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Hammer and Tongs launch their first South African festive menu

December 1, 2017

INSPIRED by the South African tradition of braai, Clerkenwell-based restaurant Hammer and Tongs are launching their first Christmas menu. Braai is a kind of barbecue and all of the dishes at Hammer and Tongs ar...

Glass sits down for dinner at El Pirata of Mayfair

Heather Doughty

December 1, 2017

Dining, Feature

LOCATED in the heart of Mayfair, El Pirata, has been serving informal and traditional Spanish tapas since 1994. Glass was intrigued to see what this restaurant had to offer from its dinner menu on a chilly wint...

Glass looks forward to Sounds like Christmas at the V&A

Lucy Wai

November 28, 2017

Art, News

INSPIRED by their current exhibition Opera: Passion, Power and Politics, the V&A will celebrate Christmas at their South Kensington and Museum of Childhood sites with a season inspired by sound and music. F...

Glass reviews Rachel Whiteread’s show at Tate Britain

Rowena Chiu

November 28, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

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THE first woman to win the Turner Prize in 1993, Rachel Whiteread’s work explores the overlooked and unexamined, breathing life into neglected space whilst underlining absence. Glass visits a survey spanning th...

Modigliani show opens at Tate Modern, London

Allie Nawrat

November 23, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

THE Tate Modern is opening an exhibition of the largest collection of Amadeo Modigliani’s work ever shown in the UK. Modigliani is known for his paintings, the show also includes his rarely seen experiments wi...

Palestinian restaurant, Tabun Kitchen, launch their Christmas menu

Allie Nawrat

November 22, 2017

Dining, Food & Drink, News

THE Palestinian restaurant, Tabun Kitchen, is launching a Christmas set menu. The dishes are inspired by traditional dishes from Jerusalem and Bethlehem in order to give Londoners the chance to try food similar...

OVO open their first European store in Soho, London

Joseph Furness

November 21, 2017

Fashion, News

OCTOBER’s Very Own (OVO) has opened the doors of their first European store, exclusively located in the heart of London, Soho. Co-founded by Canadian Rapper Drake, the streetwear brand’s crisp new flagship stor...

Celebrate Christmas the Japanese way at Flesh & Buns

Lucy Wai

November 18, 2017

Dining, Food & Drink, News

WHILE turkey may be the bird of choice for most this Christmas, Flesh & Buns are offering a tasty alternative with the return of their famous JFC (Japanese Fried Chicken) Festive Feasting Basket, available ...

Glass talks to the emerging UK actor – Douglas Booth

Livia Feltham

November 17, 2017

Culture, Feature

This Charming Man – Glass talks to Douglas Booth, an emerging UK actor who combines his profession with a passion for human rights DOUGLAS Booth is a thoroughly modern British gent. Born in Greenwich, south-...

New Model Army – Glass meets India Tuersley

Camilla Glorioso

November 16, 2017

Fashion, Feature, Glass Models

Name: India Tuersley Agency: TESS Management Age: 20 Nationality: British India Tuersley. Photograph: Camilla Glorioso How did you become a model? And why? I was scouted by a hair stylist who put me in to...

Burberry 'Here We Are' Exhibition in Hong Kong

Burberry brings the Here We Are exhibition to Hong Kong

Joseph Furness

November 14, 2017

Avant Art, Culture, Fashion, Feature

THE Burberry Here We Are exhibition has travelled cross-continent from its original home of the Old Sessions House in Clerkenwel,l London, across to Hong Kong, bringing an insight into British culture. Located ...

Queen of Hoxton winter rooftop transforms into stunning Moroccan Medina

Lucy Wai

November 10, 2017

Dining, Food & Drink, News

FOR those who shudder at the thought of a white Christmas, the Queen of Hoxton has the perfect solution, transforming their rooftop bar into a Moroccan Medina until March 2018. Outside inspired by the Jardin M...

Glass meets genre and label-defying actor Noomi Rapace

Nicola Kavanagh

November 10, 2017

Culture, Feature

The girl who played with fire – Glass meets genre and label-defying actor Noomi Rapace NOOMI Rapace is a very atypical Hollywood star; she has no interest in courting the limelight, she prefers London to LA ...

Waldorf Astoria to open first London hotel in Admiralty Arch, The Mall

Lucy Wai

November 6, 2017

News

WALDORF Astoria will add the historic Admiralty Arch to its portfolio of luxury hotels in 2022. Following extensive refurbishment that will preserve the features of this iconic landmark, Admiralty Arch Waldorf ...

Celebrate Christmas with The Landmark London

Katrina Mirpuri

November 2, 2017

News, Travel

THE Landmark London has launched a special trio of masterclasses during the Christmas period to get you feeling festive and well prepared for Christmas. There is a choice of three classes consisting of cupcake ...

Magical Lantern Festival partners with three charities for 2017 launch

Allie Nawrat

November 2, 2017

Culture, News

THE annual Magical Lantern Festival has partnered with three charities for their 2017 London, Birmingham and Leeds festivals. The Magical Lantern Festival features an enormous Christmas lights installation, uni...

New Model Army – Glass meets Kasumi

Camilla Glorioso

October 31, 2017

Fashion, Feature, Glass Models

Name: Kasumi Agency: Named Models Nationality: Japanese Kasumi. Photograph: Camilla Glorioso How did you become a model? I was scouted by a modelling agency when I was in fashion college in Tokyo. H...

Poem of the Pillow opens at Frameless Gallery, London

Allie Nawrat

October 27, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, News

FRAMELESS Gallery have just opened a new exhibition entitled Poem of the Pillow, which is a collaboration between emerging female artists Beatrice Lettice Boyle and Jessie Makinson. The exhibition has been cura...

Glass experiences stylish hospitality at LaLit London

Bonnie Friend

October 23, 2017

Europe, Feature, London, Travel

WHEN I think of the LaLiT London, I think of vivid cobalt blue, the kind that adorns the ceiling in their magnificent Great Hall, otherwise known as the Baluchi restaurant. It’s the stuff a Maharaja’s palace mi...

Kate Beckinsale talks to Glass about the next phase of her life

Sara Hesikova

October 19, 2017

Culture, Feature

The Next Era of Kate Beckinsale With the release of her new film The Only Living Boy in New York, Kate Beckinsale talks to Glass about the next phase of her life KATE Beckinsale speaks in a deep velvety c...

New Model Army – Glass meets Zarina Green

Camilla Glorioso

October 19, 2017

Fashion, Feature, Glass Models

Name: Zarina Green Agency: Premier Model Management Age: 19 Nationality: Danish Zarina Green. Photograph: Camilla Glorioso How did you become a model? And why? I was scouted by Premier when I was 14 and o...

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