Author Archives: yablon
The non-secret Victoria’s Secret
The recent launch of Victoria’s Secret’s London flagship boutique (can a retail environment as enormous as 40,386 square feet be described as a boutique?) has hardly been a secret. In fact, the desperately-seeking-customers current retail crisis has long awaited a … Continue reading
Filed under shopping
the real scoop on King’s Cross Ice Cream Festival
The two-day ice cream festival, showcasing the best of British ice creams, has been in my diary for a while. Firstly, it sounded like a great event for the Smalls as well as the Not-so-Smalls and secondly, I thought it … Continue reading
Ayah Marar: new age drum and bass bird
Among those ‘in the (music) know’, there is a great deal of buzz around Ayah Marar. And none of it is by accident. Jordon born and raised, Ayah moved to the UK when she was 17 and has immersed herself … Continue reading
Filed under fabulous finds, music
Santo: tortillas & tequila en el Portobello
Firstly, I owe all of my foodie followers an apology. Not long ago, I insinuated that London wasn’t necessarily a good place to find a commendable Mexican meal. Discúlpeme (as they say), it was what I honestly believed. That was, … Continue reading
