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WorkThe cherry on top, at Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon (one of my faves in town), is literally its fitness centre. Usually, when I think about hotel gyms, the first thing…
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German chef Joachim Koerper is always on the go, specially since he opened a restaurant in Rio de Janeiro (it has a brand new location in the hood of Ipanema), but…
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ON MY RADAR: TOP EXHIBITS NOT TO BE MISSED IN 2016-17 #6 | EXPOSIÇÕES IMPERDÍVEIS EM 2016-17 #6
“Abstract Expressionism” @ Royal Academy of Arts (Main Galleries), until January 2, 2017, admission: £17 (£19 with donation) 1950’s New York, the years of free jazz and Beat poetry. This exhibition, curated by the…
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spot alert: hello, kristof | lisboa
Coffee and magazines. Can it get any better than this? Hardly if we are talking about coffee shops. The trend is not new, but it took us a while in Lisbon,…
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#brandsandshopping
kenzo x h&m men’s collection preview: my impressions | as minhas impressões
“Tacky for the sake of being tacky“, they wrote about the debut of Jeremy Scott, “The People’s Designer”, as creative director to the Italian line Moschino and his first collection inspired…
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#takecare
unnamed perfume byredo: smell it, try it, feel it and name it | sinta-o e chame-lhe o que quiser
The more I smell other fragrances — the commercial scents smell all the same to me and not in a good way, believe me — the more I admire the exclusivity…
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No, Reid’s, you don’t look old — I mean, you do, in a good way — but you are not getting any younger either and that is just okay. Thank God…
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#designandarch
claus porto: a new store in lisbon | a nova loja de lisboa
Can a talk show host change the history of a brand? Yes, specially if we are talking of a media mogul like Oprah Winfred. A few years ago, she included the hand-made soaps produced…
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ON MY RADAR: TOP EXHIBITS NOT TO BE MISSED IN 2016-17 #5 | EXPOSIÇÕES IMPERDÍVEIS EM 2016-17 #5
“Magritte: La Trahison des Images”, Centre Georges Pompidou, until January 23, 2017, admission: €14 Is it possible to show something new about the work of René Magritte? This exhibit held at Centre…
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food alert: las cholas, lisbon | the best empanadas and alfajores in town? | as melhores empadas e bolachas de lisboa?
In Portugal, we are no strangers to empadas (small pies). Somehow, South American empanadas, when they are really good, remain usually a few steps ahead in crunchiness and filling. Like those…