Small but perfectly formed October 20, 2009 Along comes another supermini, this one with a windscreen that reaches back to the end of the front doors. The car is cute, highly styled and with lots of chrome to make it look more premium, reflecting Citroen’s attempt at a smarter image. The windscreen is designed to promote the feeling of space and light, [...]
Smart British food brightens Soho October 19, 2009 Hix66-70, Brewer Street, London, W1F 9TRTel: 020 7292 3518 www.hixsoho.co.uk FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost in restaurant per person without wine: £55 IF I had a friend who was sceptical about the claims of British food to be world-class, I might well take him to a Mark Hix restaurant. Hix was formerly the executive head chef [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS October 19, 2009 ALLENS BUTCHER GOES ONLINETime-poor, meat-loving Londoners will rejoice to know that they can now order their meat online from the famous Mount Street butchers. Alongside a stellar selection of beef, lamb, pork, veal, poultry, game and sauces, you can order seasonal favourites such as the Scottish beef-filled Steak Box and Christmas turkey. A new feature, [...]
THREE OTHER BASTIONS OF BRITISH CUISINE October 19, 2009 SCOTT’SThis restaurant and oyster bar is almost as much about seeing and being seen as it is about the food. That said, the menu is considered one of the finest examples of soophisticated British seafood around, with the likes of pan-fried slip soles with brown shrimps, Cornish seabass and skate wings with cockles. 20 Mount [...]
Hunker down in a cosy bar this autumn October 19, 2009 WHEN temperatures drop – as they did rather suddenly at the weekend – it’s time for a change of tack when it comes to drinking venues. Those breezy summer cocktails in light-filled bars don’t seem quite the thing when it’s dark and blowing a freezing gale outside. What we need is intimacy and comfort – [...]
No more pain: how health farms became spas, and we got a bit soft October 19, 2009 WITHOUT FAIL, my grandmother and her mother used to go to a “health farm” for a week. It sounded like my idea of hell: a week of deprivation, nothing fun to do or eat. The end results spoke for themselves, though – they’d lose six kilos in a week and come home with wonderfully tapered [...]
THE MODERN HEALTH FARMS October 19, 2009 NUBEGINNINGS Devonwww.nubeginnings.co.ukPain potential: 9/10 Fun factor: 6/10 The idea: This sleek retreat is among the UK’s more hardcore – it calls itself a “weight loss boot camp”. Guests stay at least a week and lose up to 4 kilos. It also tackles the psychological side to wellbeing with a variety of therapies. Food: Locally sourced [...]
OUT OF OFFICE October 19, 2009 LAPLAND VIA THE LANGHAM HOTELIf you’re planning a bit of wining and dining over the festive season – and let’s face it, who isn’t? – you could end up in Lapland courtesy of the Langham Hotel. Diners who make reservations for four or more people at the hotel’s restaurant, The Landau, or its private dining [...]
Big is beautiful October 18, 2009 Westbourne Tote, Radley, £250Character in a bag.www.radley.co.uk Leather Studded Tote, Miu Miu, £920Bang on trend with the studs, but understated.www.netaporter.com Eton Bag, Aspinal £475Croc-skin classic in a colour to die for.www.aspinaloflondon.com Fippy Suede Bag, Comptoir des Cotonniers, £146Equally useful – and attractive – for work or play. www.comptoirdescotonniers.com Faithful Houndstooth Bag, Alexander McQueen, £995Edgy yet [...]
OUT OF OFFICE October 18, 2009 ED RUSCHA AT THE HAYWARDEd Ruscha is one of the most influential artists of the past half-century. This exhibition, which spans his career, is the first retrospective to focus exclusively on his paintings. The show looks at how American pop culture inspired him, from his paintings of shop fronts and sign boards, to logos, including [...]