Eco-dazzle at Paris Motor Show October 12, 2010 Two key trends revealed themselves at this year’s Paris Motor Show. First, while the carmakers have showed eco concepts for years, this year was the first Paris Show where so many production versions of hybrid and electric cars were launched. Second, the sports and supercar brands proved that they too have a place in this [...]
CAR TALK October 12, 2010 ASTON’S NEW CITY CAR Aston Martin’s “premium, bespoke commuter car” and its most controversial car ever, the Cygnet luxury city car, is to go into production in 2011 at the company’s Gaydon headquarters. Targeted at Aston owners who only drive their sports cars at the weekend, Aston Martin hopes it will keep Aston owners driving [...]
Fine dining at the Royal Exchange October 11, 2010 Sauterelle Royal Exchange, Bank, EC3V 3LR www.danddlondon.com 020 7618 2483 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £42 DESPITE the grandness of its architecture, its lofty dimensions, the prestige of its retail outlets and, above all, its illustrious place at the heart of the City’s history and culture, as a place to socialise or [...]
THREE OTHER RESTAURANTS NEAR THE ROYAL EXCHANGE October 11, 2010 RELAIS DE VENISE L’ENTRECOTE The formula that’s made the Relais de Venise restauarants a French institution could have been made for the City – salad starter followed by a large, perfectly-cooked steak and delicious frites. Accordingly, L’Entrecote has become a Square Mile institution in no time. 5 Throgmorton Street, EC2N 2AD. www.relaisdevenise.com GREENS RESTAURANT AND [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS October 11, 2010 BAR BATTU OPENS ON GRESHAM STREET The City’s latest bar and bistro to open is Bar Battu on Gresham Street (it used to be Molloy’s). For décor, think loft-style chic: exposed brick walls, reclaimed wood flooring, industrial lights and plenty of banquettes. Chef Sydney Aldridge, an alumnus of Galvin Bistrot de Luxe, is offering dishes [...]
All aboard…a £10m private yacht October 11, 2010 CANNES is just the place for a yacht show – where else do azure waters and extreme wealth collide in such an exquisite feast of bling? Other expos take place in Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Dusseldorf, but only in Cannes do glass cases full of De Beers diamonds and Fendi trunk shows feel so natural [...]
PREPARING FOR WINTER | HOW TO MAKE YOUR SKIN GLOW October 11, 2010 After a blazing few days, our Indian summer is over and it’s time to start thinking about ways other than a deep tan to get a healthy glow. Hungarian brand Omorovicza’s beautiful Illuminating Moisturiser (£83, Liberty), with plum oil and apple pectin, is a brilliant moisture boost, with a light-diffusing effect that will make you [...]
Autumn’s the time to see the Costa del Sol’s classier side October 10, 2010 IN THE 1960s, when the package holiday boom took off, the Costa del Sol’s image was forever tarnished. You think of it now as a land of fish and chips and lager, where bull-fighting has given way to the more consensual, but no less cruel, British sport of Holiday Endurance. Men test out how red [...]
TRAVEL NOTES October 10, 2010 Park Lane opulence meets artistic excellence For a London weekend mixing lavish glamour with a bit of high culture, the Dorchester Hotel’s Discover London package currently includes two tickets to the Royal Academy’s superb autumn exhibition, Treasures from Budapest. From £305 per night until 12 December. Call 020 7319 7147 or email reservations.uk@dorchestercollection.com Up, up [...]
UK HOTEL REVIEW October 10, 2010 ONCE home to the newspaper of the same name, The Scotsman overlooks Waverley Station and North Bridge from one of Edinburgh’s most impressive buildings. If arriving by train, you should seek out the lift taking you directly into the hotel lobby, through a basement adjoining the station from which papers were once sent out. The [...]