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A specially curated guide to help you enjoy the next 48 hours (or more) in Bristol
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BEAUTY | NEW STORE IN TOWN
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Harrods' new Bristol beauty store opens
Harrods has officially opened H beauty Bristol: its fourth standalone beauty store in the UK, this time located in The Mall, Cribbs Causeway.
Offering an unparalleled beauty utopia, the 25,300-square-foot space brings together a diverse portfolio of must-have products and exceptional services from over 86 international beauty brands. The store is an experiential playground, where beauty novices and experts alike can discover some of the industry’s most forward-thinking and vibrant brands, as well as stock up on their forever-favourite product. The curated product offering, paired with Harrods renowned retail innovation and expert-driven service, creates a beauty paradise for enthusiasts to discover, and to enhance their inner and outer wellbeing.
Throughout the store, customers will discover creative beauty experiences, including blow-dry product and salon phenomenon, Drybar; offering a quick, accessible, and elevated blow-dry experience, state-of-the-art play-tables; providing access makeup demonstrations and experiential product testing, the Skincare Station; offering bespoke consultations and treatments, and finally the Click & Collect boutique. Additionally, H beauty's largest 34-seat Champagne Bar offers an indulgent menu of cocktails and patisseries created by Harrods renowned food and beverage team, providing the prefect space for beauty lovers to sit, sip and reunite with friends.
Visit harrods.com/en-gb/h-beauty/bristol to learn more.
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OUR MAY ISSUE: OUT NEXT WEEK
Our May magazine features a collection of great reading by our team of wonderful writers as well as beautifully presented advertising by Bristol's best businesses. We hope you'll enjoy the read!
15,000 copies are delivered door to door, and you can pick up a copy at many places around town – including our stands at Waitrose, John Lewis, House of Fraser and Harvey Nichols.
You can still read the digital version of our current issue by clicking here!
And if you would like to have a copy sent in the post every month, then we offer a postal subscription for just £30 for 12 issues, £15 for six issues or buy a copy for just £3.95. UK mainland prices. For Euro and World zone subscription prices – see our website.
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COMPETITION | WINNING WORDS
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Win a £25 John Lewis voucher
This week's 8 letter word is made up including the above letters in green. We’ve placed 1 letter to give you a start. The blue letter is used more than once.
Clue: when one throws down a glove, this tends to happen...
Make sure to follow us on twitter ( @thebristolmag ) to see the answer: posted on a Wednesday afternoon. Winners picked at random.
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We're celebrating the recent publication of Bristol author, editor and renowned garden writer Cinead McTernan's City Veg: inspiration from an urban garden by giving away 3 copies of the book, which is filled with plenty of tips and advice about growing-your-own fruit and veg.
To enter, simply:
- Follow @thebristolmag and @thesociablegardener on Instagram
- Find our City Veg competition post, like it, and then tag a friend who'd love to grow their own veg
Competition closes at midnight on Sunday 1 May; winners will be chosen at random and contacted via Instagram. The prize is not transferable and no cash alternative will be offered.
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WEEKEND RECIPE | ST GEORGE'S DAY
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| Recipe by Melissa Blease |
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| Perfect Roast Rib of Beef |
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Saturday 23 April is St George's Day. What better reason do you need for a full-on roast beef splurge? Oh okay, you could celebrate the Patron Saint of England (and, by the way, Bulgaria, Georgia, Portugal and Romania too) on any given Sunday instead; just don't blame us if sticklers for tradition set their dragons on you....
The weight of the rib of beef in this recipe will easily serve eight, which means that smaller groups will have lots of lovely leftovers to fill roast beef sandwiches with until the middle of the following week.
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Ingredients
2.5kg bone-in rib of beef, chined by your butcher
1 onion, thickly sliced
Vegetable oil
Salt and pepper
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1. Remove the rib of beef from the fridge at least one hour before you plan to start cooking it, to allow to come to room temperature.
2. Preheat the oven to 230°C/gas mark 8. Weigh the joint and calculate the cooking time, allowing 10 minutes per 500g for very rare, 12 minutes for rare, 15 minutes for medium and 20 minutes for well done.
3. Scatter the onion slices across the centre of a sturdy roasting tin. Rub the joint of beef with vegetable oil and season all over with salt and pepper.
4. Put the joint on top of the onion and slide it into the centre of the oven. Roast for 30 minutes to brown the meat, then lower the temperature to 160°C/gas mark 3 and continue to roast for the calculated cooking times, according to weight and preference above.
5. When the cooking time is up, remove the beef from the oven, lift it onto a carving board, cover the with foil and a clean tea towel and allow to rest in a warm place for 30 minutes (the resting stage is really important, as it allows the meat juices to reabsorb after the cooking process, resulting in lovely, tender, easy-to-carve meat).
6. When ready to serve, uncover the beef and pour any juices from the carving board into the gravy before slicing.
7. Serve with roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, horseradish sauce, at least two varieties of veg and lashings of gravy.
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FOUR OF A KIND | SUNDAY LUNCH
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| Words by Melissa Blease |
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| 4 Perfect Roast Beef Sides |
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Failsafe Yorkshire Puddings
Preheat the oven to 225°C/gas mark 9 (or, raise the oven temperature after taking your cooked roast beef out to rest). Drop a splash of vegetable oil into each of 12 cupcake tin compartments and slide the tin into the oven to heat the oil until really hot. Meanwhile, whisk 2 large eggs, 100g plain flour, 100ml whole or semi-skimmed milk and a pinch of salt and pepper together in a jug until light and smooth (note: this batter can be made up to 8 hours in advance and kept in the fridge). Carefully remove the tray from the oven (both the oil and the tray will be really hot) and pour the batter evenly into each compartment. Slide the tray back into the oven to cook for 12-15 minutes, or until the Yorkies are well-risen and golden.
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Perfect Rosemary-roasted Potatoes
Preheat the oven to 180c/gas mark 4 (or, roast your potatoes while your roast beef is cooking, on a separate shelf). Peel around 1kg medium-sized potatoes (Maris Piper are good here) and either leave them whole or chop to ensure they're all the same size (roughly around 8cm diameter). Parboil the potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes, then drain in a colander and leave to steam dry for 5 minutes. Shake the colander well to 'scruff up' the edges of the parboiled potatoes, then tumble them across the base of an oiled, ovenproof baking dish or tray, shuffling them around with a spatula to ensure they're evenly coated in oil. Season well and roast for one hour, or until the potatoes are just turning crisp and golden. Remove the tray from the oven, jiggle the spuds around and gently half-squash each one with a potato masher. Pick the leaves from 3 fat sprigs of fresh rosemary and chop finely. Sprinkle over the slightly squashed roasties, drizzle with a little more oil and roast for a further 20-25 minutes.
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The All-important Gravy
While your roast beef is resting, pour the fat and juices from the roasting tin into a jug. Allow the juices to settle and separate for around 10 minutes (on a cool window sill, perhaps?) then spoon off any fat that's collected on the surface and transfer to a small pan, leaving just the pan juices in the jug. Heat the fat, add 1 tbs plain flour and stir over a medium heat for a couple of minutes until you have a smooth, brown paste. Stir the juices from the jug into the pan, mix well, then gradually add 400ml beef stock, stirring continuously until thickened to your liking. Add the juices from the resting beef, then strain through a sieve into a warm gravy jug.
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Fresh Horseradish Sauce
So simple, with a flavour that's world's apart from jarred horseradish sauce. Mix 4 tbsp grated fresh horseradish with 2 tbsp crème fraîche, 2 tbsp double cream, ¼ tsp English mustard and a pinch of sugar. Season with salt and set aside to allow the flavours to develop. Stir again before serving at room temperature.
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WEEKEND WINE | GREAT FRENCH WINE
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| Reign of terroir: six fine French reds under £40 |
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When it comes to fine wine, our thoughts immediately turn to France as the traditional epicentre of 'terroir’: eccentric, idiosyncratic and unswervingly confident in its ability to produce the very finest bottles despite fierce competition. Here, all under £50, are some very, very good reds to impress.
Vacqueyras 'Variation' – Domaine de Montvac
Rich yet elegant red from the southern Rhône, all currants and prunes in the mouth, gentled by candied fruit on the nose and a lasting hit of spice. £33
Frank Phélan, Saint-Estèphe – Château Phélan Ségur
This is absolutely classic, old-school Saint Estèphe of excellent quality. Deep, purple-hued, with a nose of mulberries, blackcurrants and cedar, the wine is densely-textured and medium-bodied, with good balancing acidity and a seriously endowed, layered texture. The tannins are present, yet well-integrated and ripe. £35
Gigondas Les Hauts de Montmirail – Domaine Brusset
Deep crimson in colour, with a rich, spicy, smoky aroma, showing hints of chocolate and blackberry and a rounded, powerful palate with mouthfilling fruit. £36.
Moulin d'Issan, Bordeaux Supérieur – Château d'Issan
Vibrant purple colour. Ripe, expressive mulberry and pomegranate aromas, as well as a suggestion of oyster shells. In the mouth, it is soft, silky and succulent yet dry and savoury. Absolutely delicious, and ready to drink now or over the next 4-5 years. A bargain from Margaux Third Growth, Château d'Issan. £22
Cahors Château de Haute-Serre – Georges Vigouroux
The 'terroir' at Chateau de Haute-Serre transforms the Malbec grape into a very noble vintage. Very dark in colour with carmine highlights and a wonderfully complex and powerful bouquet of morello cherry, blackcurrant, and spices. £29.50
Givry – Joseph Drouhin
A round and captivating wine, appreciated by all wine connoisseurs. With its lively and bright colour, it has intense fruity aromas reminiscent of gooseberry and blackcurrant, evolving towards spicy nuances as the wine gets older. On the palate, there is a nice balance between texture and finesse, with firm but refined tannins. Long and enticing aftertaste, with flavours of very ripe fruit. £29.50
These are just a selection from The Great Wine Co's extensive range of French fine wines. Click the button below to explore the full collection.
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| Chill with a Henny & Joe's Chai Latte |
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This unique multi-award winning chai is made from a traditional blend of therapeutic and warming spices that bottles the vibrancy and the true exotic taste of India. Local producer Henny and Joe's have blended and infused cardamom, ginger, star anise, nutmeg, cloves, all spice, vanilla pods, mixed spice, fennel seed and cinnamon with, of course, a little unrefined sugar to help lift and bring the spices to life. 250ml | £8.55
We made this short commercial to demonstrate just how easy it is to whip up a delicious, refreshing drink using the Chai Infusion Syrup.
The Chai Infusion is available to buy from many of the city's coolest coffee shops and from the Henny And Joe's website: hennyandjoes.co.uk.
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OBJECT OF INTEREST | JOYOUS GEMS
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| The Rainbow Collection by Mallory |
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Mallory’s bespoke jewellery collection has a playful twist with a riot of multi-coloured precious gems set in handcrafted pieces that are vivacious, joyful and guaranteed to please for many years to come.
- 18ct yellow gold rub-set, round-cut rainbow sapphire and round brilliant-cut diamond cluster ring with tapered shoulders. £3.150
- 18ct white gold channel-set, princess-cut rainbow sapphire full eternity ring. £1,865
- 18ct white gold bar-set princess-cut rainbow sapphire line bracelet. £5,595
With a range of matching earrings, bracelets and colourful necklaces, explore Mallory’s own colourful Rainbow Collection as well as all the top brands and makers.
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Izipizi: The Iconic Sunglasses #D
High-quality, lightweight sunglasses, essential for everyday life. Give yourself a fashionable edge! These sunglasses provide adapted protection with 100% UV category 3 lenses which protect from glare and filter 100% of ultraviolet (UV) rays.Flexible and comfortable arms, with spring hinges, which adapt to all face shapes and sizes. £40
Available from graceandmabel.co.uk
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BEAUTY | KEEPING IT NATURAL
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Super Shower Power Shampoo & Conditioner from NEOM
Clean up your hair routine with NEOM's new, natural and silicone-free Super Shower Power Shampoo and Conditioner.
Expertly formulated with naturally-powered ingredients which are both kind to your hair and our planet, get ready for a hair washing experience like no other. Not only will your hair and scalp be left feeling nourished, it also promises silky smooth strands, enviable shine and a long-lasting scent of energising spearmint, rosemary and eucalyptus. Shampoo and conditioner £20 each.
NEOM organics is available to shop in the newly opened Harrods H Beauty, Bristol: harrods.com/en-gb/h-beauty/bristol; neomorganics.com
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ON THE BOX | POLITICS AND POWER
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Netflix: Anatomy of a Scandal
Sophie's privileged life as the wife of powerful politician James unravels when scandalous secrets surface — and he stands accused of a shocking crime.
Starring Sienna Miller and Rupert Friend, Anatomy of a Scandal is available to watch on Netflix now: netflix.com
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THE MAGAZINE KIOSK | WHY WE LOVE PRINT
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Curated by Daniel McCabe
We've been a bit on/off with Spike Art Magazine in the past. Art magazines are variable as a species and even the best can be a hard sell. But they can be the most inspiring, thought-provoking and satisfying of all print publications and when they’re hot, as this Berlin-based journal is right now, you just have to grab one. Following the sold out ‘Web3’ (explaining the NFT phenomenon) we now have the ‘Couples' issue which looks at partnership life, love, law and work. Along with Spike’s take on abstracts such as love, muses, promises and rivalries, you’ll be introduced to artist-couples, curatorial duos, rom-com heroes, spectres, fembots and more. £15
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Magalleria is a Bath-based shop and online retailer, selling fine and interesting magazines from independent and selected publishers from all over the globe. Visit the website to find out more: magalleria.co.uk
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The Vintage Bazaar, Saturday 23 April at The Cheese & Grain, Frome
The Vintage Bazaar has been established for over 10 years and is one of the leading fairs in the UK, with a fantastic reputation for the very best vintage and antique textiles, clothing, homewares and Brocante.
The VB also has some very talented designer/makers who use vintage and antique materials or are inspired by vintage design.
Visit The Vintage Bazaar website for more information: thevintagebazaar.co.uk
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My My! ABBA The Concert, 13 May, The Redgrave Theatre
Music fans are in for a treat when My My! ABBA The Concert hits The Redgrave Theatre in Clifton in the coming weeks.
The national touring production invites concertgoers to experience the thrill of ABBA in their prime. Show producer Mark Halliday says the show performs all the supergroup’s million-selling hits absolutely live on stage: “You can get involved,” promises Mark, “as this critically-acclaimed, five-star spectacular captures Bjorn, Agnetha, Benny and Frida’s incredible on-stage presence in a fun-filled evening of singalong and dance-along magic.”
Described by the critics as “sensational” and a “rip-roaring fun night out”, My, My! brings Dancing Queen, Super Trouper, The Winner Takes it All, Knowing Me Knowing You, Waterloo, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Voulez Vous and many more No1 hits to the stage
EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT FOR BRISTOL MAGAZINE READERS: 10% DISCOUNT ON TICKETS, LIMITED TO THE FIRST 50 – SO GRAB THEM QUICK! Use code ABBA10
All tickets are £26, and are available from The Redgrave Theatre website ( redgravetheatre.com ) or by calling 0117 3157 800. Learn more about the show by visiting the show's website: mymyabbatheconcert.com
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THEATRE | IMMERSIVE AUDIO DRAMA
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Bristol-based theatre company launch immersive audio experience
Bristol-based theatre company Raucous have launched a brand-new immersive audio experience fusing theatre narrative, binaural sound and original music.
The Prick & the Sting has been made in consultation with the cultural accessibility organisation, VocalEyes to explore the creation of immersive audio drama for partially sighted and blind communities.
The Prick & The Sting is a darkly woven, gothic fable about women in early 19th Century theatre and is inspired by an Angela Carter short story. The experience has been created to feel like a theatre story but experienced online, in whatever place or space the listener chooses. Its development was a response to how we might make immersive experiences for members of our community who are partially sighted or blind. It is also designed as a response to the needs of many people who are still having to shield from Covid for medical reasons, unable to attend mass arts events – or those who just don’t feel comfortable in an auditorium yet.
The experience is free and available online from 6 April until 18 May 2022 at: theprickandthesting.org.uk
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Take on the ‘Jessie May 70k Your Way’ challenge this May
Jessie May is a Bristol based charity which provides palliative, end of life and bereavement care for terminally ill children and their families. On a weekly basis the Jessie May nurses travel the 70km distance between Bristol, Bath and Swindon to visit families. During the month of May the charity are asking for their supporters to join the Jessie May team to walk, run, wheel, cycle, or swim 70km: their way. Some participants are even being brave enough to double the distance!
You can get the whole family (even the dogs) involved and join Jessie May in Hanham on Tuesday 31 May for a special celebration to walk and wheel the final few kilometres with the Jessie May team. the team will be starting from The Chequers Inn, Hanham at 10.30am and will be taking on the 5km route along the river to Conham Riverside Park for some well-deserved drinks and snacks.
You are welcome to bring your own picnic along or grab something from The Perky Coffee Company. If you’d like to park at Avon Valley Woodland car park and join the Jessie May team around 11am for the final 3km, then that’s fine too!
Jessie May are offering their jazzy purple t-shirts to those who raise £50 and bespoke medals to those who raise £100! Find out more and sign up for free at: jessiemay.org.uk
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SPORT | BRISTOL BEARS V GLOUCESTER RUGBY
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Ghallagher Premiership, Ashton Gate, 22 April, 1pm Kick Of
Steven Luatua returns to the Bears starting XV for Friday night’s West Country derby clash with Gloucester at Ashton Gate on Friday night (7.45pm KO, live on BT Sport).
The All Black captains the side in his first start since dislocating his wrist against Harlequins last month, joining Sam Jeffries and Fitz Harding in the back row.
Toby Fricker recovers from a chest injury to start on the wing for the first time since Boxing Day, with Luke Morahan switching to full back in place of the injured Charles Piutau (groin).
Antoine Frisch partners Piers O’Conor in the midfield, while homegrown duo Andy Uren and Callum Sheedy line up at half-back.
Keep up to date with the Bristol Bears via twitter: twitter.com
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GARDENING | CREATE THE PERFECT LANDSCAPE
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Selby Landscapes
Selby Landscapes is the leading landscape gardening company based in Bath with an excellent reputation for crafting beautiful and enduring outdoor spaces. Selby Landscapes offer a turn-key solution to your landscape requirements including landscape design and construction, garden design, planting and garden maintenance. Frequently working alongside other garden designers in the Somerset region, as well as offering an in-house garden design service, every garden project Selby Landscapes create, from city courtyards to large country gardens, is crafted to give a lifetime of pleasure.
Tel: 01225 571350 Web: selbylandscapes.com
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PROPERTY | ONE OF BRISTOL'S BEST LOCATIONS
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Ivywell Road, Sneyd Park, Bristol BS9
Offered for sale by Howard Estate Agents
An exquisite house and gardens situated in one of Bristol's prime locations with views directly towards the Downs and Leigh Woods beyond. Discreetly nestled in and set well back from Ivywell Road, this unique semi-detached home offers a generous and versatile interior with scope to extend to make a four/five bedroom family home.
The sweeping gravelled driveway to the front of the property has an enclosed front garden area adjacent and gives access to the detached garage situated to the side of the house. The impressive circa 3000 square foot interior boasts a great deal of original charm and character throughout.
Arranged over three floors to include the most elegant living rooms and an extensive cellar space which offers even more scope to extend. Throughout the property is an abundance of original features and character.
There is recently lapsed planning permission to extend into the loft to create two further bedrooms and a shower room.
Secluded walled garden complete with swimming pool. Guide price £1,500,000
To see more images, read through the details and find out more click here to view the page on the Howard Homes website.
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