The ultimate summer drive July 26, 2011 Big, brash and brutal: BMW’s 6 Series convertible has always been a fabulous grand tourer for executive wind-in-the-hair motoring. But this third generation 6 is longer, lower and wider than ever. It’s also bigger inside and more luxurious too. But the real treat is that, unlike its predecessor, it’s elegant as well. In fact, this [...]
Fresh, organic and utterly perfect July 25, 2011 Roganic 19 Blandford Street, W1U 3DH Tel: 0207 4860380 www.roganic.co.uk FOOD ***** SERVICE ***** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £55 or £80 WHERE to start with Roganic? It could be with the bad pun of a name, or the temporary nature of the place, or the exalted Lake District restaurant which begat this [...]
Lazy man yoga is great for you – without the sweat July 25, 2011 IN the event, lazy man yoga doesn’t have an awful lot to do with yoga. It turns out to be more like a post-workout stretch session. There are no floor-mats, no mantras and no dogs, downward-facing or otherwise. There’s a lot of stretching, but it’s more or less done for you by your therapist who [...]
Zoe Strimpel has a Su-Man facial and her skin is still thanking her July 25, 2011 CROUCH End is not the most convenient of London locations. But when your motivation for going there is a facial with Su-Man, the vagaries of north London transport fade into irrelevance. Originally from Taiwan, Su-Man Hsu (pictured) was a professional dancer before retiring and focusing on massage. Her house is a haven of impeccable feng [...]
Episode 20: Dad and I do the school pick-up July 25, 2011 MY parents have stayed on for an extra couple of days, ostensibly to help with Noel although he’s at school all day but actually, to allow the dust to settle after my run in with my father. I get out of the chauffeur-driven car and walk towards my parents. My father wears an ancient trenchcoat [...]
Big City Climb a good excuse to get super fit July 25, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT NEED a new fitness goal? Whether you’re trying to banish your summer barbecue belly, or getting in early for your Christmas LBD, we might have just the fitness event for you… The Lord Mayor’s Appeal is after “daredevil contenders” to take part in a unique climbing event this autumn when participants [...]
THREE OTHER RESTAURANTS WITH FORAGED AND ORGANIC PRODUCE July 25, 2011 PETERSHAM NURSERIES CAFE The only garden centre cafe with a Michelin star, Petersham uses ingredients from the nurseries themselves to draw on. Dishes such as red and golden beetroot with heirloom tomatoes, marjoram and purple basil, and sardines with spinach, shaved fennel, rocket and sauce vierge are among chef Skye Gyngell’s creations. Church Lane, TW10 [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS July 25, 2011 CLOUDY BAY SHACK POPS UP As al fresco drinking goes, it doesn’t get much more civilised. The Cloudy Bay Shack, Cloudy Bay’s annual pop up vino lounge in Parsons Green, returns next weekend (July 30-31). This year the company has also stepped it up a notch, collaborating with Petersham Nurseries’ chef Skye Gyngell to offer [...]
Genteel, smart… meet the old Marbella July 24, 2011 THE plane descends over the southern Spanish countryside and the perfect rows of olive trees almost resemble a Roy Lichtenstein cartoon from above, neatly formed into different sections by hill slope and field. The dramatic mountains give way to bold blue waters and there are whisps of white as the waves collide with the land. [...]
Travel Notes July 24, 2011 ROMAN SAVINGS Rome in high summer is no fun if you aren’t doing it properly. You don’t want to slog miles across the city through the crowds; no, you want the Forum on your doorstep. The luxe Palazzo Manfredi, a 17th century palazzo in the heart of the historical centre of Rome, offers a rather [...]