Shake it up with London Cocktail Week October 9, 2011 F Scott Fitzgerald did it for me. He immortalised the mint julep in the Great Gatsby and ignited an ongoing appreciation for the craft of the cocktail. This may have been the turning point where I realised there was more to cocktails than kahlua and milk, and that the trusty barometer of sophistication was not [...]
3 OTHER COCKTAILS YOU SHOULD KNOW HOW TO DRINK October 9, 2011 PIMM’S CUP HBO’s lavish series Boardwalk Empire has returned to our screens again on Sky Atlantic. Set in the era of America’s Prohibition, the thrust of the story focuses on bootlegging, politics, women’s lib and, of course, copious drinking. Pimm’s may have been scarce in the 1920s, but you can see the characters arm themselves [...]
House prices decline again in September October 6, 2011 VOLATILITY continued in the housing market, with September’s price falls reversing gains seen in June and July, the Halifax index revealed yesterday. Prices are down 0.5 per cent compared with August and 2.3 per cent over the last 12 months, the seasonally adjusted figures show. The rate of decline has slowed from its peak of [...]
Investments that are as safe as houses October 6, 2011 TUMULTUOUS financial markets have not turned off the property investor. Indeed, the luxury London and world cities markets are booming. Catherine Cockcroft of estate agent Aylesford says: “Investing in bricks and mortar has proved to be a reliable asset because stocks and shares are extremely unsteady, interest on savings is nominal and a reasonable pension [...]
STANMORE, HA7 October 6, 2011 CASTLE KEEP PENTHOUSE Price: £999,995 Castle Keep Penthouse is a duplex apartment over two floors and a roof terrace. It has high ceilings, an elegant dining room with a marble fireplace, three double bedrooms all en suite, a luxury bespoke oak-finished kitchen, guest cloakroom and laundry room. Contact: Savills on 01923 824 225 or go [...]
BUY October 6, 2011 DIRECTOR OF ESTATE AGENT DOUGLAS & GORDON Q.I’m struggling to sell my flat and was wondering whether you would recommend letting it out and using the income to rent or buy something else? A. Given the difficulty everyone is having getting a mortgage at the moment, the rental market is increasingly busy. Indeed, I’m amazed that [...]
The brand new Fass of fashion October 6, 2011 GENTLEMAN, take note. You might not know of Michael Fassbender, but you will: the Fass-fest will start soon. The chiselled Brit has crept onto the big screen as Magneto in X-Men First Class, the cravatted Mr Rochester in Jane Eyre, and a sex addict in Shame opposite Carey Mulligan, a performance which earned him the [...]
HOW TO GET DRESSED October 6, 2011 FOUNDERS OF ROUS ILAND MEMBERS’ BOUTIQUE Q.Fashion pages are full of jumpsuits, I’d really love to wear one but I don’t think I can pull it off especially as I’m 5”3 and size 12. A.Just like dresses, there is a jumpsuit for every shape and personality. They’ve been around long enough to have proven they [...]
OTHER FASHION NEWS October 6, 2011 MILAN FASHION WEEK CLASH WITH LONDON Tensions rise as Milan has announced that its fashion week next September will overlap with London and New York’s. In spite of an agreement made in 2008 that events at New York, London, Milan and Paris should be scheduled sequentially, editors and buyers may be forced to choose one [...]
Allen is better than ever with this nostalgic romp October 6, 2011 Film MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Cert: 12A Woody Allen has been famously up and down in his noughties film-making career. Everyone loved to hate Match Point and Scoop (I rather liked them – ok, maybe not Scoop); but then, Vicky Cristina Barcelona was a triumph. I also liked Belinda and Belinda, but others loathed it. Midnight [...]