11 AUTUMN 2020 ART & CULTURE FOOD TRAVEL News and views from Pimlico Some of London's top female Discover London's best family- Our writer reminisces about a and beyond, featuring the best creatives celebrate the run restaurants, and enjoy a transatlantic crossing aboard the Queen Mary 2 openings and upcoming events friendships that inspire them recipe for bread ice cream 1 THE SQUARE - ISSUE 11 AUTUMN Welcome STUDIO, ONE, TWO, AND THREE-BEDROOM APARTMENTS Located in Pimlico, central London, Our autumn issue is centred around the theme of family in its broadest sense – Zone 1, Dolphin Square is an all-rental while blood is a unique bond, we believe friends and community are the family development with 24/7 security and an you choose. Our central London community has risen like a phoenix from the on-site management team. Rental ashes of lockdown: stay abreast of the latest openings, support a family-owned apartments available, furnished restaurant such as Hunan and gather your brood for a half term day out to or unfurnished, to suit all budgets. From £295 per week. remember. One of the things we're most proud of is our city's thriving creative scene, which is why we've interviewed five local talents about where they go to LETTINGS OPENING HOURS find inspiration. Learn to make delicious autumnal desserts, stroll around some Monday to Thursday 8am-7pm of London's most storied schools and get your groove on at family-friendly Friday 9am-6pm discos. After months of being physically removed from our loved ones, this Saturday 9am-5.30pm issue is bursting with ideas for catching up on quality time. The weather may be getting chilly, but we hope it leaves you feeling a little warmer inside. Outside these hours by appointment only CALL US Nicky – 07935 754526 Alberto – 07710 713348 Neil Miller-Chalk Editorial Director Contributors: Imogen Lepere Olivia Squire Julie Alpine Ian Belcher Editor Contributor Contributor Contributor After four years as senior Previously editor-in-chief Julie Alpine is a word-loving Award-winning writer Ian writer at Food and Travel, at SUITCASE, Olivia vintage enthusiast with a Belcher has spent the last 25 Imogen Lepere is making Squire now explores the weakness for mojitos. She years reporting from various the most of freelance life modern meaning of the has worked as a sub-editor points on the map, while by travelling everywhere word 'community'. She at Conde Nast Traveller also working as a Guardian from Melbourne to is fascinated by the link and Monocle and has also columnist and magazine Mongolia. This issue, she between female friendship written several books. This editor. For our family issue he praises London's best and art and this month issue, she introduces us to DJ and his mother climb aboard family-run restaurants introduces us to some of Theo Burrow (p.8) who helps the Queen Mary 2 (p.34) for (p.16), including her her own muses (p.26) from families of all ages bond over a transatlantic crossing, more favourite Pimlico Road London's creative scene their shared love of music than 60 years after she first haunt, Hunan. past and present. and dancing. made the iconic journey. Dolphin Square Chichester Street, London SW1V 3LX 2 2 [email protected] Design & Art Direction: Hutton Farquhar huttonfarquhar.com 3 THE SQUARE - ISSUE 11 AUTUMN Contents Inside this issue: 26 MY BRILLIANT FRIEND Reflect on the role of Sonnets Are Full of Love female friendship in London's creative scene with a thoughtful essay by Christina Rossetti 16 from Olivia Squire. KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY Sonnets are full of love, and this my tome Imogen Lepere praises Has many sonnets: so here now shall be the warmth and authenticity of family- One sonnet more, a love sonnet, from me run restaurants, as well as hand-picking some of 40 8 her favourites in central To her whose heart is my heart’s quiet home. London. LONDON'S BEST S O U N D P L U S FAMILY DAYS OUT VISION From the Serpentine To my first Love, my Mother, on whose knee Julie Alpine meets DJ Gallery to Kensington Theo Burrow who runs Gardens' Peter Pan I learnt love-lore that is not troublesome; family-friendly discos playground, Thomas where kids and their Colson recommends Whose service is my special dignity, parents can get their seven outings sure to groove on. delight your brood. And she my loadstar while I go and come. 34 RETURN TO THE MOTHERSHIP 22 More than 60 years after a turbulent transatlantic crossing aboard the PUT YOUR BEST Queen Mary, Ian Belcher FOOT FORWARD books his mum a cabin THIS AUTUMN on the Queen Mary 2 Personal trainer Owen so she can retrace the Harradine suggests four journey in style. of his favourite autumnal walks. 4 5 LOCAL NEWS, OUT & ABOUT LOCAL NEWS, OUT & ABOUT PIMLICO PIMLICO GO WITH THE FLOW Flavour of the month Thames Festival Trust - Totally Thames 2020 The Romans developed the port of Londinium in 50AD and since then the river has continued to shape the city we see today. Learn more about its fascinating history while celebrating its unique heritage at Totally Thames, a month-long festival Image by Nic Crilly-Hargrave of arts and culture. Throughout September there are a host of London's restaurant scene are sourced from the Sabadasz, the restaurant takeaway sharing platters activities taking place on, beneath is rising from the ashes of Yorkshire Dales National boasts a standalone bar for four include Ben Tish's and along the river. Keep your lockdown with a focus on Park and arrive swimming with an excellent selection signature aubergine eyes peeled for outdoor sculptures, soul food in casual settings. in rich game gravy. of whiskeys, as well as 80 parmigiana, velvety folds guided walks with historians and Start at local favourite On to Kibou, the latest covers. Don't miss their of vegetables and cheese even choral performances with water La Poule au Pot, which opening on Battersea's signature ramen, made that will see your family themes from riverside communities. recently reintroduced its buzzing Northcote Road. with addictively chewy scraping their plates clean. legendary roast grouse Both contemporary and hand-rolled noodles. On pouleaupot.co.uk thamesfestivaltrust.org dish to celebrate the start kitsch with colourful wall to Norma, Fitzrovia's sunny kibou.co.uk of shooting season. Birds murals by artist Martyna slice of Sicily. Their new normalondon.com DESIGN OF THE TIMES IT'S ELECTRIC For its 18th year, the London Design Festival is on a mission to provide a platform for freelancers and new Design Museum - Electronic: from voices in recognition of how hard they have been hit by Kraftwerk to the Chemical Brothers the COVID-19 crisis. 12-20 September. Various prices. Lasers, loud music and booming bass are not londondesignfestival.com attributes one usually expects from an exhibition, but the Design Museum has never been one to play by the rules. Electronic: from Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers is a club-like environment that explores 'how electronic music rewired the world.' Anyone who has ever lost themselves on a dancefloor will adore DJ Laurent Garnier's bespoke soundtrack. Until 14 Febuary 2021. From £14.50. designmuseum.org CITY OF GHOSTS With the COVID-19 pandemic still looming large, death has felt rather too prominent for comfort in 2020. Explore it further at one of London's quirkier festivals, the Month of the Dead. There are 22 events running throughout October, ranging from classical concerts in London's historic cemetaries to online talks on subjects such as medieval literature written in response to the Black Death. For such a sombering subject it promises to be thoroughly entertaining – and far more educational than trick-or-treating. londonmonthofthedead.com LizWest IriDescent @studiostagg.jpg 6 7 THE SQUARE - ISSUE 11 AUTUMN THE SQUARE - ISSUE 11 AUTUMN SOUND A man in a Superman t-shirt VISION drops to his knees, breaking out his Banish the stresses of life after best air-guitar lockdown: DJ Theo Burrow and her superhero family are here riffs to save the day with the life- affirming – and now online – We Can Be Heroes disco. Julie Alpine brushes off her catsuit and gets in on the action 8 9 THE SQUARE - ISSUE 11 AUTUMN THE SQUARE - ISSUE 11 AUTUMN A woman with the biggest hair you’ve seen this ‘Music and style are inseparable,’ says Theo. ‘For side of Tennessee throws back her head and jumps me, basically, it’s all about the 1980s. Because I to the beat. A man in a Superman t-shirt drops to was a child then, it will always have wonderful his knees, breaking out his best air-guitar riffs. A associations. Going shopping with my mum and toddler bolts across the room, gold cape billowing seeing her fabulous outfits from Hamells and behind her. This is not your average club but a Jacques Vert… Plus, it was the heyday of the music live-streamed We Can Be Heroes disco, and its video; everything had to look as good as it sounded. co-founder, Theo Burrow, is something of a hero The hours spent getting hair, makeup and outfits herself. absolutely perfect were almost as long as the time bands spent in the recording studio.’ ‘I love the sight of a dance- With the 90s came the emergence of grunge and floor full of parents dancing Britpop, which, allows Theo, ‘wasn’t so bad’. along to the Time Warp ‘I was into the feminist punk movement known as Riot grrrl.