Posts tagged: Lifestyle

May in the Mediterranean

May is the time for making a meal of the Med. The Riviera’s ritziest restaurants come out of hibernation and serve concoctions as inspired as the arty settings in the hot, sweet south.
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Burlesque London - Welcome to the Cabaret

London’s burlesque scene is divinely decadent. From Soho to Mayfair, the tease is being put back into striptease. Don't forget your bedroom eyes or chainmail basque.
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Keep Calm and Drink Champagne

This Champagne route from Reims to Chalons means conjuring up black magic with a red mullet so is not a classic wine and food tour. But as Champagne acts as a bizarre barometer of French health and happiness, these bubbles are always about far more than fizz.
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Eating for London

An East End food safari turns into a story of London immigration, a tale mostly told through street food.  If this is `hanging out in the hood’, I’m all for it. Faux gangsterism aside, the journey from East End boozers to bagels and baltis is compelling food history.
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Venice Film Festival Steals the Show

Venice Film Festival, the world's oldest, is back in the lagoon city with its 74th edition. It’s a steal-scener of a show in the city that is, for better or worse, a superior film set.  It’s as surreal as Venice itself. Come and sleep in George Clooney's bridal bed, unless he's already in it.
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