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...An indulgence I would never forgo is buying flowers of all kinds. I like Dutch Flowers, a wholesaler in NY, and Ariston on Lower Fifth Avenue for long-lasting fresh flowers....
...While her initiative is largely privately funded, Blair has supporters and special projects such as Deeda Blair: Food, Flowers & Fantasy (Rizzoli), with proceeds going to support her cause....
...The whole Central Coast of California – and particularly Montecito – has a very Mediterranean vibe; from the beautiful weather, to the flowers that are in bloom all year round, to the white Spanish colonial-style...
...I was taught to be respectful and polite to everyone, and my mother told me to always bring flowers because they make people smile....
...Another trend is the naked (unfrosted) cake, popularised by Christina Tosi of Momofuku’s Milk Bar....
...I also always wear a single flower on a chain that I bought in New Mexico – it’s by James Faks, who is affiliated to the Blackfeet and Oneida Nations – and a star that was my SATC character Miranda’s back...
...Loria Stern advises on how to prepare flower petal-swirled ice cream; Christina Crawford shares her bracing recipe for chamomile, hibiscus and rose vinegar; while Chula Galvez outlines her technique for...
...Book ahead: to cut down on waste, reservations are required. simple-moderne.com Christina Ohly Evans Seven Swans, Frankfurt Housed inside Frankfurt’s narrowest building is this tiny 20-seater and one of...
...Bedecked with flowers and fruit – symbols of fertility – the finished pieces were used in tents as decorative dividers and floor spreads....
...“Submarines” and “Flowers in Your Hair” are both acoustic and uplifting....
...Christina Ohly Evans butterfieldnyc.com Call Your Mother, Washington Set in a hot-pink former flower shop in Washington’s Georgetown neighbourhood, Call Your Mother is all about the bagel sandwich....
...I got my ears pierced when I turned 70, and these flower bouquet studs are really beautiful and understated. I don’t wear much jewellery, but these are incredibly special....
...Christina Ohly Evans galeriedupassage.com Retrouvius, London “Saving things threatened with destruction” is how Adam Hills sums up the architectural- salvage business he set up with his wife, Maria Speake...
...Professor Barnaby Flower and Professor Christina Atchison, from Imperial College London, who were not involved in the study, praised it for finding a way to track antibodies across the country and over time...
...Natur’Elle is another favourite, with a gallery-meets-flower-shop feel. I buy all kinds of interesting plant species here: I love the crazy‑coloured scented geraniums....
...Tom Kerridge’s The Hand & Flowers in Buckinghamshire is the only pub with two....
...Christmas Eve is wonderful, with women selling flowers in the streets and everyone last-minute panicking....
...Sunday starts with brunch at Lula Café, where Jason Hammel makes things like rhubarb wholewheat French toast and granola strewn with edible flowers. City Lit Books is next door, which is a real bonus....
...“The Exotic Review” pairs some of the season’s most vibrant gemstones with sculptural flowers and tropical blooms....
...I like supporting organic flower producers, so I buy bundles of peonies – the lush, blood-red ones from southeast France that my wife Stéphanie loves....
...It was from Bono who captured the moment and shows me carrying the flowers. The gadget I couldn’t do without is my iPhone. It is literally my office....
...Vivian , by Christina Hesselholdt, translated by Paul Russell Garrett, Fitzcarraldo Editions, RRP£12.99/$17.95 “Art is not somewhere you feel comfortable,” explains the protagonist in this fictionalised...
...The other, on the Artisans’ avenue, is the Donkey Sanctuary garden, designed with economy and colour sense by Christina Williams and Annie Prebensen from Devon....
...When Christina Assael, CEO of the celebrated New York-based pearl company Assael, met Liverino five years ago, she instantly fell in love with coral, drawn by its connection to the sea....
...I’ve discovered a whole new world of amazing artisans, restaurants and shops down here, such as the incredible floral designs of Emily Thompson Flowers....
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