M&C Saatchi “The best client we ever had”

I was really taken with the simplicity of this advert.

It definitely goes beyond normal advertising because it’s primarily a tribute to Margaret Thatcher. Unlike traditional advertising this wouldn’t have been client paid for.

M&C Saatchi are clearly making a statement and saying ‘look what we did for her – we could do this for you’. I think it’s an extremely clever piece, which is effectively selling an icon. 

Kit Kat “Take a Break”

As you can see it doesn’t have the CGI or motion graphics that we see in a lot of today’s stuff but I really quite enjoyed the old school style and simplicity of this Kit Kat commercial. I may have also found it mildly entertaining.

Bastille Concert

I have been following the band Bastille for a while now and was lucky enough to go to their gig a couple weeks back. For those of you who don’t have their current album it’s 100% worth a purchase.

I was introduced to Bastille last year, at which stage I could only really listen to them on YouTube. They have a series of songs called “Other People’s Heartache” which include some of the best covers I have heard. 

Here is a little video from the concert of Bastille performing “The Rhythm of the Night”. 

Burgers!!!

London restaurants have recently seen a bit of a trend in offering specific food rather than the normal variety to suit all customers. This trend started with BURGERS and some of the most popular places are:

Patty and Bun - http://www.pattyandbun.co.uk/

Honest Burgers - http://www.honestburgers.co.uk/

Dirty Burger - http://www.eatdirtyburger.com/

And then Meat Liquor - http://www.meatliquor.com/ 

The Meat Liquor Menu!!

Meat Liquor is without doubt the one everyone seems to talk about the most.  As a result I recently went with a group of girlfriends and it really was an experience. I must admit it’s not our usual choice of venue for a girlie catch up but it was certainly good fun.

The one thing that surprised me was the extremely strict queuing system (reservations are a big NO), you are stamped in the queue and can only begin queuing once your full party has arrived. This proves slightly annoying when one of the girls is running late…not naming anyone!

When we finally got inside the thumping rock music and dark, graffitied interiors all added to the Meat Liquor vibe and I loved it.  I am not sure if I would necessarily name this “London’s Best Burger” but it’s definitely up there!

Here’s a little picture of our order and yes we did finish it all!

The Iron Lady

Yesterday the news of Margaret Thatcher’s death was shared with the world and it will undoubtedly be a day remembered by many. Margaret Thatcher was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990 and throughout that period she was an iconic political figure and world leader.

I particularly enjoyed this quote from the BBC website "Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country." (1979, the year she became prime minister)