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 [...]
Q&A: INTERIORS May 28, 2009 Alan WaxmanMANAGING DIRECTOR AT LANDMASSQ. Dear Alan, My house is small and lacking in storage space. Is there anything I can do to make the place seem larger and use the space more efficiently?A. The first thing about having a small place is that the choice of colours is crucial to maximise the space, along [...]
Life is returning to the Docklands property market May 28, 2009 Nowhere gratifies the spirit of the property doom-mongerers like Docklands – loaded as it is with architectural emblems of the boom years; a development graveyard of flats left empty as banks fell and buyers took fright. In other words, a homebuyers’ nightmare. This, however, is proving an unfairly dim view to take. Charlie Fisher, sales [...]
DOCKLANDS HIGHLIGHTS WHERE TO EAT OUT May 28, 2009 DOCKMASTER’S HOUSEBrand new Indian restaurant that combines a glossy contemporary style with a lovely Georgian house. It’s one of Canary Wharf’s new glamorous dining spots. Hertsmere Road, E14 8JJ, 020 7345 0345 WAPPING FOODPeople trek far for a meal in this extraordinarily renovated hydraulic power station. It’s chic, low-key and a serious treat for the [...]
NOW SHOWING SIX OF THE BEST May 28, 2009 ART: Diane Arbus A fascinating retrospective of the late American photographer’s groundbreaking work, at the Timothy Taylor gallery. ART: Picasso: Challenging the Past The National Gallery’s exhibition of the 20th century’s pre-eminent artist is a landmark blockbuster. THEATRE: The Winslow Boy Veteran actor Timothy West is starring in Terence Rattigan’s classic play about a schoolboy error that became [...]
The truth about the toughest MBA out there May 27, 2009 WHAT THEY TEACH YOU AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLBy Philip Delves BroughtonVIKING, £12.99 GRADUATES of the Harvard MBA programme run the World Bank, the American Treasury, General Electric, Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble. According to Philip Delves Broughton, they control “the hours we work, the vacations we get, the culture we consume, the health care we [...]
OUT OF OFFICE May 27, 2009 LIVE MUSIC AT THE SANDERSONThere’s no better way to enjoy the long summer twilight than sipping a cocktail while listening to good music in a lovely courtyard. The Sanderson is providing just such a scenario this summer, with its Sanderson Predicts live music series, the first of which is next Friday. Launch night is a [...]
Hop & glory May 27, 2009 MOST people, when they think of a thirst-quenching beer for summer, probably go no further than lager. Now, there is nothing wrong with a good lager, the problem is simply that there are plenty of sub-standard ones about. The pints of fizz flowing from the beer-taps of many pubs are second-rate and suffer from mass-production. [...]
WHERE TO DRINK May 27, 2009 NORTH:The Albion, nestling just off Upper Street, will make you forget you are in London. A massive, green beer garden and great food (it has won awards for its Sunday lunch) are topped off with a good beer selection, including Flowers IPA and Black Sheep.10 Thornhill Rd, N1 1HW. Highbury & Islington tube/rail. Tel: 020 [...]