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Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day Doesn’t Need To Be Rubbish
A smattering of out of the ordinary events around town to help you through the Valentine’s Day mire, whatever your romantic inclinations.
Valentine’s Day Events Roundup, Part 2
I heart LDN by amanda farah, courtesy of the Londonist flickr pool. Not feeling inspired by any of our previous Valentine’s day suggestions? Read on for more quirky romantic ideas featuring tea, tango and tigers… Do a little dance Highbury Roundhouse is putting on a …
Review: Dame Hecate Bamway’s Valentine Revue @ Bridewell Theatre
MC Admiral Crawley raps on the dangers and pleasures of manatees. However you spent your Valentine’s Day, we do hope you enjoyed it. If you happened to spend part of it in the theatre under St. Bride’s, you shared the company of seamen and shadow …
Review: Venus And Adonis At Wilton’s Music Hall
Transition Opera have got a winning combo just in time for Valentine’s Day: Venus and Adonis, a snappy, jaunty modern dress opera that is emotionally satisfying too, in the gloriously battered and atmospheric Wilton’s Music Hall. The 1683 opera is about Venus falling in love …
Urban Sightseeting #4: Love Is The Drug
So sang Bryan. And if that’s the case then nobody out with their loved one on Valentine’s Day will be needing their local chemist for anything more than a morning after pill and some paracetamol. Or perhaps something like Diocalm might be required after a …
Raclette and Wine at La Cave a Fromage
Winter. Blah. But then again, this is the time of year when Raclette (and we mean the really good stuff) is at its best and still in season. So, winter. YAY! For the time being (give it another month or so) South Ken yumsters, La …
Valentine’s Day For All Tastes
Valentine’s Day is a holiday with few prescribed traditions, but an intense pressure to go out and do something romantic. The result has been a proliferation of events to suit every taste and every notion of romance. Over the years, the pressure has caused an …
68-Year-Old Love Letter Returned to Writer
Though this story would have been more appropriate for Valentine’s Day, this love letter from long ago was returned a week late for that lovey-dovey deadline. Still, this sentimental stuff tugs at our little heartstrings, so we’re happy to report that a stolen love letter, …
London On The Cheap
Doesn’t sunshine make everything seem better? Alright, it’s been brass monkeys but nothing lifts the winter blues like bright skies, crisp air and early daffodils. It’s half term for most kids this week so your commute might even be more pleasant. In which case, perhaps …
Lessons Learned: Making a Seductive Martini
Last night, we learned to mix a good drink with a few shakes of the wrist as part of a Valentine’s Day dinner date at Cookbook Cafe in the Intercontinental Hotel and wanted to share the mixology secrets to making a romantic cocktail so you …
