The Weekly Grill: The Mantl’s Serdar Demir talks about microwaving eggs and the temperature of ice cream August 13, 2019 Who are you and what do you do? My name is Serdar Demir and I’m an entrepreneur mainly involved in restaurants and property. The Mantl is a new restaurant concept that focuses on traditional Turkish cuisine with a twist. It involves traditional cooking over hot coals to prepare modern Turkish cuisine that’s designed to share. [...]
The Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante is the best looking car in town – and boy is it a rush August 12, 2019 Forgive me, officer, for I have sinned. If absolute power corrupts absolutely, then 725 metric horsepower tests even the sternest sense of resolve. It will blast you to 62mph in less time than it takes to say ‘Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante’ and leave black lines on the Tarmac longer than the Costa Brava. Thankfully, [...]
New builds: Homes on the market this week including apartments in White City and Walthamstow August 9, 2019 White City Living, White City This Saturday, Berkeley’s St James division will launch the first show apartment at White City Living in West London. The apartment has been designed around the principles of Feng Shui by Jigsaw Interior Architecture. There are 1,800 new homes being built at the development, which sits next to the BBC [...]
This cottage might be the cheapest house on one of the world’s wealthiest streets August 9, 2019 As the name suggests, Billionaire’s Row in Hampstead Garden Suburb is home to some of the capital’s most prestigious properties, as well as some of the priciest. Also known as The Bishops Avenue, the street is known for its palatial mansions and attracts super-wealthy buyers looking for more space and seclusion than the likes of [...]
How to sleep like a professional: The science behind getting a good night’s kip August 8, 2019 You don’t get enough sleep. I don’t get enough sleep. There’s a meme doing the rounds that nails it: it says adulthood is just being tired and explaining to other people that you’re tired and listening to other people talk about how they’re tired. But not getting enough sleep is much worse than simply being [...]
Focus on London Fields: The attractive Hackney suburb buyers don’t want to leave August 2, 2019 Homeowners who bet on London Fields 20 years ago are some of the canniest in the capital. Then, homes in the leafy-for-Hackney neighbourhood were worth 17 per cent more than the London average, according to Hamptons International – but today that has jumped to a huge 52 per cent, translating to £240,000. “Once an unloved [...]
Property of the week: This West End flat gets you a pass to one of Mayfair’s secret gardens August 2, 2019 Where luxury homes are concerned, Mayfair pretty much has it all. A quick scan of current property listings reveals homes complete with built-in pizza ovens, spa treatment rooms and their own chauffeur-driven Bentleys. There is one area where most of its premium pads fall short, though – access to a garden. Not a roof terrace, [...]
Revealed: The outer London borough that locals say has the best commute August 2, 2019 Sweaty summer mornings on the Northern line getting you down? Been apologised to over a tannoy one too many times? Sick of travelling with a lower level of comfort than someone’s handbag? You might want to consider a move to Richmond-Upon-Thames, which despite all of its train and tube stations being in zones three to [...]
Cycling – a perfect blend of business and pleasure July 31, 2019 Every July, our TV screens are dominated by two major sporting events – the green grass of Wimbledon, and the men in lycra cycling across France for what is often regarded as the toughest sporting challenge in the world, the Tour de France. While even the most reluctant of fans is suddenly gripped by the [...]
‘High-tech’ homes in NW1 listed July 26, 2019 Do you love them or hate them? Whatever your opinion, the row of homes at Grand Union Walk in Camden Town is now officially architecturally significant, having been awarded grade II listed status by Historic England last week. The ten three-bedroom houses and two flats in NW1 were designed by Sir Nicholas Grimshaw in the [...]