Set in bustling and beach-laden north Goa, Goat Festival hosted their first festival at Morjim Beach, it was the perfect stop off for a traveler looking for a mid-trip music fix or a fun holiday for friends. The intimate festival positions itself at the confluence of contemporary and traditional music, wellness and art, introducing and showcasing authentic India with complimenting international talent. GOAT festival is presented by GOAT Music, a London-based music and events agency headed up by Dave Gaydon (previous Roundhouse, Head Of Music). Goa's new music festival aptly centres itself on ...
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Blanchette is no doubt one of my favorite Soho summer hideouts for 2016. You enter through shutters into a colorful and bright venue with chi chi French scenes hand painted over white tiles in the shape of windows. You could be in Paris or a country manor, with only the industrial lighting and hipster sprouting plants giving away the central London location. Blanchette is owned by brothers Maxime, Yannis and Malik Alary, who’ve named this quintessentially Parisian restaurant after their mother. You can feel the homeliness and love throughout both the faire and decor. Their attention to d...
Read more →Being a fan of all health optimising establishments, I’ve been a long-term fan of The Detox Kitchen. I love nothing more than to dunk their vegan savoury muffins into a hearty warm power green vegan soup! Clearly, I’m not the only fan, the brand has progressively expanded, launching a grab and go deli range and most recently opening their second home in the fashionable Fitzrovia. Food entrepreneur Lily Simpson, founder of The Detox Kitchen has been a busy bee indeed! The new Fitzrovia deli and fitness studio is more than four times the size of it's predecessors, it's main addition being a n...
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