FIT IN THE CITY June 21, 2010 YOGA vs Pilates, running vs spinning, BodyPump or free weights…In theory, choice is a good thing but when you’re pushed for time and need your workout to be short, sharp and hitting the spot, it’s useful to know what how different regimes stack up against each other. Yoga vs Pilates This all depends on what [...]
Flawless food from a French master June 21, 2010 FLASH back five years. I’m in the new Covent Garden Market with Alexis Gauthier, then the chef patron of Gallic jewel Roussillon, researching a feature. It’s 4AM and Gauthier is getting very excited indeed. Never mind the fact that it’s pitch black and freezing, even under the market’s neon lights – no, he has just [...]
TASTING NOTES June 21, 2010 ANYONE who is a caffeine refusnik like me will know the envy that comes from watching colleagues fortify themselves on a bleak, thankless morning with weapons-grade coffee. I can’t stand the taste of either coffee or tea, but I long for something more tempting than Lucozade to give me the kind of boost caffeine drinkers [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS June 21, 2010 SUMMER OFFER ON FRENCH CITY DINING Le Café Du Marché, the atmospheric French restaurant in Smithfield and firm favourite among City folk, is offering three courses for the price of two for lunch until the end of the summer. Hidden up an ancient cobbled lane off Charterhouse Square, there’s nothing ersatz about the place’s romantic [...]
The elegant side of the Balearics June 20, 2010 THERE is so much more to Mallorca than sun, sea and the late-night drunken menace of us Brits in Magaluf. The largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands, the 3,275 sq km atoll has mountains, lush vegetation and close to 100 sandy beaches, many of which are secluded because they are up to half an hour’s walk [...]
TRAVEL NOTES June 20, 2010 Valencia restaurant week: 5-11 July Like tapas but want to explore the best of Spanish food further? Combine a week of serious food discovery with a sunny Spanish holiday in Valencia, one of southern Spain’s most beautiful cities, which will be hosting its third restaurant week from 5 July. On offer will be delicious local [...]
Get more bang for your buck in green, spacious Hackney June 17, 2010 THERE aren’t many areas of London where less than a million pounds can get you an original Victorian house with four bedrooms, close access to three parks, independent shops and a commute under 20 minutes. In London Fields, however, the asking price for such a lifestyle is often no more than £800,000. Despite its trendy [...]
FOCUS ON: CROUCH END, N8 June 17, 2010 PRIORY ROAD, N8 8LH Price: £785,000 This two-storey terraced house has the potential for a loft conversion, should you desire extra space. There are already four bedrooms and two reception rooms in this period property. The house is conveniently located for Alexandra Palace mainline station, which is approximately 23 minutes from Bank. There is also [...]
RENTING June 17, 2010 James Davis ceo of online lettings agent upad.co.uk Q.Dear James, my tenant has moved out but still owes me two months’ rent. I have no forwarding address for her and would like to at least get the deposit back. Without her there to sign the paperwork, how can I do that? A.Thankfully for you, the [...]
Going through the motions June 17, 2010 Film Killers Cert: 12A When it comes to gun-toting, ass-kicking couples, Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl aren’t exactly on a par with Brad & Angelina. In Mr & Mrs Smith the dynamic between the latter two was so damn hot they ended up getting married. In the new action rom com Killers, Heigl and Kutcher [...]