Category: ADVENT CALENDAR
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SCOTLAND- THE AMERICAN BAR
So it is ridiculous to expect you to travel to Scotland for a simple drink right? It is, BUT if you are so inclined as I would be because let’s face it I am ridiculous, if you find a cheap ticket on EasyJet or something; fly don’t train it because we are literally here for…
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Let’s Do Drinks – London
SMITH & WOLLENSKY I’d never stepped foot here until recently, it is an old world steak place, the kind of place that deals were done back in the day, white table clothes, gilted bar with all the liquors and a busy, busy atmosphere. It is also the perfect after work spot that requires a bit…
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Christmas Windows- Worthy Mentions
Outside of the big 5 windows I like to check in on a few stores that typically go all out for the holidays, there a strip on New Bond street just up the road from Fortnums’ that is absolutely the most delightful for a Christmas feel. It feels like you are in a little village…
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WINDOWS – LIBERTY
This was giving I knocked together scraps from the floor of the tailor’s shop to make something in hopes that it turns out fine. It did not. I am not sure what it is, but these windows are not giving festive. The colours are flat, the range is poor and there is no coherent story…
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WINDOWS- SELFRIDGES
This was a window, like last years’, had to settle with me before I fully appreciated the scope of the story it is telling. It is one we can relate to because it deals with Christmas day and the aftermath; who is going to do the washing up? The brusselsprout or not argument, a fridge…
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EATS- AKOKO, MAYFAIR
Innovation with a nod to tradition; I do love when chefs take risks with tastes and harness it into something daring and well… innovative. Akoko is such a place. Ten courses or so we had of the tasting menu, plate after plate of beautifully plated and splendidly delicious food. Located in Mayfair; check on that,…
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WINDOWS- HARVEY NICHOLS
I didn’t like this window, it felt more New Year’s Eve than Christmas; too much sparkle and razzle dazzle to be even remotely christmassy. Maybe this is for the many holiday parties we could have attended if the train strikes did not derail things but it is missing something. Harvey Nics is one of those…
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HOME SCENTS- DIFFUSERS
JO MALONE- Lime, Mandarin and Basil: This scent is the best home scent ever, it is great as a perfume but stupendous as a diffuser, my goodness it is the perfect balance of calm and smooth and mellow and heady. JO MALONE- Pomegranate Noir: Perfect for the holidays the quintessential scent. Dr. Vranjes- Peonies and…
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HOME SCENTS- CANDLES
Diptyque- Feu De Bois: I am not one for woodsy scents but I was in Gleneagles and there was a particular scent all over the hotel, it was so particular, wood without being murky, smooth and ever so wintery… I think I found it, Feu de Bois will make your home smell like woods and…