Michelin starred Pied à Terre in Fitzrovia stops lunch due to ‘Brexit and Covid’ June 21, 2021 In another sign of the post-Covid recruitment crisis, one of London’s oldest Michelin-starred restaurants has closed its lunch service until further notice. Fitzrovia’s Pied à Terre says Brexit and Covid have impacted recruitment so badly it is no longer able to open for the whole day. The restaurant said it could not “protect the welfare [...]
Meet the youngest professional winemaker in the UK June 21, 2021 At 25, Tommy Grimshaw is perhaps the youngest professional winemaker in the UK. His office is at Crawthorne Farm, part of the 1,000 hectare Langham Agricultural Estate around the Grade 1 listed Melcombe Manor House in Dorset. “We take a low intervention approach to both grape growing and wine production, meaning that all of our [...]
Classic Bentley goes electric with the Bensport La Sarthe E June 21, 2021 Somerset-based coachbuilder Bensport has added an electric powertrain option to its classic Bentley-inspired La Sarthe model.
Marco Pierre White joins the ranks of celebrity gin distillers June 21, 2021 Marco Pierre White has been a trailblazer in many respects, but he recently became perhaps the best-known chef to produce a gin bearing his own name. The restaurateur has launched his £54.95 Mr White’s London Dry gin, made by Dai Wakely of Wales’s Cygnet Distillery. “I distinctly remember the captivating smell of the juniper berries [...]
Lindores Abbey is about to release its first whisky in… 527 years June 18, 2021 In September Gordon & MacPhail will release an 80-year-old whisky which will be the world’s oldest single malt Scotch. But for Lindores Abbey, 80 years is a mere blink of an eye. Now world’s first recorded distillery is set to release its first expression in 527 years. “To be able to bring Scotch whisky back [...]
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard: Awkward title, awkward film June 18, 2021 Some sequels are made as part of an ongoing story, answering questions that were left dangling or making the universe a little bigger. Others are solely made because the first film made more cash than expected. Hitman’s Bodyguard, a mid-budget comedy with Samuel L Jackson and Ryan Reynolds, surprised pretty much everybody by becoming a [...]
Luca is an enjoyable Pixar Lite that’s in thrall to the work of Ghibli June 18, 2021 The past eighteen months has seen a complete shift in what we mean by the term ‘straight to on demand’. Once the preserve of movies that weren’t worth a cinema release, circumstances have meant a hybrid solution is now the sensible choice for a lot of new releases. That said, the big movies are still [...]
Rosé Prosecco: Why this once-banned drink was the star of 2020 June 18, 2021 I think we can all agree that 2020 had few highlights but let me put this forward as a big hitter… Pink Prosecco. Yes, you heard correctly, rosé Prosecco was only legalised in 2020 which means last year marks the first harvest and creation of an entirely new type of wine. History was made and [...]
Elephant and Castle to welcome back beloved pink elephant statue next weekend June 18, 2021 Elephant and Castle is to see the return of its beloved elephant statue next weekend after it was taken down for restoration. The statue, a replica of the one that stood above the Elephant and Castle pub from 1898 to 1959, was taken down earlier this year from outside the recently demolished shopping centre. The [...]
From Noël Coward to Hugh Grant, Americans love British style June 17, 2021 This week saw the opening of a dazzling exhibition at the Guildhall Art Gallery dedicated to the art and style of Noël Coward. It celebrates the centenary of the Master’s West End debut as a 19-year-old playwright, with I’ll Leave It To You. Many of the exhibits come from the Noël Coward Archive Trust, and [...]