Nail-biting times call for nail-saving measures, boys November 8, 2011 I have never given cuticles much thought. I tend to consider them a neutral part of the body; neither good nor bad, like the bladder or the spleen. Not so. My cuticles are “outrageous,” according to The Refinery’s nail expert Christine. Outrageously bad, to be precise. The Refinery on Mayfair’s Brook Street is a vast, [...]
FIT IN THE CITY November 8, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT IN an attempt to get us all to move more, Olympic equipment provider TechnoGym has joined forces with Team GB in the Our Greatest Team campaign – part of the 2012 project that aims to bridge the gap between those elite athletes and us mere mortals, and so to create a [...]
The practical Yaris lacks X factor November 8, 2011 Design *** Performance *** Practicality *** Value for money *** SURE, the Toyota Yaris has sold well. It has never been offensive to look at. And I’m certain it has happily transported the majority of its owners around in the quiet satisfaction that they had purchased a reliable, reasonably economical and completely adequate, possibly cheery [...]
CAR TALK November 8, 2011 PEUGEOT 208 Available next spring with three and five doors, this is Peugeot’s new 208, a descendent of the iconic 205, which was a great little driver’s car. Peugeot claim the 208 will be lighter, more agile and more efficient than its predecessor – the 207 – and roomier and more luxurious inside too. Lets [...]
Shares in DTZ crash by 86pc November 7, 2011 SHARES in DTZ have crashed by more than 86 per cent after the property consultancy, which is in takeover talks with several unknown bidders, said the equity in its business was worth “minimal value”, if anything at all. The company put itself up for sale last month, just days after its majority shareholder Saint George [...]
Not as wild as the original November 7, 2011 BUNGA BUNGA 37 Battersea Bridge Road, SW11 3BA 020 7095 0360, bungabunga-london.com FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £25 There’s often a point in the Apprentice TV show when a contestant’s confidence surpasses sense. Someone has an idea, and you spend the next 50 minutes watching the team run round and execute it [...]
QUAFFER’S CORNER November 7, 2011 HEAD SOMMELIER AND MANAGER OF LUTYENS RESTAURANT With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I’m devoting this week to helping my American readers select a wine to have with their turkey. It’s not a festival that we celebrate in New Zealand but, as my sister-in-law is from New Mexico, I’m familiar with the palate of flavours and the [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS November 7, 2011 TOP VIEWS AT REVAMPED BAR With 360-degree views across London, this bar is particularly stunning on a clear night over Oxford Street where you can see the Christmas lights. The revamped viewing gallery on the 33rd floor has extended its cocktail bar so you can enjoy well-crafted cocktails, such as the aged Barcardi 8 year [...]
House prices up 1.2pc in October November 7, 2011 UK house prices edged up by 1.2 per cent in October compared with September, but have fallen over the last year, according to the Halifax. The lender said that values had fallen by 1.8 per cent compared with a year ago. It said that the housing market had remained “highly resilient” despite weakness and a [...]
Crown Estate unveils its £300m redevelopment November 6, 2011 The Crown Estate today unveiled its £300m redevelopment of Regent Palace Hotel, just behind Piccadilly Circus in London’s West End, into luxury offices and shops. The Queen’s property company said it has signed its first office tenant, the fund manager Generation, co-founded by former US Vice President Al Gore, to its 200,000 square feet of [...]