Maths: not just for geeks June 22, 2011 FOR far too many people, maths is associated with memories of torturous classes from their childhood – the slow walk towards the blackboard to undertake the intricacy of long division. Yet there are some really good books on the market that can make maths appealing, even to the most innumerate. Indeed, the sudden rush of maths-made-fun [...]
I want to break up, but we’re going away… June 22, 2011 DEAR VEXED: I’m thinking of breaking up with my girlfriend but we’ve got a holiday booked in August. Should I wait to break up after the holiday or do it before and face the consequences? We paid quite a lot for it. Neil, distressed debt, 29 Afriend of mine was recently going through a bad [...]
OUT OF OFFICE June 22, 2011 ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD The playwright Tom Stoppard made his name 40 years ago with this absurdist retelling of Hamlet from the point of view of his hapless student friends, here revived under the direction of Tom Stoppard. Samuel Barnett – known for his role as one of the classmates in the History Boys [...]
Social and delicious in one June 22, 2011 THERE are restaurants that open with whimpers and others that open with bangs. Ex-Ramsay super-protégé Jason Atherton’s new eaterie, Pollen Street Social, was always going to open with a bang – and, two months in, continues with a clamour. The clamour is not of chaos, plates smashing or chefs shouting, but of the throngs trying [...]
City’s cigar terraces are heating up June 22, 2011 GOING OUT WITH the inconsistencies of a British summer it’s very important for cigar aficionados to be able to take shelter in high style while enjoying Cuba’s finest. The newest addition to London’s most lauded and exclusive cigar terraces offers just that and is at one of London’s most famous nightspots, Tramp on Jermyn Street. [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS June 22, 2011 NEW FROM NUNO Two of the country’s leading chefs are behind new London restaurants. First up, Nuno Mendes, the Portuguese star who has been wowing diners and Michelin judges with his multi-course creations at Viajante in Bethnal Green, has opened a more relaxed dining room upstairs in the same building, the Town Hall Hotel. Corner [...]
The new frontier of city driving June 21, 2011 IT used to be the richer the man the bigger and more powerful the car. But now, in case you hadn’t noticed, there is an emerging trend towards expensive and increasingly stylish little city cars. None more so than Aston Martin’s pocket-sized Cygnet which is both very stylish and very exclusive. Aston came up with [...]
CAR TALK June 21, 2011 PARK LANE’S MCLAREN PALACE McLaren’s flagship London showroom has just opened at One Hyde Park. McLaren claims the showroom will stock a spare of every serviceable part for its new MP4-12C high-performance, carbon-fibre-based sports car and provide an efficient “pitstop” service for repairs. McLaren aims to hand-build 1,000 cars this year. FERRARI UK DEBUT Ferrari’s [...]
Seductive scents by hot Paris perfumer June 20, 2011 SEDUCTION, surrender, forbidden. You’d be forgiven for thinking you’d been plunged into the depths of a torrid French romance novel but these are, in fact, descriptors for perfume. Kilian, the Paris-based fragrance house founded by perfumer Kilian Hennessy, is rapidly getting male and female fans hot under the collar with its collection of luxurious evocative [...]
Expert festival beauty tips June 20, 2011 IT’s here! Glastonbury – ground zero music-wise on many a Londoner’s calendar – opens this weekend. And as we all know, camping and grooming don’t mix. But, say experts, it’s easier than you think to achieve a nice festival glow. City A.M. rounded up their top tips. GET A MANI PEDI: “It immediately makes you [...]