Meet the designers making London restaurants less loud and clattery Life&Style Why do so many restaurants get their acoustics all messed up? Is sound the final frontier of luxury? Adam Bloodworth spoke to the experts attempting to quieten the cacophony A pal’s in town. You’ve booked a trendy new restaurant. It’s been a while and you’re looking forward to catching up. There’s one issue: the place [...]
Are buffets back? The rise, fall and rise again of the all-you-can-eat Life&Style From Covid to GLP-1s, the all-you-can-eat buffet has suffered blow after blow. But Anna Moloney finds a breed of chefs refusing to let go.
Watch collecting and the search for the white whale Life&Style In the world of watch collecting, time does not stand still. That’s the joy of it: you never know what might be the prize of tomorrow, says Andy Blackmore In the 1996 Christmas special of Only Fools and Horses, lovable Cockney Derek Trotter was still dreaming of getting rich. “This time next year, Rodney, we’ll [...]
Gallet takes flight: The inside story of Breitling’s sibling October 6, 2026 O n 17 December 1903, one of the most significant stretches of time in human history was measured near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. That time was 12 seconds – the length for the first flight of a powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer. By the end of the day that number had risen to 59 seconds. Most [...]
Inside the Donkervoort, a Dutch super car like no other October 6, 2026 The Donkervoort P24 RS is simultaneously one of the fastest and slowest cars I have ever driven. The flyweight 600hp roadster can rocket to 60mph in circa. 2.5 seconds and pull 2.4G in the corners. And yet… every time you stop for fuel or a flat white, you need to factor in time for chatting [...]
The search for Nigel Farage’s elusive wristwatch October 5, 2026 We investigate the mystery of Nigel Farage’s wristwatch. Could the so-called man of the people really wear a £40,000 Patek Philippe Calatrava? Andy Blackmore starts digging and finds a surprising answer… Sometimes the watch we wear tells more about us than we would care to admit, far more than any session with a psychologist. With that [...]
New car smell: Taking the fragrant new Omoda 7 for a spin October 5, 2026 Can you bottle that new car smell? Adam Hay-Nicholls goes on a scent tour of the Cotswolds in the new Omoda 7 hybrid electric vehicle Could you bottle that ‘new car smell’, you’d be on to a winner. That’s the bracing odour of a bold financial decision. That odour is a cocktail of volatile organic [...]
Jousting, goblins and furries: Dispatch from a UK renaissance faire October 5, 2026 Renaissance fairs are booming in America, now they're on UK soil too. Anna Moloney dons a doublet and investigates.
Is Soho nightlife really dead? We went partying to find out October 3, 2026 “I’m trying to prove you can still have a great night out in Soho,” I say. “You can. But not a late one,” replies Lesley Lewis over a glass of white wine at her beloved pub the French House. “I’ve always loved Soho,” says the legendary proprietor, who has run the French House for 37 [...]
The last supper: Hit Point star Nick Blood tells us what he’d eat for his last meal on earth October 2, 2026 Hit Point star Nick Blood tells us what he’d eat for his last meal on earth, from his mum’s Sunday roast to his favourite taco restaurant I was a very fussy kid. If I saw an onion in a dish, I’d be picking that out. There’s a bit of carrot, there’s a bit of celery: [...]