How mead emerged as the drink of summer 2021 April 26, 2021 These are heady times for British mead. The honey-based drink is thought to be the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage. It was probably being made in China in 7000 BC and King Arthur counted it amongst his favourite tipples. Chaucer mentions “braggot”, a form of mead made with honey and barley malt, and the Ancient Hindus [...]
Busy terraces mask dire straights at restaurants, says new data April 26, 2021 You may be struggling to get a reservation at your favourite restaurant, but that doesn’t mean the sector has recovered from the pandemic, according to new data. Booked out terraces are putting a positive facade on an industry still in crisis, with orders estimated to be at just 60 per cent of pre-lockdown levels. Data [...]
Pininfarina Battista: 1,900hp hyper-EV is coming to London April 26, 2021 The Italian brand will show off its £2 million electric hypercar in the capital, as part of a world tour to drum up interest.
Balearic islands April 26, 2021 | Sponsored Spain’s major Balearic Islands, Mallorca and Ibiza, may be firmly on the tourist map but how about exploring some of the lesser-known gems. Formentera. Nestled off the southern edge of Ibiza, from where you have to take a ferry, there are few places as relaxing to visit as Formentera, which is no doubt why it [...]
Cities for gastronomy April 26, 2021 | Sponsored Spain and gastronomy go together like, well, sherry and tapas. The country has some of the finest and most varied food to be found anywhere. Here are a few of our favourite cities where you’ll be spoiled for choice. San Sebastian, in the north of the country, close to the border with France, is thought [...]
Cities for art April 26, 2021 | Sponsored If you fancy spending part of your visit admiring great art, destinations don’t come much better than Spain. And it’s not only the best-known cities which are worth a visit. Check out these altrnatives. Toledo and Cuenca. The fascinating medieval city of Toledo, with its Visigothic, Islamic, Jewish and Christian heritage should definitely be on [...]
End of lockdown: Half of Brits plan a UK getaway with Wales and Lake District topping the list April 24, 2021 More than half of all Brits are planning to book a UK getaway this year, with Wales and the Lake District being the most popular destinations, followed by Cornwall and the Scottish Highlands. On average, people that have already booked spent £353 per person on staycation bookings, according a new survey by American Express. Post-lockdown [...]
Where to eat… In the City April 23, 2021 In a new bite-sized column, we’ll be focusing on an area of London and selecting three of our favourite restaurants, one for breakfast, one for lunch and one for dinner. For the first instalment we have, of course, chosen the City, the regular haunt of our Life & Style editor Steve Dinneen for well over [...]
Falcon and Winter Soldier Episode 6 finale review April 23, 2021 *** WARNING! This contains spoilers for all episodes of Falcon and Winter Soldier *** So, we come to the big finale, where everything will be resolved and all loose ends tied up. Just kidding, this is Marvel after all, but amid the teasers for forthcoming attractions we can hope for some kind of resolution. We [...]
Top art and theatre to see as the London culture scene reopens April 23, 2021 With theatres allowed to reopen with sociual distancing from 17 May, and with restrictions lifted by 21 June, the London cultural scene is finally emerging from its Covid slumber. Here are 10 plays, galleries or institutions we can’t wait to visit. National Theatre The National Theatre reopens from 2 June with a production of After [...]