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Haute at home with La Belle Assiette
There are a couple of ways you can look at employing the services of a private chef – nervously, at the thought of inviting a stranger into your kitchen, or with feverish anticipation, at the thought of experiencing restaurant-quality food in your home without even having to lift a finger. When we discovered this service…
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Wonderful electric: Goldfrapp at O2 Academy Bristol
Fronted by a vocalist once described as a ‘glamorous gold chameleon’ and still in possession of a magnificent level of glacial mystique, Goldfrapp have visited many musical genres over their nearly 20-year career; but it’s the ambient electropop they are ostensibly most at home in that they’ve returned to with their latest album. Yet while…
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Second nature: storytime with Sir David Attenborough
Broadcasting paragon Sir David Attenborough was in town recently for the world premiere of the sequel to Planet Earth. He talked to The Bristol Magazine about its long-awaited snow leopard sequence, why Bristol is such a beacon for wildlife filmmakers, and why he won’t stop yet… Wildlife documentaries are more akin to works of art these days – cinematic…
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Fortitude: All killer, no filler
Simon Donald’s shapeshifting, frosty thriller is back and pulling no punches. Amanda Nicholls visits cast and crew at Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios to find out what’s in store for the third and final instalment of Fortitude, airing on Sky Atlantic this month *Warning: may contain spoilers… Earlier this year, a little bit of Hollywood sneaked…
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Music review: The Downs Bristol 2019
Grace Jones was the tonic we didn’t know we needed: thoughts on the fourth instalment of The Downs Bristol In all honesty, we didn’t waltz onto the Downs with the usual vim and brio that we usually do. Slightly lobotomised after a morning’s helpless scrolling through current affairs on social media (note: how not to go about…
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Ten days in… Toronto
Amanda Nicholls crosses the Atlantic to find fine food and drink, sporting fun, vibrant nightlife and a bustling metropolis butting up against some of the world’s natural wonders Hogtown, Hollywood North, T Dot, The Six… Toron’o (the second T is silent and you’ll feel ridiculously English if you pronounce it yet sillier if you imitate, so good luck with…
Amanda Nicholls 