Who says fitness isn’t fun? Bounce yourself slim with these exo-stilts November 5, 2012 Mustering THE motivation to get out for a run during the winter months can be tough. Running through rain, sleet and sub-zero temperatures just isn’t any fun, no matter how hard you try to convince yourself otherwise. Enter the Kangaroo Jumps: the more-than-faintly-ridiculous keep-fit method that is slowly carving out a niche in London. Keep [...]
Enjoy a taste of Argentina at Garufa’s sister restaurant November 5, 2012 RESTAURANT GARUFIN 8b Lamb’s Conduit Passage, WC1R 4RG Tel: 020 7430 9073 FOOD *** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost for two people with wine £60 I’ve always been convinced that I’d fit in pretty comfortably in Argentina. After all, it is known for its meat, beef especially, and as a self-confessed steak junkie, the idea [...]
Mutton doesn’t have to dress like lamb: it’s just fine as it is November 5, 2012 Head chef, Paternoster Chop House I don’t know why but people have started asking me about mutton. Maybe it’s because I run a British restaurant and I have big mutton chop sideburns – but whatever: it’s got me thinking. Why don’t we eat more mutton in this country, and could there be a demand for [...]
How to really booze like Bond November 5, 2012 When HE had his clothes on and wasn’t chasing baddies, there is no doubt that James Bond was a noted oenophile. You only have to have a passing knowledge of Ian Fleming’s books or the films to know that 007 was a full-on connoisseur. Forget the vodka Martini, that was just the aperitif; when it [...]
Thrill seekers put one foot in La Grave November 4, 2012 I am teetering on the edge of a cliff at the top station of Les Deux Alpes. I normally feel confident on my carving skis but this feels like no ordinary black run. Around me are some of the most spectacular views of the French Alps known to man, but all I can do is [...]
Stay warm and stylish on the slopes November 4, 2012 GANT Caldwell boots, £100 www.gant.com KJUS Formula four-way-stretch jacket, £730 www.mrporter.com Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses, £155 www.mrporter.com KJUS GSM bluetooth skiing gloves, £180 www.mrporter.com Adidas by Stella McCartney Ski jacket, £350 www.adidas.co.uk Adidas by Stella McCartney Kattegat Boots, £175 www.adidas.co.uk
The Master is a trick sadly missed November 1, 2012 FILM THE MASTER Cert 15 | *** Paul Thomas Anderson’s Scientology-inspired The Master looks set to be a classic. The cinematography is sumptuous, the score is beautiful, and, of course, much Serious Acting takes place. However, there is an indecisiveness at the heart of The Master. It is 1950 and the 2nd world war has [...]
An emotionally bruising but satisfying yarn November 1, 2012 FILM RUST & BONE Cert 15 | **** Rust & Bone is a funny old yarn. Try explaining the concept and it sounds utterly ridiculous. Here goes: a sexy whale trainer starts an ambiguous relationship with a vagrant bare-knuckle fighter after she loses her legs in a freak orca-related accident. But where the premise is [...]
For a pretty good time, watch… November 1, 2012 FILM FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL… Cert 18 | *** After two films and six seasons of Sex and the City, the combination of raunchy dialogue, sex toys and gay best friends is no longer a shocking or original way to depict the lives of professional women in their thirties. For a Good Time, Call… [...]
House prices rise in October November 1, 2012 UK house prices rose 0.6 per cent in October, lender Nationwide said this morning, although values are still 0.9 per cent lower year on year. The lender puts the price of a typical home at £164,153, a slight uptick from last month. Robert Gardner, chief economist at Nationwide, said this morning that the annual pace [...]