Efficient running requires a close relationship to your heart August 23, 2010 PERSONAL COACH AT FULL POTENTIAL THE human heart weighs about nine ounces and beats 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. But what has it got to do with your running? Well, its performance and efficiency are unique to you and therefore a great indicator of training and recovery levels. But while many will nod [...]
The finest dining to be had on High Street Ken August 23, 2010 Park Terrace Royal Garden Hotel 2-24 Kensington High Street W8 4PT 020 7937 8000 www.parkterracerestaurant.co.uk FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE LIKE the hotel that houses it, Park Terrace looks blandly corporate, even despite its Hyde Park views. Yet it was refurbished and relaunched in May, and while it may lack aesthetic vim, its food bears the hallmarks [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS August 23, 2010 A GOURMET END TO RAMADAN Break the Ramadan fast in style at Malaysian restaurant Awana. Dishes include a date korma as well as roti canai, a Malaysian bread made from a traditional family recipe, and Satay Udang, fresh tiger prawn skewers served with a signature spicy peanut sauce. Feast available until 11 Sep, the last [...]
Manhattan’s new breed of design hotels August 22, 2010 YOU could argue that New York does hotels better than any city in the world. Historic luxury landmarks, hipster crash-pads, fashionable design hotels, groovy boutiques, high-tech business places – it’s got more, and better, examples of each than pretty much all of its rivals. But even the best needs a shake up. The Big Apple [...]
FOCUS ON: MORDEN, SURREY August 19, 2010 RIVERSIDE HOUSE, MORDEN ROAD £199,950 This two-bedroom apartment in a smart riverside development is ideal for the first-time buyer. It has an undercover reserved parking bay. Contact: Ellisons on 020 8543 1166, www.ellisons.uk.com MAIN HOUSE, THURLESTON AVENUE £499,950 A semi-detached five-bedroom property close to Morden Park, this family home has an extensive rear garden and [...]
BUYING August 19, 2010 MANAGING PARTNER AT BLACK BRICK Q.Dear Camilla. I’m thinking about buying a property in London for investment but I keep seeing various contradicting indices and I am very confused. What is happening? A.There are so many indices and they often conflict – for example, the Halifax and Nationwide indices moved in opposite directions in July. [...]
PROPERTY NEWS August 19, 2010 LUXURY DEVELOPMENT ON FINCHLEY ROAD A slice of leafy North-West London has just become more accessible with the unveiling of West Heath Place, a collection of 48 apartments, including penthouses and a cottage on the Golders Green end of the Finchley Road. Flats from £795,000. For more info call Glentree Estates on 0208 201 8780 [...]
Old-fashioned luggage for the modern male August 19, 2010 HERITAGE, tradition, craftsmanship – these are the menswear values du jour. A perfectly constructed brogue has never been more fashionable, a tailored tweed suit is oh so very now. Which means you need the accessories to match – and if you’re travelling, a common-or-garden trolley bag really doesn’t cut it. Thanks to brands like Tumi, [...]
It’s action all the way with Sly, Bruce et al August 19, 2010 Film Review the expendables Cert: 18 Rhys Griffiths IT’S arguably the action cast to end all action casts. In charge, Sly Stallone. Then there’s Bruce Willis, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, wrestler Randy Couture, Mickey Rourke and our very own Jason Statham. Oh and Arnold Schwarzenegger has a cameo. The Expendables at least nails its colours [...]
Get ready for the gaming revolution August 18, 2010 YOUR City A.M. gadgets correspondent had a sneak preview of Xbox’s brand new Kinect sensor last week. The sensor, which will be on sale in November in time for Christmas, is an accessory to the new Xbox 360 that lets you play games just by moving your body – without a controller. As its makers [...]