Culture, food, fashion, shopping, history and property MARYLEBONE JOURNAL JUNE / JULY 2013 DEEP HEAT FREE Inspired Eating. Effortless Elegance. Located in the heart of London’s West End at the top of Regent Street, Roux at The Landau brings together the legendary Albert Roux and Michel Roux Jr. to the kitchen for the fi rst time in 19 years. 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So to devote not one but two features 51 Surrey Row London SE1 0BZ to this most esoteric of pass-times might seem a little lscpublishing.com indulgent. Add to that an article about ultra-marathons Contributors Jean-Paul Aubin-Parvu, Glyn Brown, Shannon Denny (although that isn’t really about sport—it’s about grit Joseph Fox, Sasha Garwood, Robert Giorgione, Tom Hughes, and guts and grieving) and there’s a serious risk that the Jackie Modlinger less sports minded among you might be using this edition Design Mike Turner for cat litter sooner than usual. 01892 614 346 [email protected] Print Warwick Printing But in a Marylebone magazine, cricket is a subject Distribution that cannot be ignored, and for one good reason: the Letterbox Marylebone Cricket Club. 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Now 16th June—now firmly established this reputation is set to be as one of the best and most engaging bolstered by the arrival of a community events in London. handful of new but similarly As well as entertaining vast crowds high quality food retailers. of people and showcasing the very The delightful wine merchant best that Marylebone has to offer, and deli Le Vieux Comptoir, one of the main functions of the whose story is told in this fayre has always been to raise money issue’s food section, is already for charity, and this year’s beneficiary in place, and this summer will will again be Kids Company, a charity see the arrival, in the recently that provides practical, emotional reconfigured Shoon unit, of and educational support to many the hugely popular Rococo of London’s most vulnerable inner- chocolate shop, which is city children. The charity runs two moving from the high street, street level centres, a therapy house and Aubaine—a restaurant, in south London, a drop-in provision boulangerie and pâtisserie. in Camden, and therapeutic and Every Sunday, the farmers’ social work services in over 30 schools market adds to the flavour of around the capital. It reaches more the area by setting up in the than 17,000 children, offering bands will keep performing until Moxon Street carpark. 2013 them safety, support and hope for 8pm, meaning even more time for marks the tenth anniversary the future. the music to play and the tills to ring. of the market—a notable Many of the area’s restaurants and As well as funding and organising the achievement and one well retailers are again offering punters event, the Howard de Walden Estate worth celebrating for the the chance to add £1 to their bill for is covering all the costs of the popular wonderful atmosphere that it Kids Company. The retailers have Festival Bar—this means that every has done so much to foster. also come together to provide a penny spent there goes directly to The market will be out in spectacular haul of prizes for a huge Kids Company. There aren’t many force for the summer fayre, fundraising tombola, which is being occasions in life when you can as will the Moxon Street food run on the day by the estate agency sup Pimm’s or beer while feeling retailers.