A NEW YEAR AND NEW YOU! MY2011 COMES TO WESTFIELD LONDON
While the masses struggle to stick to New Year’s resolutions and fitness regimes go out the window, Westfield London will set the authority on your goals for 2011 by hosting the capital’s largest health, beauty, fitness and well-being event, MY2011 from the 28th - 30th January 2011.

If you are looking to find new inspiration or tips on how to realise your true potential then this is the place for you. Meet with one of our mind, body and soul experts and leave feeling uplifted, motivated and revitalised - it might just change your life forever.

The Zones
The three day interactive show will take place in The Atrium event space with 6 interactive zones

- My Body

- My Health & Beauty

- My Style

- My Indulgence

- My Home

- My Technology

Each zone will offer a unique opportunity to meet experts in each field for an intensive and personal experience to kick start your new lifestyle approach for 2011. The My Body Zone will be pumping with fitness and exercise experts who will be on hand to advise on what’s right for your body in 2011. Come along to the My Health & Beauty Zone if you fancy a treat. We’ll make sure you are looking your best with offers from our best beauty retailers - mini consultations and treatments – you name it and we can do it. And don’t miss out on the My Style Zone where Westfield London’s personal stylists can tell you what suits your body best and how to make the most of 2011 fashion trends. Indulge your senses, discover new technology and pick up fabulous tips for your home in the other zones.

The Main Stage
What’s more, there will be a main stage with a back-to back schedule of live events, performances and guest speakers throughout the 3 days designed to inspire, entertain and educate. A full schedule of events over the weekend will soon be available at westfield.com/london but here’s just a taste for what’s in store…

Gymbox Live
The no-holds-barred, anything goes, diva dancing, combat training melting pot of fitness insanity comes to the live stage. Gymbox trainers will be inviting you to join them in The Atrium for some mind blowing, heart pumping classes - from dance like a diva to combat training - anything goes!

The Second Half of Your Life by Jill Shaw Ruddock: Main Stage

On Saturday 29th January, from 4-5pm, Jill Shaw Ruddock, author of The Second Half of Your Life*, alongside her celebrity friends including Ruby Wax and Beth Nielson Chapman will host a book launch like no other. The Second Half of Your Life is a groundbreaking and important new book focusing on the key life issues that women face after menopause. Optimistic, engaging, informative and empowering, it focuses on what women need to make the second half of life the best half.

“This book will make you want to run straight into the arms of the menopause, embrace it and get to the best years of your life – no longer a slave to hormones. Free at last! Free at last!” – Ruby Wax.

After Jill is interviewed live by the hilarious Ruby Wax, American singer-songwriter and great friend of Jill Shaw Ruddock, Beth Nielson Chapman will perform live and for My 2011 audiences. Foyles Bookstore is teaming up with Jill to offer guests at the event the opportunity to purchase the book for a special reduced rate of £7 (usual RRP, £12.99). Buy this book for your wife, sister, best friend or yourself!

Exclusive Preview Performances from Sadler’s Wells Shoes

With a British national pastime of shoe-shopping it only seemed a matter of time before a show about this women’s obsession popped up! Shoes, written by Richard Thomas, best known for the legendary West End hit, Jerry Springer - the Opera, features 32 footwear-inspired, witty musical numbers, 12 of the West End’s best dancers, four incredible singers and over 250 pairs of shoes and will be coming to the stage in The Atrium, Westfield London for exclusive preview performances at My2011.

As well as mini performances you will have the chance to see some of the amazing shoes on display, from Manolo Blahnik to LK Bennett, Nike to Salvatore Ferragamo and Christian Louboutin to Alexander McQueen. You can submit your Shoe-fessions to the My2011 pledge wall and even be part of a World Record Breaking attempt to see the largest number of red heels in one room!

* The Second Half of Your Life will be published by Ebury in Trade Paperback on 3rd February 2011, and will be available to buy at Foyles kiosks at My 2011 on Saturday 29th January

SWAROVSKI LAUNCHES MEN'S COLLECTION FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2011

Recognised for over a century as the world leader in cut crystal and renowned for over 30 years for women’s fashion jewellery, Swarovski is finally releasing a collection of jewellery and accessories especially for men. Faithful to the company’s values of creativity, innovation and perfection, the collection launches this month at a wide selection of stores among its 1900 sales points around the world.

The collection is based around six main themes and employs both faceted crystal and ceramic, a very strong material which is particularly respected in watch making. Creating a ceramic jewellery collection requires great technical skill. Thanks to Swarovski’s unique faceting expertise, ceramic and faceted crystals have been successfully combined in the elegant and strong forms of the men’s collection.
Stockists can be found at http://www.swarovski.com/ / 01737 856 814

BBC MAGAZINES LAUNCHES GOOD FOOD MAGAZINE IPAD VERSION

Market-leading Good Food magazine has launched as a fully digital iPad app. The February issue is now available to download from the Apple store priced at £1.79 as a special introductory offer, rising to £2.99 after an initial trial period. This is the second BBC title to move into the iPad format following the launch of Focus magazine’s app in November.

Good Food magazine’s new app includes a range of interactive and social elements:

· Recipes presented as easy-to-view digital cook cards, with a large type ‘cook’ mode to make them simple to follow and a ‘flip’ function, enabling simple navigation between images and recipes;

· Exclusive videos cooking techniques, demonstrated by the Good Food Team with advice, ideas and tips;

· Personalised shopping list to help you plan your meals throughout the month;

· Helpful glossary of ingredients and techniques

· Easy-to-use search facility to find all your favourite dishes.

Good Food’s editorial director Gillian Carter, creative director Elizabeth Galbraith and the magazine’s design team worked with agency Mobile IQ on the new version. Plans are in place for each future print issue of the food title to be available as a fully digitised version.

According to publishing director Alfie Lewis: “We think the iPad has great growth potential and we are delighted to launch this product at this early stage in the new technology’s development. This app has functionality at its heart, with the opportunity to create a truly immersive experience for the reader and revolutionise the cooking process. It offers incredible value for money and should be the first app iPad owning cooking fans download.”

Good Food has launched a series of other highly rated themed apps for the i-phone, including healthy recipes, seasonal recipes and quick recipes, with the number of downloads reaching six figures. BBC Good Food Healthy Recipes and BBC Good Food Quick Recipes apps were both included in Apple’s iTunes Rewind 2010 selection of the best apps.

LEARN THE SECRETS OF FUSION COOKING

The Modern Pantry, Anna Hansen’s acclaimed Clerkenwell restaurant, is offering diners the chance to learn the secrets behind its signature fusion style. Guests will be treated to canapés and bubbly on arrival, followed by 1.5 hour cooking demonstration and four course dinner with Anna herself.

On the menu are:
· Morcilla scotched quail eggs with tomato relish ( Sauvignon Semillon, Arlewood, Margaret River, Australia 2007)

· Singapore-style wokked crab, crispy shallots and Thai basil ( Grüner Veltliner ‘Hasel’ 2009, Birgit Eichinger, Kamptal, Austria)

· A selection of delicious desserts – salted coconut tapioca, green tea and white chocolate mousse, yuzu mango, coconut tuile ( Jurançon ‘Magendia de Lapeyre’ 2006, Pyrénées, France

The evening takes place on 7th February and costs £100 per person. Anyone keen to attend can book on 020 7553 9210.

SEARCYS PADDINGTON CHAMPAGNE BAR CELEBRATES NATIONAL MARMALADE DAY!
A previously forgotten favourite, marmalade, is returning back into the hearts of the nation and Searcys is celebrating the resurgence of this British classic on Sunday 13th February.
Throughout National Marmalade Day, Searcys Paddington Champagne Bar will be treating guests to fabulous offers to tantalise marmalade lovers.
The Paddington Bear Cocktail (Grand Marnier, bitters, champagne with candied orange marmalade) will be served for only £5 instead of the normal £11.
Also tuck into a Cheese plate of Golden Isis and Grana Padano served with orange marmalade jelly with a glass of Louis Roederer Rich Sec NV for just £10 (usually £20.75).
The recently opened Searcys Paddington Champagne Bar boasts art deco banquettes and a high seating area around the bar, which allow up to 40 guests to enjoy their favourite bubbles in comfort. The bar is open from 10am-10pm Monday-Saturday and and 12pm-9pm on Sunday.
Paddington Champagne Bar: The Lawn, Paddington Station, London, W2 1FT
T: 0207 99 33 279 http://www.searcys.co.uk/paddington-champagne-bar/

BRASSERIE JOEL LAUNCHES SUNDAY ROAST LUNCHES
The team at Brasserie Joël is delighted to announce that they are now offering Sunday roast lunches, the perfect way for families and friends to spend quality time together after a busy week at work. Located on the first floor of Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London at the foot of Westminster Bridge, Brasserie Joël offers a delicious range of Sunday lunch dishes created by acclaimed chef Joël Antunes.

Starters on the menu range from home made gravlax with cucumber horseradish sauce, chicken liver parfait with country bread and beetroot salad with curd cheese, whilst the best way to enjoy the main course is to order a large dish for the whole family to share, such as the roast suckling pork shoulder with grilled apple and Swiss chard, or a whole roast chicken with lemon, rosemary, roast baby potatoes and garlic confit. Also available is the roast Scottish beef with all the trimmings, traditional fish pie with smoked haddock and prawns, and roast salmon fillet with roast shallots and tomato confit. Delicious desserts include French toast with quince and vanilla ice cream and homemade pop corn with custard and caramel ice cream.

Chef Joël Antunes says of the launch, “I am happy to introduce the tradition of the Sunday Roast to Brasserie Joël. Life is so hectic that we are spending less time eating together with our family and friends, which is very sad. Here you can have a nice Sunday lunch with your family or your friends. It’s perfect if you’ve been out in London and especially this whole South Bank area with all there is for families to do here.”

In a career spanning more than 30 years, chef Antunes has worked in some of the world’s leading kitchens including Paul Bocuse and Troisgros, Meneau and Maximin in his native France; The Connaught and Le Manoir aux Quat’Saison in the UK; as well as spending time in Asia’s best restaurants including Kiyomi Mikuni Restaurant, Tokyo, and restaurant Normandie at the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok. By the early 1990’s, Antunes’ reputation for excellence was well established and he burst onto London’s rapidly growing dining scene as Chef and Partner of Les Saveurs, earning the restaurant a host of awards, including a Michelin star.

Located on the vibrant South Bank opposite Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London is only steps from the city’s most iconic attractions including the London Eye, London Aquarium and Royal Festival Hall. Spacious guest rooms, which include 54 suites and penthouses, provide a host of boutique touches alongside thoughtful amenities. Distinctive dining options include Brasserie Joël, Ichi Sushi and Sashimi Bar, espressamente illy coffee bar and for cocktails, the stylish Primo Bar.

Sunday lunch from £19.95 for two courses, and £24.95 for three courses. Half price child-sized portions are available for children under 12 years old

For reservations please visit www.brasseriejoel.co.uk or call 0207 620 7272

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