Art comes in from the cold, but cautiously October 15, 2009 ROMAN Abramovitch, Gwyneth Paltrow and US hedge fund giant David Ganek were among the rich and famous at the opening of Frieze art fair yesterday. For if there’s one event that even Abramovich can’t miss, it’s this: a chance to browse and buy the world’s hottest contemporary art during its five-day residence in a marquee [...]
Live in style in one of the great Victorian buildings but hurry October 15, 2009 IT’S not that often that you get a chance to live in one of London’s great Victorian buildings. Those who fancy a spot of Grade 1-listed Gothic should get their skates on, because there are now just two apartments remaining in the revamped St Pancras Chambers Apartments. With bonuses back, if you fancy living in [...]
FOCUS ON: ISLINGTON, N1 October 15, 2009 ST PAUL’S PLACE, N1Price: £1.225mOverlooking a small park, this four-bedroom house near Angel Tube station has been recently restored by the current owners. It includes three decent-sized bedrooms and a smaller room that could be used as a single bedroom or an office. The back garden has both a paved section and a lawn.Contact: Savills [...]
Madoff’s fraud was driven by pure revenge October 14, 2009 THE BELIEVERSBY ADAM LEBOROrion, £18.99Budapest-based journalist Adam LeBor’s book about the world’s greatest fraudster comes on the heels of American investigative journalist Erin Arvedlund’s tell-all (or rather, as much as she could) about Bernard Madoff. LeBor’s book is packaged slightly differently but there’s no escaping he’s a bit of a sloppy second. His stance is [...]
Du pain, du vin, du Cornish Yarg October 14, 2009 IT’S a historic moment. British cheeses are outselling French fromages at a rate of two to one as shoppers choose the homegrown beauties now available by the hundred. The figures are not, to be fair, applicable across the populace, but rather relate to the tastes and inclinations of M&S shoppers. Still, as a barometer of [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS October 14, 2009 MALBEC AND CHOCOLATE AT GAUCHOThe Argentine steak house chain have stumbled upon something rather tasty. The predominant Argentine grape Malbec, which ranges from the delicate to the deep and fruity, goes perfectly with all manner of dark chocolate. To book a monthly tasting, go to www.gauchorestaurants.co.uk THE LANCASTER HOTEL’S HONEYBEESThe bees arrived in July and [...]
HOORAY FOR THE BAR(S) October 14, 2009 JEFF GALVINWE FOLLOW THE GALVIN BROTHERS AS THEY COUNT DOWN TO THE OPENING OF THEIR NEW CITY RESTAURANT AS we all know, a great bar is the heart of a great restaurant. Not being people who like to take chances, our new restaurant will have three. Perhaps the most exciting is the six-metre long, pewter [...]
MERCEDES’ NEW COUPE IS A TRUE MILE-MUNCHER October 13, 2009 WITH increasing frequency, I get into a new car and find myself banging my head or elbow on something that’s infringing on the space inside the cabin. Take this latest coupe. As I lean forward to adjust the steering column, my head connects with some protrusion above as soon. Airbags, impact protection bars and no [...]
OUT OF OFFICE October 13, 2009 DAMIEN HIRST AT THE WALLACE COLLECTIONHirst, whose work fetched £100,000 at a charity sale at Christie’s on Monday night, has spent £250,000 refurbishing the Wallace Collection in preparation for his display there. Twenty-five works, never seen in Britain, will be on display, making him one of the few living artists ever to have their work [...]
Brunette ambition in tough times October 12, 2009 WITH the economic golden days over and the job market still precarious, who has time to spend 72 minutes a day on their appearance? Blondes, apparently, who – according to recent research by hair care company Goody – take more time than women of any other hair colour to get ready to go out, be [...]