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Places To EatLooking beyond the assortment of excellent cafés and sandwich shops that form partof our daily routine, there are an ever-growing selection of eateries, mirroring London’sgrowing reputation as a gourmet city. Joining much-loved local favourites such as Suchardand Champor Champor, the recently opened Magdalen on Tooley Street has already wonplaudits from a number of respected restaurant critics, with the striking locations offeredby the More London-based Strada and Dim T providing some of the finest river views intown. For further riverside options, just stroll down to Butler’s Wharf where a range offirst-class restaurants await.Visitors, workers and local residents can also visit the newly transformed Potters FieldsPark to eat their lunch – one of the few remaining riverside green spaces in CentralLondon (next to City Hall). Commerce, leisure, river walks, a park, gourmet cuisine– it’s all here!To find out more about where to go, and what’s going on, visit www.pooloflondon.co.ukOn Your DoorstepThe Shard London BridgeThe next few years will see London Bridge become a focusof national attention. The cutting-edge Shard London Bridge(www.shardlondonbridge.com) will be the tallest building inthe UK, standing at 1,016ft or 310m tall, and dwarfing otherfamous buildings such as the City’s Swiss Re building (590ft),Tower 42 (600ft) and Canary Wharf Tower (773ft).Designed by architect, Renzo Piano, the Shard London Bridgewill incorporate offices, residential space and public viewing galleries, and will also housethe five-star Hotel Shangri-La, Asia-Pacific’s most prestigious hotel and resort chain.Public areas around the building (including the bus station) will be improved and newpedestrian links will be created. Work starts on-site in June 2007, and the building is dueto be completed in 2011.More LondonThe More London estate forms part of theLondon Bridge business district, and housesthe Greater London Authority at City Hall,and the UK headquarters for Norton Rose,Lawrence Graham, Ernst and Young andHewitt Associates. The Hilton Hotel alsoopened here in November 2006.The More London FREE Film,Music And Theatre FestivalMore than a collection of riverside officebuildings, during the summer, More Londonhosts a free festival – Free Films (June), FreeMusic (July) and Free Theatre (August until 9September) in The Scoop (an amphitheatrenext to City Hall). No booking is required, justmake sure you turn up in good time to getyour seat!Free Films – June 2007Throughout June, films will be shown eachWednesday, Thursday and Friday evening inThe Scoop. The riverside amphitheatre willscreen an eclectic selection of classic, cult andcontemporary films rarely shown elsewhere.No need to book, no tickets required, justturn up and take a seat by 9.15pm!Films being shown during June 2007include The Italian Job, Thelma and Louise,Memento, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and WilliamShakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. For a fullup-to-date listing of films please visit:www.morelondon.com/thescoopFree Music – July 2007Free music will be performed live in TheScoop at More London every Wednesday toFriday lunchtime. The riverside amphitheatrewill play host to a wider variety of jazz, ska,funk and pop music from current and upand coming performers. Performers this yearinclude the Allstars and the Troubadours. Fora full up-to-date listing of free music, pleasevisit: www.morelondon.com/thescoopTimings: Lunchtime 12.30pm – 2.00pmEvening: 6.30pm – 9.30pmFree TheatreAugust – September 2007Free theatre will be performed live in TheScoop at More London every Wednesday toSunday from 1 August – 9 September 2007.The two productions are The Grapes ofWrath and Disney’s Jungle Book Kids. Fordates and times visit:www.morelondon.com/thescoopArticles17