Norman Road

The Times, a newspaper of many supplements, recently had a article about places to eat by the Beach.

And very odd choices they had too. Something from somewhere called Camber. (Did you know they have seals in Camber? Lets hope they don’t do anything ghastly and Canadian to them and them offer them up with chips.)

But really good food in and around Hastings and St Leonards? Pah! They had none, not even the one with a Michelin award. St Clements at the top of Norman Road, an absolutely fabbo eaterie. Nor was Pasta Pasta displayed, with some of the finest pizzas in Sussex, (and the ghost of the first British ice cream maker in the basement). Nor the ever popular Smiths where Richard cooks up the a la mode du jour in finer fashion than most. Kassa remains unfound, Aaardvaark unknown, The Little Larder lamentably unmentioned.

Now, sure, this is Norman warbling, but to only mention a sandwich shop in the Old Town, Rudges or summit, makes me think the Times journalist must of had a gastric bypass. Not a good thing in a foodie.

So, for our gastrically challenged scribe, Norm recommends alternative pleasure..

We don’t have an elephant in the room, we have a Double Elephant in the Road. Which is cool.
Anyway, Double Elephant is a new gallery at No 42 Norman Road.
From the elephants themselves:

“We are a new shop on The Norman Road (No 42) currently featuring the paintings of Tony Beaver ~A London based Artist, best known for his portraits, from potatoes to Tommy Cooper. He has shown at the Paton Gallery, The Redfern (Cork Street) Flowers East & other London & Regional Galleries. Also showing ~ work by Martin Grover and Martha MacDonald (fellow London Based Artists) & Anni Axworthy (an Artist living and working in France).
All our work has great strength of character & individuality, creating a space more akin to a museum than a white box.”

New Paintings

New paintings by Tony Beaver. “Pots”
Opening Sunday 28th March, 11:00 to 6:00

And her husband prints the pictures.

Well it’s all true and hard to resist as a responsible bit of reportage.

Lucy Bell gallery has a very terrific Ken Russell exhibition. Now.

Lots gone already. Some corkers still there. Go and see. Please.

Norman apologizes for been a slack old tart in February and sort of hopes to do better.

Shopping will resume shortly.

Continuing in it’s path to become just Better than anywhere else (ever), Norman Road proudly welcomes the Lucy Bell Fine Art Photographic Gallery. Lucy used to have the IPG in Battle, one of the finest art Photography galleries outside of  The Smoke, and has fab shows by internationally renowned photographic artists, as well as being a founder of the Terry O’Neill Award.

The opening show, fittingly called “Ocean” is an extraordinarily  beautiful collection by Linda Leiberman. It starts on 17th Feb 2010 at 43 Norman Road, St Leonards on Sea.