Don’t let winter’s shorter days leave you feeling blue October 24, 2011 WINTER may have been slow to arrive. But when the clocks go back, there’s no denying that it’s here. This Sunday, British Summer Time comes to an end, which means that we’ll soon be going to work and coming back home in the dark. This may make some of us feel that we’d rather stay [...]
FIT IN THE CITY October 24, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT WE may be approaching the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but there are still plenty of fun, fabulous, fitness-based activities on offer that will enable you to contribute to this great cause. I’ve rounded up the best of the bunch still on offer: from pink bootcamps to bra binning to [...]
All souped up in Soho: yet another super-cool food bar enters the fray October 24, 2011 DUCK SOUP 41 Dean Street, Soho, W1D 4PY www.ducksoupsoho.co.uk FOOD *** SERVICE *** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £30 IT’s all part of the Soho experience – the perch at the bar, the swiveling stool, getting up close and personal with the waitress pushing past you. Duck Soup, which is staffed by alumni [...]
Amarone: the super-charged Valpolicella October 24, 2011 HEAD SOMMELIER AND MANAGER OF LUTYENS RESTAURANT IN the North of Italy in the Veneto, there’s a wine called Valpolicella. Perhaps you know it as a light, cheerful, quaffing sort of wine with some bright cherry fruit – something to drink on holiday but nothing, frankly, to write home about. In fact, like many famous [...]
Knight Frank partners share £73m bonus pool October 23, 2011 PARTNERS in the upmarket estate agent Knight Frank have landed a £73m payout after profits rose by 10 per cent in the last financial year, buoyed by foreign investors flocking to London’s luxury property market. The firm, which advises on both residential and commercial property deals, saw pre-tax profits rise to £101.9m in the year [...]
First step onto property ladder eludes UK renters October 23, 2011 AS THE COST of rental accommodation creeps upwards, a survey released this morning reveals that over half the UK’s renters would like to buy their own home but can not afford to make the jump. “Trapped renters” amount to 55 per cent of the rental market, the Rightmove study shows. Over a quarter (27 per [...]
Opening up a new vista in air travel October 23, 2011 THE Nina J is bobbing up and down in the clear sparkling Riviera water, flanked by other super yachts that occasionally eject bevies of python and white linen-clad babes ready to take Monaco by storm. Around the pier, portly perma-tanned sugar daddies squeeze the waists of their young Ivankas as they ponder how to blow [...]
Washington DC October 23, 2011 Food DC’s West End lies within an easy stroll of the White House, so there are plenty of opportunities for “power dining” among the area’s officials, lobbyists – and visitors alike. The Old Ebbitt Grill’s Oyster Bar is rightfully renowned, has an authentic Victorian interior, and being two blocks from the White House was a [...]
Finding a place for a new arrival October 20, 2011 BUYING a baby-friendly property is just one of hundreds of things soon-to-be mums have to consider before they give birth. It’s no easy task considering you haven’t yet met your bundle of joy and you’re not exactly feeling top notch carrying them around. If you’re looking to buy a home for your new family to [...]
FOCUS ON: WINDSOR, BERKSHIRE October 20, 2011 ST LEONARD’S DALE Price: £2.1m This Georgian residence was designed by Anthony du Gard Pasley. It is grade II-listed and approached through wrought iron gates and a classic carriage driveway. The property is screened on all sides by mature trees and hedges. Contact: Knight Frank on 01344 840 020 or go to www.knightfrank.com SHEET STREET [...]