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COOL: Le Gavroche (but was Michel-in?)
words: Benjamin Proctor We’re greeted at the door of 43, Upper Brook Street and led past the landed gentry of Mayfair to the dining room downstairs. Then we’re shown to our table, offered a glass of Champagne and left for a moment to take in the surroundings of Le Gavroche, the first restaurant in London […]
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UNCOOL: the new (ish) sherbet dip packaging
Anyone else feel that this is totally unreasonable? For over 84 years, a sherbet dip was made extra delicious by the shrink wrap paper tubing that got wet and butterz the more times you dipped. This new re-sealable, plastic wrapper may be more practical but it sure takes all the charm out of the ritual and, well, to be honest we’re […]
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COOL: best shoe site on the web swears by ‘no sh!t, just shoes’ policy
We’ve found a shoe website that makes all others look like temporary holding pages – and none of our relatives own it or nuffing. It’s called Scorpio Shoes and we just want to plug it cos’ it’s really very bloody COOL. The main reason it’s so COOL is because the site seems to have a […]
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UNCOOL: Mishkin’s – ‘a kind of jewish deli’ (yeaah but only in name)
They own a handful of the hippest restaurants in London – Polpo, Polpetto, Spuntino and Da Polpo but have Russell Norman and Richard Beatty got it spot-on with their latest venture, Mishkin’s? Looking like a no. Maybe it’s because we love Carnegie‘s in new york more than we love our parents. Maybe it’s because some […]
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COOL: BORGEN (because we’ve all finished our Killing box-sets)
January 12, 2012
by James Glynn
words: @jamesrglynn For fanden skyld! My crisp Scandinavian jumper has a hole in it. A massive Forbrydelsen shaped hole in my Sarah Lund jumper. Yours too? Thought so. This is my round about way of saying ‘what am I gonna do now The Killing is over?!’ Well it’s fine!!! Because BBC4 has done it again – […]
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COOL (but SAD!): Alana Holler. Have you ever seen a 6 year old talk like this before?
This is quite literally – UN-BE-LIE-VAB-LE. Worried as we are about this…cute(?) little girl from Alabama, we can’t stop watching her. Where did she learn to talk like those women on Bridezilla? http://youtu.be/ABzMAuI1vj0
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UNCOOL: Anthony Worrall Thompson. Chef. Butterz Man. Kleptomaniac
Words: @jamesrgclarke *[Yeah, we know, it’s the late Robin Cook. But we literally cannot bear to look at ATW’s face at the moment] Date: 10th January 2012 Location: My bedroom Status: Utterly rushed off my feet I stop for a moment and turn on the radio by the side of my bed; that’s when I […]
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Is Azealia Banks 212 Ft.LAZY the best tune of 2012 so far?
Harlem born lyricist, rapper and general rhythm junkie, Azealia Banks is seconds from being signed. Reckon she deserves it? [we do]
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COOL: Lucky Chip.The best street burgers in London, if not the world.
Various burger blogs sussed these guys out ages ago, but we just lost our Lucky Chip virginity. And now we’re pregnant. It’s street food, but you still get to sit down at a table with plates and stuff. We went to the burger van in Netil Market, E8. The cheapest burger is a Single With […]
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COOL OR UNCOOL? Onepiece all-in-ones
We prayed for their existence and finally they’re here – onesies, made by Scandinavian brand Onepiece. Tag-line: ‘jump in’. But… we’re not sure. Maybe it’s the models. Yeah it could be the models. Or the price – around 100. Yeah, expensive! Or perhaps it’s the ivy-league designs that put us off. Our survey leans towards […]
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Everything is cool. 
January 29, 2012
by benjaminproctor
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