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 [...]
Man bags that cut a stylish dash July 21, 2011 WE have style-savvy chaps from Naples to thank for the existence of the man bag. Back in the day, the Neapolitan sharp-dressers took to using handbags to avoid spoiling the line of their suits by carrying anything in their pockets, and thus a new accessory genre came into being. The foppish – okay, effeminate – [...]
HOW TO GET DRESSED July 21, 2011 FOUNDERS OF ROUS ILAND MEMBERS’ BOUTIQUE Q. One minute it’s sunshine, the next it’s pouring down. I’m so confused about what to wear I don’t know whether to salvage my summer wardrobe or opt for an early winter? A. Summer in England is unpredictable at the best of times. It would be a real shame [...]
FASHION NEWS IN BRIEF July 21, 2011 OLYMPIC FASHION, ARMANI STYLE One thing you can rely on with the Italians is that they’ll always look stylish. Georgio Armani himself is to kit out the Italian Olympic team in 2012 with a range of sporting and formal wear. Giorgio will create the official outfit for the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium as [...]
Bromantic comedy for the office July 21, 2011 Film HORRIBLE BOSSES Cert: 15 HORRIBLE Bosses is a hybrid: part bromance, part adventure, part moral exploration. Ok, it’s mostly bromance. After all, despite a vague attempt to divide the promotional posters between the film’s three evil bosses, it’s Jennifer Aniston’s stripping, nympho dentist that’s the film’s true draw. Three decent guys: Dale (Charlie Day), [...]