Squat, step and curl your way to ski fitness October 18, 2011 WHETHER you’ve already booked your ski holiday (why, how sensible you are), or are still hunting for the right chalet (the best deals come at the end of October, of course), it’s time to get excited about the slopes. You may think it’s early, but the more prepared your body is, the fewer injuries you’ll [...]
Prevent lasting pain and get back to basics October 18, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT Yesterday saw the start of Back Awareness Week, an initiative designed to promote awareness of back pain and its surrounding issues. It’s just as well, as research shows that over 80 per cent of Brits will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. Here are my top tips [...]
Episode 32: Sleepless in the City – a day in the life with baby twins October 18, 2011 00.00 Gabriella doesn’t “do” nights. Seems it’s an opportunity for babies and parents to bond. So one day ends and another begins with Emma and me feeding the twins. 01.45 Ditto – after an hour’s sleep. 02.15 Harry has colic. I pace the darkened bedroom with him wailing into my shoulder. Emma sleeps soundly. 03.15 [...]
Citroën’s new DS is a C4 evolution October 18, 2011 THE Citroën DS remains one of the coolest cars of all time. Launched in 1955, it came to define Citroën and became a cultural icon for France thanks to its groundbreaking styling and technological innovation. The French manufacturer is hoping that some of that former glory rubs off on its new DS4 – the second [...]
CAR TALK October 18, 2011 BMW 3-SERIES The all-new BMW 3-series has been launched in Munich. BMW’s most popular saloon, which will go on sale in February, is faster and more frugal – across the range – than its predecessor. It also looks quite different and has a long bonnet similar to that seen on the 5 and 7-series models. [...]
Make the most of half term and indulge your childish side as well October 17, 2011 THINGS TO DO LION KING 3D IMAX Everyone loves a bit of Lion King, and when it not only promises to be in 3D but also extra big on the IMAX screen, this offering is impossible to resist. 2-27 October, child ticket: £11, adult ticket: £16. LONDON ZOO Always a great place to take the [...]
OUT OF OFFICE October 17, 2011 ANTARCTIC PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION, BUCKINGHAM PALACE A collection of photographs will be exhibited together for the first time to mark the centenary of Captain Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography documents dramatic landscapes, harsh conditions as well as the more lighter moments between the [...]
Less dough for better bread October 17, 2011 Bread Street Kitchen One New Change, St Paul’s, EC4M 9AF, 020 7592 1616 breadstreetkitchen.com FOOD **** SERVICE ** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £45 YOU’D do well to forget that Bread Street Kitchen is owned by Gordon Ramsay. The restraint of his high-end restaurants is nowhere to be seen in the latest addition [...]
There can be only bubbles for a new arrival October 17, 2011 HEAD SOMMELIER AND MANAGER OF LUTYENS RESTAURANT THIS has been quite a week. I hope that you’ll forgive me if I start by thanking the wonderful staff of St Thomas’ hospital for the birth of my son. A new arrival is an event to celebrate so, with that in mind, I’m going to take a [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS October 17, 2011 ANGELA HARTNETT FEAST NIGHT AT WHITECHAPEL GALLERY DINING ROOM These monthly feasting menus are centred around a theme, and October’s is all about beef. Hartnett has worked with head chef Emma Duggan, ex-Foxtrot Oscar, to create these menus. “We want to create a night of eating for friends and family, with all of the food [...]