Summer sparklers June 11, 2009 SWEATY days in the city and holidays in blue-skied paradises do not warrant clunky jewellery. In hot weather, elegance is all. This summer it’s easier than ever to find jewellery that embodies the languorous feeling that comes with sunshine. Here we have picked a small sample of gorgeous pieces that are both luxurious, serious jewels [...]
DRESSING LIKE A DUDE ON HOLIDAY June 11, 2009 Sara HollambyStyle Counsel A LOT of guys ask me how to carry off “casual”. It’s a difficult question. Unlike when you are wearing a business suit where it’s just a case of the sharper the better, being casual is almost the opposite: you want it to look like you haven’t bothered. But you have to make [...]
Green & shoots more June 10, 2009 THE British salad is the last part of our home-grown cuisine to reach the level of the rest. We’ve got pies, roasts, pork bellies and mash down pat. Our heritage puddings have come back new and improved (sticky toffee pudding and creme brulee are the best they’ve been in London’s top restaurants now) and our [...]
When weather is a matter of life and death June 10, 2009 TURBULENCEBy Giles FodenFABER & FABER, £16.99 GILES FODEN’S The Last King of Scotland was a masterful book and became a masterful film because of its compelling combination of historical fact, fiction and painstakingly realised detail in an unusual context. It is reason enough for Turbulence, his latest piece of historical fiction, to be read with [...]
Green & shoots more June 10, 2009 THE British salad is the last part of our home-grown cuisine to reach the level of the rest. We’ve got pies, roasts, pork bellies and mash down pat. Our heritage puddings have come back new and improved (sticky toffee pudding and creme brulee are the best they’ve been in London’s top restaurants now) and our [...]
Defender of the realm June 9, 2009 THE FACTS: Land RoverDefender 90 XSStation Wagon6-speed manual PRICE (MODELTESTED): £26,8150-62MPH: Figuresnot availableTOP SPEED: Figuresnot availableMPG COMBINED/CO2: 28.3/266g/km A FEW years ago I was in mid-Wales for a weekend of tyre-testing, speed and lessons in the laws of physics with Welsh rally driver Mark Higgins and his team at the Forest Experience School. Having been [...]
Impeccably sourced City sarnies June 8, 2009 FARM91 COWCROSS STREETEC1M 6BHTEL: 020 7253 2142 Cost per person without wine: £3-£8 IT’S hard to imagine a lunch enterprise that is more on message, on trend, on the pulse and on just about anything else you can think of. The Farm (not to be confused with the good restaurant and bar in Fulham, a [...]
Dynamic businesses are travelling smarter, faster and cheaper, too June 7, 2009 BUSINESSES are spending 20-25 per cent less on travel than they were this time last year. The average cost of a business hotel room is down 18 per cent. There are 15 per cent fewer business trips being made than 12 months ago. So says Egencia, the corporate travel management company. The recession has had [...]
Q&A: TRENDS June 7, 2009 Paul RobinFOUNDER & EVENT DIRECTOR, BUSINESS TRAVEL MARKET Q. What are the most important things for businesses in terms of travel this year. Is it all about cutting costs?A. For some, but more important is that they are getting their people to where they need to be efficiently and in good shape. People are under [...]
Bang for your buck: what the world’s best business hotels offer June 7, 2009 BUSINESS hotels often promise the world, but they often disappoint. Small things like a slow internet connection, a restaurant that closes early or trouble getting hold of an iron can play havoc with your plans. To work, they have to get so many things right. Let’s face it, you’re only going to remember the one [...]