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Cover: Sybil Kapoor’s charred leek salad by Keiko Oikawa / Pavillion Books 54. Food Q&A

44. 05-19. Up front 05. Forward thinking 14. Local lives 05. 28. 18. My perfect day FORWARD SEA WORDS 20-47. Features THINKING THE 20. Fire in the belly YOUR GUIDE REMARKABLE 28. Sea words TO OCTOBER LIFE OF 34. Sunday service AND NOVEMBER NOVELIST AND 44. Cosmetic changes IN MARYLEBONE ADVENTURER FREDERICK 48-53. Culture MARRYAT 48. Q&A: Chi-chi Nwanoku, musician and orchestra leader 28. 52. Book reviews 54-63. Food 54. Q&A: Sybil Kapoor, food writer 20. 44. 62. Food philosophy FIRE IN THE COSMETIC 64-71. Style BELLY CHANGES 64. Q&A: Guy Hills of NUNO MENDES THE FIGHT TO Dashing Tweeds AND RICHARD MAKE COSMETIC 68. Inside knowledge FOSTER ON TREATMENTS 69. The look THE CHILTERN SAFE AND 72-79. Life FIREHOUSE SENSIBLE 72. Q&A: Bennie Gray of PHENOMENON Alfie’s Antique Market 78. Inside knowledge 80-87. Health 20. 80. Q&A: Mr Dinesh Nathwani, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at The London Clinic 34. 48. 86. Cold cases SUNDAY CHI-CHI 88-95. Space SERVICE NWANOKU 88. Mix masters BEHIND THE THE DOUBLE 92. Ask the expert SCENES OF BASS PLAYER 94. Q&A: Kristina Bailey W IGMOR E H A L L’S WHO CHANGED of Druce Marylebone FAMOUS SUNDAY THE FACE OF MORNING ORCHESTRAL CONCERT SERIES MUSIC

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Marylebone Journal Web: marylebonejournal.com MORNING GLORY Twitter: @MaryleboneJrnl MARK RIDDAWAY Instagram: marylebonejrnl Facebook: Marylebone Journal

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FORWARD FOOD FILM LECTURE THINKING 9th—13th 9th & 14th 16th OCTOBER YOUR GUIDE TO OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER MUSTAFA AND NOVEMBER ANTONIETA BLACKKKLANSMAN SULEYMAN: IN MARYLEBONE ‘NETA’ 1976, and policeman Ron HOW AI IS GOING FERNANDES Stallworth has successfully TO IMPACT MANHÃO infiltrated the Colorado HEALTHCARE IN Chef Antonieta ‘Neta’ branch of the Ku Klux THE FUTURE Fernandes Manhão Klan. A routine piece of This year’s eagerly hails from Macao, an undercover work—except anticipated RSM Ellison- autonomous region of that Ron Stallworth is Cliffe lecture will be China, just across the Pearl black. With the help of presented by Mustafa River Delta from Hong a fellow officer, he uses Suleyman, co-founder Kong, whose food culture his position to conduct a and head of applied AI displays a fascinating blend nine-month investigation at DeepMind, a British of influences. A former into the racist white company currently Portuguese colony, it mixes supremacist organisation, working at the cutting some of the familiar tastes successfully thwarting edge of artificial and techniques of Portugal several cross burnings intelligence. Suleyman with those of China, as well and rallies. Spike Lee’s will offer commentary on as introducing flavours angry, funny screen the current state of AI and from Africa, India and adaptation, starring advanced technologies south-east Asia. Neta’s John David Washington in healthcare, and make Carousel residency will and Alec Baldwin, some predictions as feature a family-style spread retells Stallworth’s story to its future role, from inspired by the traditional with style, seamlessly supporting doctors and Macanese cha gordo (‘fat blending historical and nurses with increasing tea’). Expect Macanese contemporary satire. demands, to improving the classics, such as ‘minchi’ efficiency of operational (sautéed minced pork and Regent Street Cinema workflows, to providing beef) and ‘casquinha de 307 Regent Street, predictive healthcare caranguejo’ (crab meat W1B 2HW models. baked in its shell with olives, regentstreetcinema.com spring onion, turmeric and Royal Society of breadcrumbs.) Medicine 1 Wimpole Street, Carousel W1G 0AE 71 Blandford Street, rsm.ac.uk W1U 8AB carousel-london.com

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MUSIC CRAFTS TALK ART 20th OCTOBER 18th—21st 23rd OCTOBER 3rd—30th FROM CHOPIN OCTOBER HELENA OCTOBER TO HATZIDAKIS MADE LONDON: KENNEDY: EVE AKIRA WITH DORA MARYLEBONE WAS SHAMED YAMAGUCHI: BAKOPOULOU For four days in In her new book, Baroness RESONATING AND ELLI October, more than 120 Helena Kennedy, one of SURFACES PASPALA craftspeople, including Britain’s most respected Renowned Tokyo-based This year’s exceptionally ceramicists, glassmakers, human rights lawyers, painter Akira Yamaguchi hot and dry summer saw jewellers, weavers, furniture turns the spotlight onto presents a collection of wildfires spread across designers, metalworkers the many failings of the new works that reflect on Europe—perhaps most and clothes designers, British justice system in Japan’s artistic past while devastatingly in Greece, will be gathering together its treatment of women. incorporating his own where the worst blaze in at One Marylebone, a Covering a wide range highly contemporary, more than a decade caused stunning Grade I listed of subjects, from the outward-looking ideas. the death of at least 80 former church designed handling of rape and Yamaguchi’s work is people in a resort town to by Sir John Soane in the domestic abuse cases, to steeped in the legacy of the east of Athens, leaving 1820s, for a celebration a widespread failure to classical Japanese art, with it in ruins. In response to of contemporary British prosecute cases of female its distinctive materials this tragedy, the Hellenic design and craftsmanship. genital mutilation, to and perspectives, but this Centre is hosting an As well as selling their the fact that 84 per cent respect for tradition is evening of music from wares and accepting of inmates in women’s tempered by a refusal to pianist Dora Bakopoulou commissions, the makers prisons are being held accept boundaries and and singer Elli Paspala, will be on hand to share for non-violent offences, a desire to incorporate ranging from Chopin’s their inspirations and Kennedy uses her the often-contradictory Nocturne in C Minor explain the processes and facility for tight, forensic Western oil-based painting to works by renowned techniques used in their argument and her techniques he was taught Greek composer Manos work. Tickets cost £10. intimate knowledge of the as an art student. Hatzidakis, with all funds legal system to highlight raised going to support One Marylebone some of the shocking Daiwa Foundation Japan victims. 1 Marylebone Road, gender inequalities that House NW1 4AQ still blight our society. 13-14 Cornwall Terrace, Hellenic Centre madelondon-marylebone.co.uk NW1 4QP 16-18 Paddington Street, Daunt Books dajf.org.uk W1U 5AS 83 Marylebone High Street, helleniccentre.org W1U 4QW dauntbooks.co.uk

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MUSIC 2nd NOVEMBER GREAT FRENCH CHORAL WORKS AT ST CYPRIAN’S CHURCH Three compelling works of French choral music— Fauré’s Requiem, Gounod’s St Cecilia Mass and the prelude of Saint-Saëns’ Le Déluge—are being performed at St Cyprian’s Clarence Gate church by a remarkable collection of musicians. Young solo artists from the Peace and Prosperity Trust, which supports the careers of promising musicians from Europe and the Middle East, will take centre stage, among them Kiwi baritone Julien Van Mellaerts, winner of last year’s Wigmore Hall / Kohn Foundation International Song Competition. These young stars will be supported by the United Strings of Europe, a dynamic, pan- European string ensemble, and Ensemble Vocal de Montpellier, a celebrated French choir making its first appearance in London.

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ART THEATRE 3rd OCTOBER— 31st OCTOBER— 3rd NOVEMBER 3rd NOVEMBER RODNEY THE MASTER GRAHAM: AND MARGARITA CENTRAL AFTER QUESTIONS OF BULGAKOV PHILOSOPHY When the devil arrives In this exhibition, in Moscow (less fire Canadian artist Rodney and pointed tail and Graham presents a new more cloaked pseudo- body of his large, complex intellectual), Margarita and highly distinctive sells her soul to release lightboxes. Each lightbox the master, author and works as a stage set for object of her affection, one of the artist’s from the purgatory of multi-layered fictions, his literary failings. Victor all of them loaded with Sobchak, artistic director references to art history of Anglo-Russian theatre and pop culture, in which company Art-Vic, revisits Graham himself often Mikhail Bulgakov’s darkly plays a starring role. satirical novel—which Among this collection is was written in the 1920s his largest lightbox to date, and thirties but only featuring a 1940s gallery published in 1966—in a set, loosely based on a stage adaptation at the photograph of legendary Cockpit theatre. New York art dealer Samuel Kootz. Here, The Cockpit Graham takes on Gateforth Street, the role of Kootz, NW8 8EH hoovering the carpeted thecockpit.org.uk floors in preparation for an exhibition opening. In the background, an art collector admires a set of abstract paintings, created by Graham but based on a drawing by Alexander Rodchenko. Graham is an artist, playing a gallerist, surrounded by artworks inspired by another artist, EVENT all within an artwork. 29th NOVEMBER Lisson Gallery CHILTERN 67 Lisson Street, STREET NW1 5DA CHRISTMAS lissongallery.com SHOPPING EVENING

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At the Marylebone ART ART EVENT Christmas Lights event, 17th OCTOBER— UNTIL 11th 14th NOVEMBER organised by The Howard 9th NOVEMBER NOVEMBER de Walden Estate, the MARYLEBONE Marylebone Village lights TRACEY BUSH: ART + CHRISTMAS will be switched on by a A STUDY IN REVOLUTION IN LIGHTS suitably exciting, but as BOTANY HAITI yet still secret celebrity. The average Western adult In 1945, André Breton, The event will offer the can recognise over 1,000 founder of the Surrealist usual blend of live music, brand names or logos, but movement, visited Haiti entertainment, food and fewer than 10 indigenous to lecture at an exhibition Christmas shopping. plants. Struck by this by the Cuban painter The stage, at the top of the discrepancy, and alarmed Wilfredo Lam. In Port-au- high street, will feature by the consequences of Prince, Breton paid a visit our lost knowledge, Tracey to Le Centre d’Art d’Haïti, Bush has created a series a recently established of collages that take the studio-gallery, where he form of old-fashioned came across a collective of herbarium illustrations, self-taught local artists, the but incorporate colourful freshness and dynamism scraps of heavily branded of whose work astounded litter, including sweet him. Thanks in part to the packets, cigarette cartons Frenchman’s influence, and drinks containers. the works of Haitian artists such as Hector Hyppolite, Jaggedart Wilson Bigaud, Castera 28A Devonshire Street, Bazile, Préfète Duffaut and W1G 6PS Philomé Obin enjoyed a jaggedart.com brief burst of popularity in Europe. In its latest exhibition, The Gallery of Everything, a space devoted to alternative art-makers of the 20th century, revisits the forgotten works of Le Centre d’Art d’Haïti.

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performances from the Marylebone Rock EVENT MUSIC EVENT Choir and plenty of local 7th—24th 25th NOVEMBER 29th NOVEMBER schoolchildren. Other NOVEMBER highlights include Santa’s LOUIS CHILTERN grotto and a beautiful, PETER WILEMAN DEMETRIUS STREET classic big wheel. The event In a new body of work, ALVANIS: PIANO CHRISTMAS starts at 3pm, with the abstract oil painter CLASSICS SHOPPING lights being ignited at 6pm. Peter Wileman presents As part of the EVENING characteristically vibrant, International Concert The Chiltern Street Marylebone Christmas colourful paintings, Series, a programme Christmas Shopping Lights capturing scenes from of piano recitals, song Evening returns, bringing marylebonevillage.com/ London, New York and recitals and chamber with it a host of exclusive christmas-lights beyond. Known for his music that runs until in-store promotions, exploration of light and its June next year, the highly festive craft workshops effect on the landscape, regarded, London-born and live music. For the Peter has exhibited at pianist Louis Demetrius first time, the street will Thompson’s for many Alvanis will be appearing be fully pedestrianised, years, earning a reputation in the intimate Steiner allowing visitors to enjoy as one of the UK’s finest Hall auditorium at Rudolf a traffic-free shopping contemporary landscape Steiner House. For this experience, plus on street artists. highly accessible Sunday entertainment and food afternoon concert, and drink from some of Thompson’s Gallery Alvanis will be performing the area’s best bars and 3 Seymour Place, Mozart’s Fantasia in restaurants, including W1H 5AZ C minor, Beethoven’s Chiltern Firehouse. thompsonsgallery.co.uk Sonata Pathetique, Free to attend, the event, Chopin’s Sonata in which runs from B minor and two popular 5:30-9:30pm will works by the contemporary celebrate the theme of Danish composer ‘conscious Christmas’, Gregers Brinch: Elegy and from championing Blue Harmony. recycled materials, to promotions on gifts that Steiner Hall will last a lifetime. 35 Park Road, NW2 6UB Chiltern Street nationalconcertseries.com Christmas Shopping Evening portmanmarylebone.com

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I was born and brought light shone meant that just EXHIBITION INSIDE VIEW up in the UK. I travelled for a moment you saw the UNTIL 18th 9th—30th to India every year to visit shape of the woman: this JANUARY OCTOBER family, but it wasn’t until I beautiful, elegant, classical ‘THIS VEXED NATASHA became more independent Indian image. It was just Sunday Morning Concerts QUESTION’: KUMAR: and started going on my glorious. The whole series 500 YEARS OF NEW PAINTINGS own that I began to unpeel developed from that. Who Listen to an hour of world-class classical music the layers of myself, and is she? Where is she going? followed by a cup of coffee or a glass of sherry. WOMEN IN AND WORKS really learn about the Is she going to fulfil these MEDICINE ON PAPER people and culture. traditional roles? Her hand To mark its 500th NATASHA This show is about gesture is very symbolic, anniversary, the Royal KUMAR ON Indian women and the roles meaning peace be with College of Physicians, WHAT TO they play. It’s something you. You often see it outside presents an exhibition EXPECT FROM I’ve come around to very people’s homes as a form of that seeks to overturn HER LATEST naturally: I’ve always protection for the house. the idea that female EXHIBITION wondered what it would’ve I’ve reduced all these participation in medicine AT RAILINGS been like if I’d been born elements to their essence: began with Elizabeth GALLERY and brought up there. colour, mood, feeling. Garrett Anderson and The series is called Dipti Over the years my work has her 19th century peers. which means ‘glow’ or ‘light’ become less figurative and Taking its title from the in Hindi. It began with a slightly more conceptual. comments of a progressive photograph I took in Bundi, It’s contemporary, but it Victorian male medical Rajasthan. This woman was has that feeling of going student who lamented hurrying past, and when she back to your roots. the violence with which turned a corner the light some of his peers reacted caught her, silhouetting her Railings Gallery to the “vexed question” of figure. The sari is such a 5 New Cavendish Street, The perfect way to start your Sunday women being doctors, the beautiful, semi-transparent W1G 8UT exhibition explores female thing, and the way the railings-gallery.com figures from centuries of Jennifer Pike violin; Petr Limonov piano medical practice, including Sunday 14 October 2018 11:30am apothecaries, herbalists, writers of medicinal recipes and midwives, some Quatuor Voce famous, many forgotten, most of them excluded or Sunday 21 October 2018 11:30am even persecuted as a result of their gender. Daniel Lebhardt piano Royal College of Sunday 11 November 2018 11:30am Physicians 11 St Andrews Place, NW1 4LE Novus String Quartet rcplondon.ac.uk Sunday 16 December 2018 11:30am

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I was born and spent most competitions and LOCAL of my childhood in a little found the Global Music Performing can be quite town called Telsiai in the Awards, which is aimed at LIVES nerve-wracking, because north of Lithuania. We independent musicians BERNADETA I just want to do my best, shared a house with my across all genres. I decided URBONAITE but within the first few grandparents and were to give it a go and ended up bars the nerves quieten Bernadeta Urbonaite a very musical family— winning two awards in six down and then I just everybody played an months. Last December is a pianist, embrace and enjoy it composer and instrument. We would play I won a bronze medal for popular Lithuanian songs, my interpretation of the piano teacher. but perhaps the biggest Coldplay song Everglow, Originally from influence on me was my and in May I won a silver Lithuania, she uncle, who played guitar medal for Metamorphosis, recently won bronze and was really into Pink which is a piece inspired by Floyd, a band that became Beethoven’s Für Elise. and silver medals a key inspiration for me. I have performed a at the Global Music I started learning the couple of times recently: Awards and lives on piano at around the age of one was at an event for Chiltern Street eight and every afternoon acoustic artists at the after school I’d rush off to Spice of Life and the INTERVIEW: JEAN-PAUL music lessons. Everyone in my training—it was all other was at an initiative AUBIN-PARVU IMAGES: ORLANDO GILI in my family had been to about perfection and was called Soul Stripped Piano music school—it was just quite competitive. Sessions, which is for a tradition, a way to I started exploring female artists only. broaden our education, different scenes in London That was a lovely event. and so music took up all to see how musicians I do get nervous, my free time. actually perform. There especially in those crucial During my teens I went were a lot of open-mic last five minutes where away to boarding school nights around, so I had the you know you have to go in a very old town called chance to see people just onstage and perform. Klaipeda, which is by pick up instruments, play It can be quite nerve- the seaside. It was one of by ear and really express wracking, because I just the top three schools in themselves through music. want to do my best, but Lithuania for preparing I realised that I didn’t within the first few bars students to go onto music have that natural feel yet, the nerves quieten down academy and a professional so I took three courses and then I just embrace career as a musician. I really in pop piano, jazz piano and enjoy it. enjoyed boarding school, and jazz harmony and I am currently applying but also found it extremely ear training at City Lit in to the Royal College demanding. In fact, I found Covent Garden. I studied of Music to study for a studying for my degree music from a very different master’s in composition at the Lithuanian Music angle—being creative for screen. I’m also and Theatre Academy in and not reliant on being working hard on my EP, Vilnius much easier. able to read the music. Lost Infinity, which will After university I was That had been my biggest be released in December. torn in two directions: to obstacle. I soon started People can find my either do a master’s or take experimenting and writing music on Instagram and a break from studying. I my own music. YouTube decided to take a break and The first piece I wrote Teaching piano is an came to London in 2005. was actually a big thank you equally big part of my life. I found a job at a pub and to my brother. He was the I divide my working day in just got immersed in the first person to encourage two: the first half is spent culture. But I soon realised me to write, saying: either working towards a that music was a huge part “Just give it a go. What’s the performance or finishing of my life and wanted to get worst that can happen?” a composition, and the back to it, though I wasn’t I dedicated that piece to second half I teach piano. sure if I wanted to continue him and called it 4MyBro. My students are mainly the academic part. I felt I I eventually looked children, but I do also had been quite restricted around at the various teach adults.

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My digital baby grand piano takes up a large part of our living room—out of consideration for my neighbours I practise using headphones

The way I was taught and is keen to come back favourite restaurants: was very academic, very to the next class. Il Blandford’s on Chiltern Children have to be rigid, so I wanted to do the I moved to Marylebone Street where Jessica always engaged, so my teaching opposite. I’ve discovered in October 2017, and live makes us feel at home; the style is very much a that children have to be in a cosy, one-bedroom Turkish restaurant, Ishtar, creative one, focusing engaged, so my teaching apartment on Chiltern on Crawford Street; on improvisation and style is very much a Street with my boyfriend, and Bombay Spice, the making up tunes as creative one, focusing Mohit, who works in Indian restaurant on well as teaching all the on improvisation and finance and is a huge Paddington Street. fundamentals making up tunes as well fan of music. My digital Dance is one of my big as implementing music baby grand piano takes passions. I love electronic theory and teaching all the up a large part of our music, including house fundamentals. living room—out of music, and go to house I enjoy working with consideration for my dance classes whenever children because they are neighbours I practise using I can at either Pineapple very courageous and aren’t headphones. Dance Studios in Covent afraid to experiment. Top of the list of our Garden or Studio 68 in They are very expressive favourite things to do in London Bridge. I also and with a little bit of Marylebone would be love doing yoga and encouragement, they the farmers’ market. working out at my gym reveal their potential I love it! We do our on Baker Street. quite easily. My aim is grocery shopping there I do miss my family, so to empower them and every Sunday and next it’s always nice to return make them believe in to it is Paddington Street to Lithuania to see them. themselves—not just in Gardens, where I often My home town is so tiny music, but in all aspects of head during my lunch compared to London life. I find it very rewarding breaks to have a coffee and it’s a totally different when the student leaves and read a book. My life, but I really like that with a smile on their face boyfriend and I have three contrast.

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Breakfast I like to go to PureGym on Hallam Street in the morning to work with my trainer. Before I go, I have some oatmeal from the Natural Kitchen on Baker Street, then once I’m home, I have cheese from La Fromagerie with bread from a new bakery at the end of Marylebone High Street, called Ole & Steen. Their rye bread is amazing. It’s quite Dutch, having bread and cheese the Chiltern Firehouse Eating out for breakfast—and it sets terrace, which is perfect. Again, it’s here, at Roux at One Ginger Pig sausage me up very well for the day. the Landau. It is great roll is enough to share Snack and we love it. If I want to between two. We cut one A spot of fresh air For a weekend snack, a get away from the hotel, up and walk along the We take Boris bikes and sausage roll at The Ginger we go to Clipstone. high street, eating cycle around—it’s the Pig is a must. One sausage It’s good food, at a it warm out of the bag best way to see the city, roll is enough to share reasonable price, and the by bicycle. Alternatively, between two, really, so my service is lovely—one of we might play tennis in partner and I cut one up those places where the Regent’s Park, or take a and walk along the high owner recognises you stroll through the park to street, eating it warm out when you come in. Primrose Hill for a pub of the bag. lunch. There are so many Eating in ways to be outside, living Culture When we eat in, we eat in Marylebone. We have been quite a few afraid. You can’t get a fish—fish with a salad. times now to the Open Air better cocktail than at the We buy our fish from New outfit Theatre in Regent’s Park. Artesian. I have a negroni, Fishworks on Marylebone One of the great things The weather has to be usually, but all the drinks High Street, and it’s fresh about Marylebone is its good, but we didn’t have to here are good. The staff and delicious. That’s lovely little boutiques. complain about that this are amazing, the menu become our new routine. It has stores full of stuff summer. It was perfect. is fantastic, and head AN ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN AFTERNOON TEA you probably can’t find Of course, when it’s chillier, bartender Remy Savage Anything else? AFTERNOON TEA SERVED DAILY 2:00PM - 6:00PM anywhere else. For my you can always spend an is something of a celebrity A spa treatment at Chuan casual clothes I shop hour or two in Daunt Books. in the drinking world. Body + Soul is an amazing BOOK YOUR TABLE NOW at Slowear, or at Trunk If we want something more experience. They have Clothiers on Chiltern Pre-dinner drink casual, though, we go next great therapists there. 108BRASSERIE.COM | +44 207 969 3900 | [email protected] | 108 MARYLEBONE LANE, LONDON W1U 2QE Street. Aftre that, you can You’ll have to allow me door to The Wigmore for a It is a great experience end up with a drink on to mention the hotel, I’m beer or a glass of wine. at the end of a hard week.

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As soon as it opened, Forty-seven thousand. That’s how good time,” says Nuno. To be dining many portions of crab doughnuts or drinking here is to feel like the the Chiltern Firehouse the Chiltern Firehouse has sold since most important person in the room, restaurant became a it opened its gates to international regardless of whether you actually magnet for the rich and acclaim bordering on hysteria. Its are. The service, the environment, famous, but the glamour of refusal to court publicity had, as the menu—all are geared toward someone in owner André Balazs’s your entertainment: and while a some of its diners is possibly marketing department must have plate of the famous crab doughnuts the least interesting thing predicted, somehow courted more would work beautifully in isolation, about it. Executive chef publicity than any hotel restaurant it’s this holy trinity that sets the Nuno Mendes and head opening London had ever seen. Firehouse ablaze. The story was that getting a table had chef Richard Foster talk become instantly impossible. You had The secret, it seems, is North to the Journal about the to be somebody, or know somebody, America. Loth though we often subjects that really matter: simply to get standing room in the are to acknowledge it, there are the food and the philosophy bar area. Yet while the media gorged areas in which the States’ huge themselves on snaps of celebrities bearing on our culture and food that underpins it approaching, entering, or—best has proved positive. The Firehouse WORDS: CLARE FINNEY of all—stumbling out of the iconic is one of them: a living, fire- IMAGES: EMMA LEE, ORLANDO SMITH, black gates, within the Firehouse breathing testimony to the merits TIM CLINCH, PEDEN AND MUNK walls a smart, understated and of a restaurant in which hospitality, altogether more sophisticated crowd taste and above all enjoyment are of regulars were quietly gathering. the primary concerns. Nuno is They were the locals: Marylebone Portuguese by birth, but he cut his FIRE residents and workers who, unphased teeth in the Big Apple: home of by the famous faces, knew a good quality brasseries and busy, beautiful thing when they saw one. Yes, you hotel restaurants. “I spent 15 years were as likely to bump into Kate in North America, and most of my IN Moss in there as your neighbour, but experience was in those kinds of the dining room was chic, the bar places: amazing for a good night out, beautiful, the staff warm and inviting, loud and social—but with a cool and THE and the kitchen—a gleaming, interesting menu. I never found that buzzing open plan affair with dining in London.” Times have changed seats at the counter for front row now, but if you think about it, not so action—overseen by none other long ago the choice over here was BELLY than Michelin-starred chef Nuno really between a formal, fine-dining Mendes. They loved his food—a experience or TGI Friday’s. bold and enticing blend of cuisines “Don’t get me wrong: I like and flavours with a North American Michelin-starred restaurants. thread running throughout—and There’s definitely a place for them,” they loved the drinks list, which says Nuno. “But life is hectic, we are had been created with just as much busy, and when you get time off, you searing attention to detail. want a place to have fun in.” “We are a destination restaurant, “I went for lunch at a reputed but from the start our offer has fine-dining restaurant a few months been geared toward local people— ago,” Richard interjects. “We were to the neighbourhood. We’re a there for four hours, emptied our neighbourhood restaurant that has pockets—and had no fun at all. We become destination.” I’m having a couldn’t really chat because waiters flat white with Nuno and his right- were constantly interrupting us hand man, head chef Richard with more and more courses—and Foster, in one of the plush private I’m just bored of that,” he exclaims. dining rooms tucked away next Richard has worked at some of the to the restaurant. The pair shrug capital’s most acclaimed restaurants, when I mention celebrities. “The but he’s found his home at the clientele is the clientele. Our team Firehouse. “There were 200 people is passionate about hospitality, and in the restaurant last night. Two we pride ourselves on looking after hundred. On a Wednesday in August the guests and giving them all a in Marylebone. And the buzz, the

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noise, made your hair stand on end.” like that,” says Nuno, who dresses travel around Asia and Africa, was “It was the sound of happiness!” the Firehouse burrata in chilli struck by the extent of Portugal’s Nuno chips in proudly, unable to jam and heritage tomatoes. Local culinary influence. “I was in Goa disguise his joy. produce, Japanese sauces, Indian in India, and they have this pork The Chiltern Firehouse pulls spices, southern US ingredients and sausage made with loads of spices, tourists, like anywhere associated European techniques are scattered which they serve in a curry. Pork isn’t with fame and celebrity—which throughout the menu, and there is usually big in India, but where the makes its popularity with locals certainly more than a hint of fusion Portuguese travelled they used local all the more remarkable. Almost flying around here—although ingredients to recreate their dishes. everyone I’ve spoken to for this Nuno is wary of what he calls “fusion Seeing that gets your brain thinking magazine over the last four years confusion”. His approach, and about how you can fuse different has mentioned the Firehouse as a Richard’s too, is very much that of cuisines.” For Nuno, a culinary nod haunt. Some people go daily. “We a well-travelled, Michelin-starred to Portugal is a point of pride as well have many guests to whom we can Portuguese chef who has worked in as palate. “I’m not nationalistic, but I just say, the usual? And I love that. the global cities of North America am very proud of what has happened It’s something we’ve been working and the UK. in my country. I think for a long time toward since we opened,” says Nuno. Nuno calls it “the New York we hid our cuisine and served what “I also think people come back pantry”: “In a kitchen in New York we thought tourists were looking for. because they can have a different or San Francisco, the product is the Now we have started taking more experience every time. They can driver, but the way you dress it can be pride in our produce and dishes, and have a quick lunch in 20 minutes. from all four corners. Somewhere like there’s been a revolution in rural They can relax in the afternoon in Gramercy Tavern will have French areas in Portugal, with young the courtyard with some oysters. technique, Mexican ingredients, people rejuvenating old traditions They can rent the bar at night for a Japanese ingredients—and I like that. in making wine and cheese.” party or hire a private dining room It’s a fun way to eat.” The produce is for a big dinner,” adds Richard. British (“at least 90 per cent”), but In Lisbon and Porto, restaurants “They can have a luxurious or a fairly the pantry is cosmopolitan. It is here, serving spag bol and pizza have economical experience.” Richard points out, that you can see been replaced with tascas and Sun sweet melon comes with Nuno’s Portuguese heritage. “What petisqueiras serving up traditional kelp and Piouet olive oil. Smoked struck me, when I was travelling, was (and, increasingly, highly modern) eel comes with potato purée, yuzu how easily the Portuguese cuisine Portuguese dishes. It’s come over and torched onion. The obligatory fits in with others. Malaysia, Macau to London too: Nuno himself burrata is there of course—but in China, the Philippines, Africa, has opened Taberna de Mercado instead of importing from Italy, the South America, parts of India— in Spitalfields, and you’ll find chefs source the cheese from the all were at some point a part of the petiscos—the Portuguese answer to La Latteria dairy, here in London. Portuguese empire, and you’ll find tapas—all across London. “Spain, “They make our burrata and that in the food.” France and Italy have done a very stracciatella fresh every day in Acton. Richard, who took six months out good job at marketing their cuisine. We love to work with producers from working at the Firehouse to It is recognisable. When you travel

Spain, France and Italy have done a very good job at marketing their cuisine. It is recognisable. When you travel to those countries you want to try it. And I think we have made the step of coming out and saying, this is Portuguese

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Nuno Mendes Below right: Richard Foster

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Though we’re a big restaurant, I like to keep that small restaurant feel. The team feels like a family, there’s interaction with the menu, and interaction with the suppliers

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to those countries you want to try it. on the menu for that time.” They’ll he enthuses. “I want to have some And I think we have made the step be embracing the game season, rare British cheese, of course, but we of coming out and saying, this is cuts, hyper-seasonal produce, and aren’t a British restaurant. Italy, Portuguese.” the opportunity for everyone in the Austria, Spain, Portugal, Germany— Though he had “no idea they kitchen to get involved in creating they’re all doing interesting stuff, would be such a hit; I just thought new dishes. “Though we’re a big and we want to share their story.” they’d be tasty”, Nuno’s crab restaurant, I like to keep that small doughnuts are a prime example restaurant feel, where the team feels ‘Make it new’ was the maxim of of his innovative approach. like a family, there’s interaction with 20th century writer Ezra Pound— “There is American, there’s the menu and interaction with the but it could equally be said of Portuguese—there are references suppliers. We have suppliers visit Nuno Mendes and his approach to to all sorts of things in there,” every single day here, and if they turn restaurants. Soon after coming to he enthuses. Served with egg up with something really cool, it’s London in 2007, he founded the and wasabi, there is also a touch nice to say we can work with it,” says Loft Project, the cult pop-up for of another of Nuno’s favourite Nuno. The chefs remain motivated which the chef cooked at their own countries, one whose food also (“If someone is working a 55-hour home and guests dined communally blends remarkably well with that week in a demanding environment it’s around their kitchen table, because of Portugal. “I have a passion for really important they feel nurtured nothing like it existed. He opened Japanese cuisine. It marries really and engaged in the creative process,” Viajante, his first Michelin-starred well with Portuguese, so there observes Richard) and the diners can restaurant, and Taberna do is Japanese technique as well as enjoy venison, new-season plums and Mercado, for the same reason. ingredients throughout the rich roasted partridge. “I enjoy doing projects that are new menu.” For Richard it is India, The Firehouse’s famous oyster to London—not for the sake of it, “the smells, the spices, the colours, cart will be joined by two more but because they add another layer the street food”, that gets his juices stands: one of cheese and the other to the food scene. I keep lots of notes going. “I love to try to match those of charcuterie. “It’s such visceral of ideas I want to develop—in fact, to European techniques and produce. You want them on display, I actually wrote that I wanted to do a ingredients.” As indeed he has not hidden somewhere in a fridge,” North American-style project years achieved in the Firehouse’s tandoori says Nuno. Having toyed with before André asked me about this salmon and lamb massaman curry. the idea of having an all-British place...” He smiles knowingly. © Pierre-Yves Riom As of this month, the menu will selection, he decided there were I’m prepared to accept this start changing—not drastically; plenty of places doing that already prophetic chef’s foretelling of the the doughnuts are safe for now, I’m in London, and that they should Firehouse. But even he cannot have told—to enable the incorporation also showcase other countries: predicted the popularity of crab of one-off dishes. “This will give us after all, you don’t spend 20-odd doughnuts with the denizens of the freedom to work directly with years travelling the world working Marylebone. our suppliers so that if they have in food without befriending a few CHILTERN FIREHOUSE some great produce which will only artisans. “We have some amazing 1 Chiltern Street, W1U 7PA serve one or two days we can have it friends doing amazing projects,” chilternfirehouse.com Converting power into

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“The Impérieuse sailed; the admiral of the port was one who would be obeyed, but would not listen to reason or common sense. The signal for sailing was enforced by gun after gun; the anchor was hove up and, with all her stores still on deck, her guns not even mounted, in a state of confusion unparalleled from her being obliged to hoist faster than it was possible she occasionally violent and unbalanced. could stow away, she was driven out of His writing (he was a caricaturist too) harbour to encounter a heavy gale.” poured from a brain that needed Macho madness on the part of the occupation to calm it. He had various admiral, and there was much, much homes but couldn’t settle. He was more of that to come. If that’s leaving urbane but would brawl in the streets. the harbour, it’s amazing any English A restless, sometimes self-destructive ships were left to fight the French. ball of energy. Massage might’ve been But there were, and the Impérieuse just the thing. took centre stage. In the first three Marryat was born in 1792 at Tower years of his life at sea, Marryat took Three Spanish Place is a handsome, Hill, above the Pool of London part in 50 fights. It was a rebellious narrow, five-storey townhouse, not big with its crowded ships, his father in boy’s dream, if he could stay alive. by Marylebone standards. Today, it’s maritime insurance, his mother a It got into his blood, and he loved home to several health professionals, celebrated American beauty. The “the rapidity of the frigate’s including a physiotherapist offering trouble began when he was sent to a movements, night and day; the hasty acupuncture and massage. That’s boarding school in Enfield run by a sleep, snatched at all hours; the something one of the building’s brutal headmaster. “Being of a genial beautiful precision of our fire”. most illustrious past-owners could temperament, he preferred play to Survival meant getting even probably have done with. lessons, and was constantly flogged tougher. There were public school Intrepid naval officer, traveller, for inattention.” Not just that. bullies onboard too, and he started hero of the Napoleonic wars, and Frederick was intelligent, strong, to meet violence with violence. At a writer whose adventure novels self-assertive and cheeky—and he the age of 18 he was already a man, made him so popular that he had a lisp, causing endless punch- seasoned by years of war. He’d be ranked alongside Joseph Conrad in ups while he fought off bullies. written about like one of his own importance—Conrad himself, with A natural rebel, he became difficult. heroes: five feet 10, “upright and Virginia Woolf and Herman Melville, His closest friend was Charles broad-shouldered… firm, decisive were fans, while Ford Madox Ford Babbage, who would become a great mouth, forehead redeemed from called him “the greatest of English mathematician and a neighbour of heaviness by the humorous light that novelists”—Frederick Marryat spent Marryat’s in Marylebone. Babbage, twinkled in his deep-set grey eyes.” the happiest years of his life here. a studious boy, would get up before The Kirk Douglas-style dimple in his It was his sanctuary, where his busy dawn to creep downstairs and go chin made the fact he had to shave mind could be stimulated by the over his work. Marryat begged to twice a day a pain. bohemians and wits who lived close join him—and when Babbage by and where, at a bachelor-style agreed, Marryat brought his mates He served on many ships and took remove from the children he loved and started setting off fireworks. part in campaigns across the world. and missed and the estranged wife he Just the kind of pal you want. There were insane, power-mad didn’t, he could be himself. Hating school and saying he commanders, and Marryat, as a It’s tempting to imagine him wanted to go to sea, Marryat subordinate, helplessly watched surveying the London rooftops repeatedly ran away. Finally, in 1806, sadistic floggings or often fatal through a telescope from the highest when he was 14 and totally out of keelhaulings. As he grew, his room, commanding the house like a control, his father sent him into the sympathy for younger sailors or those ship: “Carriages at four o’clock! Man Royal Navy. His rank was first-class press-ganged—there were bakers, the tea urn!” But this makes Marryat volunteer on the 38-gun Impérieuse, hatters and violinists enduring sound charmingly eccentric, and he commanded by the most famous this life—increased, and he would wasn’t that at all. Someone for whom fighting captain of the time, Lord later campaign not just against the the term ‘swashbuckling’ could Cochrane. So began a frantic and press-gangs, but more widely for have been invented, he was obsessed spectacularly brutal period in his the disenfranchised and the poor. with exploration, marked by the life life, beginning with the vessel’s very Meanwhile, he did what he could. he’d had at sea, clever and witty, and first departure, as his diaries recall. A strong swimmer, he jumped into

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officer on the huge ship the Larne in Burma and Rangoon, coping with fighting crews laid low by dysentery, malaria, cholera and scurvy— sometimes, with deaths and illnesses, there were only three officers and 12 men out of 200 left standing onboard. The scenes in Burma feel like something from Apocalypse Now: the bodies of captured British troops “crucified on rafts, were floated down among the English boats...” In 1830, at the age of 38, he retired, having reached a captain’s rank. By now, Marryat had swapped, over a bottle of champagne, the large family home he’d had in London for a Norfolk estate. At first, he loved the acres of farmland and the rambling house, but soon he was frustrated the sea repeatedly to save drowning by its remoteness. He installed his

comrades and even those who’d family in his elderly parents’ home in In the first three years of his life bullied him, causing himself future Wimbledon while he roamed from at sea, Marryat took part in 50 problems with haemoptysis, or home to home in London, beginning fights. It was a rebellious boy’s bleeding from the lungs. But for to write, and editing the Metropolitan dream. It got into his blood. now, there was much more to do. arts magazine. His naval temper He loved ‘the rapidity of the Briefly back on land, ladies’ man still to the fore, he reminded one frigate’s movements, night and Marryat out of the blue married contributor about copy and finished, day; the hasty sleep, snatched at Catherine Shairp. He was a good- “Mind you don’t forget, or I’ll thump all hours; the beautiful precision looking, sociable naval hero; she you when I meet you.” Lovely. of our fire’ was plain, prim and close to silent— His debut novel, The Naval Officer, perhaps, he was hoping, a genteel foil or Scenes in the Life and Adventures for him. Hmm. Almost immediately of Frank Mildmay, was heavily he was back at sea, now a senior naval autobiographical. It did well, despite

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their conversation and their wit.” Dickens didn’t see Marryat as The man he wanted most to meet a writing rival, but as someone was his neighbour Charles Dickens, who could present the reality then 27 and living with his family of a life at sea in all its pain and on Devonshire Terrace, and when humour, something he himself they met, they took to each other at could only imagine once. Dickens didn’t see Marryat as a writing rival, but as someone who could present the reality of a life at sea in all its pain and humour, She thought now he was prudish, and something he could only imagine. he was. It’s was all about facts—“facts After reading Marryat’s latest book, about yawls, and jolly boats and how he wrote, “I have been chuckling boats going into action are ‘fitted to and grinning, and clenching my pull with grummets upon iron thole Stubborn fists and becoming warlike for three pins’.” Blokey, with no light and shade. whole days.” Other visitors sometimes Marryat went on to write several flinched at Marryat’s temper and books for children, including the still- towering physical presence, which read The Children of the New Forest. often had a hint of lurking violence. But Dickens had displaced him as fat has met the savagery and general nastiness of Then there remained the lisp, which the most successful British novelist. its protagonist. Marryat gave up the no man dared mock. Apart from the In 1843, at the age of 51, he retired to Metropolitan, travelled through the unruffled Dickens, who, writing to a Norfolk. It wasn’t sad. His children USA and Canada and then, having friend about a religious fresco he’d came to live there, and he revelled officially separated from his wife and seen, observed, “I can make out a in their company. He had a tubby with his family now living in Paris, virgin with a mildewed glory round piebald pony called Dumpling and it’s match he settled in London, finally finding her head and... what Marryat would a greyhound, Juno, “who would leap the home that fitted him best, the call the arthe of a cherub.” upon the author’s table and indulge relatively modest Spanish Place. Here, in a wild scamper over his papers and, he installed a few of the things he’d By now, Marryat was an old hand at when rebuked, creep under his coat collected: weapons, a Burmese shrine, the adventure story, and his hugely and lie there blissfully contented.” He the tusks of a sacred elephant. 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John Gilhooly, director of Wigmore Hall

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John Gilhooly, Geraldine Overill, and I have performed in London director of Wigmore Hall regular as a tenor quite a few times with Wigmore Hall’s Sunday morning When I get my priority booking various companies. I will be going coffee concerts have been around form, I block-book these Sunday up to Opera North in Leeds towards since 1979. They were the first of morning concerts. I just tick them the end of the year and also have their kind in the world and were all. This will be about my sixth year, something happening in Taunton. launched partly as a reaction on a regular basis, and I come here My first gig in London, in 2012, to comments from members with my friend Alison. For me, was actually here at Wigmore Hall, of the Jewish community, who music feeds the soul—it’s the sheer but it was for a hall hire for a friend couldn’t attend our Friday night lyricism. I don’t play an instrument, of mine who asked me to sing at his concerts because of their religious but I just adore music, and when I 60th birthday! commitments. The concerts have inherited a tiny bit of money from gone on to become a launch pad for my mother’s estate, I thought: Jane Trollope, young ensembles and have attracted “What do I really want to do with regular audiences of all ages. They are a this? What have I missed? Shall I go I used to sing when I was very young, great taster for somebody who just travelling?” But I decided that what but I came from a poor family and wants to see what we’re doing— I’d missed most was live classical so didn’t have lessons or anything. rather than coming to a two-hour music, so that’s why I come. I have been a regular at these Sunday concert, you can come to a one-hour Wigmore Hall is absolutely concerts for about 30 years. I used concert for a pretty low price. beautiful. I have been to other to come with my husband, but sadly The atmosphere of a morning venues, but this is my favourite. Partly he’s now profoundly deaf and has concert is rather special. At this it’s the wonderful acoustics, but also stopped coming. There’s nothing in time of day, you have natural the intimacy. I returned to the hall the world like music. I always sit near daylight filling the hall, which is very after not having been here for about the front of the hall and it feels as if beautiful. It is kind of a spiritual 25 years, and the moment I walked the musicians are playing just for me. hour. It’s a way of zoning out and just through those doors it was just like We get what royalty get, and yet it’s communing with this wonderful coming home. The atmosphere so cheap. I come regardless of what’s music on your day off, forgetting hadn’t changed. on, because then you get surprises the troubles of the world for an After an evening concert, I have as well as your favourites. I have met hour. People really do feel elated to rush off to catch the train home to loads of the regulars over the years. afterwards. Many can only attend Billericay, but on Sunday mornings I always have a sherry afterwards— on Sunday mornings and they tell I have time to meet the musicians I couldn’t think of a better way to me it makes their week. and say thank you. Particularly spend a Sunday morning. I live in Of the 48 or so coffee concerts as I’m going blind, that’s rather Hampstead and walk here through that we do each year, 20 of them important—it means it’s going to be the park, which is lovely: feed the will be string quartets, because a memory set in amber. squirrels, then arrive at Wigmore that’s something this particular We tend to stick around for a Hall for an hour of beautiful classical audience really loves. None will be while. Alison has her sherry and I music. Then I go home for a nap. song recitals, though, as there’s an have my coffee—I shouldn’t really unwritten rule that you don’t make drink it, but I do. It can be a very Peter Paul Kainrath, people sing too early in the morning. social occasion. Some of the regulars first-timer If you’re a singer, you’d probably will meet up and sit together at a I am from Italy. I am the artistic have to get up at about 5am, because table downstairs, so it’s very much director of the Ferruccio Busoni your voice doesn’t wake up until a few like a little club for them. I use it as International Piano Competition hours after you do. my sort of fix for music for the week. and the intendent of the I am a regular at these concerts— I usually get home at about 3pm— Klangforum Vienna, an ensemble of I programme them myself and pop and then have to do all the ironing contemporary music. This is my first in most Sundays. As artistic director, that my sons have provided for me. time at one of these Sunday morning they give me a testing ground to concerts, but I have been to Wigmore introduce young artists without the Roberto Abate, Hall several times in the past. pressure of a full evening recital, usher It has a huge tradition of bringing which is a huge amount of music to There is a warm atmosphere together the highest quality chamber prepare. I can bring them to the hall here, and people seem to form music. Today I came to listen to on a Sunday morning for their first friendships. It puts you in a good the Kopelman Quartet—I am very concert and they are guaranteed a mood for the rest of the day. What I curious because I’ve never had the full house. Word begins to spread, so love most about music and singing is chance to see them perform before. when you put them on in the evening the way that you can touch someone I had an appointment in London maybe a year or so later, the house is and inspire their soul, in one way yesterday, so decided to stay for this also full. or another. I’m an opera singer morning concert.

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Geraldine Overill, regular

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Roberto Abate, Jane Trollope, usher regular

Peter Paul Kainrath, Zofia Fenrych and son Cyprian, first-timer regulars

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Charlotte Firth, usher and commissionaire

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Mikhail Kopelman, violin, The Kopelman Quartet

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Johnny Crowe, regular

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Johnny Crowe, Blythe Teh Engstroem (centre), regular guest viola with The Kopelman Quarter

Zofia Fenrych and son Cyprian, here. I’m still quite young, though— intimate venue and there’s a really regulars we’ll see what happens! nice, relaxed atmosphere. The I come from a musical family. quality of everything we’ve seen here I used to be a pianist and my 11-year- Mikhail Kopelman, has been fantastic, so we just keep old son Cyprian plays the violin. violin, coming back. We often come to concerts here The Kopelman Quartet and I actually know Blythe Teh For 16 years, we have performed all Blythe Teh Engstroem, Engstroem, who is performing over the world, but to me Wigmore guest viola with The Kopelman today with The Kopelman Quartet. Hall is very, very special. Really, Quarter I love Wigmore Hall, both for the for chamber music, I think this is This is my first time performing acoustics and the beautiful building just one of the most beautiful halls with the Kopelman Quartet and itself. This is the perfect thing to do in the world. The acoustics, the also my first time at Wigmore Hall. on a Sunday morning. To me it’s a atmosphere and the audience all Performing here is a dream come spiritual feast of music, almost like blend beautifully together. true. This is a hallowed place for going to church. making chamber music—there’s Johnny Crowe, something very special about the Charlotte Firth, regular acoustics and the audiences are usher and commissionaire I play the guitar—not classical, just very knowledgeable, as are the What makes these concerts so special simple chord stuff. Compared to people who run the venue. Wigmore is all the regulars who come every what I play myself, the music here Hall has such a huge tradition and week. I recognise so many of the today makes a refreshing change. it really is a big honour to perform faces and depending on how busy it I am with my friends Max and Joe. here. What’s it like playing so is, we sometimes have time to chat. Max found these concerts on the early in the morning? I suppose Music is just kind of my life now. I internet and we’ve been coming a lot of musicians are night-birds, am a singer, too—soprano—and a for the last few months. None of but not me. I like it. I’m actually student just up the road at the Royal us would usually do anything on quite awake. Academy of Music. I have performed Sunday mornings, so it gets us up, WIGMORE HALL at the Academy and a little bit and the sherry afterwards is a nice 36 Wigmore Street, W1U 2BP around London, but nowhere like touch. Wigmore Hall is such an wigmore-hall.org.uk

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The world of cosmetic It was while serving as nursing surgery came with the advent director at a London hospital that of modern anaesthesia, and the medicine—widely perceived Sally Taber found her calling in remarkable surgical advances born to be closely associated with cosmetic surgery. What should have out of the two world wars. Marylebone—is populated been a routine day ended with a “In the first world war, blasts gave by a large number of highly liposuction patient suddenly and people really nasty soft tissue and terrifyingly experiencing a cardiac bone injuries—often in the face,” skilled and ethically- arrest. “Luckily we got the heart says Mr Withey. “In the second, they minded clinicians whose restarted,” she recalls. “But when were dealing with burn injuries priority is to improve the I asked what the hell happened, it to airmen.” Plastic surgery—the lives of their patients, but transpired the patient had diabetes, catch-all term for both aesthetic and we’d done liposuction without and reconstructive surgery—grew it also has its murkier side. any risk assessment.” After that, out of the need to restore the The Journal meets three of Sally turned the world of cosmetic appearances of these young men. the experts who believe that practice upside down in search of Or, at the very least, to try. “Back then, higher levels of regulation safety measures. “And under every it was just reconstructive surgery. stone I found bad practice. Since then But after the war people realised and public education are it has become my mission to improve they could go beyond servicing an needed to clean up the field standards of care.” immediate need. It started to evolve WORDS: CLARE FINNEY Today, Sally runs the Independent beyond reconstructive to aesthetic Sector Complaints Adjudication and cosmetic surgery.” Breast Service (ISCAS) and the register augmentations seem in stark contrast of the Joint Council of Cosmetic to rebuilding the bone structure of Practitioners (JCCP). She has blast victims, yet to dismiss operations worked with both Health Education like these as mere vanity is “wrong, England and the General Medical I think,” says Mr Withey simply. Council (GMC) on improving the “It dismisses some of the functional qualifications of, and guidance to, issues which are often associated with those working in cosmetic care. the patient’s cosmetic need.” “Sally has been an amazing zealot for Rhinoplasty is just one example. improving standards—particularly “The way a nose has grown or on the non-surgical side,” says Mr developed can affect its functionality,” Simon Withey, a consultant plastic Mr Withey explains. A nose reduction and reconstructive surgeon of serious or reshape that makes you happier standing, whose private practice is about its appearance might also based in the Harley Street Medical enable you to breathe or smell better; Area. As the current president of ditto cosmetic breast surgery, which the British Association of Aesthetic can address “deep psychological Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), he too has problems with body confidence, like “tried to make setting standards a real undressing in changing rooms or in focus”. And, as is the case with Sally, front of a partner”. Far from mutual his work is far from over. exclusivity, the surgeon believes the Cosmetic surgery is nothing new. vast majority of so-called cosmetic “One of the very first operations in cases sit on a spectrum between the book was recorded in 1500BC, aesthetic and reconstructive. “There and involved lifting tissue from are ones that are clearly purely the forehead to rebuild the nose,” reconstructive, and there are ones says Mr Tim Goodacre, consultant that are purely aesthetic—but the plastic surgeon, former BAAPS vast majority are in the middle,” president and council member he continues. “In order for surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons to be successful, you need to (RCS). In ancient India, he explains, understand the patient’s motives. If cutting off someone’s nose was you undertake it as a purely technical fairly commonplace—either as a exercise, without understanding their punishment, or to attack a rival. expectations, it will end in misery.” “Ancient healers would rebuild the Mr Withey is a thoughtful and nose to improve its appearance,” thoroughly decent clinician. Prior he continues. For all its history, the to taking on a patient, he’ll do his biggest step change in cosmetic level best to understand their needs,

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and determine if cosmetic surgery “It is a very good course,” he to patients. From new machinery is the answer. Sometimes it isn’t: “I continues. Surgeons who undertake it with “unsubstantiated claims probably turn down about 15-20 per are awarded a certificate of cosmetic about melting your fat”, to so-called cent of patients for surgery because practice—something to look out for ‘Ryanair doctors’ who “fly in from it won’t meet their expectations, or if you or a loved one is considering other countries and fly out as soon as because there are too many risks treatment. “The hope is this will anything goes wrong”, Prof Keogh involved.” Some patients he refers to a eventually lead to credentials that found a Pandora’s box of questionable psychologist before treating, in order the GMC will recognise and can be practice in both the surgical and non- to better understand their motives. easily looked up by the public—but at surgical parts of the industry. “Any aesthetic surgeon who doesn’t the moment this register of certified At the root of the problem is the have a psychologist who understands surgeons is held by the RCS.” You current beauty ideal: a celebrity- cosmetic surgery on speed dial is can find the register by visiting the driven, selfie-obsessed culture with crazy,” he insists. “It’s one of the most RCS website, but the GMC and the a negative attitude towards ageing. important parts of the job.” If someone Care Quality Commission have Magazines and websites “airbrush has been unhappy for 30 years, “it’s yet to embed it in their regulatory images of women and men into unlikely a short operation will change standards. Mr Goodacre believes perfection disguise the reality of that. They probably need therapy.” this will change—“the scheme is the human body,” Mr Goodacre “When we first set up ISCAS, gathering pace, and more and more complains. Sally is particularly vocal the first complaint that came in members are partaking”—but about cosmetic surgery disciples the was from a patient who’d had four progress is slow. “It’s a big world out Kardashians, whose influence on rhinoplasties. Well, he should never there, with people running clinics Instagram is “totally unacceptable”, have had the first one,” says Sally. under the radar and going right to she says, enraged. Being more exposed “Whatever shape his nose was, he the edge of what’s acceptable. We’re to images on Instagram and online— would never have been satisfied.” making headway, but it is very slow.” a recent four-page spread in Grazia on A surgeon who had been properly As it stands, regulation in this “the best age to have Botox” is just one trained would have asked him the country is surprisingly below par. recent example—it is young people right questions and communicated “We are much less regulated than who are perhaps most susceptible with his GP to get some medical other parts of Europe. Here you can to pernicious ideas around body background. “If a patient has just had call yourself a plastic surgeon if you image. “On the surgical and on the a divorce, or been bereaved or is on are just a qualified doctor. There’s non-surgical side the practitioner anti-depressants, and approaches you no regulation over the title,” Mr needs to really question the person. for a face lift, then obviously it is not Goodacre explains, and indeed, A programme I was on last week on the right time,” she explains the NHS website confirms that “at the BBC revealed 22-year olds having the moment, doctors who provide cosmetic surgery.” Not only does It is to these ends that BAAPS has cosmetic surgery independently in cosmetic intervention carry risks that, established a scheme to educate the private sector only need to be for the under 30s, aren’t worth taking, psychologists in this area. As it stands, registered with and licensed by the but the long-term impact of carrying “there aren’t many psychologists with GMC as a doctor. There is no legal out operations, injections, fillers a deep understanding of cosmetic requirement for the doctor to be and so on on such young bodies are surgery,” says Mr Withey, but the a specialist surgeon on the GMC’s unknown—“nor are the NHS likely to group’s aim is to build a network of specialist register.” invest in researching such things”. psychologists around the country To say this is problematic is an That’s why a register is needed to whom surgeons can refer. The understatement. A few years ago, it not just for cosmetic surgeons, but RCS, meanwhile, has established a emerged that tens of thousands of for non-surgical practitioners, too: certification scheme for cosmetic British women had received breast those wielding the laser guns and surgery practitioners, “the idea implants made with industrial grade dermal fillers. “The person we are being that people who want to silicon, as opposed to a surgically working with on this new register— practice cosmetic surgery must, as approved material. “As a result, the called the Joint Council of Cosmetic well as showing evidence of proper then NHS medical director Professor Practitioners—is Leslie Ash,” says training and experience, undertake Sir Bruce Keogh commissioned a Sally, referring to the actor who found a two-day Professional Practice report into the regulation of cosmetic fame in Men Behaving Badly. “She course,” explains Mr Goodacre. surgery, and found—to paraphrase decided she wanted some fillers in Set up and run by the college, the him—that it was as easy to buy her lips, had them done once, and weekend course covers everything dermal fillers on the market as it is a the second time had them done in from litigation to psychology, and ballpoint pen. It was Prof Keogh who someone’s kitchen by a doctor from is “designed to steer people into commissioned the RCS to set up a Venezuela. It didn’t go so well.” To considering what the specific nuances certification scheme after realising her credit, Ash is serving as a patient of managing people with body image the scale of the risks that unlicensed, advocate for the new register, which problems are”. uninsured practitioners were posing will cover “five modalities: Botulinum

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chocolate bars. There may be scars, there may be complications, and satisfaction is by no means certain. If you consider surgery “In certain cases, the patient does not want to hear about the vagaries and unpredictability of surgery,” as a purely technical says Mr Withey. “I sense that some patients feel that by paying a fee exercise, without they somehow buy security, or at least the sense of it. If that sense of security is likely to be rocked by a understanding their frank discussion on the limitations and risks, some patients would expectations, it will end rather avoid that conversation. For a surgeon, this attitude should be a red flag, signalling a patient who is not in misery ready or well prepared for surgery.” Mr Goodacre agrees: “You have a vulnerable group of the population, sensitive about their bodies or on toxin, dermal fillers, chemical peels, several women about how long they a rebound from a relationship and lasers and hair restoration,” explains took to choose a cosmetic surgeon, so on, and you have an industry Sally. “And if you are providing and found most decided within just which wants to capitalise on their a permanent treatment—which five to 10 minutes.” Of course, the vulnerability.” In low moments, dermal fillers are, despite being ‘industry’—“I hate that word, we he finds such ethical complacency classed as non-surgical—the shouldn’t be an ‘industry’,” says Mr “deeply saddening”—not least standard set will be far higher than if Withey—doesn’t help them. “One of when coupled with misleading it is for something temporary.” the great difficulties in healthcare is advertisements and an appearance- that, unlike buying a car, where you led culture. Yet while we are all The JCCP opened in March. Its start by assuming you’ll be ripped vulnerable to the gold-plated standards are set by the Cosmetic off, you assume doctors will do their promises of great persuaders and Practice Standards Authority (CPSA), best by you; that however much you charlatans, there are “within our which in association with the JCCP spend, wherever you are, whoever the world some great institutions, who are collects data on adverse incidents and surgeon is, they will do you no harm.” still trustworthy and operating for the complications. Guidelines on laser Do your research, ask questions greater good of surgery and society.” and light, providing eye shields for and assess their code of practice, “We’re sitting in one now,” Mr users, the standards of equipment, advises Mr Withey. “Of course, Goodacre smiles, gesturing around practitioner training, and so on, “the patients should be protected against the lounge at the Royal College of CPSA sets standards for patients malpractice as much as possible, but Surgeons. “The college’s strapline for all of these things,” says Sally. they also need to look at standards. is ‘advancing standards’, and that’s Practitioners need to be appropriately They need to find out whether what we’ve been working on.” Sally qualified and have sufficient levels the practitioner is connected with Taber I meet at the Royal Society of experience—not just for their certain associations, and assess what of Medicine, another venerable patients’ safety, but theirs also. “Think guidelines they adhere to.” Mr Withey institution; Mr Withey, at his own of the damage a laser could do if not feels the commercialisation of his superbly rated London Plastic used properly,” Sally continues. Yet field has “had a pernicious effect on Surgery Associates, at the Hospital with 90 per cent of what goes on in the many levels, not least because people of St John & St Elizabeth. “The cosmetic world falling into the non- believe the outcomes will be the same reputable consultants tend to get surgical bracket, and new treatments with any surgeon, so they opt for together. We are all members of the being constantly invented, staying the cheapest surgeon, or go abroad BAAPS, which provides surgeon abreast of this mercurial industry is for surgery.” At the same time, the training, public education and no mean feat. transactional nature of the exchange advice to the Department of Health,” “When people go to buy a car, can change the patient’s expectations Mr Withey smiles. “And we spend they research it thoroughly,” Mr from an operation. “Because they are a long time and a huge amount of Withey points out. “Unfortunately, signing a cheque,” says Mr Withey, money informing the media.” I for they don’t seem to think that way “they feel they will get exactly what one feel enlightened—and confident about cosmetic surgery.” Indeed, they are ordering.” that, should I ever come to need the surgeon recalls an article a Of course, surgery doesn’t work cosmetic surgery, I’ll know exactly few years back which “interviewed like that. This isn’t pedicures or what to look for, and who to believe.

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the Chineke! orchestra, poured down my face. I start in Great Britain, so I Britain’s first majority knew my voice had gone up didn’t see anyone, really, black and minority ethnic into a squeak, so I asked if once the race had started! orchestra. That ensemble’s we could record it again. I think if I hadn’t injured founder, and a notable She said, “No, absolutely my knee in my final year QA influence on Sheku, was not. You were coherent, of school my world would the rubber ball of talent and it was authentic. have been very different. and energy that is Chi-chi We are keeping that in.” But it happened, and then Nwanoku. Born in London She is for real, that girl. I won the school music to a Nigerian father and She talked to me about my competition. Afterwards, CHI-CHI an Irish mother, Chi-chi life like we had been friends the music teacher took NWANOKU grew up the eldest of five for 15 years. me to this room, showed children, and was destined me the double basses, and The double bass to be a professional sprinter Your mother and father said, “Give it a go.” I said, player, Royal before a career-scuppering met at a dance in London “But, sir I am the smallest Academy of Music knee injury took her off in 1955. How did people girl in sixth form. These the track and onto the take to their marriage? are the largest instruments professor and stage. She studied double My mum was rejected by her in the orchestra.” He said, founder of Chineke!, bass at the Royal Academy family when she married “Yes, Chi-chi, but when the country’s first of Music (where she still my dad. It’s an incredibly have you ever been put off majority BAME teaches regularly), worked sad story—though my by a challenge? You’re the as principal double bassist grandmother did come most musical girl in school, orchestra, on her for several major ensembles to London unannounced and you’d be taking up fight to create an and presented radio and when I was three months an unpopular orchestral ensemble that truly TV programmes on the old. Mum had continued instrument. I think you’ve reflects modern lives and careers of black writing to her about her a good chance.” classical composers and job and her life—and Britain performers from the 18th she was clearly reading How did you find it? INTERVIEW: CLARE FINNEY century, before founding the letters, because she After playing the piano, IMAGES: ERIC RICHMOND, Chineke! three years ago. arrived on their doorstep. where you’d have to learn JOE SWIFT It was my grandfather who, fistfuls of notes, it was a You were on Desert Island sadly, cared so much for piece of cake only reading Discs earlier this year. what people thought. My the bass line. I was in the What was that like? grandmother got on with school orchestra by my When I first got the email, my dad like a house on fire, second lesson: still, by the I thought it was a joke. You but then everyone loved my time I came to audition never think that will happen dad. When we moved to for the Royal Academy of to you, and yet there it was, Kent when I was six, we were Music, I had been playing in black and white in an the only black family there, for just two and a half years. email. In the end, I couldn’t but we were so welcomed I was grade seven, and On 19th May 2018, the get my discs down to eight, because dad was just so getting better all the time, country sat agape as the so I arrived with 11 and adorable. He was so warm but my technical ability was strains of Sheku Kanneh- they had to wrestle three of and wise—and small, not the same as those who’d Mason’s cello soared them off me. I was actually like me. been playing since they through St George’s quite scared, sitting at the were nine or 10. When I got Chapel and out of our table opposite Kirsty Young, How was it, growing up in my reply from the Academy TV and radio sets. Young, but when the theme tune an all-white community? and they said I was on the spine-tinglingly talented started playing I just fell For me it was normal. reserve list, I was horrified. and—unusually for the about laughing. We did it in I didn’t question it or I didn’t have a back-up plan somewhat homogenous one take: Kirsty is warm but challenge it. I wasn’t aware because my double bass world of classical music— serious and has real depth of colour, because white teacher hadn’t allowed me black, he was the Royal and gravitas—she clearly was my norm. My teachers to apply anywhere else. Wedding’s unsung hero. Yet does her research, and you were white. My friends were It’s thanks to a friend who Sheku didn’t appear from know you’re in good hands. white. The only time I was I’d made at the audition, nowhere. Among the many When we got to talking in the company of black Paddy Flanagan, that I significant milestones in his about my dad singing people was in athletics ended up getting a place. already hugely promising Twinkle Twinkle Little Star competitions, when I’d end He got in, but decided to career had been a Proms to me when I was a child, I up against other fast black go to the Royal College debut in 2017 as soloist for just disintegrated. The tears people. I had the fastest of Music instead. I still

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thank him every time I bump into him. I realised that at this reception for an African You started at the Royal orchestra, there wasn’t Academy of Music as a black face in the room the last double bassist apart from mine, and in the bottom orchestra, I hadn’t been invited. but graduated with the It was shocking Principal’s Prize and the Eugene Cruft Double Bass Prize. Was your determination partly driven by that initial assessment of your ability? Not at all. I never went in thinking, I’ll show them. I thought I was the worst player. I was the worst player. But I was just so excited to be a student, in that place where music was made at the highest level and teaching was at the highest level. I was so absorbed in all there was to learn and do, I was like a little sponge. I was given a second opportunity in life, and I grabbed it with both hands. One of my favourite slogans is, “If one door closes: open it. It’s a door. That’s what doors do.” I never expected anyone to open doors for me in life. I always opened them myself.

A big part of your mission with Chineke! has been to make music colleges more accessible to BAME students coming from state school backgrounds. How successful have you been in that respect? When I was setting up Chineke!, I spoke to the principals of every music college in the country, and asked for scholarships. When I had come to the Royal Academy of Music it was on a full means-tested grant—and I’d actually come from a grammar school, where they taught music. Most state schools don’t even have that these days. I said to the

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principals, “If someone Chi-chi (second left) with members of the from a state school even Chineke! orchestra makes it to the front door to do an audition, and they have the grades, give them a scholarship—because that was me 40 years ago.” The Royal College of Music and the Academy have created three scholarships now, specifically for BAME students. In fact, a few of the musicians from our Chineke! Junior Orchestra are recipients of these awards for next year. I believe in equity: don’t give children exactly the same—give each child what he or she needs in order to succeed. Giving children from the Yehudi Menuhin school a scholarship is ridiculous: they have privileges already. Give them to children who need them and watch what happens!

Championing diversity in classical music is your “Being a musician is my sixth floor Pavilion Room, raison d’etre these days. job. I have never defined the person greeting guests Suddenly, all these How did you end up on myself by the colour of my was the head of music for young musicians who that path? skin—that’s what you see. the Southbank Centre, had grown up not seeing I had always known there But now I know what we are Gillian Moore. She’s a good anyone who looked was a lack of diversity in talking about, we can have friend of mine—yet upon like them on stage were classical music. I just never that conversation.” And seeing us, she clapped seeing people who thought to do anything I sat there and realised I her hands over her face looked like them; were about it—I never imagined could count on one hand and gasped. She started playing with people I was able to. The moment the people of colour in this exclaiming, “Oh my god! who looked like them; I realised I had more clout country that I had worked I should have invited you!” were being mentored by than I credited myself with, and three of them I told her it didn’t matter, professionals who looked with was in 2014, when the were singers. but then she pointed to the like them culture secretary Ed Vaizey corner of the room where called me into his office So, what on earth the violinist Tasmin Little in Westminster for a chat. inspired you to create a was giving an interview to He said, “Chi-chi, why are whole orchestra? the BBC. “Tasmin Little you the only person we Later that year, I was on appears to be telling the see walking onto a major my way to see the Kinshasa BBC about the Kinshasa classical music platform?” Symphony Orchestra from orchestra,” I observed. He didn’t say “the only the Democratic Republic of “Yes. And what does she person of colour”. He the Congo play at the Royal know about Africa?” said “the only person”. Festival Hall, and I bumped exclaimed Gillian—and So, I didn’t know what he into Ed Vaizey on the way that was the moment. It was talking about—and from Waterloo station. was like the world stood then when I realised, I He asked me to come to the still. Everything went silent pretended I didn’t know pre-concert reception, to around me for a couple for a bit longer, just to make which I hadn’t been invited. of seconds, and I realised him sweat. Then I said, When we arrived at the that at this reception for an

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How did you ensure they We needed to change were good enough? perceptions. But now, I didn’t just book them white players are welcome because of their skin to join us! They do join us! colour. They needed to be They just need to share the good. Damn good. We had philosophy and mission to fly when we launched, of Chineke!: to want the and fly in the face of all the orchestras of the future naysayers. I had to check to be more inclusive and them out, go to a concert, reflective of the community find recordings on disc or we live in, as well as being YouTube, find old teachers excellent players. and colleagues. It would have been much quicker When did you decide to to audition, but how do create a junior Chineke! you get people to audition orchestra? for something that doesn’t The moment I decided to exist? I didn’t even know create Chineke! That was if I could advertise for the pathway, the way to BAME players and it be change perceptions in the legal—though I have country—but if you are since spoken to someone creating a pathway, you in the Arts Council who need a pipeline. Sheku’s has said what I am doing is mum was one of the first positive action, not positive people I spoke to when I discrimination, and that in was ringing round finding future they would help me kids for the juniors. She had word any advert. seven children, all of whom were talented musicians. And did you ever worry Music was their passion and African orchestra, there government, the British that the orchestra was their priority—the roof wasn’t a single black face in Council, Southbank, being ‘exclusive’? could be leaking and they’d the room apart from mine, the Barbican and every No, but I am really glad pay for music lessons over and I hadn’t been invited. conservatoire in Britain. when people say that, as it getting it fixed—and she It was shocking. And I said, All of them invited me gives me an opportunity to said, we have been following very nicely, “Don’t worry in for a chat. The first talk about it. We don’t call your career for 15 years, Gillian. We’re used to this. person I met up with was other orchestras racist—of Chi-chi, and in Chineke! You’ve been telling our Gillian—and there were course we don’t—but next you’ve given my kids focus. story for centuries.” tears in her eyes. She was time you are watching And that was the beauty there at that epiphany one, have a look and think, of it. Suddenly, all these And so the idea for moment at the reception, would you ask them the young musicians who had Chineke! was born? and she said, “Chi-chi, we same question? Because grown up not seeing anyone I walked back to the station have waited years for you the entitled assumption who looked like them on after the concert thinking, to come forward with an is that that is a ‘normal’ stage were seeing people this is the 21st century. idea like this—because it orchestra. Time and time who looked like them; Why is it a novelty that needs to be led by one of again, blind auditions were playing with people there is more than one your own.” Those were her have shown BAME players who looked like them; black face on stage playing words. That was what drove make it to the final rounds were being mentored by Beethoven? I looked to me. Chineke! became of auditions, only to be professionals who looked my right, and to my left, inevitable. So, undercover, knocked out when the like them. She said, “My thinking, someone has I rang and wrote to all the screen is taken away. One of children are talented— to do something—and soloists I had ever played our colleagues was knocked maybe even exceptional then I said to myself, with, asking if they’d ever out of the rounds for several musicians, but they were in “Stop looking around you noticed anyone who looked regional orchestras, then in a vacuum before Chineke! Chi-chi. It’s you. You have a bit like me, and I rang a completely blind audition Now they have a chance of to do something.” The all the conservatoires and got into the New York being professional.” next day I phoned every asked them the same. One Philharmonic as principal musical establishment in thing led to another and trumpet. Our first concert CHINEKE! FOUNDATION the country. I phoned the the word spread. needed to be all-BAME. chineke.org

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at the age of 25, recounting her DEAR MRS BIRD experiences of ‘quarter-life crisis’ AJ PEARCE and meeting her partner Tom (‘Rock £12.99, Picador Man’) halfway up a mountain. Six years later, she may look like she has Dear Mrs Bird is frankly delightful. it all, but she’s creatively blocked and Sure, it’s a second world war story her relationship with Tom is nothing set in London during the Blitz, with like she thought it would be—no sex, death and fire and bombing as an no affection, no sign of commitment. insistent backdrop, but that just adds The only person Tori really trusts a poignant edge to a generous tale of is her best friend Dee, who always human determination and kindness understands—until Dee begins to and the capacity for forgiveness. It’s move away from Tori into her own warm-hearted and compassionate loved-up relationship. How Do You and unexpectedly comic, to the Like Me Now? recounts Tori’s often extent that it made me laugh aloud painful, sometimes funny, ultimately in a dentist’s waiting room, which is brave attempts to acknowledge the no mean feat. problems in her life and maybe try to Emmeline Lake’s burning do something about them. ambition is to be a female war I don’t know how old Bourne is, reporter. However, an enthusiastic but How Do You Like Me Now? did misunderstanding leads her to information. I did not know that Pall perhaps seem quite a young take accidentally accept a role as secretary Mall ran along a ley line, nor that the on the concerns of a 30-something. to the redoubtable Mrs Bird at City of London pays its annual rent I can’t speak for anyone else, but Women’s Friend magazine. Mrs to the Crown with a sharp hatchet, my thirties have been far less Bird is in charge of the problem a blunt billhook, six horseshoes preoccupied with relationship page, despite having very strict ideas and precisely 61 nails. I have never success and personal fulfilment than about the kind of unpleasantness attended the Covent Garden my twenties, and much more full of that should never be published, and Christmas pudding race. I’ve kicking ass and taking names. providing Emmy with an extensive taught William Blake at two However, Bourne does create an (multi-page) list of forbidden topics universities, and never mapped entirely and uncomfortably plausible encompassing anything to do with Golgonooza or discovered that the narrative of secret inadequacy and sex, relationships, marriage, divorce, Blakes’ South Molton Street house public success. The scenes between ‘intimacy’, underwear, or even bed now contains a waxing salon. There’s Tori and Tom are creepy and ugly, linen. Buoyed by some unfortunate a gem on almost every page, for the despite Bourne’s commendable relationship experiences, Emmeline dedicated London geek as well as attempts to display the moments of begins to answer some of the for the relative newcomer, and the potential hope and the emotional forbidden letters, persevering despite art is beautiful. mechanisms that keep people with the disapproval of her best friend unloving partners. Faced with Bunty. Soon she finds herself in the HOW DO YOU LIKE ME that empty, loveless and bullying kind of mess it would take an expert NOW? relationship, I would have left on agony aunt to extricate herself from. HOLLY BOURNE page two, and was gunning for Tori Pearce’s characterisation is £12.99, Hodder & Stoughton to do the same, anxieties about superlative, and her turn of phrase all my friends being married and frequently hilarious. Despite the Holly Bourne is best known for her child-ridden be damned. With its larger-than-life quality of her young adult fiction, and How Do interpolated extracts from social characters, they are plausible and You Like Me Now? certainly displays media, Tori’s writings, book reviews, likable, and their relationships an entertaining familiarity with extracts from her correspondence beautifully drawn. Bunty and Emmy’s the immersion in social media that with her (comically awful) publishers, friendship is funny and loving, looms so large in millennial lives. it’s immersive and dynamic and full of silly jokes and unspoken But it also offers an acute take on unexpectedly addictive. Even the understanding. But the cameo abusive relationships, contemporary friends staying with me while I read it characters too spring from the pages expectations of femininity and were drawn in, although this mostly fully formed—special mention success, terrible ideas for weddings, took the form of saying “has she left to kind, sensible Mr Collins and and the gulf it’s so easy to hollow out him yet?” every 20 minutes. I would awkward Clarence, the post boy. Dear between the selves we show to the absolutely recommend How Do Mrs Bird is a testament to courage world and our actual experiences. You Like Me Now?, whether as an and kindness under fire, and it’s Tori Bailey wrote a bestselling insightful glimpse of what you’ve also a brilliantly entertaining read. book called Who the Fuck Am I? escaped or as a warning. A triumphant debut novel.

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Sybil Kapoor, one of the everything I thought about hot and the other tepid. country’s most widely food. I also had a wonderful Compare the mouthfeel, admired food writers, has commission: I was allowed flavour and texture, and been living in Marylebone to write lots of words. A lot you’ll become instantly since 1999, and the of cookbooks these days, aware of how different they QA character of the area has, you have some recipes, are. Or, if you try eating in the intervening decades, you have some pictures, porridge off a wooden proved vital to her work. but you’re very tight on spoon, and then off a metal “As a food writer, the shops how much wordage you spoon, the texture of the are great—you can get can put in. I had this great porridge feels different— SYBIL KAPOOR virtually everything you proposition: the publishers or at least it does to me. need, but what I love most wanted to bring back the Every recipe in the book The food writer about living here is that it is idea of books like those of has a point to it; each one and Marylebone laid out in an 18th century Jane Grigson and Elizabeth helps to illustrate in some resident on the way that makes it a pleasure David, which you’d read way how our senses work. to wander around,” she from cover to cover. Those If you understand how all roots of her career- says. “The way Marylebone are the cookbooks I’ve those senses feed into your defining book, has developed over the always loved the most. experience of food, it can the differences years allows you to walk help you to be a better cook. between flavour and everywhere, and think How would you sum up about things as you do.” its theme? To what extent does taste, and why the ‘Thinking about things’ It is based on how we, as culture define our spoon you eat your is the Kapoor way. Unlike people, eat and—working preferences? porridge with really most cookbook writers, back from that—how we A great deal. How we each matters who come up with a simple cook. Everyone in the world perceive food is partly theme and then bang out has the same five senses: about science, but it is also INTERVIEW: MARK RIDDAWAY some recipes that broadly taste, smell, sight, sound about memory, experience PORTRAIT: CHRISTOPHER L PROCTOR fit the bill, Sybil’s approach and touch. All of those and culture. Texture is FOOD IMAGES: KEIKO OIKAWA tends to be a little more affect how you perceive very interesting: different cerebral, characterised by food. You see it, you smell cultures have quite painstaking research and it, you taste it, you feel different approaches. For a desire to produce books it—both its texture and its example, the Japanese love that are meaningful as temperature. Even sound slimy, slithery textures, well as useful. The result is matters: everything from while the British love usually that elusive blend the noise of opening a bag crunchy textures and are of clever and accessible— or breaking a breadstick, to wary of anything slimy. and never more so than how it sounds when you put The same with noise: in in her newly published it in your mouth. Different the Far East, it’s perfectly magnum opus, Sight Smell people interpret the results normal to make sucking Touch Taste Sound: A New of these senses in different noises as you eat, and it Way to Cook. ways, but everyone’s helps to get more flavour experience of food is a into your food as you Your new book is unusual combination of them all. I bring air into your mouth, in the volume of research want people to think about but that’s considered the that has gone into and trust their own senses. height of rudeness in producing it, and the Britain. There’s a bit in the length and depth of the What do you want readers book where I encourage resulting copy. It seems to to take from it? people to try working be a proper book rather I want people to see new with textures they might than a recipe collection. things that they hadn’t instinctively dislike. Okra It is the culmination of seen before, step back and is slightly slimy—I’ve done all the thinking I’ve done look at food in a different an okra curry that I hope about food and how one way. It’s about little will be a way of wooing cooks—how I cook— experiments. We can learn people in. I’ve done a over many, many years. from something as small Thai salad, which is quite Hopefully it’s not my final as, for example, taking two squeaky, and squeaky book, but it has something pieces of toast, buttering noises in the mouth are of that feeling about them both very quickly, another thing the British it—I wanted to get down then eating one of them don’t usually enjoy. There’s

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Left to right: Charred leek salad

Seared tuna with tomato, bean and avocado relish

Soft hazelnut meringue with blackberries

also a tapioca recipe. nasal passages. A very older; sourness suggest People think of it as that simple test is with a slice of un-ripeness, so we develop When I grew up, food was nasty, slippery thing from lemon. Squeeze its zest so that appreciation too; salt beige. You might add a school—we used to call that some of the oils are is something we need in piece of parsley, tomato it ‘frog spawn’—but it’s released into your nostrils, moderation, so we crave it or lemon—they were the an amazing vehicle for and that’s the flavour of in small quantities but are three pointless garnishes flavour. I’ve done one with lemon: bright and citrusy. put off by having too much. used to break up the sea coconut and diced mango, Bite into the flesh, and of beige and it’s just to die for. that’s its taste: sour. In recent years, particularly with the Like most people, I’ve Do our responses to taste growth of Instagram, always used ‘taste’ and and flavour differ? the aesthetics of food ‘flavour’ as synonyms, so We are born with a basic have become far more I was surprised to learn recognition of the five important. Are there from your book that tastes, but we learn flavour. any downsides to that they’re not... All the time, you’re emphasis on the visual? It’s very simple. There are discovering and reacting When I grew up, food was only five tastes that we to new flavours, depending beige. You might add a know—sweet, sour, salty, on your experiences and piece of parsley, tomato bitter and umami—and environment. Reactions or lemon—they were the we can only perceive them to taste are based on three pointless garnishes through water-soluble something more primitive: used to break up the sea compounds detected sweetness means energy, of beige. Colour became in the mouth. Flavour and is desirable from a important in the 1980s, relates to your sense of very young age; bitter is but social media has really smell and is derived from often a warning device changed how food is airborne compounds that for something that could presented in restaurants are released as you chew, be poisonous, so we only and supermarkets: which go up through your grow to like bitter as we get presentation is so much

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a certificate, I started working in restaurants— I want people to see new and they turned out to be things that they hadn’t completely different to seen before, step back and the ICA! It was very tough look at food in a different indeed. way. It’s about little experiments Was there a particular restaurant that influenced your thinking? My big break came when I went to the States to work at a restaurant called Jams, run by the chef Jonathan Waxman and Melvyn Master, an English wine expert. I became their sous chef, and it completely changed how I cooked. At the time, Britain was in the grip of nouvelle cuisine, and I wasn’t good at neat and pretty. I couldn’t do incy wincy, bitsy things. Jams was doing amazing, bold, beautiful food, and I could do that, I understood how they thought. It was local, more important now. That worst secretary. I hated How did you end up a seasonal ingredients, a can be a good thing, but it. A friend of mine had a restaurant chef? bit of French philosophy, there’s a danger in it, too. sister who was cooking for One of many recessions a bit of Italian, a bit of I was on holiday in Italy company directors’ dining came along, and those Californian. I came back and was given an absolutely rooms, and she suggested huge budgets disappeared, here and became Sally delicious wild boar stew. It I give it a try. I went along so I went to work at the Clarke’s head chef very was just brown gunk on a to an agency and they sent ICA for an amazing man soon after she opened, and plate, it looked like school me in as an assistant. I was called Justin de Blank, I went on from there. I was dinners. But one mouthful chopping onions, peeling who had a series of a chef for 13 years, then and you were completely potatoes—and I realised restaurants. They were a started writing. blown away. If that chef that I absolutely loved it. crazy crowd, just the nicest had been concerned about So, even though I’d had people I’ve ever worked Do you ever miss being Instagram hits, it wouldn’t no training or experience, with. The kitchen was a chef? be on the menu—it was I set myself up as a cook. full of South Americans, No, there is a buzz about it, just so unappetising to look These companies had huge people from Papua New but I don’t miss the stress, at—but it tasted wonderful. budgets. They’d request Guinea, people from all the worry about whether As cooks, it’s important that the menu they wanted (it over the place. Everyone the kitchen porter’s we don’t only make things was usually steak), I’d look was lovely, the food was coming in, the long hours, that look amazing. up how to make it, then go great, we had ingredients the sheer exhaustion. The shopping in the morning coming in from Rungis advantage of being a food Before you were a food in places like Harrods, then market in Paris; I thought, writer is that I still have all writer, you had a long and go into their offices and this is it, this is the life. I the creativity, all the joy of successful career as a cook for the directors. presumed all restaurants cooking, but I also have the chef. How did you end I was following recipes that were like that. My mother luxury of sitting in front up on that path? I’d never cooked before. agreed to send me to of the telly at night with I didn’t go to university. Most of the time it worked, Leith’s for three months my husband. I have always Instead, I was made to sometimes it didn’t—I to do an advanced cookery loved writing. Even when I do a secretarial course, managed to get fired course, which I very nearly was cheffing in the States and I was the world’s several times. failed. But I passed, I had I was trying to get writing

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Slurpy prawn laksa — Blend all the ingredients if my husband occasionally In order to appreciate the for the laksa paste in a doesn’t love them (we There’s a cultural power of sound, you need food processor until have different palates), openness to British food, to eat this laksa in two ways. they form a fine paste. if I love them, I’ll include a willingness to take Begin by eating it western Then, peel the prawns, them in my books. My ideas and interpret style (as best you may); saving the shells (and style of cooking draws on them in an interesting, then, hold the bowl close to heads, if attached). influences from all over dynamic way. I think it’s your chin, use chopsticks to — Set a wide saucepan over the world, as I’ve travelled a big difference between lift out some of the noodles a high heat. Add 3 tbsp enormously. I love British us and the French and suck them up before sunflower oil, followed food, and I’ve written about drawing up some of the hot by the prawn shells (and it extensively, but we can broth mixed with air direct heads, if removed). Fry learn so much from other from the bowl. Which tastes briskly for 3 minutes, or cultures. better? until they are pink, then mix in the laksa paste What, to you, is ‘British Serves 4 and stir-fry for 2 minutes. food’? — Mix in the coconut When my first book, For the laksa paste: cream, chicken stock, Modern British Food, was — 2 tsp ground coriander kaffir lime leaves, sugar, published, I got a lot of — 2 tsp ground cumin fish sauce and soy sauce. flak for including things — 2 tsp ground turmeric Bring to the boil and like pasta. People would — 4 banana shallots, simmer for 30 minutes. say, “That’s not British peeled and chopped Strain and, if not food.” And I would — 1–2 Thai chillies, using immediately, say, “It is, we’ve been roughly sliced chill once cool. eating pasta since long — 2½cm fresh ginger, — Meanwhile, clean before we started eating peeled and roughly the peeled prawns by potatoes, and we cook chopped running a knife down it in a uniquely British — 2 fat garlic cloves, the length of their backs way.” I think British taste roughly chopped and removing their is defined not just by — 4 stems of lemongrass, digestive threads. Rinse jobs as well—although, as ingredients but by attitude. roughly chopped under the cold tap and is seemingly usual for me, We pare things back, — 100ml coconut cream pat dry. Chill, covered, I didn’t really know what I there’s a simplicity. 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‘Nobody’s Perfect’ Dawn and her team are a professional you spit out The pizza peel is a tool Sémillon / Muscadelle, very hands-on and work wines during tastings to whose name you may not Château de Monfaucon, extremely hard, using keep your head clear, but know, but you will almost Bordeaux, France 2017 only natural defences and I must admit that at a certainly have seen one constant vigilance. recent tasting I drank in action. It is a thin metal I love the story behind this This wine is the first the whole glass! tray, on the end of a long wine as much as I enjoy the sémillon / muscadelle I enjoy drinking it on wooden handle, and I use wine itself. The vineyard blend she has done. The its own and a lot of people it to lift the pizza into and is owned by an English sémillon adds a lovely order it at the bar as a pre- out of the oven. I also use it lady called Dawn Jones- mouthfeel and texture as dinner drink. My thinking to move the pizza around Cooper. She had worked as well as those fresh apple-y on food and wine matching while it is cooking. a hairdresser in London for and citrus notes, while is that too many people This second use is very many years when she and the muscadelle is very give too many rules—the important, because in all her husband bought a farm delicate and aromatic, main thing is to match the my years as a pizza chef, in the Bordeaux region, with elderflower notes. richness of the food with I have never come across which had a vineyard It is a lovely combination. the richness of the wine, so an oven with just the right attached. After falling in It is a beautiful, bone- one does not overwhelm temperature throughout to love with the place and dry wine, which can be the other. Nobody’s cook a pizza evenly if it’s left becoming fascinated hard to put into words Perfect is very versatile. It in the same place. When by wine production, without quoting a list does go particularly well we’re busy, the speed with she eventually gained a of different flavours. with shellfish like crabs which you move the pizzas degree in viticulture and It has those apple and and scallops. One of the is very important, so you do winemaking at Plumpton grapefruit notes people staples on the 108 Brasserie need to be proficient with College in East Sussex. She will be familiar with, but it menu is a superfood salad, the pizza peel. It takes time began to produce her own also has something extra. and this wine matches to learn—along the way wines; fast-forward seven There is a kind of energy to beautifully with that, too. there will be many burnt years and she is the maker this wine, a really zingy, lip- forearms from touching 108 BRASSERIE of this delicious white. smacking, ‘have another’ 108 Marylebone Lane, W1U 2QE the oven door. She focuses on the quality to it. Normally as 108brasserie.com There are slightly whites that are permitted different skills needed in Bordeaux: sauvignon when working in woodfired blanc, sémillon and ovens like ours, as opposed muscadelle. Her vineyard to electric ones. In wood- is fully organic, which is burning ovens you are quite hard to achieve in working with a living flame Bordeaux. This is a big and the temperatures decision, because the are much more liable to humid conditions in the change. Controlling the region mean that most fire is something you get growers use fungicides to used to with practice, but combat the mildew that you do have to pay more can develop on the grapes, attention to the pizzas. It which leads to rot and makes cooking in wood makes them unusable. But ovens a bit trickier.

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Did you know, only 6% of office workers take a full lunch break away from their desk every day? * fat content, the ageing FOOD process. We decided It’s dealing with people on a sharp cheddar, PHILOSOPHY that I enjoy more than On the First Thursday of every month, the independent so that you’re able to RICKY WILLIAMS anything else—talking taste the cheese without restaurants, shops & services on Seymour Place will host special to them, finding out more The managing director of Boxcar Butcher overpowering the flavour about them and giving promotions & workshops, to help you make the most of your of the meat, and a lightly and Grill and Boxcar Baker and Deli on his them a great experience relationship with food toasted brioche bun to lunch break & post-work leisure time. keep it all together. The INTERVIEW: ELLIE COSTIGAN tomatoes are semi-dried, IMAGES: EMILY KELLY so that they’re sweeter and more flavoursome. The Thompson’s Gallery The Portman Donostia bacon is cured in beer and treacle, and comes from a Free drawing workshop Special price on the pie menu A complimentary coffee or glass fantastic farm. We put it all and drinks of wine with all lunchtime orders 1. I’m originally from it’s spongy and bounces together with burger sauce the farmers who supply us 13:00 – 13:30 Durban, South Africa. I got back, generally it’s quite and our beetroot relish, in person. One of them, 12:00 – 14:00 12:00 – 15:00 into the hospitality industry commercial and more for something a little Charles Ashbridge, is well- Taliare when I left school—at first than likely going to be a bit different. known in the meat market Bernardi’s Lurra just to make money, but tough. If it leaves a little bit and a fantastic guy. He’s a after a while I started to of an indentation, that’s 6. Food has become my third-generation farmer Expert tutorial on ‘how to tie find my love of food and usually a sign of good life over the last couple and bought his first cow at the perfect bow tie’ A pint of Italian beer for the A complimentary coffee or glass wine. I ended up managing quality. If you’ve got white of years. There’s a lot of the age of six. The sheer 13:00 same price as a half pint of wine with all lunchtime orders a restaurant, but decided fat, typically that’s a grain- eating out! I try to do as love and pride he takes in 12:00 – 15:00 12:30 – 15:30 I wanted to move over fed piece of beef, whereas much market research as his animals is shown in the Lemongrass Boutique Spa to London. When I got if you’ve got more creamy I can. quality of meat. SANDY’s Pizza The next Seymour Place here, it was like an entirely coloured fat, it’ll be grass- First Thursday will take place 10% off massages and beauty different industry. I had to fed. You can tell just by 7. People often don’t know 9. Staff welfare is on Thursday 1st November start again. I went back to looking at it. A couple of exactly where their food important. I lead 40 treatments 10% off food and drink being a waiter and worked little tips and tricks! comes from. Part of what individuals and I want to For more information visit 10:00 – 20:00 12:30 – 14:00 my way up through the we do is to educate the give them the best possible ranks. 4. It’s dealing with people customer. As part of our experience. I want this to www.portmanmarylebone.com The Gate that I enjoy more than training procedures, our not just be a place where London Grace Nail Bar @portmanmarylebone 2. We’ve got regulars anything else—talking to new staff do a shift down they come to work, but to who’ve been with us pretty them, finding out more with the butcher. We’ve got be fun and interesting, A complimentary drink with all #SPFirstThursdays much from the beginning. about them and giving a story to tell and we want with team camaraderie. I 2 for 1 cocktails with treatments lunchtime orders We have a gentleman who them a great experience. them to be able to pass that try to lead by example and 17:00 – 20:00 12:00 – 15:00 comes in every Tuesday That’s why I’ve stuck on to customers. treat people how I want to for his chicken. While around. be treated. The more you he’s waiting we give him a 8. Boxcar is all about put into people, the more coffee on the house. 5. To perfect the Boxcar premium produce. All of you’ll get out of them. burger, we broke down it is local or British as far BOXCAR BUTCHER AND GRILL *research commissioned by Seymour Place First Thursdays 3. If you push your finger every single little part: as possible and is sourced 23 New Quebec Street, W1H 7SD into a cut of raw meat, if the type of meat, its ethically. We meet all of boxcar.co.uk

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Free drawing workshop Special price on the pie menu A complimentary coffee or glass 13:00 – 13:30 and drinks of wine with all lunchtime orders 12:00 – 14:00 12:00 – 15:00 Taliare Bernardi’s Lurra Expert tutorial on ‘how to tie the perfect bow tie’ A pint of Italian beer for the A complimentary coffee or glass 13:00 same price as a half pint of wine with all lunchtime orders 12:00 – 15:00 12:30 – 15:30 Lemongrass Boutique Spa SANDY’s Pizza The next Seymour Place First Thursday will take place 10% off massages and beauty on Thursday 1st November treatments 10% off food and drink For more information visit 10:00 – 20:00 12:30 – 14:00 www.portmanmarylebone.com The Gate London Grace Nail Bar @portmanmarylebone A complimentary drink with all #SPFirstThursdays 2 for 1 cocktails with treatments lunchtime orders 17:00 – 20:00 12:00 – 15:00

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buy some of her vintage and punctuality—we Times with all my pictures, clothes,” he says), tweed has had to be bang on time, which is quite exciting been a constant in Guy’s or no lebkuchen,” he says when you’re only 18.” life. So too has cycling. wistfully. At Bristol University, “I’ve always cycled,” he says. It was Lucie who his biology degree was QA “My mother, who was quite taught her grandsons to not a priority. “I was most eccentric, would ride to appreciate the finer things interested in dressing- Berwick Street market for in life: the arts, beautiful up, parties and taking fruit and vegetables, so she fabrics—and tweed in pictures,” he concedes. made sure that we went on particular. “She had a huge Photography remained his GUY HILLS some cycling proficiency collection of snuff boxes passion and, increasingly, thing. After that I’d cycle and beautiful antiques. A became his career. “I was The founder of to Westminster School tailor made all her clothes, shooting lots of fashion for Dashing Tweeds every day. In the eighties, she was always dressed in magazines. I started at the on photography, my brother signed us both immaculate tweed suits. bottom doing teen mags— up as cycle couriers in the She used to take me to John they used to fly me to Rio cycling and his school holidays. We used Lewis to choose fabrics for every month—then Elle, drive to rescue a to earn quite a lot of money her dresses.” You, Tatler and Country classic fabric from then, because there were The son of an architect Life. I had a great time its needlessly fusty very few couriers back and a journalist, Guy first there. I’d always arrange to then.” Until recently, he arrived in Marylebone shoot just before lunch so image took his children to school aged six months. The Hills that they would invite me WORDS: JACKIE MODLINGER on a customised bicycle family lived in a flat in York to eat afterwards in their PORTRAITS: ORLANDO GILI made for four. “It was like a House on Upper Montague big country houses,” he circus every morning,” Guy Street after his prophetic chortles. chuckles. At his brand’s dad spotted the potential For a while, after he new shop on Marylebone’s of creating a penthouse on married his wife Natasha, Dorset Street, which the building’s large and Guy’s entire life revolved opened earlier this year, previously empty roof. “It around the studio. “She even the bespoke clothes was funny because it was got pregnant on our A true English eccentric, rail, a hybrid of Duchamp a mixture of glamorous honeymoon,” he says. “We Guy Hill is endowed and Picasso, takes that seventies living on one were looking for a house to with an almost child-like shape of a bike. hand, with special brown move into but couldn’t find enthusiasm, passionate His Marylebone diagonal striped carpets, one, so when our first kid about everything he connection, Guy tells mirrors and cruciform was born I built a roomset touches. Right now, that me, goes back three columns, then the rest in my photographic studio mainly means two things: generations. “My Jewish of the roof was like The in Camden. I painted it bikes and tweed. The grandmother used to live Good Life. We had a field all orange with a big, fur owner and founder of round the corner in Harley of wheat and were growing carpet. I called it ‘the Dashing Tweeds, rushes in House; my grandfather, vegetables!” recalls Guy. womb’—it was a crazy room fresh from his daily cycle Dr Elliot Philipp, was At Westminster School, with this wobbly door with a to work, looking sharp in a a gynaecologist who which offered the use of a cot with a baby inside.” bright blue linen shirt and pioneered infertility darkroom, Guy honed a One of his gold stripy wide-legged surgery and worked with love of photography that commissions—a portrait trousers, in his signature Patrick Steptoe and Robert would kickstart his initial of an old tailor, Henry fabric. Tweed may be Edwards.” Grandpa had career. “I became quite Poole—would prove synonymous with hunting, a whirlwind courtship— obsessed with photography seminal, prompting as shooting and fishing, but five weeks after meeting, and because my mother it did an introduction to Guy has dusted off the fusty he married Lucie Ruth had all the contacts Anda Rowland of tailors old image, lending a new Hackenbroch, a marriage through journalism, I took Anderson and Sheppard. urban twist to this classic that would endure for a year off between boyhood “She was trying to save British fabric. nearly half a century. and university and got lots Savile Row, so all the From his maternal “We’d always stop off at of photographic jobs,” he tailors got together to form grandmother’s suits to grandmother Lucie on says. “I won an award when Savile Row Bespoke. They his penchant for Vivienne the way home. She was I was 17, and went off to needed someone to do all Westwood (“I used to buy German and always had Australia to document life the images for them, so I vintage Westwood from a chocolate lebkuchen on a sheep farm near Perth. ended up with five years’ dealer in Notting Hill Gate; biscuits and she was When I got back, I had an work. I had to photograph even went to Christie’s to obsessed by good manners article published in The every tailor on the street

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and their archives. It past the Royal College changed my life,” he of Arts, went round the insists. “I was bartering degree show, and saw my time for tailoring, so I this fridge with amazing couldn’t quite believe my fabrics and shoes in it, luck. I ended up getting which attracted me. It was a suit from almost every Kirsty’s weaving degree tailor in the Savile Row. show. I asked her to weave It was a golden time for me, me a one-off from original almost 10 years ago now— fabric, and that’s how it all but all the fabrics they had got started. I suggested we were so dull,” recalls Hills. set up a little weave design It was because of that studio, but she needed a experience—and his loom. “I’d love an Arm conviction that tweeds loom, which is made in could potentially be so Switzerland,” she said. wear round town and for much more interesting— I said, “If I get you one, will cycling. The first suit that Our customers love to that Guy would make you be able to weave some I had woven, I had made meet each other and a the transition from designs for me?” I don’t by a tailor. My wife tried to few of them are quite photographer to style really think that she took persuade me, now we had eccentric. There’s one entrepreneur, through me seriously, but I went kids, to wear a fluorescent who works for the Home his chance meeting with and bought her one of vest over it—no way. But Office. Another chap Kirsty McDougall, who these looms and the rest is that gave me the idea designs bicycles. They’re would become his business history. to speak to Kirsty about all interesting characters partner. weaving reflective yarns in How was Dashing Tweeds with the tweeds, forming How did you meet Kirsty? conceived? the whole concept of the I was looking for some I really liked the idea of an brand—modernising stylists to work with, drove urban tweed that I could tweed, bringing sportswear

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into an urban environment Billionaire Boys Club. I love cooking, buying long-suffering girlfriend and then combining it with food, and entertaining wait while he’s choosing high-tech yarns like the What made you choose at home myself, so I go to fabrics. Another chap reflective threads. That Marylebone and Dorset The Ginger Pig a lot, and designs bicycles. They’re all was kind of the beginning Street? La Fromagerie—that’s interesting characters. of the DNA really—of the The whole idea of the my default shopping for We’re getting into the brand, Dashing Tweeds. brand was to be taken dinner parties. I regularly Japanese market, which is seriously as a new luxury have house parties for really exciting. I’ve spent You’ve had several British label, so we started my friends with 150 or so so much time building up significant collaborations out with a really tiny shop people dancing around. the menswear aspect of the over the years... in Savile Row in Sackville I love music—we have a brand which is all about What gave me the impetus Street, but quickly ran family rock ’n’ roll band, creative clothes, and men to turn what was initially out of space. I was looking Hills Alive, with the kids. can be quite loyal once a hobby into a brand was at all areas of London, I have a lot of friends in the they discover you. We are Converse. We sent them and then I realised that music industry who come going to slowly introduce a samples and they made Marylebone was the place along and play as well. few women’s pieces. We’re 30,000 pairs of co-branded to be. It had independent getting bigger and bigger shoes, which was really shops, people who would What’s next for Dashing now we’re growing up. It’s amazing. They sold like hot understand my brand lived Tweeds? really exciting—the whole cakes—that was four years in the area; the rent was a Now we have a much bigger brand, and our relationship ago, and it gave me the little bit less than Mayfair— shop, we’re going to have with our customers, is impetus to open my shop. and the environment regular social evenings. All going super-duper well. I had no idea how hard so much nicer. I like the our customers love to meet Turning a passion into retail was, but that sparked feeling of village life, the each other and a few of a business, is very, very off a fashion brand. Other calm. It’s also got unique them are quite eccentric— difficult. It’s really about collaborations include individual shops, so the all sorts of different chaps. keeping your faith. Pachacuti hats, Fred Perry, perfect mixture between There’s one who works for DASHING TWEEDS Nike, Pharrell Williams sophisticated and local the Home Office. He loves 47 Dorset Street, W1U 7ND and a brand called community living. dressing up and has his dashingtweeds.co.uk

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The secret to the quality of our embossing is the quality of our leather. Every product is handmade in Spain from vegetable-tanned leather of the highest quality. We have 72 seen items three or four years later Bennie Gray of Alfie’s Antique and the embossing is still completely Market on the sealed. I have tried this on other decline of ‘brown materials, such as cork, and it does not English furniture’, the soap opera take the colour nearly so well. nature of a good market, and the It was in the footwear industry that dangers of nostalgia I learnt about monogramming. When I finished my degree in design I did an internship at a shoe manufacturer and learnt the whole process. Part of that was monogramming the tongue with the brand name. It was quite easy. The machines were automatic, so you just INSIDE pressed a button. And the leather tongue was separate—you gave it KNOWLEDGE to someone to mount on the shoe LEATHER EMBOSSING after embossing it. Here, I apply the Juan of La Portegna on the pressure manually, and the piece I’m working with is already mounted. craft of monogramming I can’t monogram the piece then leather goods send it back to Spain to be fitted. It just wouldn’t pay.

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pair of knickers, and so have failed dismally— eventually Jordan’s—which this one worked, and it was established in the 19th continues. century—went bust. It was a marvellous place: this Church Street is still whole building was laced famed for its antiques with wonderful, curving, offering. Has it always polished brass tubes. You’d thrived? buy some knicker elastic In the mid-seventies, this and give a note, and that end of Church Street was would be sent through the semi-derelict. Many of the tubes to the cashier, who sat shops had been boarded where all these metal tubes up, no takers. There was a ended up. They’d put the lot of vandalism, crime was change in the canister and a problem. What happened You’ve been in the area it would go zipping back to over the subsequent years a long time... you. Extraordinary. Mad. was, dealers that started I was born on Cosway It was a laboratory. off in Alfie’s grew and Street, just round the Eventually it fell empty began to take their own corner, a very long time and I noticed that is was shops on Church Street. QA ago. I remember it quite for sale—that was back in They promoted themselves vividly. In those days, this 1976. I’d just stopped being from a stallholder to a end of Church Street was a journalist at that point— shopkeeper. Many of very bustling, very busy. It I’d been working for the them worked out very well had great diversity of stalls Sunday Times, mainly— and what we now have on BENNIE GRAY on a Saturday—certainly and I needed a project, so Church Street is one of fruit and veg, but also I bought the building. I the best little enclaves of The owner of Alfie’s second-hand furniture and knew about antiques, I had antiques shops anywhere. Antique Market items which today would previous experience, and That was sparked, I’m on the decline of be revered by the museums initially my idea was that we pleased to say, by Alfie’s but were junk in those days. would only use the ground Antique Market. ‘brown English My father Alfie was a floor and we would simply furniture’, the very good musician—he use it on a Saturday. Well, Alfie’s is a characterful soap opera nature played drums in jazz bands. we opened up and it was a building and one that of a good market, He once played with Frank runaway success. Within a inspires communality— Sinatra—but the grass is few months, we were open I imagine that influences and the dangers of always greener, and he’d five days a week and we the atmosphere and nostalgia always fancied himself as were occupying the entire indeed the success of INTERVIEW: ELLIE COSTIGAN an antiques dealer. And he building. Within two or the place. PORTRAIT: ORLANDO GILI was the world’s worst. He three years, the demand Absolutely. I think one of used to buy and sell bits and was such, we built more on the attractions of Alfie’s pieces on a stall in Church to it. is the community aspect Street when I was a kid and of it. It’s a running soap I remember standing there Why do you think Alfie’s opera: love affairs, hatreds, occasionally, helping him. saw such instant success? rivalries, and a lot of people It’s hard to know. I just like that intimacy. It’s also How did Alfie’s Antiques happened to be in the right commercially positive. Market come about? place at the right time and With antiques, there’s a In those days this whole doing the right thing. I’d lot of inter-trading. The building was called been involved in antiques dealers buy and sell within Jordan’s, which was a for a long time in one way the market: from time haberdashery superstore or another, and so I knew a to time you see an object selling knicker elastic lot of people and my father come in the morning, and darning wool. And Alfie knew everyone. He change hands three times of course, later, people was a great street character and three dealers have weren’t so interested in and he helped enormously made a profit. We are a knicker elastic anymore, in setting the thing up. I’ve hub for small businesses they’d go to Marks and had lots of projects over the and I think that’s excellent. Spencer and buy a new years and many of them In many ways, business

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is becoming much more experiences. It’s all part of runs through everything fragmented because of the texture. I’ve done: trying to create About five years ago, the opportunities offered places which people somebody tried to sell by the internet. There are Do you set any feel good in, but more a can ‘guaranteed’ to all sorts of shops that sell parameters in terms of importantly where they’re contain a fart from John objects you don’t have to dealers at Alfie’s? likely to encounter each Lennon. There’s a lot of touch or smell in order We’re really keen that other and establish that: people wanting to to know you want to buy people that come here are relationships. One of the buy an element of fantasy them. But there are some selling stuff that’s very high biggest global issues we of some sort commodities that are not quality and high interest, are facing is the way in ideal for selling on the with the whole price range. which cities are changing. internet—paintings, for We’ve got people selling It’s already the case that example. You can’t judge Victorian postcards for more than half the world’s what you think about a a fiver and we’ve got one population live in cities— painting from an image on of the dealers selling an by 2050, it’s estimated a screen, you have to look extraordinary bit of One of the more that’ll be 80 per cent. It at the original object. Islamic art for £50,000. worrying things is the creates problems with the It’s everything. extraordinary expansion environment, pollution, There’s certainly of the market for disease, crime. It’s really something to be said Have there been memorabilia. For example, very challenging indeed. for the experience of noticeable shifts in five, six years ago, at One aspect of that is the markets. You wouldn’t popularity of certain Christie’s in New York there way in which people relate go to a shopping mall for objects or periods? was an auction sale that to each other and the a mooch... One of the remarkable included a bit of wedding context in which they do Some people do. A lot things over the last 10, 15 cake from Queen Victoria’s that. Anything you can of people enjoy not just years is the demise of what’s wedding. A rotting bit of bring to the table in that buying antiques but the known as ‘brown English cake in the original box. sense is a good thing. process of buying antiques. furniture’—in other words A man paid £1,500 pounds Therefore, the opportunity the mahogany of the 19th for it. You think that’s What are you most to speak to the dealer is an century. People don’t live mad: about five years ago, proud of? attractive thing. We have in the same way. A decade somebody tried to sell a can I love Alfie’s. For all kinds some dealers who are real or so ago and even before ‘guaranteed’ to contain of reasons. I grew up round characters. We had one that, the dinner party a fart from John Lennon. here, I named it after my guy here a few years back, was a big number. That There’s a lot of that: dad, I love all the bits and an outrageous queen, and doesn’t happen so much people wanting to buy an pieces and Dickensian Rod Stewart came into the now, even in Islington. element of fantasy of some nature of much of it, I market and he ran after The furniture that went sort. There’s always been know the people here him chanting, “Do you with that—the sideboard, a nostalgia thing, a very very well indeed. I feel think I’m sexy?” I don’t the d-ended extendable dangerous emotion, and of very comfortable here, think Rod Stewart came dining table and a set of course a particular element which is what I like to back after that. eight Chippendale-type of that is the growth of encourage other people Two years ago, I was at a chairs, forget about it. the market for childhood to feel. I’m also very proud market in Paris, one of those Twenty years ago, if you things: people trying to of Danceworks, the school huge open-air markets, went into Sotheby’s with a recapture their childhood of dance that I started, and it started pouring with bit of furniture made after by buying comics or dinky where we have a lot of rain and we took refuge in the accession of Queen toys; people trying to auditions, rehearsals, but a very nice café. We were Victoria in 1837 they’d tell escape to their past. Which also a community of small sitting having lunch and a you to eff off. Now, you go is a terrible thing. What’s traders in the way of dance homeless person came in in with a nice bit of art deco wrong with the present? teachers, therapists and carrying a sack. A waiter furniture and they go on so on. I like all that. It’s jumped on him, but he their bended knees. It’s no You’ve been involved in universal, isn’t it: we all came creeping back in, longer a date line business, various projects over the want to love and be loved lifted the sack to his face and that’s a very healthy years. Is it antiques in in one way or another. and started playing Bach thing. Now it’s much more particular that interest Too many things that are on the trumpet. And it was to do with an appreciation you or entrepreneurship going on don’t actively fantastic. There wasn’t a for things that look good generally? encourage that. dry eye in the house. 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MY MARYLEBONE We give 24-seven access to the driving from Windsor. It is PETER LYONS lobby, and he was collecting a lovely club, with beautiful The owner of Mailboxes Etc his parcels late at night. It bars and gardens. Quite a on his life in Marylebone was all I could do to stop him few members are regulars I resigned my commission ringing the police! Anyway, of ours. Even Madonna is a from the British Army in we survived. Today we are member, although she isn’t a 1978. At first, I worked for expanding, with five stores, Mailboxes Etc customer— large multinationals, then, 25 staff and a fellow director, as far as I’m aware! 25 years ago, my wife and I Khalid, helping me run After leaving Home decided to set up our own operations. I’m hoping, as House, I stroll up business. We put all our we expand, that my son will Marylebone Lane to Paul money into a US-owned come in and eventually take Rothe & Son for a croissant franchise called Mailboxes over the reins. and a cup of tea. It’s a real Etc, and started trading from When the Natural Kitchen old boys’ deli—they’ve been the premises next to Daunt took over my premises, I here far longer than I have. Books on Marylebone High got enough money to buy As I go up the high street, Street. I’d not been there my own shop on Crawford I like to visit some of the long when they wanted to Street. I was worried at first smaller retailers who have expand into my shop, so we because I had built up a nice also been around a long moved to number 78, which is clientele on Harley Street and time. There’s my friend Jerry now the Natural Kitchen. wasn’t sure they would walk who runs Snappy Snaps; These days, when my the extra distance, but I was the chaps at New Cavendish wife and I go shopping in pleasantly surprised. Not only Jewellers; and, over on Marylebone, I still love to go did most of our regulars stay Chiltern Street, my friend to the Natural Kitchen to with us, we got more clients Billi Currie, the hairdresser. visit our old premises, and to from the new area. There are I always eat locally, usually Daunt’s of course. I can lose quite a few who have been either with Jean-Paul at hours in there. It’s where my with me for 25 years, and it’s Casa Becci, whose parents wife knows to find me after lovely to have that loyalty. I knew when they ran the I’ve left her shopping in her A couple of nights a week, restaurant, or at Anacapri favourite store, Agnès b. I stay at Home House to save on Dorset Street, owned and

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How did your interest in are partial. I have a keen During the surgery you robotic surgery begin? interest in partial knee create a three-dimensional During my training to replacement because I computer image of the become a consultant, there think this is the better route patient’s leg, above and was a lot of interest around to take, as it removes much below the knee joint. This QA navigation technology, less normal tissue. With is done through a process which involves using robotic techniques, you can called ‘physical registration’. computer technology to perform the surgery much You trace a specialised stylus assist in knee replacement more precisely, resulting in along the bones, ligaments procedures. The position consistently good results. and other soft tissues that MR DINESH of the surgical cutting make up the joint. The NATHWANI block is tracked during Why are partial stylus continually transmits the procedure, and shown replacements better? its position in space back to Mr Dinesh Nathwani, on a screen. The surgeon If you look at the patterns the computer, which builds consultant can use this information of arthritis, which is the a model of the knee based orthopaedic to position the location of main reason for knee on the data it receives. The the instrument extremely replacements, patients information you get is the surgeon at The precisely. In 2004, I visited predominantly suffer equivalent to that from a London Clinic, Perth on a fellowship to from damage in one CT scan. This is a crucial on how the use train in computer-assisted compartment. If the process because if done of robotics is knee surgeries. I found ligaments are intact, incorrectly, the surgeon it fascinating and hugely I believe it is much better will base their plan for the transforming knee exciting. Since then, every to do a one-compartment procedure on inaccurate surgery knee operation I have replacement, as you only information. INTERVIEW: VIEL RICHARDSON performed has used some need to make cuts in the PORTRAIT: CHRISTOPHER L form of technology. tissues supporting the Why is registering the PROCTOR damaged area. joint so important? Is the knee a complex For knee replacements, joint to operate on? Why is protecting the the implants usually It can be. We call the knee ligaments so important? have to be positioned a ‘tricompartmental’ joint, Apart from the general in reference to what is because it is made up of principle of doing no more known as the patient’s three compartments: the than is necessary, the nature ‘mechanical alignment’. medial, which is on the of the knee joint means the This is a straight line going inner side, the lateral on ligaments not only hold from the centre of the hip, the outer side, and the the joint together, but also through the centre of the patellofemoral, at the front have to work in harmony knee, to the centre of the where the kneecap sits. for the joint to function ankle. In conventional These three compartments properly. Each time you surgery, the surgeon uses can wear at different rates move your knee, these their experience to make and in different ways. ligaments should respond educated guesses about the in specific ways. A knee position of this line, which What types of knee joint is in balance when all they use to determine the replacement are there? the ligaments move in the placement and angles There are two. The first is correct position, with the of the cuts they make in a total knee replacement, right amount of tension to the bone to attach the where you replace all control each movement. implant. But the patient’s the compartments with You want to get as close to mechanical alignment is prosthetics, giving the this situation as possible not easily judged on the person a whole new after fitting a prosthetic, so operating table. knee joint. Then there I think it is best to leave the Once you have registered is a partial replacement, soft tissue untouched unless the leg, the computer builds where only the damaged it has become damaged or a very accurate model of compartment is replaced. distorted through long- the knee and displays it on a Partial replacements are term strain caused by the screen, along with guides to trickier operations, and condition or injury. the mechanical alignment. require extra training. In You then use these lines to the UK, only about eight Is there a core element to plan the cuts you need. The per cent of replacements the robotic procedure? lines for the cuts are also

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drawn on the virtual model the surgeon still has to of the knee. This allows for a analyse what they see in very personalised approach situ. Once an operation Est.1964 to executing the surgery— Once an operation has begun, the surgeon I can change the cuts I needs to make decisions am making for a patient depending on what they by one or two degrees, or has begun, the find, which may require change the angles by very changes to the original London’s Leading Ear Care & Wax Removal Clinic small increments to make surgeon needs to plan. Robots can’t do this, sure that each knee is well so I don’t believe they will balanced and customised. be able to perform entire The production of wax is a completely natural. However, if left to accumulate over time, it make decisions procedures. But they can become impacted and obstruct your ear canal which can a ect your hearing. There What is the advantage of will increasingly help the robotic surgery? depending on what surgeon to be much more is no proven way to prevent wax and we strongly advise against using ear buds. Because the registration consistent and accurate. However, regular professional maintenance is recommended. process creates an individual mechanical they find. Robots What improvements alignment for each patient, would you like to see? At Cubex, we use a safe and pain free technique called Microsuction. It involves the use we can choose the implant can’t do that, but I think the implants we fit that best matches them could be much smaller but of a binocular microscope providing a magnied view of the ear canal. This allows us to and their unique anatomy. equally effective. We have use a ne low pressure suction to safely remove ear wax, debris & foreign bodies. The Also, some of the pain that they can improve run a trial of such implants people get post-operation here at The London Clinic, session also includes a full outer and middle ear health check. is because they have tight our accuracy where we only replace the ligaments, or the kneecap areas of the knee that are isn’t sitting in the right worn. This can be quite Ear Care & Microsuction is carried out onsite at our New Cavendish Street premises by place. They may require a small area, yet still have revision surgery, which a large impact on the appointment only on: involves going back in to patient’s day-to-day life. In change the relationship this scenario, when patients between the implants and way that was not possible the system are getting more are 30 or 40, you only * Monday to Friday from 9am – 6pm the mechanical alignment before. We are all different sophisticated and intuitive. replace very small amounts ** After hours appointment times may be available upon request or soft tissue. This is, in the way our knees are I am hoping that in the of bone with the implant. unfortunately, still too aligned, in the way we walk, next five to 10 years I will Then when they are 50 or Fee - £85.00 common. With robotics, we in the way our soft tissues have an autonomous robot 60, when more bone may have information unique are made. Traditional arm that will remove the be more worn away, you will to the patient, so we can knee replacements are required bone much more be able to come in, take out adjust the position of the fitted using data based accurately and quickly that original prosthetic, Cubex Ltd 0207 935 5511 prosthetic more precisely to on normal population than a human can. We are and replace it with a new get them the best result. studies. This says that the moving towards partial one—again just replacing 25 New Cavendish Street [email protected] Once you have planned average alignment for a autonomy of the robot. the worn areas. There is London, W1G 8LP the cuts you need to make, knee requires a zero degree The most important even the possibility that www.cubex.co.uk you programme the depth cut and, for example, a aspect in the surgery is the first intervention may and the angle of each one three degree slope. With the plan the surgeon slow down or even halt into the computer. The new technology, I can see makes. The better the further damage to the area, robot itself is a handheld that the best cut angle for a plan, the better the but we will have to wait a system, which you use to particular patient may not outcome for the patient. while for further clinical burr away the amount of be zero but five. It is a big Using the robots to do trials and datasets before bone that you have planned difference. I can also make certain parts of the cutting we can say for certain. My to within an accuracy of surgical decisions based on releases the surgeon to personal feeling is that it 1mm. If you try to go deeper, the nature of soft tissue on spend more mental energy is a possibility, and this is the cutting blade will retract each side of the joints, and making sure the plan is the precisely the direction we within the stylus. It is a very so balance the knee better. best it can be and is being need to take to improve Book Your Appointment Today precise way to work. This all leads to improved performed accurately. patients’ function outcomes. and allow for activity Is this changing the way Will robots ever be used maintenance in later life. CLEAN | QUICK | EFFECTIVE you think about surgery? What is the direction of to carry out complete THE LONDON CLINIC Absolutely. 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LEADING Every person is different with something like clarity. and each difficulty they face The medication treats the My method is to QUESTIONS is unique to them. During symptoms, so we can start continually ask quite a session, I am constantly treating the underlying Psychotherapist probing and sometimes assessing the patient: as causes. difficult questions and to Michelle Dykstra well as the stories they tell, Once we have found give the patient options, of the Portland I listen to what is going on the patient’s own voice, not answers Practice explains behind their words. I pay we can slowly restructure how successful attention to every aspect parts of their mental of the presentation—the framework until they are therapy involves language and intonation back in a good mental patients discovering they use, the sounds and place. It is not easy. With the answers in movements they make. deep-rooted issues, it can themselves—she’s They all reveal something. be a long, exhausting and Every therapist aims to distressing experience. there to facilitate develop a therapeutic You have to be very the finding alliance with the committed and INTERVIEW: VIEL RICHARDSON patient—I do the same, completely buy into but I believe in a very what I am trying to direct and much do. I am trying to more intense working get people to view relationship than you themselves differently may find elsewhere. Many —if you view yourself people are distressed and differently, you perceive in real difficulty when they the world differently and come to see me; they have you act differently. come for help and they This takes a high level of want to see change. technical knowledge. While It is my job to find the core self-help programmes can issues behind symptoms be very effective, there are that might be ruining to my questions. With my some situations in which their lives. There is no time guidance, they begin to professional treatment for patients to lie around find their voice in all the is the only option. It is talking while I take notes. noise that is swamping the same with my own There is no magic here: them. This was their therapy: I would not have I don’t claim to be anything mother’s voice, that was got to a better place without other than a craftsperson. their granny’s, the other someone walking beside The patient’s mental was a school teacher’s— me, advising me and framework has become they have been living with helping me work through misaligned and we need to other people’s views and problems. Leading consultants, change that. My method expectations, but where What I love most about compassionate care, is to continually ask quite are they in all this? Finding the job is seeing people probing and sometimes your own voice is crucial to change. Patients arrive traditional values. difficult questions and to the success of any therapy. worried, upset, and really give the patient options, not I do work alongside struggling—sometimes From the moment you set foot answers. They are doing a medication. Extreme desperate. I admire in The London Clinic, you are lot of the work, so when the behaviour can impact a these people for having entering a hospital that is dedicated session finishes they are person’s body chemistry, the courage to go to a to putting our patients first, and setting often very tired. Nobody which in turn can impact stranger and say, “I have knows you better than you behaviour in a negative this dreadful problem and the standards for the end to end patient do, so in the majority of feedback loop. This is where I need help.” When I help experience in private medical care. cases, patients will discover medication can be very someone like that, they the answers in themselves. useful. They can settle the become happy, at ease with I am simply facilitating the maelstrom of symptoms themselves and in control finding of them. overwhelming the person of their lives, seeing that I get patients to explore such that they simply cannot change in them is priceless. Find out more at how they feel about focus on their thoughts, and PORTLAND PRACTICE www.thelondonclinic.co.uk their actions and the take them to a space where 10 Harley Street, W1G 9PF answers they have given they can begin to think portlandpractice.london

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technology and procedures was. With the improvement COLD by which eggs and embryos of lab methods, however, Embryos derived are frozen have advanced it became clear that the CASES from frozen eggs can dramatically. “Ten years more time the embryos contribute to healthy Dr Erik Hauzman of ago, during the era of ‘slow spent in the lab, the more pregnancies similarly freezing’, the survival rate opportunity we had to Boston Place Clinic to those from fresh for eggs was 50 to 60 per evaluate them and select on major advances eggs, and they can be cent. Now it’s around 80 to the best one for embryo perfectly frozen again in the freezing of 90,” says Dr Hauzman. transfer.” eggs and embryos Embryologists now use a Today, most embryos WORDS: CLARE FINNEY method called vitrification, will spend five days in the or ‘flash freezing’, which incubator, “so they’re in takes the eggs to the blastocyst stage when they necessary -196C in a fraction are placed in the uterus,” of a second, meaning there’s says Dr Hauzman. By that “What do you think of when no time for the formation time, the embryologist photos through which the you hear the term social of ice crystals, which can should have sufficient embryologist can rewind egg freezing?” Dr Erik destroy mechanisms information about their and fast-forward,” says Dr Hauzman, deputy medical responsible for cell division. development to know Hauzman. They can read director at Boston Place Embryos always had a better which will fare best. This these images, scrutinise Clinic, enquires. And for a survival rate than eggs, “in reduces the chances of them, compare them— moment, I hesitate. I know fact, this rate is now between transplanting into the all without opening the what springs immediately 95 and 100 per cent.” uterus an embryo that will incubator. In the past, the to mind—a group of Survival rates alone struggle to develop properly. classic way of evaluating girlfriends meeting up are not the most dramatic “If an embryo didn’t survive each embryo was “to look to get their eggs frozen, part of the story. “This may until day five under perfect at it under a microscope just as they got their ears sound unbelievable, but lab conditions, it would have for two minutes, once a pierced together a decade recent data is showing very a very limited chance of day”, thus affecting the ago. “I think it’s a bit of a reassuring results in terms doing so in the uterus.” atmospheric conditions misleading term,” he says, of further developmental Another benefit is the of all the embryos, as encouragingly—so I confess capacity. Embryos derived extra information the the incubator door was my vision, and he laughs. from frozen eggs can embryologist can infer. frequently opened and “Exactly! It can cause contribute to healthy “The male genome only closed. The significance of confusion. What the term pregnancies similarly to starts kicking in after day this development cannot be references is the widespread those from fresh eggs, and three, so in the past if there underestimated: potential changes in society, which they can be perfectly frozen was a problem with the problems can be more have given more and more again,” says Dr Hauzman. male factor we would have regularly highlighted, and opportunities for women to For example, a patient can much less information potential misery allayed. have leadership positions have 10 eggs frozen, return about it. The embryos A couple who are looking and diverse careers and with for them some years later could have been dividing to preserve fertility could that, increasing autotomy with a partner or donor, happily up until we consider freezing embryos, over when to have children.” “and we may achieve transferred them, thanks to “because they will be in In short, the social part three or four embryos: the genetic programming a much better position of social egg freezing is one of which goes into the of the mother.” In short, to predict their chances more for anthropologists’ uterus, and the others we’ll the mother could have of achieving pregnancy,” reference books than it is refreeze” to be used if the had a succession of failed says Dr Hauzman. “If I am you and me. All we need pregnancy doesn’t come embryo transfers without freezing eggs, then I will concern ourselves with is to term, or if she wants the specialists ever realising have limited information the fact that it is simpler another child later. the problem lay not with about the capacity of and more effective than it’s What’s more, an the egg or fertility process, these eggs to be fertilised ever been. Equally, it is not implanted embryo now has but with the sperm. and develop into usable the only form of fertility a better chance of making One of the most recent embryos, whereas fertilised preservation out there: it to term. “In the early advances in lab technology eggs cultured for five days “Alternatively, couples can days of IVF, the notion was has been the creation of an have passed some of these freeze embryos—that is, that the best incubator for embryo incubator with an obstacles.” It’s no guarantee eggs fertilised with the an embryo was the uterus in-built camera that takes of success, but with a couple sperm of the partner.” and that the earlier the photos every 10 minutes— of embryos in the freezer The freezing of eggs is embryo was replaced into “so, after five days, you have you do have a much better nothing new. However, the the womb, the less risky it several hundreds of those idea of where you stand.

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pertinent where surrogacy and donation are concerned. “When I worked in other countries, I was sometimes faced with a scenario where a patient who had expressed her wish to undergo egg donation started getting more and more anxious about whether she’d made the right decision. Having witnessed that, I am so glad we are blessed with such fantastic fertility Still, that’s an ideal So far, so reassuring. embryos, of which there counsellors in the UK.” scenario. The reality is But there are, as with all is an ever-growing In short, the story of that many women who are seemingly miracle solutions, percentage as the social egg freezing is a long looking to preserve their serious caveats. The most parents’ age increases.” one, and quite complicated. fertility either haven’t met significant and most It’s these chromosomal But if you’re at a time in the right person yet or are sensitive is a woman’s age. abnormalities that can your life when, either as a facing medical treatments “We know that egg quality lead to miscarriages and single woman or a couple, that risk depleting is enormously correlated genetic conditions such as it seems sensible—go for their ovarian reserve. to the age of the woman; Down’s Syndrome. it. In terms of your own Chemotherapy in particular that her best chances of It is vital that women physical health and your poses a risk to the ovarian pregnancy, whether it’s understand all the risks potential to get pregnant tissue and the quality of through freezing, IVF, or involved. “It’s so important naturally, you’ve nothing the eggs, so collaboration natural conception, is in her to counsel women before to lose. “You don’t want to between oncologists and twenties and early thirties. they decide to undergo hyper-stimulate the patient gynaecologists is “one of Yet there is still a conflict fertility preservation, and when harvesting eggs— the most welcome changes between what we think is the ensure they know they but modern stimulation we’ve seen recently,” says ideal age for egg freezing, are only preserving the methods and drugs Dr Hauzman. “The more and the age of the patients fertility that is specific to have almost completely oncologists are aware this we tend to see coming in,” them at that time in their eliminated the risk of that,” is an issue, the greater the says Dr Hauzman. “We’ve lives. If they freeze their Dr Hauzman explains. chances of us being able to observed some trends in eggs at 38, they have the The gleaming lab is perform at least one round the reduction of the age same chances of achieving purpose built to the highest of egg harvesting before of women opting to freeze pregnancy later with specifications and led by the start of chemotherapy.” their eggs, but it is very slow.” fertility preservation as they consultants who are all Even just a few years ago The decline in egg would have had in natural fertility specialists. Sedation the prevailing belief was quality is “particularly conception at 38. It does for egg extraction is that egg retrieval could upsetting” he continues, not increase their chances.” carried out by a consultant only take place at a specific “because there aren’t Counselling is key—not anaesthetist “which is not moment in the menstrual any signs.” You can just to advise and reassure the case elsewhere”. There cycle, thus reducing this be menstruating as new patients, but to guide is always a helpline to nurses already limited window normal, right up until current ones through the and a consultant, even after of opportunity from the menopause. There process. “It is extremely hours, “so there is always several weeks to almost are no visible indicators important that patients the possibility of talking nothing for a woman of egg quality inside the are well informed about to someone”—a source of whose period fell at the body, and very few even what fertility treatment some relief at a time of high ‘wrong’ time. “More recent when they have been means for them,” says Dr emotion. It makes me think theories have suggested extracted. “Until you use Hauzman. The counsellors of another interpretation a random approach is them, you have very limited at Boston Place “help us of the word ‘social’: fertility just as effective,” says Dr information about whether by prompting patients to treatment that is delivered Hauzman, “so one round the eggs can be fertilised, come up with questions with care, consideration of treatment is available whether the embryo will that might not necessarily and humanity. to almost all patients, reach blastocyst stage, and be raised through clinician BOSTON PLACE CLINIC regardless of where they are the risk of chromosomal or nurse-patient meetings.” 20 Boston Place, NW1 6ER in their menstrual cycle.” abnormalities in the This is particularly bostonplace.co.uk

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MIX the building also includes a mixed-use building is the restaurant facilities,” coexistence of very different MASTERS Eric continues. “Their spaces, with very different How The Portman ambition was wonderful requirements. You have to hear. They wanted to be very judicious about Estate’s new to create a completely the relationship between 1-9 Seymour Street contemporary building the spaces,” Eric explains. development came that would become “For example, you must be to be designed a classic over time; a careful about the window building that works within layout to ensure you provide for a broad mix of its context, but at the the different areas with uses while meeting same time has a freshness the lighting and views they a heady cocktail about it.” need, while staying true to of sustainability Michael Jones was the needs of the building The Portman Estate as a piece of architecture. standards project director whose To achieve all this, we have WORDS: VIEL RICHARDSON job it was to deliver the used quite simple materials, IMAGES: GRANT SMITH project. “The Seymour but in an interesting and Street development is innovative way.” central to the area and The development has “We were asked to gave us the opportunity to two distinct elevations: undertake a project on the create a game-changing one on Seymour Street, site of the old Marylebone development in the the other on Bryanston police station. The building heart of the Estate,” he Street. The streets have very had a forbidding presence,” explains. “We wanted this different characters, so the says Eric Parry, founder development to set the architects chose a different and principal of Eric Parry standards for developments design aesthetic for each. Architects. “The top floor going forward, with great For Seymour Street, this was like something out of design, sustainability meant a crisp, well-tailored a gothic novel and housed and longevity being key response that built on the a shooting gallery. On the factors. We wanted to tradition of the street’s street, there was a mouse ensure, through the design Georgian terraces. “The hole of an entrance. It and construction, that dark brick we used on the wasn’t an overly inviting the building was flexible front is mellow, handmade building—it did not draw enough to continue to meet and very nicely finished,” you in. In fact, it did quite the occupiers’ needs for the the architect tells me. “The the opposite.” Eric’s first long term.” window surrounds are in impression of the 1-9 One of the most vitreous enamel, so from Seymour Street site was, it’s important requirements the inside you are looking fair to say, not promising. was the creation of through reflective white Standing a stone’s throw intermediate office spaces flanks and from the street, from one of London’s suitable for medium-sized instead of a sombre facade great squares, he was faced businesses—something in brickwork, you get these with a dull, lifeless section the Estate was previously lovely flashes of light.” of Marylebone not at all lacking in the area. The Meanwhile, the Bryanston reflective of the vibrant new development will frontage has a more area surrounding it. also provide facilities contemporary, art deco “From the beginning, for a restaurant, homes, feel. “The windows pop the Estate had a clear and community use—a out, breaking the plane of ambition for the project complex mix that required the building and giving the to redevelop the site: they real skill to achieve. One of residential units views up wanted grade A offices, the key reasons for calling and down, as well as across, high-quality homes and in Eric Parry Architects the street,” he continues. a community use aspect, was the partnership’s “There is a wonderful which was to be centred reputation for creating aspect as you look westward on education. Just as well-designed, high-quality on Bryanston Street, importantly, they wanted mixed-use buildings in with the church spires as to activate the street urban environments. “The well as the more modern frontage on both sides, so challenge when designing architecture.”

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One of the designs that worked out particularly The Estate wanted to well in Eric’s opinion is the create a completely cornice on the north-facing contemporary building Seymour Street facade. that would become “I had this idea that on the a classic over time; north side of the building, a building that works if we inserted glass lenses within its context, but in the overhang, you would at the same time has a get light reflecting back freshness about it onto the frontage instead of it being in shadow. I have to say, it has worked spectacularly—it is rather beautiful. It has really helped the building activate what was a drab section of the street.” Having entrusted the architectural integrity of the development to the hands of Eric and his team, Michael took a hard look at the sustainability side of the project. He initially set the target of achieving a BREEAM rating of ‘excellent’. BREEAM, which stands for Building Research Establishment Environmental certification, the project Assessment Method, is has to demonstrate some a highly respected set of innovative elements of independently assessed design. Our innovation criteria for rating and was to apply a system called certifying the sustainability ‘whole life carbon costing’.” of commercial buildings. As the name suggests, The team also decided to this takes into account go for Eco Homes level how much carbon is used four, the government- from construction, to the sponsored residential end of the building’s life, equivalent of the BREEAM including raw material certification. “Even though acquisition, processing, the government has now transportation, operation scrapped the Eco Homes of the building, its scheme, it is a standard we demolition, and waste continued to work to, as we management. “It is a believe in what it was trying speciality in itself, and very to achieve,” Michael tells complex,” Michael says me. However, while working with a wry grin. “The idea on the BREEAM aspects is, through the design of of the design, Michael’s the building, to challenge team realised that with a processes and encourage little extra effort they could ideas that reduce its carbon go for an ‘outstanding’ footprint, and incorporate accreditation: the highest them into the developer’s rating the code recognises. procurement systems and “In order to achieve the wider design team’s outstanding BREEAM thought processes.”

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What sort of properties brand-new penthouse on do you deal with? Marylebone High Street— Studios from £300-350 a around 1,000 square feet, at week, up to properties at £1,795 per week—which we £18,000 a week. Our staple let immediately. We’ve got is around the £1,000 a week another penthouse under mark. There’s a big range construction, and we’ve of properties within that. had three offers while it’s The market has changed a still a shell. People will still lot in recent years and we’re pay top money for that kind finding that there’s more of property. high-end demand at the moment. I think at the top What’s particularly in end, things are more stable, demand at the moment? whereas people at the mid Wood floors, outside What brought you to to lower end are perhaps space, bespoke wardrobes, Druce? unsure about where they’re kitchens with top I’m from Kent and had going and don’t want to appliances—but not previously worked for an uproot at the moment, necessarily the IT side of agent in Bromley, but I or their companies aren’t things. Some landlords QA decided I wanted to come paying for them to move or developers have gone into central London. around. in with touch lighting Before that, I didn’t and everything being really know Marylebone Are people more inclined controlled on an iPad, but existed—back then it was to rent than buy in this we find people aren’t so KRISTINA BAILEY like a secret village. Now, I economic climate? interested in that as they love the area and wouldn’t We are seeing more people are a high-quality kitchen, The head of want to work anywhere come to rent in the area marble bathrooms, lettings at Druce else, which makes my job so with an intention to buy. underfloor heating. Air Marylebone on the much easier. Another thing Their view seems to be conditioning is popular. is, I don’t think the people that it might be good to When you’re dealing rentals market, the at Druce are what you’d call rent while they see what with an international demand for AC and ‘estate agent-y’. We are very happens to the sales market, it is sort of an working with The genuine in what we do. I’ve market. They want the expectation, and landlords Howard de Walden been here 12 years now— flexibility of a rental, so they are now catching on and I came in as a sales and can be looking around. installing it. It does make Estate lettings administrator, and That’s happening a lot. a difference. If something INTERVIEW: ELLIE COSTIGAN then became a negotiator. is a bit more dated, with PORTRAIT: ORLANDO GILI I’ve been lettings manager It would seem that price carpets and perhaps an for about five years. sensitivity is key—is older kitchen or bathroom, that the case as much for it won’t do as well, even if What does a typical day lettings as it is sales? it’s great value for the look like? Absolutely. Yesterday I square footage. I go out on valuations, get went out with a relocation involved with viewings, agent I’ve been working You’re one of three help my colleagues with for years. She had a exclusive letting agents negotiate deals. We have top guy from a big-name for The Howard de weekly meetings to check sports brand coming over, Walden Estate. What does in with each other: any with a budget of £1,300 for that mean in practise? issues we might be having, a three-bed. Usually that Previously there were four what properties are would be quite low for a agents on the panel and all sticking, how we can get property of that size, but I of those agents could deal them to let, which clients was able to show her quite with sub-agents. The Estate we are dealing with, what a few. She was surprised at felt its brand was being applicants they’ve got, the quality of properties diluted, so now they’ve now and the properties we can I showed her for less than chosen three agents—their match them with. We all that, too. top performing agents, work together. We share in At the other end of the all of which are well- everything. spectrum, we’ve just had a established—and six select

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service, whereby someone will meet you at your property and show you where everything is and how it works—the oven, the boiler, the washing machine, where the bins go. It’s a really good service. The management team are great. You’re also getting a certain standard of property. They will always be repainted upon request, and the Estate knows through dealing with us and the other two agents what the tenants are after— and they really listen to us. We’re lucky to be in an area where there is this high standard.

Why do you think Druce was chosen? We’ve worked hard, consistently, for a very long time. We really do know the area—and the Estate—well, so they know their properties are in good hands. We have a genuinely great relationship: they’re our clients, but they’re our friends as well. They trust us. We get involved in everything that goes on—the Summer Fayre, the Christmas Lights, we do the Paddington Street Gardens Christmas tree lighting. It’s important. We are truly a Marylebone agent.

sub-agents. No one else someone that personally What’s your favourite deals with their properties. manages each property, part of the job? Some developers have Those sub-agents are fully so the tenant will just Really getting to know gone in with touch lighting informed about what the deal with one person an applicant and and everything being Estate has to offer, and throughout. They get local understanding what they’re controlled on an iPad, but we attend viewings with discounts—they don’t after. I love the research we find people are more them to make sure all pay a joining fee at Third and finding that exact interested in a high-quality that information is being Space gym, and there are property—knowing you’ve kitchen and bathroom passed on. quite a few restaurant and matched it with the right shop discounts coming on person, that’s the best part What does the Estate have board for tenants of the for sure. to offer? Estate. You get a discounted DRUCE They’re a premium rate on rental furniture. 61 Weymouth Street, W1G 8NR landlord. There will be There’s a meet and greet druce.com

mj_2018_volume14_05_Compendium_01.indd 95 26/09/2018 17:44 David McGuinness NEWCAVENDISH STREET £1,195,000 Property Consultant [email protected] MARYLEBONE,W1 LEASEHOLD/SOLEAGENT

MARYLEBONE OFFICE Adelightfultwo double bedroom apartmentwithalong lease, on thesecond floor of asmall 6PaddingtonStreet Marylebone apartmentblock of just fiveflats, wonderfully positioned alongNew CavendishStreet, very close London W1U5QG to Portland Place. T: 02072244994 Thepropertyisinsuperb conditionand comprisesalarge entrance hall,alarge,wonderfully E: [email protected] presentedbathroomwithbathand shower, separate well-equipped modern kitchen,two double bedrooms andagenerous receptionroom. Thelarge windowsinviteplentyofnatural lightand thepropertyistherefore very bright. NewCavendishStreetislocated closetothe shoppingfacilitiesofMaryleboneand also the fashionablebars, restaurants andbusyvibeFitzrovia hastooffer.Certainly arareopportunity andone nottobeoverlooked.EPC Rating D.

MJ Oct 18 ads Sandfords 96-97.indd 1 26/09/2018 15:07:17 sandfords.com

Kiren Awan DORSET STREET £575 PERWEEK +FEES LettingsManager [email protected] MARYLEBONE,W1 FURNISHED /AVAILABLE NOW

MARYLEBONE OFFICE Aunique andextremely spacious,split level, one bedroom apartmentset within this conveniently 6PaddingtonStreet located, purpose builtblock in MaryleboneVillage. Marylebone London W1U5QG Thepropertyprovidesflexible living andentertainingspace comprising an entrance hallway/ receptionarea, fullyintegratedopenplankitchen diner, mezzaninelevel receptionroomwith T: 02072244994 patio doors openingontoprivate terrace,large double bedroom with builtinstorage, bathroom, E: [email protected] andseparateguest cloakroom. Furtherbenefitsinclude underfloorheating andcommunalhot waterincluded in therent, as well as enhancedinternaland external security. Dorset Street is situatedmoments from theshops andamenitiesofbothBaker Street and Marylebone High Street.EPC Rating D. Potential tenants should be advisedthat, in additiontorent, atenancyset up feeof£252per propertyplus£30 referencefee pertenantwillapply when renting aproperty. Please contactusfor furtherinformationonother chargesthatmay applyorsee our TenantGuide which can be downloaded from our website.

MJ Oct 18 ads Sandfords 96-97.indd 2 26/09/2018 15:07:18 Montagu Mansions, Marylebone, W1 Asking Price £2,195,000 SOLD

SEPTEMBER A stunning interior designed 3 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment in one of Marylebone’s most popular red-brick mansion blocks.

CLIENT TESTIMONIAL: “My wife and I want to thank you for your utter professionalism regarding the sale of our flat. You acted with the upmost integrity and gave us so much confidence.” Mr & Mrs Williams, Portman Square, March 2018

FOR SALE: PORTMAN SQUARE - £2,895,000 FOR SALE: PORTMAN SQUARE - £2,295,000 FOR SALE: BAKER STREET - £2,850,000

FOR SALE: PORTMAN SQUARE - £1,290,000 FOR SALE: PORTMAN SQUARE - £1,750,000 FOR SALE: BAKER STREET - £2,650,000

For full details or to arrange a viewing: 020 3091 9311 [email protected] www.jaffray-estates.co.uk

MJ Oct 18 ads Jaffray Estates 98-99.indd 1 26/09/2018 14:33:04 Baker Street, Marylebone, W1 SOLD AUGUST Asking Price £1,850,000

A newly designed 3 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment situated in a sought after new development on Baker Street.

If you are looking to sell, and would like either advice on the current market or a free market appraisal, please call Nicholas Jaffray directly on 020 3475 1745 or email at: [email protected].

FOR SALE: WIGMORE STREET - £995,000 FOR SALE: NOTTINGHAM PLACE - £1,500,000 FOR SALE: MONTAGU SQUARE - £2,650,000

FOR SALE: HALLAM STREET - £475,000 FOR SALE: BAKER STREET - £1,680,000 FOR SALE: BELL STREET - £949,000

For full details or to arrange a viewing: 020 3091 9311 [email protected] www.jaffray-estates.co.uk

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MJ Oct 18 ads HdeW & McGlashans 100-101.indd 1 26/09/2018 14:28:03 ExecutivePropertySpecialists 02074866711 [email protected]/[email protected]

BICKENHALLMANSIONS,BICKENHALLSTREET, MARYLEBONE W1 Astunning penthouseduplexapartmentonthe 5thand 6thfloorswithsolid oak flooring throughout.The flat hasfantastic living space with aformaldiningarealeading throughtothe kitchen.Thereisalsoabeautifulbalcony offthe living space accessed by French doors. Thegalleried studyonthe topfloor is light andbrightwithviews overlookingLondon’sbeautiful skyline. Situatedjust afew minutes’ walk from thefantastic transportfacilities of BakerStreetstation andashort strollintoRegent’sParkorthe famous restaurantsand villageshopping of Marylebone HighStreet. Living Room With VaultedCeilings•Kitchen •Galleried Study•DiningArea•MasterBedroom With En SuiteBathroom•2nd Double Bedroom 2ndBathroom•GoodStorage •Lift•24 Hour Porter •Balcony £1,200 per week /£5,200per month

107CrawfordStreet, LondonW1H 2JA www.mcglashans.co.uk

MJ Oct 18 ads HdeW &McGlashans 100-101.indd 2 26/09/2018 14:30:45 FREEHOLD GEORGIAN HOUSE WIMPOLE STREET

MARYLEBONE W1

Seldom available, amagnificent Georgian period house located at the southern end of London’s celebrated Wimpole Street moments from Cavendish Square.

MJ Oct 18 ads Druce 102-103.indd 1 26/09/2018 14:27:11 ACCOMMODATION

•Grade II Listed •First Floor Double L-Shaped Interconnecting Drawing Rooms •DiningRoom •Fully Fitted Designer Kitchen with adjoining Conservatory Style Breakfast Room •Master Bedroom with Ensuite Bathroom and Dressing Room •3/4 Further Bedrooms •Sun Room/Day Room that leads to the Terrace •2Further Bathrooms •Cinema Room •Study •Utility Room •Laundry Room •Guest WC •Terrace

AMENITIES

•Passenger Lift •Video Entry Phone •Period Features •Fireplaces •Full Gas Central Heating

SOLE AGENT FREEHOLD PRIME RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY £9,150,000 STC 020 7935 6535 [email protected]

MJ Oct 18 ads Druce 102-103.indd 2 26/09/2018 14:27:12 UPPERWIMPOLE STREET MARYLEBONE W1

Arecently refurbished and very spacious two bedroom apartment which benefits from aspace perfect for acinema room or home gym. The property also benefits from two ensuite bathrooms, aguest cloakroom and aprivate patio area.Offered unfurnished, the apartmentcan be furnished at an additional cost.

Brand New Refurbishment •2Double Bedrooms •2Receptions •3Bathrooms (2 Ensuite) •Guest WC •Furnished/Unfurnished •Approx. 2,202 Sq Ft • Private Patio Area •Cinema/Gym Room •EPC: C•Administration fees are charged separately: £180.00 including VAT for tenancy agreement and £44.00 including VAT for referencing per person. Please see website for full details. £1,695 Per Week, SubjecttoContract and Referencing

NEW CAVENDISH STREET MARYLEBONE W1

An amazing new developmentinthe heart of MaryleboneVillage.The building has alift and has been refurbished from top to bottom. Each apartment benefits from wood floors, underfloor heating throughout, great storage, acommunal Sky dishand video entry.Offeredunfurnished, can be furnished at an additional cost.

1DoubleBedroom •Reception •Bathroom •Lift •Furnished/Unfurnished •Approx. 541 Sq Ft •EPC: B•Administration fees are charged separately: £180.00 including VAT for tenancy agreement and £44.00 including VAT for referencing per person. Please see website for full details. PRIME RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY £695 Per Week,Subject to Contractand Referencing 020 79356535 [email protected] www.druce.com

MJ Oct 18 ads Druce &Lord 104-105.indd 1 26/09/2018 14:23:30 020 7486 2321 www.lordestates.com

George Street, W1 George Street, W1 An attractive one bedroom apartment, centrally located within Astunning and stylish, bright and airy large 1bedroom apartment short walk of Marble Arch and the shopping facilities of Oxford in this prestigious well run building with 24 hour concierge. Further Street and the open spaces of Hyde Park. Warmly decorated in benefits include long lease, high ceilings, wooden floors, gas fire amodern style on the 2nd floor of arecently built, purpose built place in the Reception, fully fitted kitchen, stylish common parts. development. Features include wood floors throughout the living The building is well located for all amenities of West End with area, fully tiled bathroom, semi-open plan kitchen and amodern trendy Marylebone Village, famous Wallace Collection, Oxford lobby in aportered building. Street, open spaces of Hyde Park within minutes’ walk.

EPC=C £950,000 EPC=C £1,250,000

Seymour Place, W1 Mansfield Street, W1 Aspacious and bright 2bed, 2bath apartment on the 1st floor of Asuperb 2bed 2bath apartment enjoying ultra-modern &trendy this popular purpose built block conveniently located for all interior within this imposing building in the heart of Marylebone in amenitiesofMarylebone. The property benefits from excellent one the most popular streets. Further benefits include underfloor layout, adouble Reception, lift and resident porter.The building heating everywhere, air condition, window alarm, aseparate storage is ideally locatedfor leisure and shopping facilities of charming room. Mansfield Street boasts an excellent location in the heart of Marylebone Village and trendy Portman Village, minutes walk to Marylebone with easy access to the boutique shops and restaurants of Baker Street and Selfridges at Oxford Street. Marylebone High Street and the green open spaces of Regent’sPark.

EPC=D £1,295,000 EPC=C £1,350,000

MJ Oct 18 ads Druce &Lord 104-105.indd 2 26/09/2018 14:24:48 MJ Oct 18 ads Kay and Co 106-107.indd 1 26/09/2018 14:53:28 A BRAND REVERED WORLDWIDE From November this year Kay & Co becomes part of the world’s premier real estate network, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay & Co prime London property experts since 1982.

020 3394 0022 KAYANDCO.COM

©2018 BHH Affiliates, LLC. An independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc.®

MJ Oct 18 ads Kay and Co 106-107.indd 2 26/09/2018 14:53:28 THE PORTMAN ESTATE HAS MORE THAN 500 PROPERTIES, FROM COMPACT STUDIO FLATS TO ELEGANT GEORGIAN TOWNHOUSES For enquires please call 020 7563 1400 or email [email protected]

www. portmanestate.co.uk

MJ Oct 18 ads Portman Est & RIB 108-109.indd 1 26/09/2018 15:06:32 www.rib.co.uk

BATEMANSTREET £1200 Per Week HOMER STREET £1000 Per Week SOHO W1 MARYLEBONE W1 We aredelighted to an offer this architecturally and interior Abrand newly refurbished, three double bedroomhouse situated designed, stylish apartment with roof terrace as partofanew in this quietresidential road in Marylebone.The property features development locatedinthe heartoffashionable Soho. fabulous storageand an abundance of natural light throughout.

PORTLAND PLACE £695 Per Week PAVELEYSTREET £625 Per Week MARYLEBONE W1 REGENTS PARK NW8 An elegant,two bedroom apartment situated on the 8th floor of this Abeautifully refurbished, fully furnished, twobedroom house prestigious building on the boardersofRegent’sPark and Marylebone. with privategarden, locatedonthe boardersofStJohn’s Wood Further benefits include passenger lifts, day porter andkey access to and Regent’sPark. exclusive squaregardens.

Forall enquiriespleasecontactuson020 7927 0612 23-24 Margaret Street,London, W1W8LF Or email us at [email protected]

MJ Oct 18 ads Portman Est &RIB 108-109.indd 2 26/09/2018 15:06:33 PORTMAN SQUARE, MARYLEBONE £1,999,950

Abeautifully presented sixth floor,two bedroom, two bathroom apartment with balcony,situated in asoughtafter porterted block.

·Two Double Bedrooms ·Balcony ·Private Gardens

·Two Bathrooms ·Portered Block ·Interior Designed

SALES·LETTINGS ·PROPERTY MANAGEMENT·DEVELOPMENT

3Elystan Street 48 Curzon Street 11 Curzon Street Chelsea, SW3 3NS Mayfair,W1J 7UL Mayfair,W1J 7HJ 020 3953 1000 020 3195 9595 020 3879 8989

[email protected] ·www.pastor-realestate.com

MJ Oct 18 ads Pastor est 110-111.indd 1 26/09/2018 15:05:07 PORTLAND PLACE, MARYLEBONE £3,250 PER WEEK

Astunning duplex apartment in aportered building, situated on the doorstep of the famous Langham Hotel.

·Duplex Apartment ·2Further Bedrooms ·Portered Building

·Master with En-Suite ·Private Patio Garden ·Air Conditioning

SALES·LETTINGS ·PROPERTY MANAGEMENT·DEVELOPMENT

3Elystan Street 11 Curzon Street 48 Curzon Street Chelsea, SW3 3NS Mayfair,W1J 7HJ Mayfair,W1J 7UL 020 3953 1000 020 3879 8989 020 3195 9595

[email protected] ·www.pastor-realestate.com

MJ Oct 18 ads Pastor est 110-111.indd 2 26/09/2018 15:05:08 CHILTERN PLACE MARYLEBONE W1

A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A BRAND NEW MARYLEBONE APARTMENT

This brand new duplex apartment is situated within Chiltern Place, a landmark development, in the heart of Marylebone. Featuring spacious living, including a double reception room and large kitchen/breakfast room, this bright apartment also benefits from a atpriv e garden measuring over 1,000 sqft. Chiltern Place is arguably one of the finest vede lopments to have come to market in Marylebone. Accommodation: Entrance hall, double reception room, kitchen/breakfast room, master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and dressing room, bedroom 2 with ensuite bathroom, guest cloakroom. Amenities: Patio, garden, tel‘ho style’ concierge, valet parking, 24-hour security, lift.

www.beauchamp.com · 65 Weymouth Street, London, W1G 8NU

MJ Oct 18 ads Beauchamp 112-113.indd 1 26/09/2018 14:22:13 £5,250 000 Alex Bourne Leasehold [email protected] Joint Sole Agents +44 (0)20 7486 9665

LONDON · CANNES · MYKONOS · NEW YORK · HERZLIYA

MJ Oct 18 ads Beauchamp 112-113.indd 2 26/09/2018 14:22:14 The flat with the bespoke interiors.

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Montagu Mansions,Marylebone W1

•Highly sought after Marylebone mansion block Our Marylebone expert,Nicholas Shaw, •Renovatedand interior designedthroughout looksforward to helping you. •Approximately 1,100 sq ft [email protected] 020 3544 0655 This historic mansion block was rented by Special Force Headquarters during 07976 730452 the Second World Warand is moments from the vibrant hustle and bustle of Oxford Street and boutiques and restaurantsofMarylebone High Street.

knightfrank.co.uk

Connecting people &property,perfectly. Guide price £2,450,000 Shareoffreehold

MJ Oct 18 ads KF Sales 114-115.indd 1 26/09/2018 15:04:02 The penthouse with the stunning terrace.

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Great Portland Street,Marylebone W1

•Brand newdevelopment in the heart of the capital Our Marylebone expert,Craig Draper, •Interiorsfinishedtoahigh specification looksforward to helping you. •Approximately 1,518 sq ft [email protected] 020 3544 0655 07823 416354 Marylebone village is an enviablelocation,and lies moments from thehustle and bustle of Oxford Street,openspaces of Regent'sPark and the neighbouring W1 villages of Fitzrovia,Soho and Mayfair.

knightfrank.co.uk

Connecting people &property,perfectly. Guide price £5,450,000 Leasehold: approximately 998 yearsremaining

MJ Oct 18 ads KF Sales 114-115.indd 2 26/09/2018 15:04:04 The house in the famous workshop.

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Oldbury Place, Marylebone W1

•Interior designedbyaward-winning studio Stiff Trevillion Our Marylebone expert,Craig Draper, •Contemporary,loft-style living looksforward to helping you. •Approximately 2,902 sq ft [email protected] 020 3544 0655 07823 416354 Located in theheart of Marylebone Village moments from thewonderful boutique shops, cafes, and deli'softhe Marylebone High Street.The wide open spaces of Regent's Park are to the north andOxford Street to the south.

knightfrank.co.uk

Connecting people &property,perfectly. Guide price £5,950,000 Freehold

MJ Oct 18 ads KF Sales 116-117.indd 1 26/09/2018 15:04:44 The house with the sash windows.

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Montagu Street,Marylebone W1

•Grade II listedtownhouse Our Marylebone expert,Craig Draper, •Exceptional entertaining space looksforward to helping you. •Approximately 4,863sqft [email protected] 020 3544 0655 07823 416354 Montagu Streetisanattractive street of stunning terraced houses just off Baker Street.Located moments from Marylebone Village offering boutiques, cafes, and restaurants. Oxford Street and the West End arealso nearby.

knightfrank.co.uk

Connecting people &property,perfectly. Guide price £9,000,000 Freehold

MJ Oct 18 ads KF Sales 116-117.indd 2 26/09/2018 15:04:45 The apartment with striking features.

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Seymour Place, Marylebone W1

•Stunning views across London Our Marylebone expert, •The property benefits from air conditioning Abigail Thurston, •Approximately 1,800 sq ft looksforward to helping you. [email protected] 020 3641 5853 Excellently located offering avastselection of London's finest restaurants, bars and 07879 417053 fashionable shops to choose from.

knightfrank.co.uk

Connecting people &property, perfectly. Guide price £3,200 perweek Available furnished

All potential tenants should be advised that,aswell as rent,anadministration feeof£288 and referencing fees of £48 perpersonwill apply when renting aproperty.There will alsobea£48 charge to register your deposit with the TenancyDepositSchemeifapplicable.(All fees shown areinclusiveofVAT.)Pleaseaskusformoreinformationaboutother feesthatwillapply orvisitwww.knightfrank.co.uk/tenantfees. KnightFrankisamemberoftheARLAClientMoneyProtectionSchemeand ourredressschemeforconsumersisProperty RedressScheme.

MJ Oct 18 ads KF Lettings118-119.indd 1 26/09/2018 15:03:19 The apartment with the finest interiors.

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The Chilterns,Marylebone W1

•24hourporter Our Marylebone expert •Secureunderground parking Abigail Thurston, •Approximately 1,466 sq ft looksforward to helping you. [email protected] 020 3641 5853 The Chilterns is located on the corner of Marylebone Village 07879 417053 on PaddingtonStreet,moments from the boutique shops, restaurants and Paddington Street Gardens.

knightfrank.co.uk

Connecting people &property,perfectly. Guide price £2,300 perweek Available furnished

All potential tenants should be advised that,aswell as rent,anadministration feeof£288 and referencing fees of £48 perpersonwill apply when renting aproperty.There will alsobea£48 charge to register your deposit with the TenancyDeposit Scheme if applicable.(All fees shown areinclusiveofVAT.)Pleaseask usformoreinformationaboutotherfeesthatwillapply orvisitwww.knightfrank.co.uk/tenantfees.KnightFrankisamemberoftheARLAClientMoneyProtectionSchemeand ourredressschemeforconsumersisProperty RedressScheme.

MJ Oct 18 ads KF Lettings118-119.indd 2 26/09/2018 15:03:21 JJ&Co Jeremy JaJemeremysandJamCoesmpandanyCompany

WIMPOLE STREET,MARYLEBONEVILLAGE, LONDON W1

Adelightful interior designed duplex apartment on the ground and first floor of abeautiful period house in prime central Marylebone. This three bedroom, two bathroom apartment is approximately 1,295 sq ft (120 sq m) and offers ample living space with high ceilings and agrand entrance hall. The internal common parts have recently been redecorated and recarpeted, retaining original features. The building is located on the east side of Wimpole Street and is located moments away from the shopping facilities of Marylebone High Street. Please see website for full details LEASEHOLD £2,500,000

MARYLEBONESTREET, MARYLEBONEVILLAGE, LONDON W1

Afabulous bright and spacious unfurnished two bedroom apartment in this popular caretaker block which is situated afew moments walk from Marylebone High Street, with it’s enviable array of shops, restaurants, bars and high-end boutiques. The accommodation comprises of two double bedrooms, alight spacious living room (with wooden flooring), modernbathroom (shower over bath) and separate fully fitted contemporary kitchen. Both Bond Street and Baker Street underground stations are within close proximity,asare the open spaces of Regents Park and Paddington Gardens. Please see website for full details £650 PER WEEK

+44(0) 20 7486 4111 www.jeremy-james.co.uk [email protected]

MJ Oct 18 Jeremy James 120.indd 1 26/09/2018 15:24:53 carterjonas.co.uk

MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET AMODERN BRITISH TAVERN Marylebone W1G Rare opportunityto rent an apartment in oneofLondon’s finestnew luxury residences locatedinthe heartofMarylebone.

SUPERB DRINKS Receptionroom •2bedrooms • 2.5bathrooms•24 hourconcierge • Choose from our expertly crafted Undergroundparking•EPC rating B drinks list; take your pick from great wines, cask ales and craft beers including The Wigmore’s £2,800 pw*/£12,133.33 pcm* ‘Saison’,brewed in partnership with Bermondsey’s Brew Marylebone &Regent’sPark by Numbers. 02074868866 [email protected]

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Exceptionally bright 4th floor apartment in this popular mansionblock (withlift) in a DELICIOUS EATS greatlocationinMarylebone.

Overseen by Michel Roux Jr, Double receptionroom •2bedrooms • our menu features pubclassics 2bathrooms•Modernkitchen • creatively reimagined. Using 4th floor (withlift) •Furnished • seasonal ingredients from leaders in their field, the snacks and EPCratingE dishes are simply prepared, but with akeen eye for detail. £975 pw*/£4,225 pcm*

Marylebone &Regent’sPark 02074868866 (0)20 7965 0198 [email protected] [email protected] 15 Langham Place, Upper Regent Street, London, W1B 3DE the-wigmore.co.uk *Rent excludes referenceand tenancypaperwork fees. Please contactour branch who can provide this information.

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