UK release date 25 May 2012, really looking forward to it!
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The saying ‘third time lucky’ proved itself true after numerous attempts to reserve a table at Mishkins.
Mishkins is a kind-of-Jewish restaurant that specialises in gin and (non-kosher) Jewish food. The space is busy but relaxed, with comfortable red booths to share, dimmed lighting for effect, great music and friendly staff with interesting body art.
The menu includes call out staples like meatballs, macaroni cheese and matzo ball soup – hearty food for those in need of a little comfort. The gin focused drinks menu is a nice change from the regular selection – I should mention here that my gin rickey came served in a jam jar.
I rather liked it, proved by the fact that my table was the last to leave for the night, saying our goodbyes as the staff closed the till and door behind us.
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Kindness recently released his album World, You Need a Change of Mind. I don’t quite know what to make of all the promotional hype around the artist and album. All I know is, I like listening to it.
Due to our recent move and an extended holiday in Australia (for some), Captain & The Cook has sadly been neglected – we apologise and as previously mentioned by The Cook now wish to announce our enthusiastic return.
To begin with, I wish to highlight a fabulous project that’s close to my heart – the new Womens Designer Galleries at Selfridges, London.
The Womens Designer Galleries is a new curated space within the flagship department store and in addition has an immaculately styled online edit as partly seen above. To celebrate the launch of the space, a collection of bespoke short films have been produced, which can be viewed online - I recommend those by Alexander McQueen and A.F Vandevorst as the standout reels.
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‘Hello Captain? Cook? Are you there?’ I hear you say. Yes, we have been very quiet lately haven’t we?
Never fear fellow sailors, Captain and I are back from our Australian jaunt and feeling more inspired than ever. It has been a rather maddening few months. Moving out of our Richmond home (London that is, not Melbourne), we crammed our life’s treasures into a teeny-tiny storage unit (very proud to fit it all in – thanks Dad for teaching us how to pack light), then it was time to hop-skip over to Australia to spend time with our family in the beautiful little beach town Venus Bay; a week long, sun drenched adventure full of laughter; mum and dad, ‘the other’ two sisters, two brothers-in-law, two new nephew’s, our beautiful niece, kangaroo’s, Kookaburra’s in the tree’s and a few unwanted snake appearances – amazing.
Before we knew it we were headed back to Melbourne to see friends, enjoy regular morning coffee breaks with family, late brunches at The Cornershop in Yarraville, lunches at the Duchess of Spotswood, and a few visits to Three Bags Full in Abbotsford (despite an awful incident that ended with a pot of soy chai latte down my back – it’s ok, accidents happen to the accident prone like me). And before we knew it, it was time to pack again and head back to London town. We are still waiting to move into our new place, but even in the interim, the next part of our adventure here is looking very exciting Leaving the comforts of Australian life again, I am feeling more motivated to make the most of my time here in the UK. Good things ahead.
Australia, you are just lovely. I was very sad to say goodbye, I hope it’s not too long till you see my face again. To all our wonderful friends and family – love you, forever. x
Photos: Eddie Jim (The Cornershop and Duchess of Spotswood). Threebagsfull.com.au
I’ve always enjoyed the worldly experience of walking through an Anthropologie store and now with my discovery of The Anthropologist I feel my appreciation has increased.
The Anthropologist is “a platform that not only celebrates artmakers and their work, but also illuminates the complicated, messy and exhilarating process of creation”.
The stories fall between craft and art and touch on subjects matters less explored; such as fly tying.
The site is a nice extension to Anthropologies brand and starts to suggest that behind each of their product a similar story / artmaker exists. It’s a clever push and I am happily sucked in.
I recommend you watch Etsuko Ichikawa paint her paper canvas with molten glass – it’s a lovely piece that will help you relax at the end of a busy day.
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Gorman is an ‘iconic part of the Australian fashion landscape’ and just happens to be one of my favourite home grown labels. Stand out pieces can be found in their current swimsuit and high summer collections – the fusion of classic 60′s styling with bright colour palette and powerful prints make for some very good looking Summer days. Bring it on.
Read MoreUntil recent years, I must admit, I have been quite naive to the world of fashion street photography. Before the explosion of street style blogs I wouldn’t have had a clue what trends were happening in New York, London or Madrid (I still can’t, but I can direct you to some of my favourite links). These days I can’t even imagine life without my rss fed, daily dose of street style, but where did it all begin? I’m looking forward to seeing Bill Cunningham New York documenting the wonderfully rich and vibrant working life of this 80+ year old will. Here is what the film website has to say…
Before the internet and before the likes of fashion bloggers, there was Bill Cunningham, the street-fashion and society chronicler for The New York Times. After 50 years of cycling the streets of the Big Apple with his camera, snapping the great, the good and the stylish, Bill Cunningham is now in front of the lens in this loving and intimate portrait of a remarkable man and a chronicler of a city.
Look here for London screenings, see you there.
Read MoreThank you we-are-awesome.com for introducing me to Petite Noir today.
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I was so impressed by the filming and editing from Jordan Minardi for COMUNE (see previous post) that I took a look around to see what else I could find. I found a short film called Film II The Process featuring Jacob McCabe (COMUNE) and Artist James Miller.
Jordan’s clever story telling in this film really stood out to me, in particular, the way that the individual processes are documented independently (and very beautifully I might add). Then there is this fantastic moment where the two storylines meet ‘hey is that guy wearing the jeans that other guy was making?’ I questioned. Then it was all clear, all that stuff Jacob McCabe was talking about for COMUNE; to make clothes for like minded people etc. Ah-ha, I get it. Although I may be sensing a strong marketing push, I still think this short is a fantastic collaboration, demonstrating how fashion meets function. Nicely done.
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