How to Mix: MY&SANNÉ’s theatrical The Blue Bird Cocktail September 1, 2021 When creating the cocktail menu for MY&SANNÉ we really wanted to offer guests a fun, theatrical experience. One of the restaurant’s hero cocktails, The Blue Bird, embodies just that and to this day is one of our most popular drinks. The development process of The Blue Bird Cocktail was lots of fun and we spent [...]
Playhouse, a shrine to video games, launches at Selfridges as industry sales surge August 31, 2021 Video games have been big business for decades, with the top titles vastly out-grossing the most popular cinema releases. Were there any remaining doubts over whether the medium now represents one of the cultural megaliths of our time, lockdown answered those. Almost two third of UK adults played video games over 2020, with every age [...]
September culture in the City: The best of music and performance August 31, 2021 As you begin to return to your workplace, make sure your time in the City is packed with culture… Here’s our September roundup to keep you busy. City Music Foundation is hosting a concert on Tuesday 7 September at 7pm at the Great Hall, St Bartholomew’s Hospital. Helen Charlston will be performing a world premiere [...]
Life-size Aston Martin ‘Goldfinger’ toy displayed at Battersea Power Station August 31, 2021 Ahead of the new 'No Time To Die' James Bond film, Aston Martin has created a life-size Corgi model box for its DB5 Continuation car.
London property: The gothic castle on sale in Belsize Park for £17.5m August 31, 2021 Complete with a swimming pool, champagne lounge and wine tasting room- this historic home is truly fit for a king. Hunter’s Lodge is a Grade-II listed Georgian Mansion located off Belsize Lane in Belsize Park, built in 1812 in a Gothic-revival style. The building has turrets and battlements, making it perfect for anyone with dreams [...]
Working Lunch: Isabel is as bouji and buzzy as anywhere in Mayfair August 27, 2021 In the decade I have lived in London, I must have walked down Albemarle street a hundred times. And, gun to my head, I would have sworn that Isabel had always been there. Despite opening in 2017, it has the feel of a classic Mayfair restaurant-cum-nightclub, with a neat row of understated outdoor seats giving [...]
World’s most expensive miniature ever: 50ml bottle of whisky sells for £6,440 August 27, 2021 Whisky sales have set a new record with the sale of a 50ml bottle of whisky for £6,440, making it the most expensive miniature ever sold at auction. The Springbank single malt, distilled in 1919, was one of more than 400 bottles from a collection that sold for £56,732.95 after commission. Just 24 full-size 700ml [...]
Forget everything you think you know about sambuca August 27, 2021 When you think of sambuca, the chances are you imagine sticky shots in a dark nightclub, that one friend who insists on buying a round after everyone has already had too much, dizziness, nausea, hangovers. Sambuca has a place in the British psyche alongside Jagermeister and tequila as a drink of debauchery and trouble. But [...]
Returning to the classroom to enjoy every opportunity school can offer August 27, 2021 | Sponsored The new school year will offer students so much more out of their studies. Teachers, students and parents alike have remained committed to their learning whether through remote learning or in their bubbles, but September will see schools return to boisterous centres of learning where children can embrace hands-on lessons and grow into confident, fully-rounded [...]
What If…? Episode 3 review: A Phase One Murder Mystery August 26, 2021 *** WARNING: This review contains spoilers for all current episodes of Disney’s What If…? *** Disney+ show What If…? has thus far presented some interesting questions, with satisfying answers. We see that Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) would have made a brilliant Avenger, and T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) would have been a hero wherever he called home. [...]