OTHER RELAUNCHED GRAND HOTEL RESTAURANTS June 1, 2009 THE LANDAU AT THE LANGHAMOnce the ballroom of the newly reopened former grand hotel, the Landau offers posh and interesting European haute-cuisine with plenty of fish, and it’s quickly becoming a hot spot for afternoon tea. 1c Portland Place, Regent Street, GB W1B 1JA, tel: 020 7636 1000 HELEN DARROZE AT THE CONNAUGHTThe hotel – [...]
The world’s best beach May 31, 2009 THERE is a beach in the Seychelles that has long been a hidden secret. The bay of La Petite Anse has been known only to 18th century pirates and more recent intrepid backpackers. The latest Lonely Planet guide suggests that this beach, on a once inaccessible corner of the island of Mahe, might just be [...]
Top summer looks for the little people May 31, 2009 WHETHER you are holidaying in Blackpool or the Bahamas this summer, your little ones should look effortlessly cool and comfortable as they run riot on the beach. With this season’s fabulously colourful children’s collections offering everything from kaftans to khakis, there is no reason why your little darlings shouldn’t look as stylish as the grown-ups. [...]
Life’s too short not to bare leg May 28, 2009 AH, men and shorts. The subject never fails to raise a smile and/or a heated debate. Should they wear them? If so, when? Well, thanks to a new age of slick man-shorts, male legs can run free – even at work – without breaking every fashion rule in the book. That is because the new [...]
SUMMER SCENTS May 28, 2009 JUST had a weekend away in Rome. As usual I dived into the duty free for a try of all the new perfumes – of which there are countless for both men and women. All very confusing, and once you have both arms covered, your sense of smell is shot to bits and you can’t [...]
The Hex Files May 28, 2009 DRAG ME TO HELLCert: 15 BACK in the mists of time – or the early Eighties – Sam Raimi invigorated the schlock horror genre with the first Evil Dead movies, before moving on to hit pay-dirt with Spiderman. At the moment, fifteenth-rate horror films are 10-a-penny, the genre disappearing up its own, highly ironic backside. [...]
Summer Is Here, And It’s Time To Go For Gadget Broke May 28, 2009 A BACHELOR pad is not a bachelor pad without a good dose of dark wood, shiny chrome and unusual electronics. After a long winter of frugality and penny-pinching, if you still have a job then this is the time to splash out on some gizmos to brighten up your home. Every single man worth his [...]
Artists and Nazis in collaboration game May 28, 2009 COLLABORATIONDuchess Theatre COLLABORATION is part of a pair of plays by Ronald Harwood at the Duchess Theatre (the other is Taking Sides), both of which tackle different sides of the subject of the Nazis’ persecution of the Jews, and the roles of artists fulfilled in the regime. It’s a subject Harwood has focused on several [...]
Original Sixties rockers prove they are still Pretty after all these years May 28, 2009 WHEN you are talking with Phil May, the lead singer of the Pretty Things, the classic tales of Sixties rock excess come thick and fast. There’s the story of how he and the band rented a house from the Duke of Westminster on Chester Street overlooking Buckingham Palace. “All the local lords and ladies made [...]
FOCUS ON: BETHNAL GREEN, E2 May 28, 2009 CITY PAVILION, CHILTON STREET, E2Price: £650,000Located just off Brick Lane and near Spitalfields market, this large three-bedroom apartment offers plenty of space for your money. It is on the second floor of a courtyard building and has a dual-aspect living room with floor-to-ceiling windows. The kitchen is open-plan and recessed to the side with solid [...]