Kensington’s own slice of Provence December 20, 2010 CASSIS 232 Brompton Road, SW3 2BB, Tel: 020 7581 1101, cassisbistro.co.uk FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £35 THE website of Cassis, Marlon Abela’s new venture, says proudly that the interior matches its cuisine. The cuisine, though, is Provencal, an inherently rustic sort of food, with snails and hunks of meat and tomatoey [...]
THREE OTHER FRENCH RESTAURANTS IN SOUTH KENSINGTON December 20, 2010 L’ETRANGER French with a – hang on a minute – Japanese twist, you’re unlikely to find a dining experience quite like this elsewhere in London. Tofu and ginger sit alongside pan-fried foie gras and fillet steak Rossini. Less usual dishes include quail and lychee salad with chicken liver chocolate and miso-grilled aubergine with ponzu caviar. [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS December 20, 2010 NEW YEAR’S AT PARAMOUNT For a decadent New Year’s Eve with the best possible views of London, head to Paramount, the former members’ club at the top of Centre Point. A champagne reception, five-course meal and a DJ from 11pm should ensure a stylish way to ring in 2011. £160 per person. Top of Centre [...]
Behind the scenes at the house of KRUG December 19, 2010 KRUG, the grand old Champagne house, has been feeling a little unloved of late. Revered across the world as a wine that’s emblematic and long-lasting, it is perhaps perceived as a Champagne to be bought, sold and stored, rather than drunk in celebration. This was not always so, and Krug wants to have fun again. [...]
TRAVEL NOTES December 19, 2010 Six Senses Laaumu Luxury spa resort company Six Senses – famed for paradisal outposts in Thailand and elsewhere in the East – will open a sensational new property in the Maldives next year (see pic), complete with a wine tower rising from the sea. The 97 villas, on the island of Olhuveli in the relatively [...]
A glossy sci-fi sequel with few thrills December 16, 2010 Film TRON: LEGACY Cert: 12A ALMOST three decades after he first got sucked inside a luminescent software programme to do battle with some evil artificial intelligence, Jeff Bridges is back – and this time there’s three of him. His character from the 1982 original film, genius hacker Flynn, has been trapped inside the computer programme [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND December 16, 2010 FILM BURLESQUE Christina Aquilera makes her film debut in this excerable drama, co-starring Cher. ANIMALS UNITED Safari-centric kids animation, with James Corden and Stephen Fry among the voices.. LOOSE CANNONS A beautifully-made Italian comedy all about – what else? – the family. DVD THE EXPENDABLES Sly Stallone and a bunch of other past-it duffers – [...]
The pursuit of a style less ordinary December 16, 2010 LAST week Patrick Grant was the director of a medium-sized Savile Row tailor’s and creator of a little-known, ready-to-wear offshoot that had been causing ripples in fashion circles. This week, after being crowned Menswear Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards – a shock victory over the likes of Paul Smith and a [...]
NEED TO KNOW: FASHION Q&A December 16, 2010 Founders of Rous Iland members’ boutique Q: It’S so cold and we are in for more snow – how can I look chic and stay warm? I feel like such a mess with all my layers. A: Winter dressing is challenging but when you get it right it is so rewarding. Knits are everywhere and [...]
FASHION NEWS December 16, 2010 DUNHILL’S NEW DIGITAL COOL Alfred Dunhill has launched a new app called Day 8, a content hotspot for “images, articles and film housed within an online interface”, giving the Dunhill view of the world by showing the best of luxury and aesthetic taste. www.dunhill.com HUGO BOSS WRIT LARGE IN DUBAI Hugo Boss’s prominence in the [...]