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06 What We Love in London 08 Our Favourite Areas: Covent Garden 14 ZiggyFest 2026

20 Sarabande Foundation 24 David Bowie’s House 32 Alan McFetridge: Under This One Tree

38 In Season: Sweetcorn 40 Bowie at the Bar 42 PAIRED: Grosset & Mount Horrocks

Photo: Richard Purden | Aladdin Sane: Duffy © Duffy Archive & The David Bowie Archive™

SEPTEMBER IN LONDON Prue Freeman & Tom Onions, Daisy Green Collection Founders September always feels like a month when London shifts gear. Summer might be winding down, but the city certainly isn’t. Fashion, music, art and food fill the calendar, and this issue celebrates some of the people and places that have helped make London such an endlessly creative city. At the heart of it all is ZiggyFest, returning to Heddon Street on 5 September for another celebration of David Bowie and the extraordinary creative world around him. More than fifty years after the Ziggy Stardust album cover was photographed there, Bowie’s connection to this little Soho street remains as strong as ever. This year we’re bringing together live music, DJs, walking tours and stories from some of the people who knew and worked alongside him, all while raising money for two brilliant causes.

There’s plenty happening around the table as well. September sees us turn our attention to wine, first looking closer to home with English Wine: Beyond the Bubbles, exploring the brilliant still wines now being produced in vineyards across England. Then we travel rather further afield as Grosset and Mount Horrocks bring the Clare Valley to Audrey Green for our latest Paired dinner, with some exceptional Australian wines and a menu created to match. It’s an issue that moves from Heddon Street to Covent Garden, King’s Cross to the Clare Valley, but keeps coming back to the same thing: the people who make places interesting. We hope it gives you plenty of reasons to get out and enjoy London this September.

That spirit of creativity runs throughout the issue. With London Fashion Week returning, we head to Covent Garden, where the shows might happen behind closed doors but the energy has a habit of spilling onto the streets. We also meet some of the emerging artists and designers being supported by Sarabande, the foundation established by Lee Alexander McQueen to give the next generation of creative talent the space and support to build their careers. And, naturally, Bowie appears in more than one place. We take a look inside David Bowie: You’re Not Alone, the new immersive Lightroom exhibition bringing together rare footage, photography, drawings and Bowie’s own words, while over at Ziggy Green, his many eras have found their way onto the cocktail list too.

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What We Love In London

Our Favourite Areas: Covent Garden

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20. 38. Sarabande Foundation

In Season: Sweetcorn

24. 40. David Bowie’s House

Bowie at the Bar

30. 42. Alan McFetridge: Under This One Tree

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SEPTEMBER GUIDE What to see, do and where to visit this month.

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WHAT WE LOVE IN LONDON Our favourite exhibitions, openings and seasonal moments across the city this month.

1. The Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum The Bayeux Tapestry comes to London for the first time, with the 11th-century masterpiece going on display at the British Museum. Stretching almost 70 metres, the remarkable embroidered work tells the story of the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of 1066 and is one of the most significant surviving artefacts from medieval Europe.

4. Bon Jovi at Wembley Stadium (4, 6 & 9 September) Bon Jovi bring their Forever Tour to Wembley Stadium for three nights this September. The legendary rock band will return to the stage with more than four decades of music behind them, including stadium favourites Livin’ on a Prayer, You Give Love a Bad Name and It’s My Life.

2. London Fashion Week (17–21 September) London Fashion Week returns this September, bringing five days of shows, events and plenty of street style to the capital. While many of the catwalks are reserved for the fashion industry, there’s still plenty happening across the city, with pop-ups, parties and events around Soho, Covent Garden and central London.

5. Into the Woods at the Noël Coward Theatre (from 22 September) Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods arrives in the West End following its Olivier Award-winning run at the Bridge Theatre. Bringing together familiar characters including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack, the much-loved musical puts a witty and unexpectedly dark twist on what happens after happily ever after.

3. London Design Festival (12–20 September) London Design Festival returns with hundreds of installations, exhibitions and events taking place across the capital. The programme stretches from landmark commissions at the V&A to exhibitions and immersive experiences throughout London’s design districts, celebrating established names alongside emerging creative talent.

6. Totally Thames Festival (1–30 September) Totally Thames Festival returns throughout September with a month-long programme celebrating London’s famous river. Art installations, performances and events pop up along the Thames, making it a great excuse for a riverside walk and a chance to discover something unexpected along the way.

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7. ZiggyFest at Ziggy Green, Heddon Street (5 Sept) ZiggyFest returns to Ziggy Green on Heddon Street for another celebration of the life and legacy of David Bowie. Taking place on the street where the iconic Ziggy Stardust album cover was photographed, this year’s programme brings together live music, DJs, dinners and intimate talks with some of Bowie’s closest collaborators.

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OUR FAVOURITE AREAS:

COVENT GARDEN Where to stay, eat and explore around Covent Garden Few corners of London pack quite as much into their streets as Covent Garden. Once home to the capital’s famous fruit and vegetable market, the neighbourhood has evolved over the centuries into one of London’s liveliest cultural districts, where historic buildings, theatres and cobbled streets sit alongside restaurants, galleries, boutiques and some of the city’s best people-watching. September brings an extra buzz as London Fashion Week rolls into town.

With Somerset House just moments away and Soho, The Strand and the West End all within walking distance, Covent Garden finds itself right in the middle of the action. Cafés become meeting spots, restaurants fill with postshow lunches and the streets around Seven Dials provide a suitably stylish backdrop for the week. Beyond Fashion Week, there’s plenty of reason to visit. Wander through the market, explore the independent shops and colourful streets of Seven

Dials, catch an exhibition or simply find a pavement table and watch the neighbourhood unfold around you. As evening arrives, theatre crowds spill onto the streets and Covent Garden shifts effortlessly from daytime exploring to dinner, drinks and late nights. Nearest Stations: Covent Garden, Leicester Square or Charing Cross

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Play: The London Fashion Week Circuit

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From 17–21 September, London Fashion Week returns to the capital, bringing together some of the biggest names in British fashion alongside a new generation of emerging designers. While shows and presentations take place at venues across London, Covent Garden makes a natural base between appointments, with fashion, beauty, culture and plenty of places to refuel all within a few streets. There’s fashion history here too. Paul Smith opened his first London shop on Floral Street in 1979, and today the neighbourhood is home to an impressive mix of British and international names. Wander along Floral Street and King Street for everything from Paul Smith, GANNI and Reformation to Barbour, Mulberry and Hackett, while independent boutiques and smaller labels can be found around Seven Dials. Covent Garden is also one of London’s biggest beauty destinations, making it a handy Fashion Week pit stop. Head to Charlotte Tilbury, CHANEL, NARS or MAC for a refresh between shows, explore the neighbourhood’s many fragrance houses, or simply grab a coffee and indulge in some of the best people-watching in London. Even without an invitation to the front row, Fashion Week has a habit of spilling out onto the streets. For five days, expect an extra dose of street style, launches and creative energy across the neighbourhood and plenty of inspiration for your own wardrobe. ISSUE 11 - SEPTEMBER 2026

THE NEXT CHAPTER Huguette Tchiapi Kameni heads to London Fashion Week

hen Huguette Tchiapi Kameni presented her debut collection, Numéro 01, at Scarlett Green in April, it marked the beginning of something. At the time, she spoke about taking things slowly — developing the brand thoughtfully, working with more artisans and continuing to explore the Cameroonian craft and culture at the heart of her work. Just a few months later, that first collection is heading to London Fashion Week. Following weeks of conversations with the British Fashion Council, Huguette received the news that she had been awarded a place on the official September schedule. “Surprise and excitement,” she says of her first reaction. “But I quickly had to focus on figuring out how everything would be ready for presentation at LFW in such a short time.” It is a significant step for a label still in its first chapter. Numéro 01 was about establishing Huguette and introducing the ideas behind the brand. Now, attention is turning to what it takes to build something around it.

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“Numéro 01 was really about introducing Huguette as a brand; now we are working towards building an infrastructure to support it, and I believe LFW is a big shift that will allow us to grow this.” For Huguette, the significance of appearing on the official schedule also reaches beyond the label itself. Her work has always been rooted in collaboration, particularly with the Cameroonian artisans and craftspeople whose knowledge and techniques shaped her debut collection. “Being on the schedule means the artisans and the stories behind the collection get seen on a stage that doesn’t always make space for them.”

TAKING IT ALL IN

April’s presentation was Huguette’s first independent show and, unsurprisingly, much of it passed in a blur. Looking back, one of the biggest lessons has been a surprisingly simple one: slow down. “The process of building a collection was completely new to me, and everything passed by in such a whirlwind. For the next collection, I’ve decided to take a step back and be more introspective about my process and how it feeds into the work and presentation going forward.” That next collection is already taking shape, with a presentation planned for February 2027. Before then comes September and Huguette’s LFW debut, where we can expect a

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continued exploration of Cameroonian craftsmanship and the stories, techniques and people behind it. Her hope is that the platform will allow those ideas to travel further. “I’m hopeful that following LFW this year, we can reach a wider audience to continue exploring different Cameroonian and African arts at a larger scale.” When we last wrote about Huguette, we described Numéro 01 as a first collection that already felt grounded in something deeper. Four months on, it feels particularly fitting to be watching that story grow — from a first show at Scarlett Green to the official London Fashion Week schedule. @huguettetchiapi | Huguette.uk

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T 2026 One street. One extraordinary musical legacy. And a whole lot of stardust. On Saturday 5 September, ZiggyFest returns to the place where one of music’s most famous alter egos was born.

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here are few London streets quite as instantly recognisable as Heddon Street. Tucked just behind Regent Street, this unassuming Soho side street became part of music history in January 1972, when David Bowie stood beneath a glowing K. West sign to be photographed for the cover of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. More than five decades later, Bowie fans still make the pilgrimage here. And on Saturday 5 September, Heddon Street is once again becoming the centre of the Bowie universe as ZiggyFest returns for 2026. Created by Daisy Green founders Prue Freeman and Tom Onions, ZiggyFest began with a simple idea: to celebrate Bowie in the place where his rise to stardom began, while telling the stories of the extraordinary people who were part of his journey. Last September, that idea took over Heddon Street for the first time. Bowie’s friends, collaborators and bandmates joined artists, musicians and fans from around the world for a day of live music, talks, DJs, art and some seriously impressive Ziggy Stardust transformations. This September, we’re doing it all over again.

A DAY OF BOWIE

Things kick off at Ziggy Green with a Bowie Bottomless Brunch, as a DJ takes over the decks and our shortlisted Bowie lookalikes begin arriving on Heddon Street. Expect lightning bolts, red mullets, platform boots and plenty of interpretations of Bowie’s many eras. From there, the story moves out onto the streets of Soho. Former V&A curators Geoff Marsh and Vicky Broackes, the team behind the landmark David Bowie Is exhibition, will lead a series of

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intimate walking tours exploring the places that shaped Bowie’s early years in London. One tour will be joined by our Bowie lookalikes before returning to Heddon Street in suitably theatrical fashion, accompanied by the Soho Saints Brass Band as the search for ZiggyFest’s best Bowie reaches its finale. And then, as evening falls, we return to the music.

AN ABSOLUTE BEGINNER

Closing this year’s ZiggyFest is guitarist, musician and longtime Bowie collaborator Kevin Armstrong. Armstrong’s relationship with Bowie stretches across some extraordinary moments in music history. He played guitar alongside Bowie at Live Aid in 1985, worked on Absolute Beginners and Labyrinth, became what he describes as a “fifth member” of Tin Machine and later collaborated with Bowie on Outside.

On 5 September, he takes to the stage at Ziggy Green for an intimate evening of music and stories from a career spent alongside some of the biggest names in music. And there could hardly be a more fitting place to hear them. Because ZiggyFest has never simply been about dressing up as Bowie or playing the records we already know by heart. It’s about the people, places and ideas that surrounded him; the collaborators who added their own stardust along the way, and a city that helped shape one of its greatest artists. For one day this September, it all comes back to where Ziggy began. Heddon Street.

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SUPPORTING

SARABANDE As one of the charities supported by this year’s ZiggyFest, we wanted to introduce you to Sarabande and the work your support will help make possible.

SARABANDE FOUNDATION

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arabande has been creating space for artists to take risks. The Foundation began with a belief that exceptional talent should not be limited by circumstance. Established and named by Lee Alexander McQueen CBE and named after his Spring/Summer 2007 collection, the Foundation was created to support the next generation of fearless creative minds. Access to the creative industries is not always plain sailing. Talent alone is rarely enough: artists need space, time, financial support, practical guidance and, perhaps most importantly, people who believe in what they are trying to achieve. Sarabande exists to provide that support, giving artists and designers the means to challenge convention and build careers without compromising their creative vision. In 2015, Sarabande opened the doors to its first permanent home in Haggerston. A listed former stable block beside the canal was transformed into affordable artists’ studios and a space for exhibitions, talks, workshops and events. It quickly became home to a growing community spanning art, fashion, jewellery and more. This year marks another significant chapter. Sarabande has expanded north to two Grade II* listed Queen Anne buildings in Tottenham, dating from around 1715 - 1725. With support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Tottenham Hotspur, the 300-year-old buildings have been brought back into use as working studios and the House of Bandits Gallery and Café alongside an exhibition and event space. Across Haggerston and Tottenham, Sarabande now houses 30 subsidised studios, creating two creative communities in parts of London where artists can live and work. The residents are deliberately multidisciplinary: a jeweller might work alongside a painter, fashion designer, sculptor, animator or performer. That collision of disciplines is central to Sarabande. Artists do not work in isolation, but within a thriving creative community.

The Foundation’s support is threefold: scholarships for students at leading arts institutions in London; subsidised studios accompanied by bespoke mentoring and professional support; and a pioneering public programme of talks, workshops and events open to the wider creative community. To date, Sarabande has nurtured more than 300 artists and designers directly and supported tens of thousands more through its public programme. The aim is not simply to help someone make their work, but to give them the tools to sustain a creative career. Mentoring can cover everything from navigating contracts and pricing work to building relationships with galleries, developing a business or understanding intellectual property. And that support does not end when somebody leaves their studio. “Once a Sarabande artist, always a Sarabande artist” is more than a phrase. Alumni remain part of the community. Each new cohort adds another layer to an ever-growing creative family. For emerging artists, this kind of support can arrive at a pivotal moment. London remains one of the world’s great creative capitals, but it is also an increasingly difficult place in which to establish a practice. Affordable space is scarce and building a sustainable career can be daunting. Sarabande provides the breathing room artists need to experiment, make mistakes and develop ambitious work while gaining the practical knowledge needed to keep going. None of this happens without fundraising and partnerships. As a charitable foundation, Sarabande relies on the generosity of people and organisations who believe in the importance of nurturing the next generation of creative talent. Partnerships such as ZiggyFest do far more than raise funds: they introduce new audiences to Sarabande and help ensure that opportunities remain available to artists based on their creativity, rather than the depth of their pockets.

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Real life artists or creatives who have benefited from Sarabande’s support TORISHÉJU

Torishéju is the powerhouse behind TORISHÉJU, the womenswear and menswear label redefining contemporary fashion through an obsessive focus on shape, form and fabric. She first joined the Sarabande family in 2019 as a Central Saint Martins MA scholar, selected by photographer Sølve Sundsbø. Since then, her relationship with the Foundation has continued to evolve. Now part of Sarabande’s residency programme in Tottenham, Torishéju has developed her label into one of the most exciting emerging names on the international fashion calendar.

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ELECTRIC ADAM

Electric Adam is one of the most exciting performance artists working today. Emerging from London’s fetish scene, they have developed a singular practice spanning sculpture, wearable art and live performance, transforming the body into sculpture while exploring endurance, intimacy and the relationship between body and material. Adam joined Sarabande three years ago with a distinctive practice already firmly in place. Sarabande provided the space and platform to push it further, while introducing their work to new audiences. Through exhibitions, commissions, commercial opportunities and press, Adam has been able to expand both the ambition and visibility of a practice that sits defiantly outside traditional categories.

ELECTRIC ADAM | IMAGE BY JIM LISTER

SHOLA BRANSON

Shola Branson creates future artefacts at the intersection of jewellery, sculpture and cultural memory. When Shola joined Sarabande in 2023, he was entirely selftaught and built his practice independently. A dedicated studio gave him the space to develop his work, while access to mentoring and industry expertise helped him shape the business around it without compromising his creative vision. Through Sarabande’s mentorship programme, Shola was supported in securing the right strategic partnerships to fund a new collection and scale production thoughtfully without compromising on craft, vision, or intention.

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THE HOUSE WHERE DAVID JONES BECAME DAVID BOWIE

avid Bowie was one of the most influential creative artists of our times. Known the world over for his pioneering music, he has had a profound impact on people of all ages and he remains an important and enduring influence across the creative arts. Now for the first time, his home during an important period in his early life will be restored, re-presented and opened to the public. Heritage of London Trust (HOLT) is London’s independent heritage charity, with a mission to restore outstanding historic places. Thanks to a generous initial donation from philanthropists Michael and Isobel Holland, HOLT has been able to buy Bowie’s childhood home and is now raising funds to restore it and open the doors to everyone in late 2027. The house, set in a modest terrace in Bromley, was David’s family home between 1955 and 1970. These formative years included his early creative experiments through to his breakthrough hit, Space Oddity, in 1969. This was the place that sparked a creative genius, the place where David Jones became David Bowie. Among all the places associated with his long and varied career, no other site reflects this important period in Bowie’s life, at a time when London transformed from a war-torn, smog-filled city into ‘Swinging London’. It gives us a unique connection to the man before the public image.

David with the family cat | The David Bowie Estate

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The restoration will present the house and garden as Bowie would have known it in the early 1960s, as seen in the photographs he took growing up there. Personal items will give a glimpse into the young David’s early curiosity and experimentation across the creative arts, through the use of a never-before-seen archive. Bowie’s youth will be expressed not as nostalgia but as ignition: sparking creativity in young people through someone who dared to think differently.

David Bowie’s street, taken from his parents’ bedroom window | The David Bowie Estate

CONTINUING BOWIE’S OWN YOUTHFUL VISION FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS The project transcends simple bricks and mortar; it is a living continuation of Bowie’s vision of collaboration of young creatives. Inspired by Bowie’s 1969 Beckenham Arts Lab, which offered a platform for “free creative experimentation”, the Bowie’s House project includes a youth curator programme for local students. Through HOLT’s Proud Places and Proud Prospects programmes, which have seen over 12,000 young people involved in its restoration projects, the house will continue Bowie’s own youthful mission of a “solid foundation for the next generation.” New programmes for young people will build on Bowie’s legacy and they are being developed alongside HOLT’s Proud Places programme. The project offers a unique opportunity to inspire young people through Bowie’s originality and trailblazing spirit – one that embraced music, art and design, fashion and gender identity, film and technology. Primary school children and teenagers are already involved in workshops that will shape the way Bowie’s House is presented and experienced. Pupils at Ravens Wood secondary school, Bowie’s old school

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David by the garage in the garden| The David Bowie Estate

Bowie’s House and pupils at Ravens Wood secondary school, Bowie’s old school

Bowie’s House is the latest in a line of over 850 restoration projects that HOLT has completed across all of the London boroughs, and September 2026 marks an exciting point of expansion – the opening of a Proud Places Hub in the City of London. The Hub houses a new creative space for young people in the heart of the city, and gives skills support to even more young people who lack the opportunity to progress into creative and cultural careers. Heritage projects have the power to instil immense and lasting pride in the places we live in, where we work and where we visit. They are a powerful tool for educating and inspiring people of all ages but with no government funding or subsidy, HOLT relies on the generosity of its donors and partners who want to make a difference to people and places across the capital. In sharing the exciting news of the Bowie’s House project, ZiggyFest shines a light on the cultural pioneer that was David Bowie, and his enduring global significance. With fundraising now underway to get the house ready for opening, there are opportunities for everyone to support the project and be part of an extraordinary story. For more information about how you can help and keep in touch, go to bowieshouse.org

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UNDER T ONE TRE ALAN MCFETRIDGE AT HOLLAND PARK CAFE

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All Images © Alan McFetridge, from Under This One Tree, Daisy Green Artist Residency, Holland Park, 2026.

ost of us walk through parks without giving the trees much thought. They provide shade on hot days, shelter from the rain and a backdrop to everyday life. They’re always there. Photographer Alan McFetridge has spent the past year doing the opposite. As the first artist in residence at Holland Park Café, Alan has returned to the park time and again, photographing the same trees through changing seasons, shifting light and different weather. The result is Under This One Tree — an exhibition that asks us to slow down and notice what has been there all along. Created as part of the Daisy Green Artist Residency, the programme brings artists into one of London’s most loved parks, transforming the café into a place for exhibitions, conversations and creativity. Alongside the exhibition, Alan also leads monthly Sensing Earth workshops, inviting visitors to explore the park through drawing, photography and observation. No artistic experience is needed—just curiosity.

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The exhibition takes its title from a line in a poem by Polish writer Zbigniew Herbert: “How can we live anywhere but in this one tree?” For Alan, it’s a reminder that however busy city life becomes, we’re still connected to the natural world around us. The photographs don’t shout for attention. Instead, they invite you to spend a little longer looking. A familiar tree suddenly becomes sculptural. Bark resembles an abstract painting. A shaft of morning light transforms an ordinary woodland path into something almost cinematic. Each image is simply numbered and dated rather than given a title. It’s a small detail, but an important one. Without being told what to think, every visitor brings their own interpretation. Spend enough time with the exhibition and something unexpected happens. The next time you walk through Holland Park, you start noticing the trees differently.

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Although Under This One Tree focuses on Holland Park, it reflects a wider theme running through Alan’s work: our relationship with the landscapes we share. His photographs aren’t really about trees. They’re about attention. In a world where we’re encouraged to move faster, scroll quicker and constantly look ahead, this exhibition quietly asks us to pause. To notice the texture of bark, the way branches reach towards the light or how the same place changes from one season to the next. Perhaps that’s why the exhibition feels so relevant. You don’t need to understand contemporary art to enjoy it. You simply need to be willing to look a little closer. And once you do, it’s surprisingly difficult to see the park in quite the same way again.

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21 JUNE – 19 SEPTEMBER 2026 Scan the QR code to RSVP Holland Park Café, Ilchester Place, London W8 6LU

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FOOD AND DRINK

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IN SEASON:

SWEETCORN Why September is the time to make the most of the humble cob.

Sweetcorn has an interesting habit. Once it’s picked, its natural sugars begin turning into starch, which means that traditionally, the longer a cob sat around after harvest, the less sweet it became. Modern varieties have been bred to hold onto that sweetness for longer, but it does explain why freshly harvested corn has always been such a seasonal treat. And September is a very good time to eat it. British sweetcorn is harvested through late summer and into early autumn, making this the time of year when cobs are appearing everywhere from farm shops to supermarket shelves. And while boiling a cob and covering it in butter is difficult to beat, there’s plenty more you can do with it. One of our favourites is turning it into fritters. There’s a little more to a good sweetcorn fritter than throwing everything into a bowl and hoping for the best. Too much moisture and you end up with something closer to a pancake; spread them too thinly and you lose that lovely chunky texture. Keeping the corn cold and getting rid of as much excess water as possible before you start makes a surprisingly big difference.

On the brunch menu, they’re served with smashed avocado, poached eggs, habanero sauce and marinated feta, with a corn rib alongside. It’s a combination that works particularly well at this time of year – sweetness from the corn, a bit of salt from the feta and enough chilli to wake everything up. So before September gives way to squash, pumpkins and all things autumn, make the most of sweetcorn while it’s having its moment.

At Home: The main rule for homemade fritters is dry your corn well. Mix it with egg, a little flour, spring onion and some chopped herbs, then spoon into a hot pan, keeping each fritter fairly thick rather than spreading it out. Cook until golden and crisp on both sides. Top with a poached egg, avocado and a little chilli sauce. The exact Daisy Green version? We’re keeping a few tricks to ourselves.

Ours are kept deliberately thick, so they become golden and crisp around the edges while staying soft and packed with corn in the middle. Fresh herbs run through the mix, with the sweetness of the corn doing most of the work.

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COCKTAILS OF THE MONTH:

BOWIE AT THE BAR What if you could order David Bowie’s career at the bar? Hidden away on the Ziggy Green drinks list is an entire cocktail menu inspired by the people, places, characters and creative eras that shaped Bowie’s extraordinary life. And with ZiggyFest returning to Heddon Street this September, there couldn’t be a better time to work your way through it. Start, appropriately, with The David Jones — a nod to the man before the stage name, combining rum with caramelised pineapple and ginger shrub. From there, things get decidedly more Ziggy. When Ziggy Played Guitar brings together rosé, gin, strawberry and raspberry, while The Spiders from Mars pairs coastal gin with lemon and homemade raspberry syrup. Then there’s Major Tom, an altogether stranger proposition of buttered mushroom-infused gin, Dubonnet, sake and raisin shrub. Berlin with Iggy Pop takes things in another direction with kaffir lime-infused gin, kumquat, yuzu

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and a mist of absinthe, while Ashes to Ashes mixes sloe gin and mezcal with forest berry and thyme. Even a trip to the pictures gets the Bowie treatment. Electric Cinema turns the classic popcorn-and-movie combination into a buttery Old Fashioned-style serve, with caramel popcorn fat-washed whisky and Dalmore 12. And at the other end of the journey sits Black Star: vodka, coffee liqueur, Daisy Green espresso and vanilla, taking its name from Bowie’s final studio album. With Rebirth, Milk & Red Peppers and Muses & Magpies completing the line-up, it’s a menu full of references to discover, some obvious, others a little more cryptic. So, ahead of ZiggyFest, consider this your reminder that the Bowie story on Heddon Street doesn’t stop at the famous album cover outside. You can drink it, too.

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GROSSET & MOUNT HORROCKS: Clare Valley Comes to Audrey Green at the National Portrait Gallery

Few names are as closely associated with Australian Riesling as Grosset. For more than four decades, founder and winemaker Jeffrey Grosset has helped redefine the variety, creating wines celebrated for their purity, precision and remarkable ability to age. The story began in 1981, when Jeffrey established Grosset Wines in South Australia’s Clare Valley. From the outset, his approach centred on a simple idea: that great wine starts with place. Today, Grosset’s vineyards occupy some of the coolest, highest sites in the Clare Valley, with fruit grown organically and biodynamically and each wine designed to capture the character of its individual vineyard. It’s an approach that has made Grosset’s single-vineyard Rieslings benchmarks of Australian winemaking. Polish Hill, grown on ancient slate, has become particularly renowned for its intensity and longevity, while Springvale offers its own distinctive 42

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expression of the Clare Valley landscape. On 30th September, we’ll be bringing a taste of this extraordinary region to London as Grosset joins fellow Clare Valley producer Mount Horrocks for the latest edition of our Paired wine dinner series at Audrey Green, inside the National Portrait Gallery. Led by winemaker Stephanie Toole, Mount Horrocks takes a similarly thoughtful approach to winemaking, producing small quantities of elegant, site-driven wines from its Clare Valley vineyards. Together, the two producers offer a brilliant snapshot of the region, from its world-renowned Rieslings to beautifully expressive reds and whites. For one night only, guests will have the opportunity to explore these wines over a specially created seasonal dinner, with each course designed to complement the bottles being poured.

The evening’s menu will take guests from Dorset crab doughnuts with coconut and lime and wild seabass crudo with ginger and crispy lime, through to charred lamb rump with smoked aubergine and Hereford T-bone with mushroom XO and charred greens. To finish, pavlova with elderflower and macerated English strawberries will bring the evening to a suitably sweet close. Set within Audrey Green, overlooking Trafalgar Square from the National Portrait Gallery, it promises to be a very special evening celebrating two producers, one remarkable wine region and some of the finest bottles coming out of Australia today. Grosset & Mount Horrocks Paired Wine Dinner 30th September 2026 Audrey Green, National Portrait Gallery

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ENGLISH WINE: BEYOND THE BUBBLES Discover a new side to English wine at Audrey Green this September.

There was a time when ‘English wine’ almost automatically meant sparkling. Not anymore. A new generation of producers is proving that England has plenty to say when it comes to still wine too, from fresh, aromatic whites to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. On 22 September, Audrey Green at the National Portrait Gallery will host English Wine: Beyond the Bubbles, an intimate tasting exploring just how diverse the English wine scene has become. Leading the evening is wine columnist, educator and author Charlotte Kristensen, better known as London Wine Girl. Charlotte will guide guests through four wines from across England: Langham Wine Estate’s Corallian Classic Cuvée NV, Cradle Valley Pinot Gris 2024, Whitewolfe Estates KC2 Chardonnay 2023 and Marbury Pinot Noir 2024. Each will be served alongside a specially considered dish from the Audrey Green kitchen, with Charlotte sharing the stories, flavours and techniques behind the bottles along the way. From elegant English fizz to Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, it’s a chance to look beyond what we think we know about English wine — and discover what else is happening in vineyards closer to home. English Wine: Beyond the Bubbles 22 September, 6.45–8.30pm Audrey Green, National Portrait Gallery

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WILLUNGA (£140pp) Langham Wine Estate – Corallian Classic Cuvée NV Langham’s Chardonnay-led sparkling wine, grown on the chalk soils of rural Dorset. Elegant and saline, with notes of baked apple, lemon zest and brioche alongside toasted nuts, finishing with bright acidity and a fine, creamy mousse.

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NYETIMBER FESTIVE PAIRING Grosset Polish Hill Riesling One of Grosset’s benchmark wines, grown in the organic and biodynamic Polish Hill Vineyard in South Australia’s Clare Valley. Intensely aromatic with white flowers, lime and a hint of beeswax, it’s crisp, dry and finely structured, with pure citrus fruit, chalky minerality and a long, precise finish.

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MY LONDON: HUGUETTE TCHIAPI INSPIRATION IN LONDON

Lately, I’ve been drawing inspiration from various archives and libraries. Great archives include The Black Culture Archives in Brixton and The Stuart Hall Library, which neighbours Tate Britain.

FAVOURITE PLACE TO PEOPLE-WATCH FOR STYLE

uguette Tchiapi Kameni is a London-based designer whose work brings together her Cameroonian heritage with the precision of British tailoring. Drawing on the Cameroonian philosophy of slow living, her practice explores community, cultural nuance and materiality through natural fabrics, traditional African textiles and artisanal craft. A graduate of Central Saint Martins, where she studied with the support of a British Fashion Council Scholarship, Huguette founded her eponymous label in 2026. Her work has since extended beyond fashion into cultural institutions including the V&A and the Dutch National Opera & Ballet, while she has also returned to Central Saint Martins as an academic lecturer. Earlier this year, Huguette presented her debut collection, Numéro 01, at Scarlett Green, transforming the space for her first independent show. Now, as she prepares to present as part of the official London Fashion Week schedule, we catch up with Huguette to discover the London places, people and pockets of the city that continue to shape her creative world.

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Central Saint Martins. I constantly experimented with my style while studying there, as everyone around me was an inspiration. As a lecturer teaching there now, I still feel inspired by the students and how they choose to express themselves.

FAVOURITE VINTAGE OR INDEPENDENT FASHION SPOT

I’ve been trying to be more aware of my clothing consumption these days, so I’ve been mending and making my own clothes. Woolcrest Fabrics in Hackney is a great place to find a huge selection of affordable, goodquality deadstock fabrics.

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I visited the recently opened V&A East to see ‘The Music is Black: A British Story’. It had much more history than I expected and was a really great experience. I have also been visiting the Barbican to see the various movies they have been showing under their Project a Black Planet: Film series.

WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT THE WAY LONDONERS DRESS

That you can dress completely differently from the norm, utterly uniquely, and most people won’t be fazed at all.

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REMEMBERING THE QUEEN OF COUNTRY

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ome people become part of the soundtrack of your life. For me, Dolly Parton was one of those people. Growing up on a farm outside Ballarat with my three brothers, country music filled our utes and tractors, late nights during harvest and journeys between school and home. My brother Timmy was our true cowboy: he loved the music, the boots, the hats, the embellished belts and the custom spurs. After he was tragically killed at 19, those songs took on even greater meaning, becoming part of his memory. Country music followed me to university karaoke nights and later into banking. I would open with “9 to 5” or Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler”, bringing unexpected country energy to corporate life. At our wedding in Sydney, a full band performed “9 to 5”. Dolly’s spirit has run deeply through Daisy Green since we started: from our silver-legging uniforms and artwork, including an original “9 to 5” vinyl artwork by Morgan Howell of Supersizeart, to our playlists and laidback, uplifting Aussie style. When we made our first Daisy videos, during that slightly mad transition from corporate careers to café life, “9 to 5” was the soundtrack. It returned during our early crowdfunding days. Dolly’s optimism, humour and refusal to take herself too seriously felt close to what we were trying to create. Seeing Dolly and Kenny Rogers at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena brought her extraordinary presence to life. Beyond the rhinestones, hair and unmistakable voice was a funny, 48

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warm and magnetic entertainer. You understood why generations felt they somehow knew her and felt such a deep connection to the optimism she always showed. She was brilliantly self-deprecating and relentlessly positive, while taking seriously the things that mattered. She quietly broke barriers for women, championed equality through her actions and showed that kindness and ambition could coexist. “Find out who you are and do it on purpose,” she said. Her hard work seemed almost effortless because she found such happiness in bringing joy to others. Her kindness was also expressed through the Imagination Library, founded in 1995 in honour of her father, who could not read or write. The programme gives children free books from birth to five. By June this year, it had gifted more than 325 million books across five countries, including the UK. Throughout September, we’ll play Dolly tracks across our cafés on repeat and raise over £20,000 for her Imagination Library and its UK partners, helping more children discover the joy of books. Dolly taught us that you can work hard without losing your sense of fun; stand for something without shouting; and see unexpected turns as new opportunities. Dolly, we’ll be working 9 to 5 to keep your beautiful legacy alive, and we will always love you. Morgan Howell’s original 9 to 5 vinyl artwork for SuperSizeArt, on display at Larry’s beneath the National Portrait Gallery. ISSUE 11 - SEPTEMBER 2026 49

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