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The must-see events of this month

12 A KNIGHTLEY TALE… Kiera Knightley tells us about her character in the new film of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go

16 GARDEN VIEW

The history of London’s renowned jewellery quarter

26 I WANNA BE ADORNED Statement Pieces for SS11

33 GLOBAL GLAM

Have fun with prints, interesting fabrics beading and layering

36 SCHOOL OF WOK

The basics of Chinese Cooking with Jeremy Pang

54 CHAPEL CLUB EXCLUSIVE

We catch the band at Kentish Town Forum, just before the release of their debut album

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ell, no sooner have we finished saying ‘Happy New Year’ than we’re saying ‘Happy Chinese New Year’! And to celebrate that fact, this issue brings you a Food Spotlight on the School of Wok Cookery School with the delightful Jeremy Pang. For those who want to know more about Chinese cooking, Jeremy is holding a free introductory class on Upper Street’s Intrepid Travel on February 8, which we can’t recommend highly enough. But that’s not the only taste of the Orient we have in store this month: our Behind The Scenes feature takes a look at what goes on at Sushi Workshops, and provides yet another example of how much we love our food here at The City & Angel!

Let’s not forget, however, that February is the month for lovers. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, be sure to check out our beauty tips before heading to any romantic rendezvous: whether you’re out on a blind date or having a cosy meal with the hubby, our advice is to make the most of it: fix up and look sharp! To that end, we hope you enjoy our ‘I Wanna Be Adorned’ jewellery fashion shoot (p26) as well as our historical overview of London’s famous jewellery centre, Hatton Garden (p12) - complete with some very handy tips on how to get the most bling for your buck. Hopefully it will prove helpful for any guys out there planning to pop the question on Valentine’s Day itself!

Our celebrity interview this month sees contributor James Luxford talking to the beautiful Keira Knightley about her new film Never Let Me Go. Based on the acclaimed novel by fellow North London resident Kazuo Ishiguro, it’s a haunting and beautiful movie - and Knightley’s performance is pitch perfect. Last but not least - and for those of you who have not made good on your New Year healthy-eating plans (you know who you are) - a detox might well be what’s needed to kick-start them again. See page (22) for an account of my experience on the Nosh Detox plan, which delivers fantastically yummy fresh fruit shakes and nutritious, calorie-conscious meals direct to your door.

With that said, all that remains is to note (with a good dose of smugness) that we are close to having made it through the winter (pats on backs all round). We look forward to sharing a bright and cheerful spring with you; until then, we wish you all Kung Hei Fat Choi and a Happy Valentine’s Day!

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WHAT’S ON HIGH SOCIETY EXHIBITION, RUNNING UNTIL 27 FEBRUARY

With the illicit drug trade estimated by the UN at $320 billion (£200bn) a year and new drugs constantly appearing on the streets and the internet, it can seem as if we are in the grip of an unprecedented level of addiction.Yet the use of psychoactive drugs is nothing new, and indeed our most familiar ones - alcohol, coffee and tobacco - have all been illegal in the past.

From ancient Egyptian poppy tinctures to Victorian cocaine eye drops, Native American peyote rites to the salons of the French Romantics, mind-altering drugs have a rich history. ‘High Society’ will explore the paths by which these drugs were first discovered - from apothecaries’ workshops to state-of-the-art laboratories - and how they came to be simultaneously fetishised and demonised in today’s culture. There is also a 2 day symposium on ‘Drugs in Victorian Britain’ on the 11 & 12 February.

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CAMDEN ARTS CENTRE UNTIL 20TH FEBRUARY

A new exhibition curated by British artist Simon Starling, the latest in a series of artist-selected shows. After completing a residency at the Centre in 1999, Starling returned in 2000 with a solo show. He was the winner of the Turner Prize in 2005.

Never The Same River (Possible Futures, Probable Pasts) will bring together works by 30 artists and designers, revisiting the rich history of the Centre by showing fragments of exhibitions from the past 50 years. These works are reinstalled in the exact positions they previously occupied and Starling has selected new works by artists as an imagined future for the Centre’s exhibition programme. Camden Arts Centre Arkwright Road NW3 6DG 020 7472 5500, camdenartscentre.org

MUSEUM EXHIBITION: MODERNISM IN HAMPSTEAD RUNNING UNTIL 27 FEBRUARY The emergence of Modernism was born from different thinking for changing times. Hampstead was home to many Modernist creative professionals and thinkers who helped to shape the way the area looks as well as build upon the area’s artistic legacy. This exhibition will focus on the lives of a few of these people, their ideas and their relationships with each other. Burgh House, New End Square, Hampstead, NW3 1LT, 020 7431 0144

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A round-up of what Camden and Haringey Council are doing for the area HARINGEY STEPS UP FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Haringey Council this week stepped up the fight against climate change as it became the first local authority to unveil an annual Carbon Report.

The report – which sets a framework for reporting on the borough’s progress against ambitious targets to slash greenhouse gas emissions – is the latest step in Haringey’s aim to become London’s greenest borough.

The report showcases, amongst other things the council’s carbon management plan and introduces plans to establish a carbon budget, which Friends of the Earth are campaigning to be introduced for every council in the UK. Presenting the report will be an annual commitment for the council, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Cllr Goldberg said: “We were the first major local authority to sign up to the drive to reduce carbon emissions by 40 per cent by 2020, and our resolve to work together as one borough to achieve that goal is as strong as ever....Climate change is bad for the environment and bad for the economy – driving up energy costs which will hit Haringey’s

CAMDEN GCSE RESULTS UP AGAIN For the fourth year running Camden’s GCSE results are on the rise.

Camden is also above the national average (17% compared to 15%) with the new English Baccalaureate figure, and significantly above the figures for similar inner London authorities.

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poorest families and the borough’s many small businesses the hardest”.

Tony Bosworth of Friends of the Earth, said: “It marks the beginning of a really serious effort to tackle, at a local level, the biggest issue facing humanity”.

The council has also launched the 40:20 Taskforce, which will allow residents, businesses and organisations to work alongside the council to bring down carbon emissions.

In the wake of the biggest spending cuts in a generation, Camden Council has admitted that it will be faced with major financial challenges that require tough decisions.

The Local Government Finance Settlement was announced on 13 December 2010 and it confirmed the 26% reduction in funding for local government which had been announced earlier in the year. This is a huge blow considering that the council relies on central government for 70% of their spending.

The council have already projected a funding gap of between £80 to £100 million over three years and planned for £82 million in savings but there is uncertainty beyond that period in 2013 when further reductions are anticipated, meaning they will need to plan for further savings.

This, in addition to other measures such as benefit reductions, will impact on Camden residents.

Efficiency has been underlined as a key factor in the success of the council and although they are dedicated to finding more costeffective ways of providing services, they will inevitably have to prioritise some services, reduce and stop some, and charge for others.

Camden Council has emphasised how ‘all of Camden assets, in the broadest sense – residents, buildings and organisations – have a role to play in protecting the borough for the future’.

LGBT HISTORY MONTH

History Month helps to promote knowledge of LGBT History and experience, disseminate information on positive LGBT contributions to British Society and heighten the confidence and awareness of LGBT people and their cultural heritage.

There are numerous events throughout the month ranging from concerts and exhibitions to a series of talks every Wednesday at Islington Town Hall.

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ith a statuesque seller and earned the author a legion figure and glamorous of fans. However, Knightley became image, one could a late addition to that legion only easily mistake after she joined the project. “I hadn’t Keira Knightley for an actress read the book”, she admits with a from the golden age of Hollywood. guilty grin. “No, the first thing I However, she has been a star in knew about it was the script that some of the highest grossing , most came through my door and I thought spectacular films of the last decade. it was a unique piece. I started to Torn between Orlando Bloom and talking to friends and saying ‘I’m Johnny Depp as a female pirate, she’s thinking about doing this film’ and also been a footballer, a duchess, a they all said it’s their favourite book.” bounty hunter and an English aristocrat. In an industry where actresses often struggle to find diversity in their work, she has managed to transcend the zeitgeist to become one of the biggest names in cinema both here and in America, and continues to add to that reputation with her new film, which is already causing a buzz during awards season.

The film in question is “Never Let Me Go”, a harrowing drama set in an alternative vision of Britain.

It focuses on a group of three friends (Knightley, alongside Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield) who all go into the same private school, which shuts them away from the outside world. They soon realise that they are in fact clones, bred to provide organ donations when their ‘originators’ require them. As the plot may suggest, the role was tough for the Londonborn actress, especially playing a rather manipulative and selfish character within the film, but it was a challenge AT THE PREMIER OF “NEVER LET ME GO” she relished. “The attraction to me was the psychology of the character. I thought it was She soon read the book, and like fascinating and interesting trying to most people loved it, however she get into her head” she explains. “I found one perspective on the story didn’t like her and it’s tricky playing somewhat puzzling. “One friend I people you don’t like, because it’s spoke to said a terrifying thing! They that much harder trying to find a said ‘it sums up our generation’, way to empathise with them. It was which now having read the book I challenging and very exciting, I’m find a bleak prospect.” Despite this, very happy to be a part of this film.” she acknowledges the immense The film is based on Kazuo influence Ishiguro’s work has had Ishiguro’s novel of the same name, on the look of the film, and how it which became an international best has informed her performance. “It

always helps having such rich source material. The story wasn’t told from the point of view of my character so I sort of filled in the gaps, but it was all there in the book. Just one sentence about Ruth would trigger something and spark off a whole thought process.”

Starting acting very young, in TV shows such as “The Bill” and then in original dramas such as ITV’s “Doctor Zhivago”, Knightley came to prominence in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. First as one of Natalie Portman’s hand maidens in the first “Star Wars” prequel, “The Phantom Menace”, then in home-grown hits such as “Bend It Like Beckham” and “The Hole”. However, 2003 became the year she became a worldwide household name with two huge box office successes, as the beautiful Elizabeth Swan in “Pirates of The Caribbean” and in perennial Christmas favourite “Love Actually.”

Hollywood soon followed, and the “Pirates of The Caribbean” sequels were accompanied by a series of studios successes, such as “Domino”, “King Arthur” and “The Duchess.”

She currently lives in London with her boyfriend, actor Rupert Friend. The pair recently collaborated on a London-based project “Steve”, a short film directed by Friend and with Knightley in front of the camera opposite fellow Brit star Colin Firth. Like most actors who find success across the Atlantic, Knightley splits her time between projects in the US and over here. However, she insists there is no immediate preference in terms of where she would rather work. “I think, like every actor, you should go where the good roles are”, she says. “Whether that’s over here or in America or somewhere else, you should always be enthusiastic about playing interesting parts.” This is especially pertinent for actresses, 13

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in an industry where strong female parts are hard to come by. “I don’t know (why that is the case). I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that there are very much fewer female filmmakers than there are men. But I don’t know.” She does believe the landscape is changing, however. “Recently, I seem to have been sent books and ideas, like this film, where there are much stronger (female) characters, which is completely fantastic” she explains. “I think if there’s demand for really strong female roles from the people who watch films then the business will give it to people.

So it’s up to the public, really.” Her latest film has won critical acclaim, having been the opening night gala at the London Film Festival in October. “It’s wonderful to promote a film in London” she beams. “It brings focus to all the talent we have over here, and for once the

“Last Night”, as one half of a married couple (alongside “Avatar” star Sam Worthington), tempted into adultery whilst her husband is away on business.

Outside of cinema, the 25-year-old Knightley would love to return to the West End stage but has no immediate plans yet. “I certainly would love to, yes, but there are no plans to. I would be open to any genre as long as it would be a part that interests me and a story that spoke to me.

But that could be in something contemporary, or something classic.

It depends on the project really.” So although it may be on screen rather than stage for the time being, it appears the renowned actress will continue to surprise and entertain audience for some time to come. 

“I THINK IF THERE’S DEMAND FOR REALLY STRONG FEMALE ROLES FROM THE PEOPLE WHO WATCH FILMS THEN THE BUSINESS WILL GIVE IT TO PEOPLE. SO IT’S UP TO THE PUBLIC, REALLY” British film industry can be in the spotlight.”

Coming up in 2011, Knightley will act opposite two acting giants in legendary director David Cronenberg’s new film “A Dangerous Method”. The film co stars “Lord of The Rings” actor Viggo Mortensen and examines the intense relationship between the great psychologists Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. She will also be appearing in romantic drama

“Never Let Me Go” is released 11th February.

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ou don’t have to be a native Londoner or a committed urbanite to experience the slightly unsettling feeling that can creep up when you leave the capital for any significant amount of time. Outside of London, things can seem suddenly smaller, quieter, less diverse.

And yet the very things that cause the city to feel so huge and vital, the things that allow it to hum with possibility – its sheer scale and status – can also serve to smother its potential.

Just how much of London can any one person really know? And how much, by contrast, does the average Londoner overlook?

Such thoughts as these are among the first stirred by a trip – the first of my life – to Hatton Garden. A short strip of road on the western fringes of the Square Mile, Hatton Garden’s name has come to denote far more than a simple street. For centuries, much of the capital’s jewellery trade has been sited here – goldsmiths and

gem merchants working in close quarters in much the same way as other London industries would cluster together throughout the city’s history. But whereas the bakers’ market of Bread Street and the metal-workers of Ironmonger Lane are long since departed, the gold and diamond traders of Hatton Garden remain. And with Valentine’s Day approaching, and many a woman wondering if February 14th will bless her with something sparkly, it seemed the perfect time to find out what continues to make Hatton Garden and the roads around it – Greville Street, St. Cross Street and Hatton Place among them – such a stronghold of the goldsmith’s trade.

Hatton Garden takes its name from Christopher Hatton, a favoured courtier of Elizabeth I, who applied to the queen for a house within the grounds of the London palace of the Bishop of Ely. She granted him a lease (over the protests, one imagines, of the bishop himself) and his name became one with the site of his new dwelling place. Later, Hatton’s estate would be sold, divided up and built over as time wore on and the City of London became home to a myriad of skilled tradesmen and craft workers. But it was not until the middle of the 19th century that the area would become known throughout the wider world as preeminent in the jewellery trade.

In 1866, a farm worker in the British imperial outpost of Kimberley, South Africa, discovered a diamond the size of a small pebble on the banks of the Orange River. A few years later, another,

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similar discovery was made close by. Then, in 1871, an employee on the farm of the De Beers brothers stumbled across an 83 carat diamond which sparked a ‘diamond rush’ the likes of which the world had never seen.

The effect on the world’s jewellery centres was almost immediate: trade surged and vast fortunes were made. In 1906, the De Beers Diamond Company established their headquarters at London’s Royal Exchange, and the many goldsmiths and gem merchants around the corner in Hatton Garden found themselves right at the hub of the action. The area’s destiny was set.

In 1966, the first retail jewellery shop was opened in Hatton Garden, by the controversial ‘King of Diamonds’ Laurence Graff. And so it’s appropriate that my destination today is a building that once housed his workshops – and which today is home to Hatton Garden’s largest, most successful and most forward-thinking jeweller, Cool Diamonds.

I’m here to meet Daniel O’Farrell, son of one of the company’s two founders and an expert on the diamond trade. I want to find out what it’s like being at the cutting edge (no pun intended) of the jewellery business – and helpfully, Daniel’s also pretty knowledgeable about the heritage of the local area.

We meet at Cool Diamonds’ retail headquarters at 16 Greville Street, seconds from Hatton Garden’s main drag. The shopfront is markedly different from the others in the area, in that it displays no wares: no gold, no diamonds, no ‘bling’ of any kind: just a reception desk and a pretty young receptionist. I’m intrigued, but as Daniel explains when I’m introduced moments later, it’s just one of the ways that Cool Diamonds are doing things differently.

“Hatton Garden has over 300 jewellers in close proximity, it’s by far the largest cluster of traders in the UK, and there are lots of attempted break-ins: about one a month, in fact. Usually the perpetrators are caught straight away: there’s a large plain clothes police presence and private security on patrol. But we find that not having a window display reduces the chances of being a target.

It costs about £100,000 a year to insure a display window, and that’s a saving we can pass on to customers.”

I’d be lying if I didn’t glance over my shoulder at this point, a flicker of concern tickling my imagination. But then I realise: I’m probably safer in here than outside on the street. I’m led upstairs past various electronic entry systems, steel-reinforced doors and whirring CCTV cameras to sit at Daniel’s desk as he explains to me the history and purpose of the company – and the excitement of dealing in the world’s most valuable stones.

Daniel’s father, Christopher O’Farrell, founded Cool Diamonds with business partner Michael Einhorn in 1999, with the intention of adopting a more modern, transparent approach to selling diamonds.

Both had worked in the jewellery trade for many years, and both were keen to test their theory that a more open, understanding attitude to customers – who were often prepared to spend large amounts on stones they understood little about – would make for a profitable enterprise. Their first decade of trading would seem to vindicate them – and then some. Cool Diamonds sells on average around 3000 diamond rings a year, and have pioneered the use of the internet in selling diamond jewellery in this country.

“We’re the largest jeweller in Hatton Garden now, and the website has played a big part in helping us to get there. At first it was slow going: people obviously want to see and touch the stones they’re buying. But as the world has changed in its approach to online shopping, we’ve seen the site become much more popular as a research tool. People still come in to the office, all the time – but many more of them do the initial hunting on the site, because of all the features we’ve added – like 3D images and so on – to make it more of a ‘real’ shopping experience.”

Hatton Garden’s success has always stemmed from two things: quality and value. Visit any of the famous, flashy West End brands like Tiffany & Co. or Boodles & Dunthorne, Daniel tells me, and you will find some truly exquisite, beautifully made jewellery – but at an average 200300% mark-up. I’m visibly astonished.

Hatton Garden jewellers, on the other hand, generally charge wholesale rates – and don’t ask you to pay through the nose for a logo.

So even though you’ll have access to the same expertise, craftsmanship and rare and beautiful gems, the mark-up will be in the much more palatable region of 20-30%.

I am suddenly far closer to understanding the appeal of Hatton Garden to Londoners (and visitors to the city) throughout the last century: what other luxury goods sector allows you the option to purchase the very highest quality workmanship at such reduced rates (relative to the famous names)?

Obviously pleased to see me so intrigued by the ways of the trade, Daniel goes on to explain what to look out for when purchasing a diamond: cut, clarity, colour and carat weight (factors elucidated by a helpful chart on his desk), while impressing upon me the need to see a certificate evaluating all of the above and issued by one of the accepted, independent gem appraisal authorities. The most esteemed is the Gemmological Institute of America (or GIA), and every stone sold by Cool

Diamonds is evaluated by this body.

So once questions of authenticity and value are out of the way, I ask, what is the most popular purchase among the savvy types who bring their custom to Cool Diamonds?

“I would say the most popular design is the Selena – a classic, six-prong engagement ring. But we offer a wide range of stuff, including one-off designs by winners of our competitions for Central St. Martin’s art students, and everyone has their own taste.

I was lucky, I was able to show my girlfriend the entire line and see which design she liked best before I proposed! But if a guy does make the wrong choice, we offer a 30-day money back guarantee. We recognise you can’t always get it right!”

Buying your own girlfriend’s engagement ring through your company? If I were here today to purchase something, I might wonder if this was a clever sales pitch. But my host looks more excited than he does predatory, tweezering diamonds of all shapes and hues from tiny envelopes to show me the different sizes, clarities and colours that Mother Nature (and a talented diamond cutter) can produce. I take a liking to a champagnetinted, two carat beauty, a snip at £6,500 – at least, it’s a snip when you recall that the same gem could set you back somewhere in the region of £10,000-11,000 (at least) just a half mile west of here.

We’ve just time for a quick look at the Cool Diamonds workshop before I leave – to my surprise, it’s a fantastically traditionallooking setup, complete with a trio of friendly Antipodean goldsmiths (“No one in Britain really offers apprenticeships any more, so most of our craftsmen are from Australia or South Africa”) and beautiful, rough-hewn wooden workbenches. A variety of rings are being polished or resized, and I can’t help but think that each of these pieces is set to change someone’s life. It must be a wonderful thing, I say, to create symbols of love and attachment, and to know that you’re sending them out into the world, hopefully to become treasured future heirlooms. Daniel nods in agreement.

“It’s true,” he says. “When I first started working here, it was a holiday job. But you quickly get so absorbed into the history of the trade, the science behind the stones: and you meet so many people at the happiest times of their lives. It’s not something you can leave easily. Nine years later, I’m still here.”

And you can bet your life that Daniel, Cool Diamonds and the jewellers of Hatton Garden are going to be here for a long time to come.  Cool Diamonds, 16 Greville Street, EC1N 8SQ (020 7405 5322) cooldiamonds.com 17

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PAUL AND JOE CAT HEAD LIPSTICK WE CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF THESE PRETTY LIPSTICKS. ALL IN THE NAME OF SLINKY FELINE FUN! £16, ASOS.COM

LA TWEEZ TWEEZERS ERRANT HAIRS? RENEGADE WHISKERS? ABSOLUTELY NOT! £68, HARRODS, 87-135 BROMPTON ROAD, SW1X 7XL

DIOR ROUGE LIPSTICK PLAY THE LADY IN RED WITH THIS DIVINE DIOR LIPSTICK. THERE ARE 32 SHADES TO CHOOSE FROM AND, APPARENTLY, PLUMPING HYALURONIC ACID MICROPSHERES HELP BOOST RADIANCE AND DEPTH OF COLOUR. WE LIKE THE FACT THAT IT COMES IN A MIDNIGHT BLUE HAUTE COUTURE CASE TOO. £22, HOUSEOFFRASER.CO.UK

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NEAL’S YARD LEMON AND MINT MOUTH FRESHENER STAY MINTY FRESH ON A HOT DATE! £5.20, NEAL’S YARD REMEDIES, 295 UPPER STREET LONDON N1 2TU SHE UEMURA EYELASH CURLERS NOT JUST ANY OLD CURLERS; THESE ARE AWARD WINNING. ULTIMATE PRECISION FOR THE PERFECT CURL. £20, SHUUEMURA.CO.UK

JURLIQUE ROSE LOVE BALM WE HOPE IT DOES WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN... £10, JURLIQUE.CO.UK

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Year of the Rabbit According to Chinese astrology, those born in the year of the Rabbit are creative, sensitive & love to learn about new countries & cultures.

If 2011 has brought out the rabbit in you, Intrepid Travel has over 1000 different ways to help you discover the real world this year. Maybe you’ll learn how to make an authentic Thai curry in Chiang Mai. Perhaps you’ll take part in a floating candle ceremony on the banks of the River Ganges. You might learn how to make mint tea with Bedouin hosts in Morocco or even challenge yourself to keep up with the locals in the pulsing dance halls of Havana.

And if you want to start your rabbitting a little closer to home, you can get creative and learn something new at the Intrepid Travel Store every week this month…

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Tue 1 Feb @ 7pm

Learn to… prepare tasty Asian dishes from scratch with School of Wok chef Jeremy Pang.

Learn to… capture amazing wildlife shots with Nick Garbutt, BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year winner.

Tue 8 Feb @ 7pm

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Tue 15 Feb @ 7pm

Wed 23 Feb @ 7pm

Learn to… move your feet to a salsa beat with World Champion Salsa Tutor Ronnie Raul.

Learn to… create beautiful West African Adinkra fabric designs with Magie Relph from African Fabric.

Make this your year of the rabbit & book your free place at:

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HEALTH &BEAUTY

NEW PILATES ROOM AT FRAME Frame have gone all New York loft-style with their new Pilates studio. As well as the classic reformer classes, the studio now runs additional Pilates Apps and Aerobic Pilates sessions.

WE For prices schedule and prices see moveyourframe.com, 29 New Inn Yard, EC2A 3EY, 020 7033 1855

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Wii FIT PLUS WITH BALANCE BOARD Wii Fit Plus contains all the features and workouts from the original game but adds some great new features that make keeping in shape easier and more fun. Wii Plus routines allow you to customize training with a personal Wii Fit Plus trainer. £72.99, amazon.co.uk

THERMO-AURICULAR THERAPY (EAR-CANDLING) Used to aid relaxation as well as provide relief from ear, nose and throat conditions, honey, chamomile, sage, St John’s Wort and betacarotene are coated in beeswax and used for their soothing properties; the candles draw out impurities and stimulate circulation. £55 for 1 hour, within Neal’s Yard Remedies, 295 Upper St, N1 2TU, 020 7359 4149 E W

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THE JERSEY COW UPLIFT BODY WASH Jersey Eucalyptus, lime and lavender; just what you need for a little pick-me-up in the mornings. £12.50, thejerseycowcompany.com

NOSH QI (CHEE) BALLS Designed to help you avoid running to the sweet aisle for that afternoon sugar hit, these seed, nut and raw pressed fruit balls are great for grazing on. Bursting with good ingredients, these healthy treats include chlorella, which helps support natural defences in the body, but aid detoxification too. £5.95 per pack, Noshdetoxdelivery.com

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NOSH DETOX Helen Baron signs up to the Nosh Detox Delivery Programme

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t seemed like a great idea. I’m game for anything in the name of health and beauty and my January resolve was flagging, so… a detox? Sign me up!

For the full six days!

As the start of the Nosh Detox plan loomed, however, I began to have second thoughts. I get hungry. I drink coffee. And I have a sweet tooth. In fact, I have about 32 of them. If I don’t have something sweet for breakfast (the only alternative being eggs) then I’m likely to make up for it at teatime.

It could be anything from all manner of sugary treats. And if I don’t have something sweet all day… well, it’s never happened.

All hell could break loose.

But I couldn’t let Nosh down. The meals for my first day, plus a supplementary box of goodies including bath salts and herbal teas, had been hand delivered the night before. My family were over, and took great interest in what the ‘food stork’ had brought me – when I pinned my day’s menu to the fridge, they gathered round like students waiting to see exam results. Well, I guess none of us had seen this kind of detox package before. But now the pressure was on: my plan had gone public, and my progress was being observed.

As it turns out, I needn’t have worried so much about the first morning. Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day; I’m quite often famished the moment I open my eyes.

But the Nosh Detox breakfast smoothie (granola and oat milk, unprocessed and additive free) was a delicious start to the day. Mid-morning I had a tea from the selection in my box of goodies; reassuringly, each little tea packet espoused the particular merits of its contents, and explained which was best drunk on each day of the plan, so as to aid the detoxification process. The tea for day one, for example, was Cascara Black, which apparently possesses a cleansing effect and which stimulates digestive secretions from the liver, gallbladder, stomach and pancreas.

Lunch is spring onion soup and dinner is a tasty mixture of polenta cakes and grilled vegetables. I fall into bed feeling positive: things are going okay so far.

On the second day, I experience hunger pangs while at the same time feeling bloated. Perhaps it’s all the liquid, but there’s an upside: I’m not craving sugar yet and a double exercise class at the gym helps me make it through until dinner, which tonight is truly delicious – and surprisingly filling. I begin to wonder if I’ve managed to reduce my stomach size already? Day two is also a highlight because I find the time to indulge in my lemon and ginger bath salts with dry body-brush beforehand, as advised.

Around the middle of the week, I find myself yearning for some greasy fats: fried eggs, cake, anything! I feel tired and headachey, and go through the anticipated frustrations at having signed myself up to a detox plan. My skin is looking clearer though, and I’m committed to seeing it through.

I’m helped by the fact that, as the week progresses, the meals seem to get more and more delicious, as if the designers of the detox could sense you might need a greater incentive at this point. Dinners also become a little more varied and – it seems – slightly larger… or maybe my appetite has shrunk.

Whatever the truth, I end the week feeling back to high spirits, healthier and proud of myself for having seen the Nosh Detox through. I’ll miss the daily deliveries of fresh, sugar-free meals and the extra incentive to stay well – but there does seem to have been a genuinely positive lasting effect…

CONCLUSION It’s one thing to complete a detox in the relaxed environment of say, a yoga retreat, which allows you the time to process the requisite lifestyle changes. It’s quite another to adhere to it amidst the chaos of a hectic work-life schedule. In the face of ‘cold turkey’ headaches and digestive murmurings, your mind throws up all kinds of unhelpful saccharine suggestions: “Cake will help you concentrate.” And when you’re stressed, busy and (for us office workers) sedentary, you might lack the time and the willpower required to redress any bad eating habits you’ve picked up along the way. Fearing the effects that a little change for the better might bring, you lapse. At least, I lapsed… twice.

Surprisingly, however, my lapses helped highlight to me the key strength of the plan: if you believe (like me) that a little bit of what you fancy does you good, the Nosh Detox makes it clear just how little that need be. That’s its genius: we’ve grown so accustomed to thinking that just because food is available, we can have it – but there’s really no need for so much sugar and fat in anyone’s diet. The Nosh Detox retrained my taste buds to the point where I no longer want sugar in my tea. A slice of cake no longer leaves me feeling quite so satisfied.

The plan showed me that if I make a little effort from the outset, pretty soon I can succumb to my sweet tooth twice a week – not twice a day – and feel free of the old cravings the rest of the time. I can replace more obviously tantalising treats with healthy, filling, vitamin-packed alternatives – if not all the time, then a good sight more than I used to. And if, for some reason, I lose track, then I can sign up for the Nosh Detox again, for a refresher course in balancing my diet. In fact, I can imagine doing so several times a year, just to keep myself in check. I’m determined to take my findings forward and continue with the Nosh Detox principles long-term.  The Nosh Detox plan is available from noshdetoxdelivery.com, priced from £33.95 per day. There are a variety of plans available.

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147-148 Upper St N1 1RA, oliverbonas.com 4. GIFT BUCKET Don’t leave your little one out on Valentine’s Day. This pink gift bucket includes a 100% Cotton Children’s Heart Khaftan, sizes 1-2 yrs to 9-10 yrs and a Peppermint Lolly. £38, alittlesquare.com 5. ANIMAL HANDS £5 Turn your hand into a talking animal with enough for the parents to have a go too. 6. ECO TOWN BY PLAN TOYS £80 A natural and green alternative for the traditional dolls house. Made from reused and recyclable materials. 168 Church St, Stoke Newington, N16 0JL, borndirect.com 7. T-SHIRT GRAFFITI £6 Nurture your little ones creativity and imagination with a T-shirt graffiti kit. Both available from utilitydesign.co.uk 8. RAINY DAY BOX £29.99 Everything you would need to keep the kids amused for hours on a grey February day.

Make wallpaper, mobiles, puppets and more with this eco-friendly kit. creativecharlie.com 9. ELEPHANT CHALKBOARD WALL STICKER £9.95 Keep them organised with this wipe clean chalkboard sticker for notes and doodles. bombayduck.com

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Seiko Hardlex Crystal Watch £275 seiko.co.uk Todo Joia Ultrafine Bangles (set of 26) £165 oritlondon.co.uk Krausz Dazzle Necklace (made to order), krauszjewellery.co.uk, Studio 3E, 5 Torrens St, EC1V 1NQ, 0787 981 6630 Talitha Statement Earrings £440, Dinny Hall, 292 Upper St, N1 2TU, 020 7704 1543 Mappin & Webb18ct rose gold morganite and diamond ring £1,495, mappinandwebb.com, 0800 1114524

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I wanna be adorned Go for gold and high drama with maximum impact jewellery Photography:ĂŠ Dan Williams Hair/Make-up:ĂŠ Helen Rance

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Bouquet Ring £135 and matching earrings £95 Krausz Jewellery

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Goddess Large Statement Hoops, £195 Large Toro Pendant, £240 both Dinny Hall Daisy Necklace £110 Krausz Jewellery Seiko watch as before

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Amethyst, Sapphire & Aquamarine rings £375 Pineapple Necklace £95, all from Krausz Jewellery Husam El Odeh Gold single stone off-centre ring £199, Sefton Womenswear, 271 Upper Street, London, N1 2UQ, 020 7226 9822

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Lucas Jack Gold Wheel Pendant £60 Lucas Jack Orelia Cuff in Royal Blue £97 both from oritlondon.co.uk Double Long Tusk Drop Earrings, £150, Dinny Hall COvER: D&G Time Watch £165 01628 770988 Seiko Sapphire Crystal Watch £275 seiko.co.uk Todo Joia Tribal Bangles (set of 3) £165 oritlondon.co.uk --------------------

CREDITS: PHOTOGRAPHY: Dan Williams (danwilliams40@me.com) HAIR/MAKE-UP: Helen Rance (helenrance@yahoo.com) MODEL: Marlijn Hoek at First Model Management

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WHAT’S HOT GOING UP Over-the-Knee Boots We like them in slinky suede to avoid the Pretty Woman look. Pirate chic ahoy!

Gary, Howard and Jason from Take That Good guys getting on with the job at hand – and far less scary than the other two.

Levi 519s It’s all about the slightly baggier slim fit – on boys and girls.

Pret-a-Manger Soups Hearty nourishment to help you face the wild weather – fills you up good and proper.

GOING DOWN Plimsolls Wise up, hipsters: these shoes are for summer only!

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The venue promises interesting bar snacks amidst a menu of global fusion food, small plates for sharing and excellent coffee as well as being an ideal location for brunch. Look out for the RSC early supper deal too!

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FOOD & DRINK

SCHOOL OF WOK

Helen Baron gets to grips with the basics of Chinese Cooking...

LESSON My cooking skills are inconsistent to say the least. A tendency to burn things and a rather gung-ho approach to measurements (I’m no Nigella) is only redeemed by the enthusiasm with which I plan the occasional dinner party. In fact, it takes such an event to warrant the introduction of a new utensil to my rather limited repertoire. I do, however, love food and eat out often, so my new year resolution was to cook more – and to cook better, of course. As a result, the year began with a few friends and I starting our very own Come Dine with Me competition – I went first, and met with reasonable success (though my mascarpone and asparagus tart was rather greener and more gooey than I’d hoped).

Next time , I thought, I’d be better prepared than ever. What I needed was some help from the experts – and so, with February and Chinese New Year approaching, I booked a cookery lesson with Jeremy Pang of School of Wok. The lovely Jeremy arrived bright and early at 10:30am and furnished me with an easy but impressive custom-built menu: stir fried pak choi with garlic; prawn wonton noodle soup, and whole steamed seabass. Jeremy unloaded the food and cooking equipment he’d brought with him and the lesson began with a quick test – working out what ingredients would go into which dish. It turned out, I didn’t know my soy from my… soy, and Jeremy explained the difference between the main sauces of

Chinese cooking. I had never even taken the time to realise the variance between light and dark soy sauce: the latter more syrupy, used for colouring and the former saltier, used more often and great for marinating.

Next up was knife technique (mine, alas, was at a level best described as ‘non-existent’) – I had to know how to use a knife properly in order to dice the vegetables for my wonton parcels.

I’m extremely proud to say, I had it down (thanks to Jeremy’s guidance) in minutes, and was soon happily slicing Chinese chives, coriander, tiger prawns and garlic into neat miniscule cubes with a reasonable degree of precision.

No more garlic crushers for me; gone are the days of my haphazard vegetable

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“At the end of our three hour lesson, I wAs Able to reAp the fruIts of my lAbour. the food wAs delIcIous; unbelIevAbly fresh And Infused wIth sImple seAsonIngs but burstIng wIth flAvour”

shapes, lovingly (if euphemistically) referred to as ‘rustic’. Jeremy had me itching to trade in my rather paltry selection of amateur serrated knives for his gleaming, razor-sharp professional one. I even learned how to cut and roll spring onion into the thin strips that garnish dishes and are used to make crispy duck pancakes. Wok and roll (ahem)!

As the lesson progressed, I realised that it’s the small things that make the difference in cooking. Dry noodles should first be soaked in hot water and then sufficiently dried by an open window or oven fan – not just boiled – to ensure they separate properly and to prevent them sticking together later.

Fish bones and prawn shells can be used

to make the stock for the noodle soup (with a little help from our old friend, oyster sauce, and that other staple of Chinese cooking, ginger). And of course, there is an art to using a wok correctly. Those who have mastered it refer to their ‘wok hei’ (which Jeremy translates for me as height of the fire), because proper technique demands the food be cooked at high heat while being stirred or tossed quickly. Jeremy took me through the basics, explaining how Chinese-style cast-iron woks allow for much better heat retention and all-over heat distribution – luckily he’d brought his own, as mine was steel with a Teflon coating – not as durable or ideal for the high temperatures required. He also showed me how to clean a wok properly after use – you should always swill with water at high heat rather than bunging it in the sink with detergent.

At the end of our three hour lesson, I was able to reap the fruits of my labour.

The food was delicious; unbelievably fresh and infused with simple seasonings but bursting with flavour.

THE SCHOOL School of Wok aims to bring the techniques of Chinese cooking to your own kitchen so that you, your family and friends can master the art without straying from home. Jeremy travels the length and breadth of the capital, sharing his cooking knowledge. Trained at the Cordon Bleu and having worked as a travel journalist in South East Asia, he loves what he does.

“I enjoy meeting people from all walks of life,” he says, “and my job allows me to be constantly learning about food.” Having been surrounded by the wonders of Asian cuisine, he is happy to share the culinary techniques that, he feels, have been kept secret by Chinese restaurateurs over the last two or three generations. “What is a shame is that a lot of Chinese restaurants try to cut corners,” he says. “They use monosodium glutamate and aren’t willing to pay out for fresher, more varied ingredients.”

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and trade routes have had on cooking style and on the ingredients used in different types of Chinese cuisine. Cantonese food uses a broad range of ingredients thanks to its coastal location, while the further east you go (and the nearer to Shanghai) the wider the use of kimchi and pickle (surely an influence from Japan). The cuisine of Beijing tends to be more extravagant, because historically food was brought into the city from all over the country and cooked in numerous ways to impress the Emperor.

Knowledge is one thing though – a good teacher also has to be able to impart it effectively. I’m glad to say, Jeremy is great on both counts. From the start of the lesson, he pitched my skill level perfectly, and as the lesson is quite long, I felt able to acquire new techniques without being overloaded. The lesson left me feeling confident about replicating the recipes alone – and for those of you with more experience than I had, you can choose to make your favourite dishes, take a more in-depth course spanning seven lessons or take on the ten-course banquet challenge, with Jeremy as your sous-chef! School of Wok also offer Group Gourmet Classes: something I’m considering as a gift for my Come Dine with Me pals. After all, I thoroughly enjoyed my introduction to real Chinese cooking, and now I can’t wait for my next round of the competition: it’s in the bag!  Why not pop down to Intrepid Travel to try your hand at Asian Cooking?

The company are running a series of ‘Learn Something New in 2011’ events throughout February, and will be offering the following free events at Intrepid Travel Islington: 1 Feb – Wildlife Photography in Borneo with Nick Garbutt, twice winner of the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 8 Feb – Asian Cookery with Jeremy Pang from School of Wok 15 Feb – Salsa Dancing with Ronnie Raul, Resident Instructor for Mambo 4 Every 1 Productions 23 Feb – African Craft Workshop with Magie Relph from The African Fabric Shop Events start at 7pm and are free to book at intrepidtravel.com/events Intrepid Travel Islington, 76 Upper Street N1 0NU (020 7354 6169) 38

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PRAWN WONTON NOODLE SOUP INGREDIENTS WONTON 150g raw tiger prawns Chinese chives 3 Chinese mushrooms (soaked in hot water overnight) 1 clove garlic 15-20 wonton pastries MARINADE 2 tbsp light soy sauce Pinch of sugar Sesame oil to cover NOODLE SOUP 3 slices ginger Prawn shells & heads 2 spring onions 1 pack rice vermicelli 1 pak choi (sliced lengthways into quarters) 1-2tbsp oyster sauce PREPARATION THE FILLING Finely chop the chives and garlic and place in a large prep bowl Finely dice the mushrooms and prawns and add to the prep bowl Season with soy sauce, a pinch of sugar and cover with sesame oil Mix well THE FOLDING 1. Place 1 tsp filling in the centre of the pastry

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But until relatively recently, one craze had passed north-east London’s cutest quarter by - we’re talking sushi, and the art of Japanese cooking.

Well, north Londoners need worry no more. The proprietors of legendary local Thai restaurant Yum Yum (just around the corner) noticed the gap in the market and opened Oishiii to fill it.

And we felt compelled to whip out our chopsticks and put this newcomer to the test.

The first thing to note is that Oishiii is not one of those sniffy, superior places that see sushi as the preserve of a tiny, well-to-do elite. The welcome we received was as warm as they come, and the atmosphere in the eatery was one of chatty, cheerful fun - entirely in keeping with the buzz of the area on the doorstep. We went on a Saturday night, and the restaurant was fairly packed with diners of all ages and appearances - young professionals swapping stories in one corner, a girls’ night out laughing in another and, at the next table, two young bohemian types meeting their equally artsy parents.

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Mains came in the form of a salmon bento box (for me) containing sticky rice, a slab of salmon, edamame beans and ginger, and a kitsune udon (beancurd noodle) broth for my veggie friend. All too often, Japanese food can be under-prepared, over-chilled or tasteless, but these mains were full of rich flavours and served in substantial portions. What’s more, the menu is large and diverse, including a truly wide range of sushi, bento boxes and Japanese specialties like teriyaki grills.

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English Heritage presents a photographic exhibition at Kenwood House, based on the book, The Gardens of the English Heritage, by Gillian Mawry and Linden Groves, in which the gardens are formally celebrated for the first time in print

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We caught up with Linden Groves to find out more about winning the award for ‘Inspirational Book of the Year’ at the Garden Media Guild Book Awards 2010.

What was the impetus for this book?

English Heritage is a great unsung hero – it lacks the glamour and profile of other heritage organisations but quietly and authoritively works to protect our past and the precious character of our nation.

Gillian Mawrey and I were frustrated that so few people knew of its great work

carrying out research, offering advice, and conserving the historic properties that it owns… so we decided to write a book about it!

How long have you been familiar with the gardens under the care of the English Heritage – and how much research was undertaken?

English Heritage owns some of the most important gardens in England – for example, London’s Chiswick House is famous across the world for its design innovation in the 18th century – so as garden historians we had long been aware of EH’s gardens and were itching to spread the word!

Working as a garden historian always involves putting in library hours looking through dusty documents to find the odd nugget of information, but in this case we were lucky to have the weight

of a huge heritage organisation behind us, complete with boxes and boxes of expert research files!

Can you share with us any striking historical anecdotes from the book?

Of course, I’m biased, but I think that the book is packed with brilliant anecdotes!

In the current economic climate though, one of the most engaging details is the list of ‘Unnecessary Expenses of Gardens’ kept by Sir Charles Monck of Belsay Hall (Northumberland) in the early 19th century. He suggests as a solution to the expense of maintaining large areas of fruit and vegetable garden that the reader “Reduce area and only grow fruit and vegetables that you cannot easily buy. Those not easily bought are Green Peas (those sold are often hard and old), cauliflowers if you are far from market, fresh cabbages, spinach, lettuce, brussel 43

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HOME& GARDEN sprouts and buy beetroot, onions, carrots, Jerusalem artichokes, potatoes, turnips, spring lettuces.

Buy in Northumberland apples, pears, damsons. Grow your own cherries (maydrakes and morellos). Those bought are hard and unripe. If ripe, they do not travel well. The same with strawberries if you are not near market and with raspberries.”

What can you tell us about the gardens at Kenwood House?

Many North Londoners confuse Kenwood House with the more naturalistic Hampstead Heath, but in fact Kenwood is a carefully designed landscape, amongst the best in the country. Many of us go there today to enjoy the summer concerts around the lake – this is called The Thousand Pound Pond, apparently to reflect the cost of its creation, and includes a bridge which, whilst very attractive, is only a sham because in fact it was made in order to give the illusion of a larger stretch of water beyond. Top 18th century designer Humphry Repton later worked at Kenwood and he didn’t approve of the Sham Bridge, saying that it was “a deception so frequently liable to be detected, I think it is an object beneath the dignity of Kenwood”.

What do you love about landscapes and what is your favourite English Heritage Garden?

I love that landscapes are all around us so they are an art form that you simply can’t miss. They can range from a concrete playground to a romantic rose garden to a sweep of green lawn so there is always a landscape to suit every taste.

My favourite English Heritage garden has to be Audley End in Essex, which has something to appeal to every kind of visitor – a Victorian parterre, organic kitchen garden, landscape park and Elysian canal.

What was the most enjoyable thing about writing the book?

Of course, the best part was visiting the gardens, meeting the inspiring people who work there, and learning about the gardeners, owners and designers who made the gardens in centuries past!

I’m a Londoner to the core, but there’s something very satisfying about putting on my stout shoes and catching a train to

another world of nature and history.

Can you tell us a bit about the cowriting process?

Gillian and I have both agreed that our greatest achievement in writing the book was to still be friends at the end!

Seriously, co-writing can be a fraught process but we’ve worked together for over a decade now as she introduced me to garden history when I was fresh out of university and went to work on the magazine Historic Gardens Review, which she edits. She’s like my Mr Miyagi so we get on pretty well!

Why do you think the British have such an enduring passion for gardening and do you think it is one that is set to die out?

The British climate is so suited to gardening that I can’t see our love ever dying out – it’s simply too satisfying! It is a bit depressing though to see so many otherwise intelligent Londoners deciding to concrete over their front gardens in favour of uninspiring car parking.

Tell us a little bit about your work as a conservation officer.

I work as a conservation officer for the Garden History Society (gardenhistorysociety.org), which means giving our opinion on conservation issues relating to the protection and preservation of England’s historic parks and gardens. Mainly, this involves looking at planning applications for developments that might affect important sites, such as the controversial plan to host the Olympic equestrian event at Greenwich Park, a fragile World Heritage Site.

Recently though, I have been focussing on children’s play in historic gardens and have produced a GHS leaflet on new approaches to providing for children without necessarily bringing in large amounts of off-the-peg equipment.

Of course, one of the most powerful ways to protect our heritage is through raising public awareness, hopefully with books such as this one on The Gardens of English Heritage. In fact, this is how I originally got into garden history – through working with Gillian Mawrey on the magazine Historic Gardens Review (historicgardens.org), which aims to inspire excitement about historic gardens worldwide.

Do you garden yourself? What is your own garden like?

I do garden myself – badly but enthusiastically! My own garden is much-loved but intentionally kept wild looking as I think that overly manicured gardens can lose their interest very quickly. As I have a young family, it is also very child-friendly, crammed with a slide, sandpit, rabbit and far too many fruit trees. I also have an allotment where I like to grow rhubarb, garlic and beans. At the moment a group of us are working to open up more allotments in our area and are just waiting to hear whether Barnet council will be able to help out.

My most satisfying gardening though is done with 200 four to eleven year olds at Hollickwood School in Muswell Hill (hollickwoodschool.org/friends.php), which involves getting urban kids off the tarmac and into the mud!

Finally, why do you live in Muswell Hill; are there any local gardens you would recommend visiting?

I love Muswell Hill for managing to combine London living with fresh air and green space. I would definitely recommend visiting Highgate Woods, in the autumn when the trees look magnificent, and Alexandra Palace on a clear day when the views of London are simply fantastic.

Exhibition runs from 21st January 2011 - 3rd April 2011 Kenwood House, NW3 7JR Monday to Sunday 11.30am - 4pm

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SUSHI WORKSHOP The SUSHI Academy London is the only professional training school for sushi chefs in Europe. Courses are supervised

by Hiroyuki Kanda, owner of and chef at, Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant “KANDA”, so when we heard that the academy was running workshops, we wanted to be the first to have a go at some “hands-on” sushi-making.

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Was one of your motivations for setting up The Sushi Workshop because of the poor quality of sushi that can sometimes be found in London? Yes, and it’s not just Sushi.

Japanese foods often appear to be cooked by people who have not taken the time to learn properly.

At the workshops you can pick up a great range of tips you might not otherwise hear about, like moistening your knife when cutting your sushi roll to make a cleaner cut. What are your other top tips for making the perfect sushi? The most important thing to make the perfect sushi is to make good, delicious sushi rice:

properly cooked with a well considered ratio of sushi vinegar. Our workshops teach the core elements of sushi cusine.

One of the reasons sushi is so much fun is because it’s a really hands-on experience. Is it something that kids can get involved with? Absolutely, children are very creative and make brilliant sushi. We encourage children to come and experience the workshops.

When making sushi you can be as inventive as you want to be. It gives you total creative freedom. At the workshops, we’ve even tried blue sushi (dyed with Powerade). It was still delicious! Having the freedom to choose the exact colour and flavours must be one of the main attractions to making sushi?

Yes, once you understand the basics of Sushi, you can enjoy going to town on

your creations!

The chefs are real artisans. The sushi rolls with a rose in the centre were a real highlight. How long do you usually have to train for to reach that standard? If you learn with us once a week, you could learn that in a year!

Where’s the best place to get supplies to make sushi in North London? Nowadays, you can buy most ingredients at the general supermarket.

To get row fish visit Atariya: atariya.co.uk The Sushi Academy restaurant is opening soon. How’s it all going?

The Restaurant will open in March and so far, we are on schedule!

You mentioned that desserts weren’t necessarily something that Japanese restaurants were famed for. At the workshop we got to sample a dessert which will be on the restaurant’s menu, so is this something you’re keen to change?

Yes, we’re going to surprise you with our desserts!

At the moment courses take place at: Highbury Studios, Hornsey Street, London N7 but please see the website for details on workshops in the New Year. sushiacademy.org SUSHI ACADEMY LONDON OFFER WORKSHOPS ON SUSHI, TEMPURA, BENTO BOXES FOR CHILDREN AS WELL AS SALMON TERIYAKI, PORK TONKATSU CURRY, YAKI GYOZA AND AGADASHI TOFU.

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Indie band Chapel Club have gone from unknown to an acclaimed debut album in just over a year. We caught up with frontman Lewis Bowman after their recent Last.fm Festival gig at the HMV Forum in Kentish Town, to find out how it feels to be in one of the most talked about new bands in Britain

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f 2010 was the year that dubstep took over as the nation’s favourite musical flavour, 2011 might be the year that the guitar bands fight back. And in a music scene dominated by formulaic American chart pop, vacuous hip hop and the odd rock dinosaur clinging on for dear life amid the tumult of their own cliches, north London five-piece Chapel Club could very well end up leading the charge. With their enthralling, explosive debut, Palace, released at the end of January, we met up with indie’s most beguiling new standard-bearers to talk art, language and ‘bands that matter’.

Chapel Club formed in late 2008 and started gigging in the autumn of 2009. Three shows later, you were at the centre of a label bidding war and ended up signing to Universal Records imprint Loog. You leapt from being unknown to playing in the

big leagues pretty quickly.

So how was 2010?

It was by turns incredible, insane, exciting, unsettling... a pretty strange and wonderful experience for which we’re all very grateful. But still it felt like a warm-up: we were taking things relatively slowly, trying to learn the ropes the old-fashioned way, touring all over the UK and Europe. Now that the album’s out, it’s time to amp things up a bit. 2011 is going to be interesting, I think.

Your bandmates had played in bands all through their teens, but you’d never been in a band before, is that right? What is it like to be standing onstage at a legendary venue like the HMV Forum?

It’s weird; perhaps not quite nervewracking, but weird – and amazing.

I only really accepted that I’m a frontman around last October! Before that, I felt like I was maybe not ideal frontman material - too self-conscious,

too analytical. Now I realise those are actually the things that define me as a musician, and I’m having much more fun with it as a result. I had fun tonight.

The Forum is a cool place to play.

And do you have any good tour stories? You must get to know the rest of the band in new – and possible unpleasant ways – being on the road with them for weeks and months on end?

Ha, that’s true, though we were all pretty close beforehand. I actually give thanks all the time for the other guys in the band; touring can be very mundane, lots of driving and sitting around, but the guys are all pretty hilarious so they keep me from going mad. I can’t say I’ve learned anything too unsettling about any of them yet – although I do have a growing collection of quotations from our bassist [and Upper Street resident], Liam. He’s a unique soul. Sample entry: “My handwriting’s not as bad as it looks.”

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CULTURE match the brawn of the music. Because there are some pretty big, striking songs on there. I think the record has a fairly brave sound and dynamic, considering the lo-fi trend of last year.

And I think it does its job pretty well, capturing the rush and surge of the emotions and memories at the heart of the songs. Hopefully people will agree!

You sound unsure?

No, I’m just aware that I might sound arrogant! Certain sections of the press already love to paint me as this mad little mouth-on-legs, running around ranting and feeding my rabid ego, when in fact I’m in a state of eternal doubt.

I’m also actually quite quiet and calm most of the time. But yeah, if there’s one thing I am sure about, it’s that we made a good record – an interesting record, with depth and heart.

He says it like he doesn’t know what he’s doing. But he knows what he’s doing. He’s a genius.

The album has been getting pretty great reviews across the board, what was it like recording it?

What was your vision for it, as a band, and are you pleased with the response?

Any time anyone likes anything we do, we’re grateful - so grateful! But you never know how people will react. I do think we made a strong debut though, a pretty assured opening salvo with hopefully a fair bit of beauty and intelligence to

You’ve been called the new ‘poet laureate’ of indie, and you’ve talked in the past about the fact that you care about the lyrics.

Why are they so important to you?

Why wouldn’t they be? Songwriting for me is an opportunity to create something from nothing – something kind of magical and wonderful. Why would you expend time and effort making the music as evocative as it can be, then sing cliches or nonsense over the top? It’s embarrassing. A lot of bands do that, because a lot of people grow up with this attitude of like, ‘I don’t do books’. They think language is something academic, something dull and old-fashioned. My take is that it’s the most incredible thing in the world.

I feel addicted to it: my idea of fun is to quote lines from The Crucible at my girlfriend, or to rhapsodise about the dialogue in Watership Down to anyone who’ll listen. Granted I’m usually drunk when I do this stuff, but the desire is always there, the desire to write and to recite. I’m sure a lot of people feel the same.

Musically and lyrically then, what are the band’s influences?

Oh, anything. The lyric for our song All the Eastern Girls was written on the top deck of a number 8 bus traveling from Oxford Circus to Clerkenwell. And the name Chapel Club was inspired by St. Luke’s Church on Old Street. In terms of bands we all like and listen to... I guess when we made Palace I was listening to lots of Scott Walker and old jazz singers, and the other guys were talking about New Order, My Bloody Valentine, The Velvet Underground etc. Since then, the focus has shifted slightly. We’ve been listening to a lot of Deerhunter, Tusk-era Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Arthur Russell... We try to remain pretty open really, we want to keep changing and evolving. Wow, that is quite a cliché I just came out with. But it’s true.

It sounds like you’re all quite artistically inclined, is that the case? And yet your music is frequently called ‘anthemic’ and the band is a serious contender for the main stages at festivals and so on. How do you think Chapel Club fits in to the current musical landscape, and what does the future hold?

I can see what you mean, there is a bit of a contradiction at the heart of what we do, but I think that’s the way a lot of great bands work – bands like Radiohead or The Flaming Lips or Arcade Fire.

I’m not saying we’re in their league yet!

And our aim certainly isn’t to achieve a certain scale of success – it’s to make music of real depth and beauty and to be a valuable, valid part of the wider cultural landscape. I just love how those bands take an interesting, often esoteric outlook and make music that moves people on lots of different levels. That’s hopefully where we fit in – or where we will fit in, soon. We want to be a band that matters.

Palace, the debut album by Chapel Club, is available now

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In the hope we’ll all be ready for the summer, I’ve gathered a collection of websites that will help you keep your commitment this year.

INTERNET ENABLED SCALES Yes – you read it right! These rather slick looking weighing scales transfer data about your weight to your online account. If you have an iPhone, their app can display this data too.

Visualising your weight change as you progress through the year can make it incredibly competitive, as you’ll want see the weight line slope downwards. withings.com GET FIT SOCIALLY GymFu has had some great press recently with TechCrunch calling it “Wii Fit for the iPhone”. These guys have a range of apps from CrunchFu, PushupFu and SquatFu (I’m sure you can guess what each one is for). The game-like qualities and social aspects can be very addictive. Being able to challenge your friends and share your successes will push you to do more

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and more each day. Plus, if you’re willing, your scores can be public, allowing you to share with the world that you’ve done 500 crunches this morning! gymfu.com FOR THE DESK JOCKEY The same people at GymFu have produced FitFu. This application encourages us office-types to take regular breaks from work to do a

small amount of exercise. The real genius of the application is that you can compete against friends and progress like you would in an online game.You earn experience points, increase in levels and win prizes the more exercise you do. In addition, if you don’t exercise regularly you actually lose experience points over time. This makes the application incredibly addictive. Enjoy. fitfu.com

Iain Scott is managing director of Islington based web design agency, Base Creative.

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TILL 6TH FEBRUARY ZABLUDOWICZ COLLECTION FUTURE MAP LATE Annual exhibition of works from 10 participants selected from the 10,000 graduating students from one of the University of the Arts’ six colleges. A dynamic and interactive exhibition that includes sculpture, performance, fashion, moving image and multi-media works.

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