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The Knowledge: Glam it up!
It's Friday – and our experts are here to tell you how to get the most out of your weekend. Jayne Dawson talks to them
Nest building
Delicate lighting can change a mundane house into a glowing home, plus nothing says glamour like a chandelier.
Gone are the days when fabulous lighting was restricted to Victorian properties with tall ceilings. You can now get vintage-style and contemporary chandeliers to light up modern and traditional spaces alike and they are an effortless way of adding timeless glamour to the living room, hallway or bedroom.
If the classic ornate crystal glass effect isn't your idea of fabulous, then why not opt for sultry black?
A chandelier is also an instant way of making a decorative focal point whilst also adding an abundance of romance and sparkle.
Visit www.barkerandstonehouse.co.uk for products and even more great styling ideas.
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Mark Hix
Hix Oyster & Chop House
(Quadrille)
Mark Hix, favourite chef of celebrities and discerning diners alike, opened Hix Oyster & Chop House in spring 2008, just a stone's throw from London's Smithfield Meat Market.
The restaurant has a relaxed feel and the menu bears all the hallmarks of his philosophy: his love of British produce, an informed approach to ingredients, and a simple, no-fuss approach to their preparation and cooking.
Hix features 100 mouth-watering recipes for dishes that appear on the menu throughout the year and focuses on the ingredients that make Mark's food particularly special.
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BURNING SPEAR
Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost
(Universal)
WINSTON Rodney, aka Burning Spear, is one of the enduring figures of Jamaican reggae.
Born in Saint Ann's Bay, in the north of the island, in 1948, he took inspiration from Rastafarianism and the town's great political hero Marcus Garvey, founder of the black nationalist movement the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League.
Legend has it that it was Bob Marley, also from Saint Ann, who helped launch Winston's musical career, by introducing him to Clement Dodd, producer of the famous "Studio One sound".
Initially part of a vocal trio, Rupert Willington and Delroy Hinds, Rodney recorded a number of singles and two albums before moving on to work with the producer Jack Ruby and the band the Black Disciples on the 1975 masterpiece Marcus Garvey.
A record that asks searching questions about European colonialism and the brutality of the slave trade, it featured a stellar cast of sidemen including Robbie Shakespeare, Aston 'Family Man' Barrett and Earl 'Chinna' Smith.
A companion 'dub' (or instrumental) version was released in 1976. The same year Rodney split the group.
He continues to record – as Burning Spear.
His most recent album, Jah is Real, won a Grammy.
Get fit
Sometimes you just don't feel like exercising – but your lack of motivation could be down to something as simple as what you wear.
If your idea of sports wear is a baggy t-shirt and a pair of grubby tracksuit bottoms, there will be no feelgood factor involved in your exercise regime.
How you look translates into how you feel, so make sure your exercise outfits make you look good – and then you will feel much more in the mood to wear them.
Eat it
Chargrilled chicken, fennel and grapefruit salad with a tarragon dressing
This is an elegant, yet healthy starter that is perfect to pull out for guests and family. The citrusy grapefruit brings out the flavours of the fennel and tarragon, and gives the chicken a refreshing boost, says Sophie Michell, TV chef and author.
Serves 2
Ingredients
2 free range chicken breasts
1 head of fennel
1 grapefruit
1 head of little gem lettuce
Handful of washed rocket leaves
Dressing
25ml white wine or tarragon vinegar
75ml olive oil
1 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon leaves
a shallot, finely diced
1 tsp honey
Sea salt and pepper
Method
Firstly heat up a griddle pan. Take the chicken breasts and lie them flat on a board.
Open them out and then cut a slit down the side to open them more into a butterfly shape (this is called butterfly cut chicken).
Brush with olive oil and season on both sides. Lie on the griddle and cook for 5 minutes on each side until cooked throughout with good chargrill lines. Then pop onto a plate and cover with foil.
Cut the fennel into about eight wedges, drizzle with oil then cook on the griddle pan. This should take about eight minutes or until you can feel the fennel softening.
For the rest of the salad it's simple: peel and cut the grapefruit into segments and trim and break the little gem into leaves.
To make the dressing, just mix all the ingredients together well. Then dress the lettuce leaves with some and save some for drizzling over after.
Finish the salad by cutting the chicken slices and laying on each plate with the lettuce, rocket leaves, fennel and grapefruit.
Give another good drizzle of dressing and serve.
Visit it
Yorkshire open air theatre will be performing the scrumptious James and the Giant Peach at Harewood House on Saturday. The production is suitable for children aged from five years.
From 5.30pm – 7.00pm. Booking and more details online at www.harewood.org or call the box office on 0113 218 1000.
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