Regent Street Japanese with style and substance October 3, 2011 Senkai 65 Regent Street, W1B 4EA 020 7494 7600 FOOD **** SERVICE *** ATMOSPHERE *** Cost per person without wine: £60 STEERING clear of food with “style” is a culinary hobby. I can’t help the suspicion that “Chinese-style” chicken, for example, has less than a token resemblance to Chinese culture. At most, there’s a sprinkling [...]
QUAFFER’S CORNER October 3, 2011 HEAD SOMMELIER AND MANAGER OF LUTYENS RESTAURANT ICOOKED a curry on the weekend, which made me think about choosing wine to accompany spicy food. It’s easy to fall back on the old standby of beer, and I often do (Franziskaner Weissbier from Bavaria, usually) but there are some easy guidelines that will help make your [...]
OUT OF OFFICE October 3, 2011 LE CAPRICE CELEBRATORY MUSIC BOOK Which love song does Gary “a million love songs” Barlow think is the greatest ever written?* Find out in a limited edition book from legendary restaurant Le Caprice to celebrate its 30th anniversary. With an introduction by Jools Holland, and featuring regulars such as Sir Paul McCartney, Gary Barlow and [...]
House prices to be hit by slow demand October 2, 2011 SINKING demand from a cash-strapped population is set to send house prices tumbling in the coming months, according to the latest survey from Hometrack, released today. The number of prospective house-buyers fell in August and September, while supply has outstripped demand so far this year. “Continuing economic uncertainty both at home and in the Eurozone [...]
Brisbane: still surfing, sun, and lots of fun October 2, 2011 NOT so long ago, Brisbane was little more than the country cousin to Sydney and Melbourne, and the gateway to Surfers Paradise and Noosa. However, this city, the third largest in Australia, and the capital of Queensland, is transforming into a fast-paced modern metropolis. Brisvegas, as it is affectionately known, is making a name for [...]
TRAVEL NOTES October 2, 2011 Celebratory cocktails with Dorchester Last chance to see out 2012 fashion weeks in style by sipping specially-created fashion season cocktails at the Dorchester and 45 Park Lane. Or if you’re still in Paris, pop into the Hôtel Plaza Athénée (pictured above) for a Mexican mescal-based number. Available until 5 October. www.dorchestercollection.com All aboard for some [...]
The Kindle Fire looks good… But what is it for? October 2, 2011 Apple burned by Kindle Fire. Fire heats up tablet market. Amazon fights the iPad with fire. It’s been a good week for fire related puns (and, therefore a good week for Google, which recently bought a fire-pun patent portfolio and is in the process of litigating against everyone who has used one*). Coverage for Amazon’s [...]
FAMILY TRAVEL October 2, 2011 Having spent much of my childhood climbing apple trees, playing pooh sticks and putting out milk for hedgehogs at my grandfather’s home in Suffolk, it felt natural to kick off this monthly travel column by revisiting the South East with my own family in tow (hubby, bump, two year-old Clementine). We packed up the car [...]
Unite COO heads for the door September 29, 2011 THE CHIEF operating officer of Unite Group, Britain’s largest listed student landlord, will leave the company as part of a management shake-up designed to save £2.5m a year. John Tonkiss (pictured), who has been with the firm for 10 years, will leave on 31 December as a series of changes are introduced. The moves, which [...]
Weak demand keeps house prices steady September 29, 2011 PRICES increased slightly in September compared with August’s level but fell over the last quarter and year, a leading poll showed yesterday. Nationally, prices rose by 0.1 per cent on a monthly basis, but declined by 0.1 per cent over the past three months, and by 0.3 per cent over the year to September. The [...]