Something for the weekend December 11, 2014 STOCK UP: WINE SAMPLE SALE New Zealand produces some of the world’s most underrated wines and the NZ Cellar is flogging lots of them for peanuts at a wine Garage Sale in Brixton on Sunday morning. £5 per ticket, children free, 8.45-14.00, visit musicglue.com. CHEER: PANTO HORSERACE In Greenwich on Sunday over 40 panto horses [...]
2014 Christmas shows in London: From traditional pantomime to award-winning theatre December 11, 2014 Whether you’re a fan of cutting-edge theatre, a good old singalong or a traditional Christmas pantomime, London’s got you covered. Here are some of our favourites. MOTHER GOOSE Hackney Empire, from £10 Princess Priscilla has waddled into the life of Mother Goose and started laying priceless golden eggs. Now Mother can buy whatever [...]
2014 Christmas gift ideas: Spoil someone special with these gourmet festive hampers December 10, 2014 Il Massimo hamper Go Italian this Christmas with this red box of gourmet produce compiled by Carluccio’s restaurant. £75, carluccios.com Fortnum & Mason’s Frost Fayre hamper These treats pay homage to the food served at Frost Fayres on the frozen River Thames in the 17th century. £250, fortnumandmason.com Cocoa Runner’s Christmas [...]
2014 Christmas gift ideas: Delicious treats for a tasty festive season December 10, 2014 Sipsmith Sloe Gin 2010 £24, majestic.co.uk Godiva chocolate gift box A decent box of chocolates is a must for Xmas day. The perfect post-turkey palatte-cleanser. £41, godivachocolates.co.uk Fortnum and Mason potted stilton with whisky A creamy, tangy, luxurious treat. £22, fortnumandmason.com Cardhu whisky box set Great single malt whisky and a [...]
2014 Christmas gift ideas: Quality technology you can fit in a stocking December 10, 2014 SMS Audio BioSport in-ear headphones with heart monitor The perfect gift for the fitness fanatic in your life, these ear-buds don’t just play music, they also monitor your heart-rate. smsaudio.com Touch Mini Boombox speaker Touch Mini Boombox Speaker This lightweight gadget slots into the speaker at the end of your phone and pumps [...]
2014 Christmas gift ideas: These stocking fillers will leave your family satisfied long past Boxing Day December 10, 2014 Tube Socks A London twist on the classic gift – socks based around the colours of the London Underground lines. tubesocks.co Toy train Whether it’s for a child or just someone who’s young at heart, this train-set spelling out your name is a sure-fire hit. £17 for a six-letter name, notonthehighstreet.com Rocket Gardens [...]
Chef Ana Morris of Islington restaurant LeCoq presents her recipe for burnt chicken and chilli spatchcock chicken December 9, 2014 Ana Morris, the chef of Islington’s favourite rotisserie chicken restaurant LeCoq, on how to unite a community using only a spit and some good quality birds from Suffolk. Sisters Ana and Sanja Morris opened LeCoq last year in Islington. Since, the restaurant has flourished and become a firm local fixture. We speak to chef Ana to [...]
Business is Booming for wine trader Bordeaux Index December 9, 2014 Bottle.opener@cityam.com While we’re toiling away at screens and desks day-dreaming about the Grand Cru we might open with friends on Saturday, Gary Boom lives that dream every day. He’s the former City broker who had a brainwave about the wine business after making his first fortune, and has turned it into Bordeaux Index, one of [...]
Desert Island wines with Bordeaux Index founder Gary Boom December 9, 2014 While we’re toiling away at screens and desks, day-dreaming about the Grand Cru we might open with friends on Saturday, Gary Boom is doing just that. He’s the former City broker who had a brainwave about the wine business after making his first fortune, and has turned it into Bordeaux Index, one of Britain’s largest [...]
Car review: The BMW 3 Series plug-in hybrid prototype proves the family saloon has an electric future December 8, 2014 BMW applies its supercar hybrid drive technology to its best-selling family car with impressive results Don’t be put off by the garish exterior – this BMW 3 Series means business. That’s because the world’s best-selling executive family four-door saloon will soon combine BMW’s i8 supercar electric drive technology with the sort of everyday usability that’ll [...]