Mercedes-Benz 300SL ‘Gullwing’ review: the original supercar June 27, 2022 The Mercedes-Benz 300SL ‘Gullwing’ is a timeless icon and arguably the original supercar. We discover what makes it so special.
Cost Of Living: Can A New Job Solve The Problem? June 26, 2022 Escalating costs are leaving many of us out of pocket. A new piece of research from networking group People Like Us and Censuswide has revealed that spiraling costs are affecting a huge segment of the UK workforce. Forty-nine percent of workers say they are now living from pay cheque to pay cheque, and 53% say [...]
The alpha and omega of single malt whisky June 24, 2022 Diageo controls the world’s largest, most diverse portfolio of Scottish whiskies. With access to more than 9 million casks from around 30 distilleries – some of which are long closed – they can really roll out the barrel with their special releases, and that’s what they’re doing now with the third iteration of Prima & [...]
A Doll’s House Part 2 at the Donmar is a welcome sequel to Ibsen’s classic June 24, 2022 A visit to A Doll’s House Part 2 prompts a question – why can’t we leave Nora alone? Lucas Hnath’s play at the Donmar Warehouse is just the latest in a long line of spinoffs based on Ibsen’s quintessential feminist text. The original A Doll’s House famously ends with Nora leaving her husband, Torvald, and, more [...]
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is a joyous celebration of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll June 24, 2022 The life and times of Elvis Presley have been dramatised often over the years, from TV biopics to surreal fictional accounts such as 2002’s Bubba Ho-Tep. But a big budget biopic of one of the 20th century’s most famous figures has never been attempted until now. Directed by Baz Luhrmann with an eye-catching cast, Elvis [...]
That Is Not Who I Am at the Royal Court is weird and brilliant June 24, 2022 All is not what it seems in the Royal Court’s That Is Not Who I Am, an “internet thriller” directed by security industry veteran Dave Davidson. For a start, that isn’t really the name of the play – it’s called Rapture – and Dave Davidson doesn’t exist. It’s a bold gambit. From the outset the [...]
Where to eat to support Ukraine and learn about the country’s fabulous cuisine June 22, 2022 One of Ukraine’s most famous chefs is hosting a series of fundraising pop-ups, with a London restaurant on the way. Yurri Kovryzhenko, one of only two Ukrainian chefs mentioned in the Michelin guide, will be cooking next Monday 27 June at City Social at a fundraising dinner in collaboration with chefs like Jason Atherton and [...]
We need to eat more seafood – here’s how June 22, 2022 Between the cost of living crisis, the imminent environmental collapse and the obesity epidemic, the UK has got its work cut out when it comes to food. Part of the solution, according to a new white paper, is to get people to eat more seafood. The government will invest £24 million in “seafood science and [...]
Alex Webb at Number One Park Lane: A thrillride of British flavours June 22, 2022 It’s clear that Alex Webb – loveable Essex boy and Masterchef winner 2020 – truly gives a well-seasoned asparagus about British eating and drinking. When I asked for a glass of wine at his London pop-up simply called Alex Webb at Number One Park Lane, I forgot our shores and thought of a sharp New [...]
Once Government offices, 9 Millbank offers the chance to own history June 22, 2022 Listed off-market to target only those so wealthy that they shut down restaurants when they go for dinner and aren’t familiar with the concept of commercial jets, The Conrad, a sprawling Thameside property at 9 Millbank, is a chance to own history. The Millbank building a short walk from Parliament was once used as a [...]