FIT IN THE CITY January 31, 2011 A washboard stomach in five steps… YOU glance down and your tummy resembles a washbag more than a washboard… Don’t fret – the task ahead isn’t as daunting as you think. Break into a sweat You do have a washboard stomach really – it’s just that it’s currently hiding beneath at least one layer of [...]
Eastern promise: a lesson in meat January 31, 2011 Actually, the menu at this hipster’s paradise has a good deal more than meat to offer people with appetite 49 Columbia Road, E2 7RG Tel: 020 729 5692 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £35 WALK past Terroirs on King William IX Street any night of the week and it’s stuffed to the [...]
WHERE SMALL PLATES RULE January 31, 2011 KOPAPA, COVENT GARDEN WWW.KOPAPA.CO.UK From the same Kiwi genius behind Providores on Marylebone High Street, this is a hodgepodge of Asian-fusion and – despite not being a trendy concept anymore – it seems to be going down a treat. If you fancy a plate of coconut sticky ribs, some beautiful smoked duck magret and grilled [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS January 31, 2011 AMARANTO OPENS AT FOUR SEASONS All the grandeur of the Four Seasons’ new London property comes together in its new top-of-the-line Italian restaurant. Think sea bass carpaccio with shaved raw artichoke salad, warm Amalfi citrus tart of white chocolate with and lime with passion fruit sorbet and great cocktails set in a glossy, high-ceilinged bar [...]
Montreal gives us the world’s first floating spa January 30, 2011 IT can’t be that difficult to find a boat, especially if it’s moored. When the taxi driver said “You can’t miss it!” my heart sank as that is precisely what I knew I would do. In my defence, my two colleagues and I were battling a snowstorm in the dark, in downtown Montreal, knee-deep in [...]
Royal honeymoon: three months to go January 30, 2011 GIVEN the furore surrounding the Royal Wedding, there has been surprisingly little speculation as to where Prince William and his new wife Kate will go for their honeymoon, even though it’s just three months away. Recognizing the tough times we are all facing and keen to show his understanding I believe that His Royal Highness [...]
VARSITY HOTEL, CAMBRIDGE January 30, 2011 The Varsity is a beautifully-built hotel – once you get past the unpreposessing brick exterior. But what is most remarkable about it is that it is Cambridge’s first proper, world-class luxury hotel. Complete with stunning penthouse suites, a wonderfully sexy roof terrace that will be brilliant in summer and a state-of-the-art spa, it would make any [...]
TRAVEL NOTES January 30, 2011 Four Seasons returns Four Seasons returns to Mayfair this week with the re-opening of the Four Seasons Hotel London, Park Lane. With views over Hyde Park and interiors designed by Pierre-Yves Rochon, the hotel is sure to become one of central London’s must-stay destinations. Call the hotel on 020 7499 0888; www.fourseasons.com/london. A room in [...]
Mount Gay, Barbados: a tour round rum’s natural home January 30, 2011 THE heart of the Barbados rum trade is perched at the northernmost tip of this small Caribbean island. High in the mountains in the St Lucy district sits the Mount Gay refinery, surrounded by a nine feet tall sugar cane plantation and gazing out over wild Atlantic waves which crash into the Florida coast 1,600 [...]
Priced out by foreigners, bankers are on the move January 27, 2011 BONUS season is in full swing and – despite the dire economic figures released earlier this week – there is likely to be no shortage of cash being splashed in the next few months. Recent figures from Savills show that bankers are due to spend £1bn on homes this year. But whereas in the old [...]