INTERVIEW | THE DIGITAL ENTREPRENEUR October 12, 2011 CHIEF EXECUTIVE THEBROWSER.COM Henry Lane Fox, brother of Martha (the UK’s official Digital Champion), is a digital expert and the chief executive of the Browser website. He began his career at lastminute.com before founding manufacturing network Maxipos.com and Amuse Bouche champagne bars. The Browser was founded by Economist journalist Robert Cottrell, and investor Al Breach, [...]
The sherry bar that’s rocking South London’s food scene October 12, 2011 TONIGHT, José Pizarro is a rock star in his own restaurant. He’s shaking everyone’s hand, or rather, everyone’s shaking his hand. Hardeep Singh Kohli, the Scottish Sikh presenter, and his chums are settling in round a pillar to order and are giving him the pats on the back. It could be because today the Bermondsey [...]
3 OTHER | SHERRY BARS October 12, 2011 CAPOTE Y TOROS, 157 OLD BROMPTON ROAD, SW5 A ham, tapas and sherry bar in South Ken that draws inspiration from Cadiz. FINO, 33 CHARLOTTE STREET, W1 Named after the sherry, this lovely restaurant is more formal. Great roast suckling pig. PEPITO, 3 VARNISHERS YARD, N1 Trendy bar near King’s Cross, which offers cold cuts [...]
Keeping those reds under the beds for later October 12, 2011 HEAD SOMMELIER AND MANAGER OF LUTYENS RESTAURANT BY the time you read this, my first child should have been born. As one does I have been contemplating what sort of wine to lay down for his 18th birthday. It’s a little early to judge the 2011 vintage; the grapes have either just been picked or [...]
A sporty but dependable combo October 11, 2011 It has been nine years since the Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet was last produced. Have you missed it? Since then the UK car market has flooded with convertibles and coupes with folding tin top roofs, so you’d be forgiven if you’ve not noticed its absence. But in that time the original Mk1 Golf Cabriolet has become [...]
CAR TALK October 11, 2011 RENAULT TWIZY Renault’s electric Twizy compact two-seater goes on sale in March next year. Designed for urban use, the Twizy will cost from £6,690 plus a monthly battery hire cost of £40. Capable of up to 50mph, it has a range of up to 60 miles around town and takes 3.5 hours to charge. VOLKSWAGEN [...]
Three weeks to a new, happy you October 11, 2011 Q. Why is it 21 days to a new you? A. There is substantial scientific evidence that it takes us about three weeks to establish new behaviours or habits. The brain is wonderfully plastic, in that it can learn new information and put down new neural networks in a relatively short space of time. The [...]
House prices rise in August October 11, 2011 House prices rose by 0.6 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis in August, the biggest rise since March, government data showed. The Department of Communities and Local Government said house prices were 1.3 per cent lower than a year earlier, the smallest annual fall since April, and taking the average price of a home [...]
Sketch and the art of the restaurant October 10, 2011 Q. What is Sketch’s relationship with art? A. Sketch wants to live with its time and this means engaging with art as a part of society today. Even if you don’t appreciate contemporary art – you need to have an eye on it and have a certain interest. Compared to some other restaurants we have [...]
Deep Frieze: our pick of art fair highlights October 10, 2011 Kiki Smith in the Sculpture Park Kiki Smith’s sculptures are metaphorical and visceral. Recent work has particular emphasis on creating images using techniques associated with women’s work, such as 19th-century needlework. She’s also exhibited in the Solomon R Guggenheim museum and the Metropolitan museum of art. Thomas Houseago Houseago’s sculptures are a must-see. The sheer [...]