Max J.

Review of Muji

01 Jul 07, 19:44

I love Muji

I'm a bit of a Muji obsessive.

Over the years my life seems to have been slowly infiltrated by Muji products, first it was stationary, passport holders and flip flops, and then when I finally settled down in London, it seems with each piece of furniture I've replaced over the years that Muji always wins hands down on quality, price and design.

As such this weekend, I've now added a Muji bedside tables to my Muji bed and Muji bedspread. Oh dear.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Review of Mildreds

01 Jul 07, 19:25

Vegetarian Restaurant for non-Veges

This place is a real find. Recommended by my dad, it has a great atmosphere and serves up some delicious food.

I'm not a vegetarian, though sit on the 'not bothered whether meat is part of my meal' side of the fence; however I'd be very surprised if a meat-eater was disappointed by Mildred's menu which offers a great range of solid classics such as curries, pies, Mexican and burgers using super-fresh organic ingredients in healthy portions

They also serve a great wide range of organic beers and wine to keep things green.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Review of Curzon Soho

29 May 07, 19:20

London's best cinema

Why don't more cinemas followed the Curzon's template. Eclectic range of movies, lots of double-bills, interesting talks, host to every other niche film festival around and most importantly a cinema bar and coffee shop attached that you'd consider visiting even if you weren't there for the film.

Given that cinemas allege that the bulk of their profit comes from the concessions, I've never understood why it is so rare, therefore, to come across a decent coffee shop or bar attached to a cinema, especially as you have a near captive audience before a screening, and that after a movie whether you've seen Citizen Kane or Patch Adams, you tend to have something to discuss regard the film - that cinemas are so eager to push you out into the street and off to a nearby establishment for their trade has always confused me.

Rant aside, the Curzon cinema continues to show the best of world cinema and thanks to their great bar, is a cool place to hang out afterward.

Reading Neil's review above, I agree that it can attract a semi-pretentious crowd on occasions, but compared to some other cinemas - NFT, Renoir, they are a pretty subdued crowd.

While not at the electric cinema's cinematic-luxe end of the scale, the Curzon definitely leans towards making a night of enjoying a movie housing a Konditor and Cook coffee shop and a laid back bar, where you

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Review of Maoz

23 May 07, 12:28

More Maoz - Tasty Healthy Takeaway

I love Maoz. It never fails to satisfy a drunken hunger at the end of night in Soho.

Like lots of great things in life, the principle is simple - pitta and falfel, choose your extras - hummous or aubergine and then start stacking on the veg and salad as you see fit.

All the ingredients are super-fresh (no limp lettuce or soggy tomatos), and for under £4 you can't go wrong. My only criticism would be that they haven't opened one up next to my office, as the perfect lunch time option. For real Maoz obsessives out there, they also have outlets in Amsterdam, Paris and Barcelona (which I have also used).

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.