Just back from seeing dear dear Johnny. Good film, beautifully filmed and JD and HBC very good. Very gothic. Not sure its an entirely successful filming of a Sondheim musical though. Occasionally a little too Twist. And they've cut the best song (the title track indeed). It may be impossible to actually film a Sondheim successfully. I think you need to be there with the action happening in front of you. I have to say I preferred seeing it in the theatre even though Jason Donovan isn't a patch on dear dear Johnny...
Off to the big smoke tomorrow with the Aged Ps. Not seen then since Xmas so lots to catch up on. Apparently they've even started reading this blog again so going to have to be careful what I say! To the theatre design exhibition at the V & A on Sunday and at the same time meeting up with my godmother who is rather marvelous. Then to see the Warriors (the terracotta ones) at the British Museum on Monday. And back oop North on Tuesday.
And what have I been up to since last I posted? Hmmm. Vodka martinis at Panacea on Thursday night. The waitress came and put a "reserved" sign on our usual table because the Spice Girls had it booked from 2200. Good job we weren't planning on staying that late otherwise there would have been hell to pay. Saw An Ideal Husband at the Royal Exchange on Tuesday. Very good. Fabulous chandeliers. And there were 6 of them. And Mrs Chievley was wonderful although we all thought that Gertrude was a little weak. Went with Jane & Bill. Bill is having his last chemo this week so that's really good news. Went for something to eat beforehand at Grado (obviously they ate and I didn't). Its a new Heathcote restaurant and very nice it is too. Gorgeous Spanish waiters who can barely speak a word. But who needs them to? We picked our drinks from the sherry menu. Who knew there were so many? I had 2 glasses of a Mantazillo or something similar. And it was very scrummy. Tasted of honey. Could sherry become the new VM? Watch this space... That's all. J x
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Manzanilla you oaf....Manzanilla is a variety of fino sherry made around the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda. In Spanish, chamomile tea is called "manzanilla", and thus this wine gets the name because the wine's flavour is said to be reminiscent of such tea.
The sherry is manufactured using the same methods as a fino and results in a very pale, dry wine. In addition, the sherry is often described as having a salty flavour, believed to develop from the fact that it is manufactured on the sea estuary of the Guadalquivir river. Sanlúcar de Barrameda's cool temperatures and high humidity contribute to a higher yield of flor yeast than in Jerez or El Puerto de Santa María. The thicker cap of flor better protects the wine from contact with the air, resulting in a fresher, more delicate flavour than other varieties of fino.
We went to se Sweeney Todd last night. The cinema was packed and - for the first tme in ages - the audience were quiet, attentive and responsive in all the right places. Could it have been because it was the opening weekend? Was it due to the kind of people who might want to see this film? Dunno, but it was a joy.
We all enjoyed it though two of our group had to look away / hide behind their scarves at the gory bits. Nellies.
I liked the staginess of it all and all ver blud - her her her.
Hi Jonathan,
You are SO behind on sherry. Andrew has been drinking it with enthusiasm for ages and spends hours at our fave wine merchants selecting cobwebby bottles. Can't say it rings my bell (being common, proud and fond of vodka) but go for it....
One of our fave London restaurants is Fino - you must visit - the most divine Spanish tapas, sherry and all in the most glam setting.
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