THREE OTHER JAPANESE RESTAURANTS IN MAYFAIR November 15, 2010 SUMOSAN Less well publicised than nearby rivals Nobu,?Zuma and Umu, Sumosan has a particular type of high-octane glamour. Those in the know swear by the place for its delectible sushi, beautifully presented raw fish salads and impeccably cooked meat. The elegant interior and quiet service make for a discreet spot for business. 26 Albemarle St, [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS November 15, 2010 GOT A ‘TACHE? GET A FREE BURGER London’s favourite burger restaurant Byron – the newest branch just opened at One New Change by St Pauls – is getting firmly stuck into Movember, the men’s health drive. It’s offering a free burger to anyone who can show that their ‘tache is part of the campaign against [...]
Brogue Traders November 14, 2010 BROGUES have come a long way. Invented in the bogs of either Ireland or Scotland, depending on who you believe, they were originally designed for wading about in mud and water – hence the holes, which were designed to let the water run through. When country gents started bringing the style to town, their journey [...]
When spokes meet bespoke November 14, 2010 THERE’S a story that one of Sigmund Freud’s friends once came into a room to find the great psychoanalyst fingering an absolutely massive cigar. This caused the friend to raise an eyebrow. What did this say about Freud, the man who believed that everything had a sexual undertone? “Sometimes,” said Freud mournfully, “a cigar is [...]
CYCLISTS CAN BE STYLISH November 14, 2010 STYLE COUNSEL IT’S a shame that cycling gear is so often unstylish, the need for visibility and safety overriding the imperative to look good. But it needn’t be that way. Rapha is a London-based company that started up six years ago “driven by a passion for road cycling” and “the stamina, strength and focus that [...]
Far from the Medina crowd November 14, 2010 MARRAKECH might not immediately spring to mind when choosing somewhere to unwind. And to be sure, its main square Jemaa el Fna delivers noise, commotion, smoke and crowds, with tourists tripping over dancing monkeys and baskets of cobras to get to their next tagine. But there’s another side to the pink city, away from the [...]
TRAVEL NOTES November 14, 2010 Foody heaven in Cairo’s plush new hotel One of the more exciting hotels to open in the Middle East in the last few months is the Kempinski Nile Hotel – a place of truly swell luxuries that’s also raising the culinary stakes for the Egyptian capital. Its rooftop restaurant, Floor 10, mixes modern French cuisine [...]
Beauty, isolation and serious bling November 11, 2010 THE Cornish coast is known for many things – ancient ruined castles, desolate cliffs, a thriving arts scene, high-grade surfing – but blinging property isn’t generally one of them. Blue Point, a £3.25m home overlooking the bobbing fishing boats of the tiny fishing village of Gorran Haven on Cornwall’s eastern coast, is the kind of [...]
FOCUS ON: BRIGHTON AND HOVE, EAST SUSSEX November 11, 2010 ONE BRIGHTON, NEW ENGLAND ST Price: £280,000 There is one two-bed apartment still for sale in this zero-carbon development in the heart of Brighton. The development has roof-top gardens and allotments. The apartment comes with a fully-fitted kitchen and bathroom while the master bedroom has an en suite. Contact: Fox and Sons on 01273 777000, [...]
BUYING November 11, 2010 MANAGING PARTNER OF BLACK BRICK Q.Dear Camilla, how do you think the austerity measures put in place recently by the new government will affect UK house prices? A.We believe that house prices outside of central London are likely to be affected the most by the wave of spending cuts that are due to happen over [...]