OUT OF OFFICE May 12, 2010 MONTE CARLO OR BUST If you’re a deep pocketed Formula 1 fan but thought you’d missed the chance to get to Monaco for the Grand Prix this weekend, think again. Monte Carlo’s Metropole Hotel, including the Joel Robuchon restaurant with its perfectly-placed terrace for watching the race, still has availability. A three night package, leaving [...]
No ordinary Chelsea tractor May 11, 2010 I HAVE a confession. I might be a less than ideal person to test the new Mitsubishi Shogun. This is because I live in N4. Off-roading opportunities are few and far between in Islington unless you include stolen Citroen Saxos driven on pavements. This means I am not going to tell you how the car [...]
OUT OF OFFICE May 11, 2010 GO FACE TO FACE WITH THE SURREY LIONS The Surrey Lions will be set loose in London as they launch their campaign for the 2010 Friends Provident Twenty20 Championship at Potters Field near Tower Bridge tomorrow. Meet the stars of the team and the Lions cheerleaders, and compare your bowling pace against the likes of [...]
The return of iconic lips May 10, 2010 WHEN Tom Ford brings out a line of clothes, perfume, makeup – or even a film, as he did earlier this year – we all instantly know it’s going to be the season’s must-have (or must do). So with the launch of his Private Blend range of lipsticks, it has become blazingly obvious that any [...]
The glorious moment my lines actually disappeared May 10, 2010 LING OXYGEN PLASMA FACIAL AT BEAUTY WORKS WEST, WESTBOURNE GROVE ***** WHEN a facialist is the go-to person for American celebrities, the rich and elite, you know you’re dealing with someone able to satisfy the most demanding customers. But you’re usually also dealing with a ridiculous price tag too. Well, now the administrations of New [...]
FIVE OF THE BEST: EXFOLIATORS FOR GLOWING SUMMER SKIN May 10, 2010 1. Laura Mercier almond coconut milk scrub £35 at Liberty (www.liberty.co.uk) 2. Sjal pearl enzyme exfoliating mask £135 at Harvey Nichols (shopharveynichols.com) 3. Maelle green clay face scrub £6 at www.maelle.co.uk 4. Liz Earle energising body scrub £12.50 at uk.lizearle.com 5. Arcona golden grain gommage £28 at www.glowgetter.co.uk
Cheap, imaginative and very tasty May 10, 2010 The Mall Tavern 71-31 Palace Gardens, W8 4RU 020 7229 3374 www.themalltavern.com FOOD **** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE *** Cost per person without wine: £23 IT once would have seemed an inauspicious outcome for the former executive chef of a highly-regarded London restaurant to wind up cooking – and waiting tables – in a pub. But [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS May 10, 2010 M. ROUX GOES TO WESTMINSTER As the post-election fall-out rolls on, Michel Roux Jr (below), chef patron of London’s most famous French restaurant and feared critic of Masterchef’s professionals edition has moved into politics – sort of. Yesterday saw the opening of the Le Gavroche maestro’s new project, Roux at Parliament Square, in a grand [...]
THREE OTHER RECENT GASTROPUB SUCCESSES May 10, 2010 THE HARWOOD ARMS A collaboration between Brett Graham of the ultra-smart Ledbury restaurant and game specialist Mike Robinson of Berkshire’s much loved Pot Kiln country pub, the Harwood Arms is the possessor of a brand new Michelin star for its elevated version of rustic English grub. Walham Grove, Fulham, SW6 1QP. www.harwoodarms.com THE CANTON ARMS [...]
A sport with more lure than Wii May 9, 2010 THE REEL screamed as a trout grabbed my seven-year-old son’s lure. Jake gasped with delight – then made a grab for the reel as the fish leapt out of the water. “Don’t touch the reel,” I yelled, fearful of a snapped line. “Let the fish take the line – then you can reel it in [...]