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August/September 2018 Volume 14/04 FREE MARYLEBONE JOURNAL JOURNAL MARYLEBONE August/September 2018 Volume 14/04 BREAKFAST ON THE LANE The Terrace at 108 Brasserie is the perfect setting for a relaxing breakfast. Breakfast on the Lane is served daily between 8am and 11am. Tables are allocated on a first come, first served basis. 108BRASSERIE.COM | +44 207 969 3900 | [email protected] | 108 MARYLEBONE LANE, LONDON W1U 2QE mj_2018_volume14_04_cover_01.indd 1 25/07/2018 22:16 EAT DRINK HAPPY A fresh ingredient-led menu, a chic new look and over 500 wines to choose from. The perfect recipe! rouxatthelandau.com 1C Portland Place, W1B 1JA 020 7965 0165 Langham Roux Ad Marylebone Jrnl Aug+Sep Iss.indd 1 17/07/2018 10:57 01. Contents Cover: Me + Em by Brendan Freeman 58. Style Q&A 05-16. Up front 05. Forward thinking 12. Local lives 05. 28. 36. 16. My perfect day FORWARD TYPHOID DAIRY ROARING TRADE 18-43. Features THINKING HOW A WAVE A CELEBRATION 18. Model citizen YOUR GUIDE OF SERIOUS OF 15 YEARS 28. Typhoid dairy TO AUGUST ILLNESS IN OF THE 30. Pole position AND SEPTEMBER 1873 SPARKED A MARYLEBONE 36. Roaring trade IN MARYLEBONE FIGHT BETWEEN FARMERS’ RESIDENTS AND MARKET 44-49. Culture BIG BUSINESS 44. Q&A: Sebastian Faulks, writer 47. Cultural convictions 30. 36. 48. Book reviews 50-57. Food 50. Q&A: Andrea Fraquelli of 18. La Brasseria MODEL 56. Food philosophy CITIZEN 58-67. Style THE PUPPET 58. Q&A: Clare Hornby MAKER BEHIND of Me + Em THE OPEN AIR 62. The look THEATRE’S 63. Inside knowledge DINOSAUR 68-75. Life EXTR AVAGANZA 68. Q&A: Corin Mellor of David Mellor 74. Inside knowledge 18. 76-81. Health 76. Q&A: Al Russell, chief executive of The London Clinic 30. 82. 80. Mind games POLE POSITION INTELLECTUAL 82-85. Work THE POLISH PROPERTY 82. Intellectual property AMBASSADOR OLLY 86-93. Space ON CULTURAL FENN-SMITH, 86. Perfect pitch EXCHANGE, THE NEW CHIEF 90. Ask the expert STEREOTYPES EXECUTIVE OF 92. 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A full programme of events runs alongside the exhibition. www.ram.ac.uk/whats-on 29 June 2018 - 18 April Royal Academy of Music Museum 2019 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT mj_2018_volume14_04_UpFront_01.indd 4 26/07/2018 09:21 05. Up front FORWARD ART ART FOOD THINKING UNTIL UNTIL 14th—18th YOUR GUIDE TO 17th AUGUST 18th AUGUST AUGUST 2018 AUGUST ONOME OTITE: CHRISTOPHER LE GRAND BAIN AND SEPTEMBER PATTERN OF LE BRUN: IN MARYLEBONE MOVEMENT NEW PAINTING Edward Delling-Williams is that rare and beautiful Pattern of Movement, Christopher Le Brun, a thing: a talented young a new show by London- widely celebrated British English chef with the based contemporary painter, printmaker and fortitude to take on the artist Onome Otite, sculptor and president of French at their own game, is a celebration of the Royal Academy of Arts, in Paris, and the skill to choreography and presents his first exhibition do so successfully. He costume. Otite uses hand- at Lisson Gallery, featuring originally made his name drawn pieces embellished colourful large-scale oil at St John before crossing with fabric to capture paintings, some dense the channel to become the relationship between and noisy, some light of head chef at the popular dancers and their clothing, touch; abstract works that Au Passage. He has since and its importance to the contain within them subtle opened his own restaurant, beauty of their movements. references to music and Le Grand Bain, a small literature. A culmination but increasingly voguish Circus of Le Brun’s work over bistro in the Belleville 58 Marylebone High Street, the past two years, New neighbourhood, with an W1U 5HT Painting is a collection inventive, ever-changing, circuslondon.com that is innovative, thought- hyper-seasonal menu. provoking and technically Now, Delling-Williams is complex. returning home for a week- long stint at Carousel. Lisson Gallery 67 Lisson Street, Carousel NW1 5DA 71 Blandford Street, lissongallery.com W1U 8AB carousel-london.com Christopher Le Brun Right: Edward Delling-Williams mj_2018_volume14_04_UpFront_01.indd 5 26/07/2018 11:41 06. Up front THEATRE PHOTOGRAPHY MUSIC THEATRE UNTIL UNTIL UNTIL UNTIL 26th AUGUST 1st SEPTEMBER 2nd SEPTEMBER 15th SEPTEMBER THE CAMDEN HIGH: REGENT’S PARK LITTLE SHOP OF FRINGE 2018 PHOTOGRAPHS BANDSTAND HORRORS Throughout August, FROM ABOVE CONCERTS An eclipse. A carnivorous The Cockpit theatre in From monochromatic Every Sunday between plant. A recipe for disaster. Marylebone will be one shots of a city waking up, 3pm and 5pm (plus Bank The stage at Regent’s Park of the main venues for to dazzling blue aerial Holiday Monday on 27th Open Air Theatre, despite the Camden Fringe, shots of a swimming pool, August), Regent’s Park’s hosting more than its share which features a relentless this exhibition brings iconic bandstand will be of gory Shakespearean and highly affordable together a collection of the venue for a diverse tragedies, has surely never programme of events, diverse photographs, programme of free seen a performance as providing a platform on depicting our world from family-friendly concerts, blood-curdling, scream- which bright new talents an elevated perspective.