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Chefspective: Vivek Singh, Executive Chef @ Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen (Londonist)
Chefspective: Vivek Singh, Executive Chef @ Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen Londonist, September 24, 2010 2:00 PM Londonist has been an appreciative fan of Executive Chef Vivek Singh since reviewing his Anglo-Indian brekkie menu little more than a year ago. His … Continue reading
Interview with The Baron: DOTS – World’s First Graffiti-Funded Movie, Burning Candy and the World (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
Interview with The Baron: DOTS – World’s First Graffiti-Funded Movie, Burning Candy and the World Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, September 2010 “Truth is reached through dispute” or so says secret identity filmmaker, The Baron, who has commenced work on … Continue reading
World’s First Graffiti-Funded Movie, DOTS: Interview with Filmmaker, The Baron (Juxtapoz)
World’s First Graffiti-Funded Movie, DOTS: Interview with Filmmaker, The Baron Juxtapoz, Thursday, 09 September 2010 12:12 What do you get when you take nine of London’s most prolific graffiti artists to far flung destinations across the globe to connect with … Continue reading
Chefspective: Flori Johnson, Executive Chef at Melrose and Morgan (Londonist)
Chefspective: Flori Johnson, Executive Chef at Melrose and Morgan Londonist, September 3, 2010 3:16 PM As a child, Flori Johnson learned firsthand about “old fashioned” cooking on her family’s farm in Zimbabwe. Add to her upbringing Flori’s first professional gig … Continue reading
Chefspective: Katarina Todosijevic, Head Chef At Portrait Restaurant (Londonist)
Chefspective: Katarina Todosijevic, Head Chef At Portrait Restaurant Londonist, August 26, 2010 2:30 PM Our latest Chefspective interview offers the opinions of a chef with a view: Katarina Todosijevic, Head Chef at the National Portrait Gallery’s Portrait restaurant. With a world … Continue reading
Ask a Concierge: Harry Miles, Head Concierge, London Marriott Grosvenor Square (Londonist)
Ask a Concierge: Harry Miles, Head Concierge, London Marriott Grosvenor Square Londonist, August 20, 2010 12:25 PM Harry Miles has been Head Concierge at London Marrriott Grosvenor Square for a quarter century. In our latest Ask a Concierge interview, Harry … Continue reading
Chefspective: Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna (Londonist)
Chefspective: Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna Londonist, August 19, 2010 11:47 AM To be just 26 years old Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna, exudes the confidence and cookery know-how of a chef who’s been at the helm of … Continue reading
Chefspective: Tom Aikens (Londonist)
Chefspective: Tom Aikens Londonist, July 20, 2010 12:18 PM This weekend, Tom Aikens will be on hand cooking at the Cloudy Bay Shack (a kitted out airstream pop-up thingy). Parked at Parsons Green for Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 8pm, … Continue reading
Chefspective: Samir Sadekar, Executive Chef at Imli (Londonist)
Chefspective: Samir Sadekar, Executive Chef at Imli Londonist, July 16, 2010 2:50 PM Did our recent Chefspective interview with Alfred Prasad, Executive Chef of Tamarind, leave you hankering for quality Indian cuisine but fretful about splashing out at his Michelin starred Mayfair … Continue reading
Interview with Colum Egan, Master Distiller for Bushmills Whiskey (Locally Sourced)
Interview with Colum Egan, Master Distiller for Bushmills Whiskey Locally Sourced, 14 July 2010 A recent London visit from Colum Egan, Master Distiller at Bushmills Whiskey in Northern Ireland, presented an excellent opportunity for a quick Q&A about what sets his … Continue reading
Chefspective: Antonio Carluccio (Londonist)
Chefspective: Antonio Carluccio Londonist, July 9, 2010 2:17 PM Preparing to speak tonight at the British Museum about Renaissance art in Italy, celebrated restauranteur Antonio Carluccio was keen to share with Londonist – via a phone conversation this morning – his … Continue reading
Chefspective: Alfred Prasad, Executive Chef of Tamarind (Londonist)
Chefspective: Alfred Prasad, Executive Chef of Tamarind Londonist, July 2, 2010 12:10 PM At just 29 years old, Alfred Prasad was the youngest Indian chef to receive a Michelin star. Joining the team at Tamarind as a sous chef in … Continue reading
Ask a Concierge: Paul Still, Head Concierge at the London Hilton on Park Lane (Londonist)
Ask a Concierge: Paul Still, Head Concierge at the London Hilton on Park Lane Londonist, June 30, 2010 2:30 PM Starting out with a presumed temporary gig as a night porter some three decades ago, Paul Still stayed on to … Continue reading
Chefspective: Rajesh Parmar, Head Chef at Silk (Londonist)
Chefspective: Rajesh Parmar, Head Chef at Silk Londonist, June 25, 2010 2:00 PM Michelin-recommended restaurant, Silk, is located at the Courthouse Doubletree by Hilton in what was once the Great Marlborough Street Magistrates Court, which witnessed the trials of Oscar … Continue reading
Ask a Concierge: Tony Rossi, Concierge from Crowne Plaza London Kensington (Londonist)
Ask a Concierge: Tony Rossi, Concierge from Crowne Plaza London Kensington Londonist, June 18, 2010 4:10 PM Starting out at the Holiday Inn Kensington which has recently relaunched as the Crowne Plaza London Kensington, Tony Rossi will celebrate next year … Continue reading
Chefspective: Simon Cottard, Executive Chef at Le Café Du Marché (Londonist)
Chefspective: Simon Cottard, Executive Chef at Le Café Du Marché Londonist, June 18, 2010 2:10 PM Executive Chef Simon Cottard has been working at Le Café Du Marché for 20 plus years. With three venues under one roof, his top … Continue reading
Chefspective: Muir Picken, Executive Chef at Belgo (Londonist)
Chefspective: Muir Picken, Executive Chef at Belgo Londonist, June 11, 2010 11:28 AM With five Belgo restaurants to look after here in London, Executive Chef Muir Picken is a busy man, which made us just that much more impressed to … Continue reading
Chefspective: Matt Edmonds, Executive Chef of The Mandeville Hotel (Londonist)
Chefspective: Matt Edmonds, Executive Chef of The Mandeville Hotel Londonist, May 26, 2010 11:00 AM Impressed with the meal we had at The Mandeville Hotel’s deVille restaurant back in April, we were curious to find out more about what goes into … Continue reading
Chefspective: Aimé Lombaya of Mahoe (Londonist)
Chefspective: Aimé Lombaya of Mahoe Londonist, May 19, 2010 11:48 AM Situated snuggly in a basement at the south end of Bow Lane, Caribbean restaurant Mahoe feels like a City of London secret. It’s also a much tastier option for … Continue reading
Chefspective: Cass Titcomb, Chef Patron of Canteen (Londonist)
Chefspective: Cass Titcomb, Chef Patron of Canteen Londonist, May 11, 2010 3:17 PM With four locations in London, Canteen provides Londoners with “simple British food” in tastefully casual settings. Chef Patron Cass Titcomb has been with the small chain from … Continue reading
Chefspective: Henry Herbert of The Coach & Horses in Clerkenwell (Londonist)
Chefspective: Henry Herbert of The Coach & Horses in Clerkenwell Londonist, May 5, 2010 11:31 AM The C & H is what the pub was always meant to be: a fine old London boozer with excellent food (all made in-house) … Continue reading
Interview: High Roller Society (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
Interview: High Roller Society Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, April 2010 The name ‘High Roller Society‘ comes from the streets. It has something to do with paint rollers… as in painting on buildings, painting high with an extended roller pole … Continue reading
Londonist Interviews Levi Roots aka Mr Reggae Reggae Sauce (Londonist)
Londonist Interviews Levi Roots aka Mr Reggae Reggae Sauce Londonist, March 26, 2010 5:00 PM No matter what you may think about Levi Root’s jerk and bbq sauces (or his music), you can’t help but admire his ambition and his … Continue reading
Ben & Jerry: I have a cream (Locally Sourced)
Ben & Jerry: I have a cream Locally Sourced – Food Network blog, 22 February 2010 Following through with a commitment started in 2006 when Ben & Jerry’s launched the world’s first ever Fairtrade ice-cream, the dynamic duo of dairy … Continue reading
Talking Photo Realistic Graffiti: Exclusive Interview with CASE (Juxtapoz)
Talking Photo Realistic Graffiti: Exclusive Interview with CASE Juxtapoz, Thursday, 18 February 2010 German artist Andreas von Chrzanowski is better known as CASE, one fourth of the internationally known Ma’claim crew and a damn talented artist on his own. His … Continue reading
Interview: Ben & Jerry’s Ben and Jerry Talk about London (Londonist)
Interview: Ben & Jerry’s Ben and Jerry Talk about London Londonist, February 18, 2010 2:15 PM In town for their Free Cone Day ice cream give away, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (more popularly known as Ben & Jerry) took … Continue reading
Exclusive Chloe Early Interview (Juxtapoz)
Exclusive Chloe Early Interview Juxtapoz, Thursday, 12 November 2009 I would never try to improve on the world in my work by creating some kind of painted utopia. But I hope the idea of utopia is there in what I … Continue reading
Interview: Angella Newell and Hayley Sudbury of Towards a Fluid State (Qype does London)
Interview: Angella Newell and Hayley Sudbury of Towards a Fluid State Qype does London, November 11th 2009 Towards a Fluid State is a new food and drink festival to be held at a yet to be disclosed warehouse in Dalston … Continue reading
Exclusive Interview with Mode 2 Part II (Juxtapoz)
Exclusive Interview with Mode 2 Part II Juxtapoz, Thursday, 01 October 2009 … street art in itself is something of its own, and open to a whole other spectrum of determinant factors and parameters, to do with available lighting, accessibility … Continue reading
Exclusive Interview with Mode 2 Part I (Juxtapoz)
Exclusive Interview with Mode 2 Part I Juxtapoz, Wednesday, 30 September 2009 Chris Osburn: How did you first get involved in graffiti? What drew you to it? Mode 2: I first took notice of graffiti in the opening title sequence … Continue reading
Interview with Sylvia Ji on Her Solo Show Nectar (Juxtapoz)
Interview with Sylvia Ji on Her Solo Show Nectar Juxtapoz, Saturday, 12 September 2009 Women in a sense are each beautiful flowers: fragile, hypnotizing, unique, and some deadly. With this show, I wanted to depart from the Catrina series and … Continue reading