Chocolat – reviews in Health & Happiness Magazine

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Chocolat. Film reviews by Chartreuse at Heypressto at Health & Happiness Magazine. Juliette Binoche was honoured at the Hungarian Miskolc International Film Festival in September 2016 and the previous year set up a new film company, We Do It Together, focussing on the empowerment of women. The feel-better film that made her famous was Chocolat. Vianne's (Juliette Binoche) constant relocation takes its toll on little daughter Anouk and her imaginary kangaroo Pantouffle. In each place they establish a business and… Continue Reading...

Dad’s Army – Vintage Appeal

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Dad’s Army PG, BBC and Universal It is 1944 and barrage balloons, ration coupons and bombsites dominate British life as the country’s combined forces prepare for the stroke that will end the war. The Nazi ‘HQ Quarters’ sends Agent Cobra, in the guise of a reporter from a women’s magazine, to infiltrate a village on the South Coast and uncover plans of a British invasion. Meanwhile the home guard of Walmington-on-Sea under the leadership of bank manager Mr Mainwaring, assisted… Continue Reading...

The Park Bench – reviews in Health & Happiness Magazine

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The Park Bench. Film reviews by Chartreuse at Heypressto at Health & Happiness Magazine. Feel-better Rating A touching, comical story of a tutor and student who find unexpected friendship and romance through their sessions on a park bench. Over a college year Emily helps undergraduate Mateo with his studies and learns some lessons about herself. Emily's perfectly planned future begins to blur as she discovers what it is like to truly connect with another person, through stories, a dance and… Continue Reading...

16 Chartreuse Cocktails

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Chartreuse: ‘more wonderfully wild than I can describe, or even you can imagine’. Cocktail recipes courtesy of Saveur. http://www.saveur.com/article/-/Chartreuse-cocktails The Last Word The most popular green Chartreuse cocktail. Equal parts gin, chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and fresh lime juice, this is an old-fashioned cocktail that feels awfully modern. Its equally-portioned ingredients make for easy scaling: mix up a triple or quadruple batch to serve several drinkers at once. One part gin One part lime juice One part green Chartreuse One part… Continue Reading...

Chartreuse

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Chartreuse: ‘more wonderfully wild than I can describe, or even you can imagine’. The Mountains and the Monastery The origin of the word ‘Chartreuse’ is a chicken and egg tossup between the mountains and the monastery. What we do know is that in 1084 a priest named Bruno, after working for two decades in religious education and about to become a bishop, opted out of his rising career path and found a spiritual home setting up a small community with… Continue Reading...