Hello and welcome to CEDRIC SUGGESTS, specially designed for those of us who are partial to a slice or three of The Culinary Arts…
But Nota Bene Dear Reader: this blog is NOT limited to my recipe and restaurant ramblings alone! I shall also take it upon myself to decribe my various other encounters and experiences in this wonderful world we all share. Expect recommendations of excellent service received, for example, and lively discussions on a variety of exhilerating sublects like as Fashion, Art, Education, Religion and Fitness my word. Not forgetting my regular Favourite Albums of the Month / Year feature. Are you ready? Then enter Freunde, Étranger, Stranger…
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The Lighthouse – Near Perfect Horror
It is New England in the 1890's. Two lighthouse maintenance officers, Ephraim Winslow (Pattinson) and Thomas Wake (Dafoe) arrive on a remote island for a month long secondment which turns quickly into a nightmarish haunted and very wet situation. Their tenuous grip on...
Joaquín Sorolla – Three Favourites from the Master of Light
Can you believe I read the Guardian on occasion? I can't. While perusing these hallowed pages, I happened upon a wonderful article about an old exhibition of Sorolla works at the National Gallery. I was instantly smacked in the face by Sewing the Sail, which I will...
The Final Cut – Inventive and Moribund Obituary Thriller, 2004
Omar Naim's screenwriting and directorial debut gives us an inventive concept: the Zoe Chip, implanted in rich people's babies' brains and developing with them, records every aspect of their lives in glorious technicolour and Dolby Digital sound. Cutters' (glorified...
La Crepicoise – Holy Crêpes – Loches, France
A restaurant? What fresh hell is this? My thoughts exactly, dear readers, as I crossed the threshold of a bizarrely normal eatery. The tables were further apart than in the Before Time of course and the staff were wearing masks, as were the customers while travelling...
The Stranglers, Rattus Norvegicus – AOTM June 2020
Choosing Rattus as album of the month this month was bold. Producing a review for this masterwork is rather very difficult. You would not believe it from first listening but this album was released in 1977, making it 43 years old at the time of writing. While the...
Jean-Étienne Liotard – Lavergne Family Breakfast, Delicious Pastel Painting
Jean-Etienne Liotard was one of the most accomplished portrait artists of his time. Born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1702 he went on to have a very successful career, completing most of it in stays in Rome, Istanbul, Paris, Vienna, London and other cities. At the height...