the business into other areas of interior design including more projects overseas.

Home

I couldn’t live without music which is my lifeblood. I listen to everything from

Kate Bush to Post War Years and Grace Jones to Lady Gaga!

The last book I read was Beggars Banquet by Ian Rankin My favourite artists are Nick & Rob Carter My signature drink is orange and cranberry juice! I don’t drink tea or coffee so I find this refreshing and tasty.

My favourite place to hang out in is Soho. The cafes, bars, restaurants, shops, cinemas and markets have an ongoing vibrancy about them. There’s always something going on and it’s never disappointing.

When I’m not working I am relaxing with friends or family.

My personal interior style is contrasting textures, deep colours and neat forms which are practical and habitable.

My favourite room in my home is the bathroom. It is light, spacious and airy. It provides a quiet sanctuary to relax and unwind. n 020 7275 0285 www.simonhamilton.co.uk Images: Courtesy of Daruma Design

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JAMIE CARTER CHECKS OUT THE HOTTEST NEW TECHNOLOGY

FORTUNE TELLING

Whichever company comes up with a product that creates home cinema sound without the wires – or a huge subwoofer – is going to make a fortune. Could this Blu-ray system from Sony be that product? Perhaps. It’s a 2.1 system, so there is a subwoofer to cater for, but its two speakers can deliver ‘virtual’ surround S-Force Pro sound. It could be worth an audition. Comes with iPod cradle, AM/FM tuner and Blu-ray player.

Sony BDV-Z7 Blu-ray Home Theatre System, £600 www.sony.co.uk

THREE’S A CROWD

It wasn’t going to be long until all the fuss about 3D movies spilled over into digital photography. The first of its kind, Fujifilm’s Real 3D W1 digital 3D camera is also the complete package; it prints, as well as takes, 3D images. Its two lenses shoot ever so slightly different images, which are spliced together to create the illusion of depth. No spectacles or 3D-TV needed – the Real 3D W1 has a massive 203mm display on which to view your futuristic snaps.

SPHERE OF INFLUENCE

A true slice of French fancy this month comes in the unusual shape of these opulent speakers from Cabasse. Standing 1.4m tall and the result of many years of research, La Sphère was developed by Cabasse and French designer and architect, Sylvain Dubuisson. The speaker enclosure is made from materials developed for the European space programme, and comes in any colour you want – just two of the many reasons why La Sphère costs a whopping sum.

Cabasse La Sphère loudspeaker, £108,000 www.cabasse.com

Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 digital 3D camera, £999 www.fujifilm.co.uk

BLACK AND BLU

After its dalliance with the now obsolete HD-DVD format, Toshiba has swallowed its pride to embrace the Blu-ray on its latest laptops.

And a good job too, because it allows the 18.4-inch Satellite P500 to double as a powerful home entertainment machine. Using an Intel Core 2 Duo chipset and equipped with Harmon Kardon speakers and a widescreen Full HD screen for travelling, the P500 can be linked to a HD Ready TV. If you have a Toshiba TV, it can even controlled by the same remote.

Toshiba Satellite P500 multimedia laptop, £TBC www.toshiba.co.uk

BORDER CONTROL

Despite their suave slimness, LCD TVs have always had one major problem: light. Effectively one huge light that’s always on behind the picture, these flat tellies haven’t been able to produce realistic black. Step forward LED tech, used here by LG to help produce more dynamic images by the switching of a series of lights when needed to show true black.

Just 2.9cm in depth, LG’s SL9000 ‘Borderless’ TV lives up to its name; both the 42-inch and 47-inch have virtually no frame, making them look like one continuous slab of glass.

LG SL9000 Borderless LED TVs, £1400-£1600 www.lge.co.uk

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SENSORY OVERLOAD

I It’s big, extremely comfortable and blindingly fast. The fact that it can carry four adults is a bonus. Matthew Carter tries the first four-door saloon from Porsche

’m stationary in the middle of the straight before Bridge Corner on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit and I’ve just been instructed to snick the gear lever into Drive and jam my left foot on the brake.

Next, I’m told to bury the throttle into the carpet and, once the revs settle at 5,000 rpm, to move my foot off the brake sharpish while keeping the other one hard in.

What happens next literally takes my breath away. This 500hp, two tonne bolide picks itself up and throws itself down the track with such ferocity that

I feel as if I’ve been rabbit punched to the kidneys. But before I can utter any expletive, Bridge Corner itself starts looming large in the windscreen. The bend might be flat in an F1 car, but in a road car I’m not so sure; especially when my skills behind the wheel are factored into the equation.

So I step on the brakes… but such is the stopping power of this machine that I wind up braking woefully early. Launch control and ceramic brakes mean it’s time to reprogramme my brain as the limits have just got much higher.

Factor 500 rampant horses and a Porsche badge into the mix and

motoring you’d be forgiven for thinking I’m driving the latest iteration of the venerable 911.

But you’d wrong. Despite the huge power output, the Grand Prix starts and the awesome anchors, I’m driving a sober fourdoor, four seat businessman’s express. It’s the new Panamera Turbo, the first production Porsche saloon since… well, ever.

First things first, this is a proper four seater. While it’s not as roomy as a long wheelbase BMW 7-Series or Mercedes S-Class, it’s not bad. The head and leg room in the rear is such that a top executive could happily sit there reading his FT or sorting out his portfolio while his driver gets on with the A to B stuff.

By why would he? This is a driver’s car par excellence and while you might question the need for launch control on something that’s unlikely to spend much of its time hurtling round Brands Hatch on a track day, the combination of Porsche’s traditional driving dynamics and prodigious power makes the Panamera a quite different proposition to the traditional executive saloon.

And the fact that it has a pair of useable rear seats and a boot big enough for more than a weekend away means this is the epitome of the Grand Touring car, perfect for crossing mainland Europe in a hurry. It is, in a nutshell, one of the most exciting performance cars on the road.

On the open road it is indecently fast while the handling is exemplary with virtually no body roll to upset proceedings.

The limit, especially in the four-wheel drive versions is unfeasibly high; before venturing out onto the roads around Northamptonshire, I drove the car over the Porsche Driving Experience. It’s housed within the grounds of Silverstone and it is open to all Porsche owners who want to find out what their car will do.

It’s a tight little track so you don’t get higher than third gear, but it’s quick enough

to know that the Panamera will hang on regardless. In fact, it took a special low grip area of the centre before the back end would step out of line. And when it did, it was totally controllable.

The only caveat is that this is a large car – long, low and wide – and threading it down some of the UK’s back roads demands a great deal of precision.

From a performance point of view, then, the Panamera certainly lives up to the badge on the bonnet. What’s perhaps more remarkable is the comfort it offers. The seats and interior are worthy of anything you’ll find in a luxury limousine, but this is matched by the velvety ride, especially when air suspension is specified.

There are three versions of the Panamera available. The range starts with the twowheel drive Panamera S, powered by a naturally aspirated 4.8-litre V8 developing 400hp. The same engine powers the Panamera 4S which, as its name might imply, adds four-wheel drive into the equation. Prices start at £72,266 for the S and £77,269 for the 4S. On paper – and indeed on road – 400hp ought to be sufficient. And that’s was the way it felt… until I sampled the £95,298 Turbo.

That substantial price hike pays for more than just a turbocharger and a hundred extra horsepower though.

The top model also gets that air suspension system as standard, a superb Bose sound system, the safety of

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the Porsche Stability Management system and various other goodies. Ceramic brakes are an extra, though.

The Turbo and 4S also have Porsche’s double clutch manual/automatic gearbox as standard – Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe or (thankfully) PDK for short. You can shift gears manually is you really want, but it’s not bad left to its own devices: overtaking downshifts are especially impressive. The only question mark over the system is when pulling away from a standstill when there’s a disconcerting pause before its gets itself together.

The official figures show the Turbo will top 188mph and launch itself to 60mph in around 4 seconds. Combined fuel consumption is 23.2mpg though the CO2 figure of 286 g/km won’t gain you membership of Friends of the Earth (though they are many cars far worse than that).

So far so good. What we haven’t yet mentioned the elephant in the room: its styling. In fostering a family resemblance with the 911, Porsche designers have effectively had to style the car with one hand tied behind their backs.

While it is clearly a Porsche, from some angles it is plain ungainly. If you want to know how to infuse sports car DNA into a four-door saloon successfully, no look no further than the forthcoming four-door Aston Martin Rapide.

That said, the Panamera does look far better in the flesh than in photos and once you’re behind the wheel who cares what it looks like anyway? Just remember, though, to check the road ahead is empty if you plan to use the launch control from the traffic lights. 

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With her work featuring exclusively on the front cover of this months City and Angel, the avant-garde make-up artist Alex box talks to Jenny White about deconstructing conventional images of beauty and merging the boundaries between fashion and art

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lex Box isn’t your usual makeup artist and her work isn’t just about creating a society’s notion of what is beautiful. Instead she is the kind of make-up artist who looks very much outside the confines of her surname and creates something more than just a pretty face to ogle at. That’s why, for instance, she’s the Artistic Director of the cool make-up brand Illamasqua, which trademarks itself as make-up for, ‘the bolder person hiding inside all of us.’

“With some of the Illamasqua range people either love it or hate it and what I aim to create is a range that provokes a reaction,”

explains Alex. “If people are reacting then they are thinking and that is all I care about.”

Her desire to provoke a reaction it seems is the reason she has become a world renowned make-up artist. She has won the faith of designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, as well as becoming the one in charge of creating the make-up look for designer Gareth Pugh’s shows. “What I create is sometimes hard to categorise and that is what I really admire about people such as Karl Lagerfeld. He has always been this strange enigma outsider who seems to be doing everything but appears to be omnipresent – I like that.”

Alex has taken make-up to a new level, a place where make-up meets art. Now she has collaborated with photographer Rankin to bring together a collection of her work which pushes the boundaries. Her book, out this month, was the catalyst to her first exhibition, also opening this month at Rankin’s new Kentish Town gallery space, Annroy. The 14 images showcase some of the most unconventional ideas about ‘facepainting’ and evolved from Alex, daringly doodling on one of Rankin’s photography books, right in front of the man himself. “I often draw on top of existing beauty images to get the perspectives,” explains Alex, giggling at her boldness. “After Rankin got over the fact I had drawn on one of his books, he really liked what I had done and suggested we do a book together. We would meet one day a week and there were no rules or discussions about each look, they just happen.”

The collection combines both Alex’s drawings on top of images of barefaced models, as well as the make-up images. It makes for a thought provoking exhibition of ‘art’. “I want people to see them as paintings

and take away from it the same kind of emotion you would if you were looking at a drawing or a painting,” says Alex. “I want that blurring between make-up, art and drawing because the process is the same as painting for me, just that the canvas is a face.”

Having worked with Rankin in the past meant that the whole process, which took a year and half to finish, was a very intimate experience. “What was great about the book was that it was very cathartic, whatever was in me, I could get out of my system,” describes Alex, who started her career as an installation artist and took up being a makeup artist to pay the bills.

There is no doubt that her work is striking and powerful and has acted as a personal dairy, revealing her most inner thoughts.

But what is in it for those outside the box?

“I hope that people who go and see the exhibition are inspired to use make-up differently,” says Alex with an optimistic tone. “In the book there are really full on, really beautiful images and then some which are really dark and incredibly psychedelic.

They push the boundaries and play with make-up in a way never really seen. I am really proud of it.” n Alex Box is published October 22nd by Turnaround (£50) and runs as an exhibition at the Annroy Gallery, Kentish Town from 23rd Oct – 22nd Dec. Alex is Artistic Director of make-up brand Illamasqua. © Photography Rankin, Make-Up Alex Box

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he Candid galleries have been based in Angel for twenty years, supporting artistic disciplines such as jewellery- and shoe-making, illustration, photography and film, and its arts trust has operated as a charity since 1995.

As part of its work to promote new talent, Candid also hosts the Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair, an annual opportunity for new graduates from all over the country, as well as some established artists, to showcase and sell their work.

The fair, which is free for all to attend, will be held over four weekends in October (on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of each), with 50 or so exhibitors in each show presenting examples of their work. Artists pay a small fee for their stall, for which they get key exposure and the opportunity to sell direct to shoppers. And, of course, the fair gives the rest of us a fast track to the newest in contemporary art and design.

Previous exhibitors include designer Claire Danthois, who focuses on large-scale wood and metalwork structures to create statement pieces from recycled materials. Speaking about the fair, she said. “It was a great experience. I think it’s fantastic for such a range of mediums to be exhibited together in one place. It’s a good opportunity to network and promote my work.”

Some exhibitors to look forward to at this year’s event include furniture designers and makers Jason Muteham and Philip

Jewellery by Arezoo Shayanfar

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‘Spidie Pods’, Wayne Chisnall

Henderson. Muteham’s clean lines and uncomplicated shapes make the most of wood’s innate elegance, and Henderson’s boxy structures make simple, more contemporary pieces.

From 2-4th October painting, sculpture and time-based media are the focus and running simultaneously is the Angel Moving Image Festival, consisting of a loop of short films and animation which visitors can dip in and out of whilst browsing the fair. 9-11th October is all about photography, illustration, graphics and printmaking, whereas those interested in innovative clothing and accessory design should attend from the 16th to the 18th; a fashion show will take place on Friday and there will be stalls all weekend.

The final session, from the 23rd to the 25th, will see the designers come to the fore, with a selection of general design products, furniture, ceramics and glass.

Candid continues to support emerging talent throughout the year by hosting degree shows and general exhibitions, as well as

providing publicity to potential buyers. The graduate membership scheme encourages artists and designers to hold their own shows at a reduced rate, and there is studio space where they can develop their work. Candid’s other events include a Christmas fair, various functions and reasonably priced life-drawing classes throughout the week, with all-day sessions on Saturdays. And finally, let’s not forget the gallery’s shabby-chic, art-lined café, one of Angel’s most relaxed and charming spaces. n Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair Candid Galleries 3 Torrens Street EC1V 1NQ 020 7837 4237 www.candidarts.com

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GILLIAN BURROWS

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r. Samuel Johnson’s famous statement, “… when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life” could so easily have originated from Gillian Burrows, for she has an indefatigable love of the capital which is clearly embedded in her vibrant work.

Gillian’s passion for London springs from her move to the East End some 25 years ago when, as a graphic designer, she took the bold step to start a fresh chapter in her life. It involved finding a new home and detaching herself from the world of advertising and designing for the music business to establish her own freelance studio. The move was to be more exciting than she could have imagined for at that point, her painting became inspired by the people she saw daily weaving their way across the Thames and around the streets to places of work, worship or entertainment. Architecture had always captivated her but in Docklands, Gillian found

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herself surrounded by both historic and contemporary buildings, the latter emerging day-by-day through the activities of enormous cranes that seemed permanently etched upon the London skyline.

Inspiration soared and suddenly it began to flow in a torrent of enthusiasm from Gillian’s head and heart, through her hands and on to paper and canvas. Over time, it manifested itself in a dramatic range of media, scale and style of work that included well observed graphic, pen and watercolour portraits of historic buildings to stylised or abstracted, vibrantly coloured sights and symbols. For example, in CrownWharf Gillian presents an array of multipaned, arched windows glistening against a lichen encrusted facade of an old Docklands building. Her composition, The Endeavour, showing the replica of Cook’s historic ship adjacent to a Thames Sailing Barge is particularly striking because of its contrasting backdrop of St. Paul’s Cathedral and elegant, neo-classical architecture.

Her range of work evolved to richly coloured, large scale paintings that combined realism and abstraction, demonstrated by London Lines. This group of London landmarks, heavily outlined in gold, and placed above interpretations of streets and squares seemingly paved with gold makes a strong statement about the city’s wealth.

Gillian sometimes chooses to distill London’s rich mix of people, iconic buildings and historic associations into simpler shapes. One example is Shoreditch, a composition

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packed with forms and symbols that represent Brick Lane, the once infamous Whitechapel, the much loved Globe Theatre and a traditional London bus to name but a few.

At the other end of her stylistic spectrum, Gillian has produced large, powerful, acrylic paintings saturated in colour but devoid of detail, such as Thames Bridges, and an interpretation of the historic nursery rhyme, Oranges and Lemons. The latter cleverly employs the two colours in the title as a prominent backdrop to outlines and titles of the City’s renowned churches that are included in the words of the rhyme. One of Gillian’s new works has been a painting of London’s Olympic Park in its evolving state: Adjoining, overlapping and textured panels of colour are used to define areas and buildings at or identifiable with the venue, including the Thames Barrier and the O2 Arena.

Last year she received a commission from the Mile End Hospital Education, Training and Development Centre which became Gillian’s biggest and most challenging work to date – a huge triptych and other large paintings to complement the interior of the new building. The triptych features a stunningly colourful double helix twisting from ground to ceiling, whilst the other pictures reflect the themes of medicine, education and multiculturalism of the people and places that make up Tower Hamlets.

Other clients include Lady Maragaret Thatcher, W.H. Smith, the House of Lords and the Duke of Westminster.

Gillian’s new paintings will be shown alongside extracts from the film she has made with Alan Tucker, A Picture of East London, documenting the evolution of that part of the capital. The creation of both genres proves, beyond doubt, that Gillian Burrows both loves London and is anything but, “tired of life”. n Exhibition of paintings by Gillian Burrows 1-28 October Barbican Library Barbican Centre, Level 2 Silk Street London, EC2Y 8DS www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/barbican_lib_events

Oranges & Lemons

Talk and Live Painting by Gillian Burrows A Picture of East London Wednesday 14 October at 7.30pm, refreshments from 7.00pm Tickets free of charge - book in advance on 020 7638 0569

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PASSING THE BATON

THE BLITZ PARTY

This exhibition examines the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, in view of the approaching 2012 event in London. Kids get the chance to design their own posters and visitors can vote for their favourite British Olympic athletes. 10am to 5pm, admission free.

Revive the community spirit of the Blitzera East End at this 1940s knees-up, complete with music and dancing in a reconstructed air raid shelter. The dress code is forties’ girls and boys, including the odd soldier on leave. Doors open at 8pm, with entertainment from 9pm.

Tickets are £15.

Islington Museum 245 St. John Street London EC1V 4NB 020 7527 3235 www.islington.gov.uk/leisure/olympics

The Arches 54 Holywell Lane London EC2A 3PQ www.theblitzparty.com

12 October - Doors 7pm

19 October

MUSIC

MUSIC

BANANARAMA

TARJA TURUNEN

Yes, it’s true, Bananarama are back on the stage promoting their new album, Viva. There are only two of them left, but they’re still singing high-octane pop - in unison, of course - with the same danceable cheesy vibe as in 1982.

Finnish soprano songstress Tarja Turunen mixes Scandie pop and rock with classical vocals. It’s a dramatic mix, but one that will entertain opera and rock fans alike. Booking available at www.ticketweb.co.uk.

The Garage 20-22 Highbury Corner London N5 1RD

O2 Academy Islington N1 Centre 16 Parkfield Street London N1 0PS www.o2academyislington.co.uk/ venue.php

13-17 October

20 October

DANCE

SHOPPING

IN THE SPIRIT OF DIAGHILEV

DITCH ‘N’ SWITCH CLOTHES SWAPPING PARTY

Celebrating the work of Les Ballets Russes, formed 100 years ago by Sergei Diaghilev, this event features brand new works by four innovative choreographers: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Javier De Frutos, Russell Maliphant and Wayne McGregor.

Paul Harries

Sadler’s Wells Rosebery Avenue EC1R 4TN www.sadlerswells.com

Summer’s over and it’s time to de-clutter those wardrobes. While you’re at it, why not fill them up again with some new threads? Take your clothes along to this Islington event and swap them for somebody else’s.

It’s shopping at its best - because it’s absolutely free.

Central Library 2 Fieldway Crescent London N5 1PF

15 October

22-25 October

MUSIC

EVENT

THE LANTERN SOCIETY

THE LONDON WINE SHOW

An acoustic evening of the finest folk music in town, held in the charming upper rooms of the Victorian Betsey Trotwood pub. Music kicks off at 8pm - get there a bit earlier if you want to have a go at performing yourself.

Tickets are £3.

This much-awaited show is in town to the delight of all wine fans in London, and this year there’s also a special session with Oz Clarke (£15), called An Hour With Oz. General tickets start from £12.50 and can be purchased: www.seetickets.com/wineshow.

The Betsey Trotwood 56 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3BL www.thebetsey.com

Business Design Centre London N1 www.wineshow.co.uk

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22 October - 5 December

31 October

THEATRE

EVENT

MRS KLEIN

THE OLD QUEEN’S HEAD HALLOWE’EN ZOMBIE BALL

Nicholas Wright’s 1988 play Mrs Klein, set in 1930s London, looks at the problematic relationship between Klein and her daughter. Despite being a respected psycho-analyst, Mrs Klein cannot repair the relationship, and it falls to an outsider to make a difference. Tickets start at £8.

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Being the belle of the ball takes on a new meaning at this gruesome event.

Mr Thing is DJing, tattoo artist Viv La Hen is on zombie make-up duty and if party-goers manage the Thriller dance in unison there will be a free five minutes at the bar. Dress up to win prizes.

Almeida Theatre Almeida Street London N1 1TA 020 7359 4404 www.almeida.co.uk

The Old Queen’s Head 44 Essex Road London N1 8LN www.theoldqueenshead.com

30-31 October

6 November

KIDS’ EVENT

CLUB

HALLOWE’EN TRIP

COVER TO COVER

Take the kids on a Hallowe’en adventure on a narrowboat trip through Islington Tunnel. The boat will be decked out in Hallowe’en style and look out for a witch on board. To book, call: 020 7713 0836. Tickets are £9.50 per adult and £7.50 per child.

Throw some shapes to some of your favourite tunes - all performed by someone else. It’s a night of covers only, played over two floors, courtesy of Sean Rowley (Guilty Pleasures) and Christian Laing (Buttoned Down Disco).

It’s £7 in, or £5 with student ID.

London Canal Museum 12/13 New Wharf Road N1 9RT www.canalmuseum.org.uk/halloween

The Queen of Hoxton 1 Curtain Road London EC2A 3JX www.thisiscovertocover.com

29-31 October FILM JAMESON CULT FILM CLUB It’s not often that you can catch public screenings of American Werewolf in London, Dracula, The Shining and Halloween, let alone in a venue as atmospheric as the Union Chapel. This month you can see all four, and what’s more, it’s free. To book your free place visit: www.jamesoncultfilmclub.com.

Union Chapel Compton Terrace London N1 2UN www.unionchapel.org.uk

30 October CLUB PIC ‘N’ MIXX Get yourself down to the Buffalo Bar for live bands, dancing and the opportunity to win mix CDs from the likes of Xfm’s John Kennedy, Los Campesinos! and Frightened Rabbit - bring your own mix CD to be in with a chance. Live acts include The Lovely Eggs and The Peryls; tickets are £5.

Buffalo Bar 259 Upper Street London N1 www.buffalobar.co.uk

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New North Road, N1

£249,950 Leasehold

A well presented one bedroom period flat with good access to both The City and Islington.

Barnsbury Grove, N7

£300,000 Leasehold

A very well proportioned modern one bedroom flat with patio garden.

313 Upper Street Islington N1 2XQ

020 7354 5 2 2 4

Holloway Road, N7

£330,000 Leasehold

Graham Street, N1

£335,000 Leasehold

A high specification one bedroom flat in a great location moments from Highbury & Islington station.

An immaculate one bedroom flat in this sought after serviced block close to Angel.

Essex Road, N1

Woodbridge Street, EC1

£385,000 Leasehold

A character two bedroom property in a great central location.

£625,000 Leasehold

A beautiful two bedroom, two bathroom house within this outstanding development in the heart of Clerkenwell.

Milner Square, N1

£230 per week

A large and bright studio apartment within a beautiful sought after development in central Islington.

Mortimer Road, N1

£330 per week

A spacious, modern, newly refurbished ground floor two bedroom flat with a private decked terrace.

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Morton Road, N1

£335 per week

Canonbury Street, N1

£340 per week

A stunning one bedroom apartment with a large private patio in a brand new development close to Essex Road.

A large and immaculate one bedroom property with a small balcony located in the heart of Islington.

Holloway Road, N7

Southgate Road, N1

£375 per week

A brand new fourth floor two double bedroom flat in a brand new development close to Highbury and Islington.

£400 per week

A charming first and second floor two bedroom maisonette recently refurbished within a Victorian house.

HOT PROPERTIES

Carlton CALABRIA ROAD, N5

ÂŁ439,950 Leasehold A fantastic ground floor maisonette just off Highbury Fields with a private patio garden.

The property has its own individual street entrance and offers approximately 900 sq. ft. of space. Highbury and Islington station is minutes away with fast links to the City and West End. Double bedroom, large reception room, kitchen/diner, bathroom, garden

Carlton (Islington) 020 7359 0000

Currell GOSWELL ROAD, EC1

ÂŁ675,000 Leasehold Arranged over the second floor of this popular converted warehouse, is this bright and spacious two double bedroom apartment.

Looking onto Northburgh Street and in excess of 1150sq.ft, there is a large reception which opens onto the kitchen, two double bedrooms - the master having a walk-in wardrobe, two bathrooms and a further guest WC With typical loft-style features: large industrial crittal windows, solid wood flooring and excellent ceiling heights. There is also a communal roof garden. The apartment is within 1/4 mile from Barbican and Farringdon Underground stations and it is well positioned for the many restaurants, bars and cafes in and surrounding Clerkenwell.

Currell Residential (Clerkenwell) 020 7253 2533

SALES

Hugh Grover TOTTENHAM ROAD, N1

Guide Price: ÂŁ740,000 4 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, kitchen/dining room, front and rear gardens, terrace, potential for further redevelopment, close to transport within the De Beauvoir Conservation Area.

Hugh Grover (Islington) 020 7226 1010

Thomson Currie SOUTHGATE ROAD, N1

ÂŁ765,000 Freehold A well-presented three storey, mid terrace period property measuring in excess of 1,600 sq. ft. The house comprises four bedrooms, elegant reception room, dining room, kitchen with Aga and a bath and shower room.

Thomson Currie (Islington) 020 7354 5224

020 7226 1010 sales

325 Upper Street, London N1 2XQ www.hughgrover.co.uk

Canning Road, N5 3 Bedrooms

Freehold £625,000

Ripplevale Grove, N1 3 Bedrooms

Freehold £1,200,000

Poole Street, N1 2 Bedrooms

Canonbury Park North, N1 4 Bedrooms

Freehold £1,195,000

Hartham Road, N7 2 Bedrooms

Leasehold £499,999

Freehold £375,000

Tottenham Road, N1 4 Bedrooms

Freehold £740,000

Danbury Street, N1 1 Bedroom

Share of Freehold £315,000

Southgate Road, N1 1 Bedroom

Finsbury Park Road, N4 2 Bedrooms

Share of Freehold £325,000

Union Square, N1 4/5 Bedrooms

Share of Freehold £265,000

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A stunning loft style apartment boasting an abundance of original features, including exposed brickwork and timber beams. Situated in a prime Shoreditch location. Internal inspection essential.

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£599,995 L/H

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Occupying a prime location in the heart of Clerkenwell is this beautiful two bedroom two bathroom apartment. The property is well placed for the City and nearby Farringdon station.

A superb two bed two bath apartment on the sixth floor of this landmark development, London’s original film studios. Finished to a high specification and benefiting from a balcony and secure parking.

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Dingley Place, N1

£599,995 L/H

Having undergone a full refurbishment this 1000sqft loft has a stylish ‘designer’ feel throughout. With two good sized double bedrooms, two luxury bathrooms and a 21’ reception.

Bateman’s Row, EC2

£595,000 L/H

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• We are your City agent, located in the heart of the Square Mile.

• We advertise extensively locally and nationally.

• Our properties are advertised on all major property portals.

• We have an experienced, knowledgeable and ARLA qualified team.

• A City-based management team.

• A specialist Corporate Department.

• We have tax, insurance and mortgage advice available.

Whether you wish to let immediately or simply require an up-to-date lettings market appraisal of your property, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please call Maria Baker on 020 7236 8399 to arrange a free, no-obligation market appraisal.

Hamptons City Aldermary House, 15 Queen Street, London EC4N 1TX Lettings. 020 7236 8399 citylettings@hamptons-int.com www.hamptons.co.uk

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MySpaceUK DEVONIA ROAD N1

ÂŁ485 per week Located in this imposing church conversion close to Angel is this spacious two bedroom duplex apartment. Benefits include large stained glass windows, master bedroom with en-suite and open plan reception with fully fitted kitchen.

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Carlton THORNHILL SQUARE, N1

ÂŁ300 Per Week Beautiful first floor flat overlooking the park in Thornhill Square. The property has super reception room with high ceilings and period features.

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ÂŁ600 per week Fantastic new addition to a church building, a contemporary 3 bedroom house finished to a high standard. The property has 3 double bedrooms, large reception, modern kitchen, 2 bathrooms (one en-suite) and a small patio. The use of skylights and light wells ensures this property is both bright and airey. Available now un/furnished.

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ÂŁ800 per week A substantial and beautifully presented four bedroom period house located in Barnsbury, N1. Arranged over three floors, the well-proportioned accommodation comprises a dual aspect through reception on the ground floor; with a spacious kitchen/ dining room on the lower ground leading to a large part-decked, part-lawned garden; four double bedrooms; two bathrooms.

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Warner House, Warner Street, EC1R Stylish three bedroom Loft in Clerkenwell

Impressive 2600 sq ft three bedroom two bathroom two reception room 1st floor loft set in this smart development in Clerkenwell. This stylish apartment has a huge open plan kitchen reception room with dual aspect views, large kitchen with exceptional space and appliances, stone and wooden flooring throughout, beautiful bathrooms, two private terraces, underground parking for two cars and great storage throughout the apartment.

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Pear Tree Street, EC1V Stylish and contemporary two double bedroom two bathroom newly decorated first floor apartment set in this purpose built block just off Old Street close to the underground station and a short walk in to The City. This modern furnished unit has a smart good size open plan kitchen reception room with two full double bedrooms, en-suite bathroom, stone flooring with under floor heating, a private balcony. £495 per week Knight Frank City Lettings 020 7606 1560 gary.hall@knightfrank.com

Trafalgar Court, Wapping Wall, E1W Stunning two double bedroom penthouse set in this 24 hour portered block in Wapping. This stylish apartment has a spacious reception room leading on to a large private terrace, modern fully fitted kitchen diner, new hard wooden floors, parking and amazing south facing river and Canary Wharf views. We highly recommend viewing this beautiful flat. £795 per week Knight Frank Wapping Lettings 020 7480 6848 wapping@knightfrank.com

China Court, Asher Way, E1W Beautifully presented one bedroom apartment within walking distance of The City of London. Accommodating double bedroom, bathroom with shower, sitting/dining area, open plan kitchen and secure parking.

£315 per week Knight Frank Wapping Lettings 020 7480 6848 wapping@knightfrank.com

St Pancras Chambers, Euston Road, NW1 This large duplex 1001 sq ft one bedroom unit is based on the 4th and 5th floors boasting lovely windows, a fully fitted kitchen, modern bathroom with shower, real wooden floors, exposed beams, views to the back of the building and available immediately on a furnished basis. This landmark development has to be the most convenient location for anyone travelling to and from Europe as the development sits on top of St Pancras station. £625 per week Knight Frank City Lettings 020 7606 1560 gary.hall@knightfrank.com

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