Fancy driving a Tesla? You can rent one from Heathrow Airport August 17, 2016 Horses were a cool way of getting around. You couldn’t ride one into a tree or over the edge of a cliff, even if you tried. You could fall asleep on them and safely wake up in the stable next to your house. They eat nothing but hay and poop out pure, nutrient-rich horse puddings. [...]
Why Edinburgh’s festivals rival the Olympic Games August 17, 2016 | City Talk In 2015, combined attendance across Edinburgh’s festival programme topped 4.5 million people. Only the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup can rival those visitor numbers – and both are held every four years. Collectively, Edinburgh’s festivals are the undisputed heavyweight cultural champions of the world. Every year, more than 25,000 artists from 70 countries, 1,000 media professionals [...]
Working Lunch review: Swingers Crazy Golf is one work party you won’t want to miss out on August 16, 2016 Swingers, 8 Brown’s Buildings, EC3A WHAT? Swingers combines two of the City’s favourite past-times – lunch and golf – into one saucily-titled venue. Punters can putt for £13 per head on one of two nine-hole courses, The Lighthouse and The Windmill. Or pay twice and do a full course, with a break for food in the [...]
Our resident chef Mark Hix on how the tomatoes from his youth have inspired the tomatoes of his today August 16, 2016 One of my fondest food memories as a kid was my grandfather’s tomatoes. At a certain time of year, he grew chrysanthemums in one greenhouse and tomatoes in the other. I would often help him gardening and at night we would go to the greenhouse armed with tweezers and a torch to remove earwigs from [...]
Texas Joe’s restaurant review: Joe Walters brings the Lone Star to London Bridge August 16, 2016 Anyone who has been to Levi Roots’ Caribbean Smokehouse will know that success on Dragons’ Den does not a restaurateur make. So it was with some trepidation that I approached Texas Joe’s, opened off the back of an appearance on Dragons’ Den (and, more recently, a number of London pop-ups) from jerky peddling Texan Joe [...]
Abarth 124 Spider review: We took the high-performance Fiat to Silverstone to find out August 16, 2016 Just 12 years ago, Fiat launched the Stilo Abarth. It’s not a car that the brand’s marketeers would like us to bring up in the first paragraph of this review. It was stodgy, slow, and nowhere near a Golf GTI challenger. But the Stilo wasn’t a true Abarth. Abarth is Fiat’s performance offshoot. Initially an [...]
Long Weekend: Chef Raymond Blanc’s favourite places to shop, dine and wine in Paris August 15, 2016 The weekend Michelin-starred chef Raymond Blanc has picked out his favourite foodie hotspots in one of the tastiest cities on earth. From bistros to profiteroles, there’s a lot to pack in, but if you’re up for the challenge, then here’s how to bloat yourself Blanc-style. How to get there The Eurostar e320 gets you there [...]
Why Mallorca is up there with Tuscany as one of Europe’s top retreats August 15, 2016 In the first half of the 20th century, Mallorca was a relatively poor island, its inhabitants eking out a largely pastoral existence. But the Balearics, which include Mallorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera, boast some of the most stunning scenery in the world, especially the former, by far the biggest of the four main islands, which [...]
Five must visit Edinburgh gin bars August 14, 2016 | City Talk If it's world-class gin that you're after, then look no further than Edinburgh. It will come as no surprise that Edinburgh has its fair share of whisky bars. Gin, however, has become increasingly popular and Scotland's capital is not only home to some of the country's best gin distilleries, but it also has a number [...]
Budget rail service will link Edinburgh and London August 14, 2016 | City Talk A new low-fare train service between Edinburgh and London has been given the green light. The rail regulator ORR has approved FirstGroup's proposal to provide a rival budget rail service on the East Coast Mainline linking Edinburgh and London. The plan is to operate five trains a day in each direction. The service will be [...]