Turning penthouse living inside out: Tara Bernerd on creating interiors that stand the test of time March 12, 2015 If you’re the sort of person who forks out on a luxury penthouse at the top of a London skyscraper, then it’s safe to say you’ve got a lot of cash to splash. It’s probably not your only home either, rather one of many, but etiquette dictates that you have to furnish it with a [...]
Theatre review: Clarence Darrow is Kevin Spacey’s triumphant farewell March 12, 2015 Old Vic | ★★★★★ Kevin Spacey’s eyes glisten as he delivers his valedictory line: “Mercy is the highest attribute of man.” Mine glistened, too. For a moment, the audience knew how a jury in a case presided over by Clarence Darrow must have felt: captivated, moved and above all, persuaded. From this curmudgeonly war horse [...]
Something for the weekend March 12, 2015 LEARN! FUTURE FEST This weekend will see a series of speeches and performances addressing the future and our place in it. The schedule will include talks from Edward Snowdon (via web-link, of course), Vivienne Westwood and Jon Ronson. Weekend tickets cost £80. futurefest.org WATCH! BACKYARD CINEMA Backyard cinema is literally going up in the world, [...]
Restaurant review: Typing Room is a local with verve March 10, 2015 On the ever-spinning carousel that is the London restaurant scene, there are inevitably winners and losers. When Nuno Mendes packed up Viajante to help create London’s most papped eatery, Chiltern Firehouse, it seemed Bethnal Green would be one of the losers. But the space he vacated – the old town hall off Cambridge Heath road, [...]
Spoil your mother with foodie treats March 10, 2015 Balthazar’s Mother’s Day Goodie Bag Forget flowers, send your mum a gourmet breakfast in bed instead. £30, 24-hour notice required, 020 3301 1155 British hero menu at Skylon Three courses of comforting classics at the Royal Festival Hall’s restaurant on Sunday. £45, skylon-restaurant.co.uk Jazz brunch at Northall Boogie down with mother this brunchtime at the [...]
Rib-thumpingly good beef: STK’s sticky shortrib March 10, 2015 Barry Vera on the rib dish that keeps his discerning STK customers coming back for more. Ribs were an obvious choice for STK because of the American influence, but I wanted us to create something a bit better than your standard sticky ribs that get all over your fingers. I wanted something that you could [...]
Car review: The Mercedes-AMG C 63S is a turbocharged blast from the past March 9, 2015 It’s the 1980s all over again; hemlines are up, stripes are in and the turbocharger is king. How you feel about the clothes is a matter of personal taste but the second coming of the turbo is good news. Unlike the fashion, the cars are a little more polished second time around. The AMG products [...]
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The art of politics: The nastiest, most memorable election posters March 9, 2015 The first wave of snarky posters are in, meaning we can declare the 2015 election campaign officially underway. The Tories’ image of Ed Miliband peeking from the pocket of Alex Salmond has split opinion, some praising its clear message while others question whether the electorate is really all that bothered about the SNP. Be [...]
Gordon Castle: Let us whisky you away to Scotland March 8, 2015 It was here atop the snow-spattered hills of Speyside in the Scottish Highlands that King Macbeth was said to have met his violent end. According to legend, it was the future King Malcolm III who stabbed him in 1057 (he died several weeks later). Life in the valleys rising up either side of the river [...]