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DON'T MISS MSSD CNNCTNS
For three years a street artist who favours the written word to the can of paint has been placing stickers around Brum that bear emotion-stirring phrases. Known as Mssd Cnnctns (Missed Connections) the secretive artist has revealed a few facts about his work to celebrate the anniversary: There are over 40 different 'Connection' stickers in Brum (see many here) and they are inspired by a mix of books, films, music, and life experiences. The very first sticker was a nod to Super Mario and can be seen here. Over 2000 stickers have found homes on lamp posts and walls from Brum, where it began, all the way to Prague.
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STYLE IT LIKE SIENNA
Remember the Sienna bob? Luke Hersheson - the stylist behind the whole celebrity chop thing - has opened his first blow dry bar outside London, in Brum's Harvey Nics. Select from a menu of twelve styles and in but thirty minutes, be literally ready for anything. Anything where having finely coiffured locks is an advantage anyway. There's also a fifteen minute option if you're both very busy AND very important. Usually £28, mention us when booking for a 10% discount (until November 1; one discount per reader).
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MOVIE CHOICE: THE MARTIAN
Horrifyingly, it won’t be long before there are adults who can barely remember the space shuttle, but this cracking film should inspire a whole new generation to dream of space travel. Matt Damon turns on the charm as an astronaut accidentally abandoned on Mars, but instead of the philosophising of Interstellar, he grits down and gets busy with surviving. It’s not the sweaty nightmare of Gravity – Damon’s main problem seems to be only having disco records to listen to – but the visuals are outstanding, the science is reasonably realistic, and the film’s cheery optimism about human ingenuity is infectious. Trailer & times
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Venue: Simpsons, 20 Highfield Road, Edgbaston, B15 3DU; website
Choice: Guinea fowl (5 course menu - £65) Chooser: Head chef
Of all Birmingham's Michelin-starred restaurants none inspire a warmth and contentment in diners quite like Simpsons. But 'content' wouldn't be a word you'd use to describe the restaurant itself. Celebrating a new era following an extensive refurbishment they've opened up the main dining area giving the Grade II listed building a stunningly simple and sun-filled modernisation of Bauhaus proportions. Oh and the tablecloths are gone too - a small change, perhaps, but one restaurateurs agonise over. The refurbishment is a move that deserves to lure Brum's bright young things over to Edgbaston, particularly when coupled with the appointment of new head chef Nathan Eades who is one of the city's most exciting food talents. The meal he served us was, in a word, flawless, but pick of dishes was the guinea fowl with toasted grains, cep puree, carrots, grapes and verjus. The game was so undulating tender it made our tastebuds want to marry it and whisk it off to Marbella on honeymoon. You should go. Check it out. Or not, if flawless food isn't really your bag. Menu
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