Studio round up time! Well the past month has just sailed by and we’ve barely had time to stop and look around, which I’m sure Ferris Bueller warned against? Either way, we had the wonderful Miss Foodwise back for a second helping of her magic soup, this time she brought along an Ox Cheek to(…)
Summer shoots at First Option Oh, how things can change. In just one month both of Britains summer sporting hopes were scuppered, in a blazing wreck of shattered optimism. Luckily here at First Option Studio we’ve been so busy that we’ve been completely distracted from the grieving process with some fantastic shoots. We kicked off(…)
Shoreditch Stories and Studio updates… Sorry it’s been a while, we’ve had a mad few months here at First Option Location Studio and have been up to our knees in everything from charity photo shoots with our Shoreditch neighbour Russell Brand to exclusive dining events with Esquire magazine. Since our last update in September, where(…)
Easy-Peasy Cannelini! Quick and easy to prepare, and a fine change from houmous or pesto! – This marriage of beans, basil, olive-oil and garlic is a tasty and nutritional addition to many dishes. Have with bread, salad, pasta or just on it’s own! This was well received at Shoreditch’s ‘Bar Kick’ whose kitchen I worked(…)
Fitness videos and al-fresco dining in Summer Many hot days have filled our summer. Days when not even leaving the British Isles one felt transported to the southern depths of France. The sun certainly made a good strawberry season and the best strawberry jam since Bonne Mamane. There has been a big demand for our catering(…)
London’s Notting Hill Carnival I’m afraid that our must hear for this month is a little belated as it comes after the event… Carnival in all its varied and wonderful forms. Notting Hill Carnival has been a firm feature of London life since 1966- a date I believe means something else to many people !(…)
Shoreditch’s Boxpark, two years on Opened in 2011, the Boxpark – Shoreditch is a row of mini shops constructed out of shipping containers. Although you would hardly notice this humble originality which has been preened and polished to produce a generic collection of retailers. It claims to have offered a “truly unique shopping destination.” First(…)
Spring time at First Option Location Studio Glasses clinked as lime juice, ice and sophistication muddled together this spring. Well we wouldn’t expect anything less now, would we? First Option Studio provided the perfect setting to show off Martini’s new range of exotic cocktails. Perhaps due to the cold weather or simply by chance, it(…)
Winter has gone and Spring has finally sprung at First Option Studio! The long bank holiday weekend proved to be an invaluable break considering how April is progressing so far ! We are booked up to the rafters and weekends off seem like a distant memory. Over the next few weeks we seem to have(…)
January at our film, photography and events studio As we come towards the end of January, last year seems a long while ago, but the warmth and energy from all the activity in December kept the fire alive here at First Option Location Studio over the Christmas break. Come January, it was ready to be(…)