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Child’s play

With this year’s Secret Garden Party themed ‘Childish Things’, culture as a whole seems to have adopted a fondly regressive outlook this summer, from the V&A’s temporary display The Alice...
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'A tempting array of revamped classics, with a predictable focus on meat'

ROBA bar and restaurant

Mon–Sat 7am–10.30pm, Sun 7.30am–10.30pm The blurb ROBA is named after its robata grill; aiming to be a focal destination of the growing Paddington food scene, the menu combines Head Chef...
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Shavata Brows & Beauty, Chiswick

The blurb The first Shavata studio opened at Urban Retreat Harrods in 2004, and the brand hasn’t looked back since, with studios opening in Harvey Nichols, Debenhams and House of...
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Natalie Allen

When did you realise you definitely wanted to open Sweet Things, what was the lightbulb moment? I was a Project Manager in the City, with a great passion for food...
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Sahar Meghani

What prompted you to come up with Trunkaroo; how was the idea born? Trunkaroo is a monthly subscription delivering hands-on art and “STEM”-based (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) projects for...
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'Kojawan looks out over the city in pretty fantastic fashion'

Kojawan

Wed–Sat 5pm–2am, Sun 11am–2am The blurb Billing itself as a ’21st century izakaya’—a sort of informal Japanese sake bar for after-work drinks and food, a bit like a gastropub—Kojawan ‘takes...
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'The simplicity and nutritiousness is bundled in glossy sophistication'

Natural Blender

The blurb Natural Blender wants to ‘help people make healthy choices by providing exciting, fresh ingredients’ for smoothies and removing the waste, expense and fuss of buying all the bits...
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'An arrangement of salmon, snow peas, wasabi and flowers more attractive than most art'

Adam Handling at Caxton

Mon–Fri midday–2.30pm, Mon–Sun 6.30pm–10.30pm The blurb Award-winning restaurant Adam Handling at Caxton in St James’ Park introduces 60-minute lunches—but this is no quickie at your local Italian or bistro. The...
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Luton Hoo Hotel

...to the Edwardian Belle Époque interiors (such as the marble-walled dining room) thought up by Ritz architects Charles Mewes and Arthur Davis in 1903, when the mansion was redesigned, it...
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The Devonshire Arms Hotel and Spa, Bolton Abbey

The Credentials: Originally built in the 17th century, The Devonshire Arms has been used for hospitality ever since, as part of the Cavendish family’s 30,000 acre Bolton Abbey estate. The...
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