With Polish vixens and Japanese beef, it’s like the boom never ended June 22, 2009 NO 2020 WARWICK STREET, W1B 5NF, TEL: 020 7292 6102 FOODSERVICEATMOSPHEREPrice per head without drink: £35 AN economist I know is fond of saying that nothing epitomised the boom years like Wagyu and foie gras burgers. Well, he’ll be relieved to know, the boom years are back in one corner of town: No 20 at [...]
OTHER NUMERICAL RESTAURANTS June 22, 2009 RHODES 24Spiky-haired celebrity chef Gary Rhodes’ City headquarters sits halfway up Tower 42, and has some of the best views of any restaurant in London, with food to match. 24th floor, Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, EC2N 1HQ, www.rhodes24.co.uk 1 LOMBARD STREETThe City’s most central fine-dining restaurant, sitting in prime location outside Bank Tube [...]
Pamper your feet with the best pedicures in London June 22, 2009 Spa Studio at the LanesboroughThe Lanesborough, Hyde Park Corner, SW1X 7TA. 020 7333 7700 THE SETTING: The Lanesborough is London’s last word in hotel luxury. The spa is a hidden chamber in the depths of the hotel appointed with perfect European luxury and taste. THE PEDICURE: The Foot Loose and Fancy Free package (£85) begins [...]
Holidaying through rose-tinted spectacles June 21, 2009 BEACHES are what the Caribbean does best, and you’ll struggle to top the postcard perfection of Pink Sands in the Bahamas. Gazing out across the sand, it’s as though you’re seeing the world through rose-tinted spectacles, as the swathes of powder edging Harbour Island have a fantastical salmon-tinged hue. Crushed pinky shells of microscopic marine [...]
Southwest is best for the ultimate seaside bolthole June 18, 2009 EARLIER this week, a beach in Cornwall came up for sale. On 13 July, the 76 acres of Gwithian beach will be sold by property consultant Colliers CRE in its Portman Square auction house, with the price expected to be in the region of £50,000. A bunch of dunes might not be your idea of [...]
FOCUS ON: BISHOP’S STORTFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE June 18, 2009 TYE GREEN HOUSE, ELSENHAM, CM22 6DY Price: £749,995This Grade II-listed, 16th century farmhouse has kept many of its period features, including exposed beams and an inglenook fireplace. Set over three floors, the property has six bedrooms and two living rooms. It is in grounds of about 1.75 acres where there are fruit trees and the [...]
Q&A: SALES June 18, 2009 Russell Hunt MANAGING DIRECTOR,PROPERTY HUNT Q. Dear Russell, I have a short lease on my property and I was wondering – how I would go about extending it?A. Well, now is a good time to extend your lease because the cost is based on the current valuation of your property, so your lease extension will [...]
Going out in a blazer of glory June 18, 2009 STRIPED blazers, perhaps topped off with a jaunty straw boater, have long been the uniform for the well-dressed chap at Henley, which takes place at the start of July. But this year, your stripes need not be mothballed afterwards. Regatta wear, such as deck shoes and blazers, are not only for those contemplating a session [...]
Why, Robot? June 18, 2009 FilmTHE TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN Cert: 12A THIS is the second instalment in the Michael Bray special effects paradise that is The Transformers. There is little point trying to work out what’s going on – the plot is utterly baffling, with new characters, monsters, machines and storylines unleashed every few minutes. But to tax [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS June 18, 2009 FILM GIGANTIC – Inventive comedy drama with Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel. NORTH BY NORTHWEST – Re-release for Hitchcock’s landmark thriller, with Cary Grant. KATYN – Polish movie about horrors perpetrated by the Red Army in World War II. DVD VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA – Woody Allen’s return to form, with Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem.NICK [...]