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MARYLEBONE JOURNAL JOURNAL MARYLEBONE December 2017/January 2018 2018 December 2017/January MARYLEBONE JOURNAL December 2017/January 2018 Volume 13/06 marylebonejournal.com @MaryleboneJrnl Volume 13/06 CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS WE KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE SILVER SIXPENCE Finding what makes a property special is our forte - we know where to look to find the character feature or potential for improvement that prospective buyers love. For simply better advice, at Christmas CHRISTMAS and all year round contact Carter Jonas, whatever your property requirement. BARBARASPARKLE WINDSOR, carterjonas.co.uk/simplybetteradvice GIFT IDEAS AND THE CONRAN GUIDE TO CHRISTMAS T: 020 7486 8866 LA BELLA FIGURA BEATLES FOR SALE SPANISH GOLD E: [email protected] THE WORLD HOW THE FAB FOUR A WEALTH OF 37 New Cavendish Street, Marylebone W1G 9TL OF BELLA FREUD BECAME SHOPKEEPERS IBERIAN ARTISTRY mj_magazine_volume13_06_cover.indd 1 23/11/2017 14:49 New Marylebone Shop Cutlery, Kitchenware & English Crafts 14 New Cavendish Street, Marylebone W1G 8UW 020 8050 4259 4 Sloane Square, Chelsea SW1W 8EE 020 7730 4259 davidmellordesign.co.uk DM-MaryleboneJournal Ad No4.indd 1 18/9/17 10:53:59 Contents. 36 4. UP FRONT 46. CULTURE 4: Around the Estates 46: Q&A: Gavin Roberts, News and arrivals director of music at 8: Street stories St Marylebone Parish Church Weymouth Street 48: What’s on 10: Local lives 49: Picture from an exhibition The life and times of 52: Book reviews Helen Rose-Hampton 22 36 54. STYLE 12: Past presence 54: Q&A: Anne Blanchard, Michael Powell & SPANISH GOLD BEATLES FOR capsule collection designer at Emeric Pressburger A TOUR OF SALE Agnès b 14: My perfect day THE WALLACE HOW THE FAB 58: My favourites: Hasti Paul Costelloe describes his COLLECTION’S FOUR CAME TO Ghavami of By Malene Birger perfect day in Marylebone 59: Inside knowledge: winter BLOCKBUSTER OPEN—AND cosmetics SPANISH ART THEN RAPIDLY 60: In your element EXHIBITION CLOSE—A HIPPIE 62: Invisible ink 64: The gift guide BOUTIQUE 66. HOME 66: Q&A: Nikki Sher, head of 16 42 buying and creative at Toast 70: Home help: tasteful Christmas decorations 71: Tree decorations 72. FOOD 72: Q&A: Keiji Fuku, co-owner and head chef of Dinings 28 76: World of wine 76: Tools of the trade LA BELLA 77: Top nibbles: blue cheeses FIGURA 78: Food philosophy: BELLA FREUD Stephen Worrall, manager of ON SLOGANS, Cadenhead’s 80. HEALTH FAMILY AND THE 80: Q&A: Professor Alister Hart, MARYLEBONE consultant orthopaedic surgeon OF YESTERYEAR at The London Clinic 84: Peace of mind 86. SPACE 86: Two directions 28 90: Ask the experts 90: Property of the month 92: Q&A: Noel Lake-Johns of Prime Metro Properties 16 42 94. PROPERTY PURLS OF LIGHT WISDOM ENTERTAINMENT A VISIT TO DAME BARBARA PURL BAR TO WINDSOR LEARN THE ART ON CHRISTMAS, OF COCKTAIL CHARITY MAKING AND LIVING IN MARYLEBONE 1—marylebonejournal.com mj_magazine_volume13_06_upfront.indd 1 24/11/2017 09:45 Marylebone Journal Editor’s letter. Web: marylebonejournal.com Twitter: @MaryleboneJrnl Instagram: marylebonejrnl Facebook: Marylebone Journal Editor Mark Riddaway BAR FLY [email protected] MARK RIDDAWAY Deputy editors Viel Richardson [email protected] Clare Finney I was once the face of British cocktails. I’d just finished [email protected] Sub-editor a meeting in The Langham’s spectacular Artesian bar Ellie Costigan [email protected] one quiet weekday afternoon when a photographer Editorial desk approached saying she’d been asked to take pictures 020 7401 7297 Advertising sales for a major feature in the New York Times about how Donna Earrey 020 7401 2772 London had become the drinks capital of the world— [email protected] but there was hardly anyone in the bar and absolutely Publisher LSC Publishing no one drinking cocktails. Moved by her plight, I posed 13.2.1 The Leathermarket Weston Street with a drink, pretending to be a suave man with loads London SE1 3ER of friends just out of frame. Two weeks later, there I lscpublishing.com Contributers was on the front cover of the Dining Out supplement JP Aubin-Parvu, Joseph Fox, Sasha Garwood, Orlando Gili, of America’s greatest newspaper, brandishing Robert Giorgione, James Lyndsay, Alice Mann, Jackie Modlinger, an elaborate cocktail (rum, banana liqueur and Christopher L Proctor 20-year-old sherry, if I remember correctly) and Design and art direction Em-Project Limited looking, to the untrained eye, like a bit of a tool. [email protected] Distribution Letterbox Printing Ironically, back then there were few people in London Warwick Leading solicitors in London less likely to visit a cocktail bar. I wanted my drink Independent Publishing Awards Customer Magazine of the Year poured into a pint glass, not faffed around with by a Shortlisted, 2015 Writer of the Year Leading solictiors in London hipster with a muddler and a blow torch; I wanted it Winner 2013, Clare Finney Winner 2011, Viel Richardson Dispute Resolution | Family/Children Law | Employment Law | Commercial/Residential Property served in less than a minute, and I definitely wanted Editor of the Year Dispute Resolution | Family/Children Law | Employment Law | Commercial/Resodential Property Winner 2011, Mark Riddaway Education Law | Intellectual Property | Medical/Clinical Negligence | Immigration Law change from a tenner. Recently, though, I’ve started Designer of the Year Winner 2010, Mike Turner EducationMedia Law and | Intellectual Entertainment Property Law | |Medical/Clinical Personal Injury |Negligence Tax Advice | andImmigration Disputes Law to see the light. Marylebone has some fantastic bars— Owned and supported by Media and Entertainment Law | Personal Injury | Tax Advice and Disputes one of which, Purl, is the focus of our lead feature The Howard de Walden Estate Wills, Probate and Trusts | Employee Theft and Fraud 23 Queen Anne Street, W1G 9DL in this issue—and I’ve been quietly seduced by their 020 7580 3163 Wills, Probate17 Manchester and Trusts Street, | Employee London Theft W1U and 4DJ Fraud hdwe.co.uk sophistication and earnest drinks geekery. It may be [email protected] 17 Manchesterwww.bloomsbury-law.com Street, London W1U 4DJ time for me to be the face of British cocktails again. Supported by www.bloomsbury-law.com The Portman Estate 020 7998 7777 If any drinks brands, bars or massive US newspapers 40 Portman Square, W1H 6LT 020 7563 1400 020 7998 7777 need a cocktail model, I’m very much available. portmanestate.co.uk [email protected] @bloomsburylaw@bloomsburylawsolicitors @BloomsburyLaw17@bloomsburylaw @BloomsburyLawSolicitors@BloomsburyLaw17 @BloomsburyLaw;Solicitors@bloomsburylawsolicitors 2—marylebonejournal.com mj_magazine_volume13_06_upfront.indd 2 23/11/2017 16:40 Leading solicitors in London Leading solictiors in London Dispute Resolution | Family/Children Law | Employment Law | Commercial/Residential Property Dispute Resolution | Family/Children Law | Employment Law | Commercial/Resodential Property Education Law | Intellectual Property | Medical/Clinical Negligence | Immigration Law EducationMedia Law and | Intellectual Entertainment Property Law | |Medical/Clinical Personal Injury |Negligence Tax Advice | andImmigration Disputes Law Media andWills, Entertainment Probate and Law Trusts | Personal | Employee Injury | TaxTheft Advice and Fraud and Disputes Wills, Probate17 Manchester and Trusts Street, | Employee London Theft W1U and 4DJ Fraud 17 Manchesterwww.bloomsbury-law.com Street, London W1U 4DJ www.bloomsbury-law.com020 7998 7777 020 7998 7777 @bloomsburylaw@bloomsburylawsolicitors @BloomsburyLaw17@bloomsburylaw @BloomsburyLawSolicitors@BloomsburyLaw17 @BloomsburyLaw;Solicitors@bloomsburylawsolicitors 2—marylebonejournal.com mj_magazine_volume13_06_upfront.indd 3 23/11/2017 16:40 Around the Estates. NEWS Bill Moore, chief executive years have been fascinating of The Portman Estate, will and rewarding,” says Bill. be stepping down in May “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed 2018. Bill joined the Estate working with the talented in 2011 after a distinguished people at The Portman career in the Army, and has Estate and with the wider had a significant impact on business community. I felt the business. His successor it is right for me to free up will be Oliver Fenn-Smith, my time to take on further who in his 12 years as the strategic leadership roles Estate’s property director and most importantly for has been responsible for a the Estate’s leadership team raft of successful strategic to be given the opportunity property deals. “The last six of progression.” The Portman Estate and As the sun set on 15th November, The The Howard de Walden Estate are joining Marylebone Christmas Lights event forces to organise the drew a sizeable crowd to Marylebone High Marylebone Food Street to watch local resident and national Festival. This celebration treasure Dame Barbara Windsor light the of the amazing food and drink on offer across the place up in every way possible. The event, neighbourhood will take which was organised by The Howard place 8th-18th March and de Walden Estate, raised money for the will feature many of the Home School Support charity. area’s finest restaurants and retailers. For more info, visit See pp42-44 marylebonefoodfestival.com Marylebone’s retailers have The Paddington Street The Portman Estate has featured prominently in Gardens Christmas created an illustrated art the Slow Food London tree will have its lights walk, designed to guide awards, voted for by the switched on at 3:30pm on art-lovers on a whistle-stop thousands of London-based 7th December, at a free tour of Marylebone’s public members of the Slow Food event featuring music from art, sculptures, statues and movement. The Ginger Pig St Vincent’s RC Primary notable residents. The and Gail’s were named as School choir, local vocalist walk should take no longer runners-up in the butcher Lili Phillips and the Orion than an hour to complete. and baker categories, while Orchestra brass players. A beautiful map with a La Fromagerie featured The event is hosted by wealth of information on its in second place in both Druce Estate Agents, many cultural attractions the cheesemonger and W1 Developments and can be downloaded at delicatessen lists.