The best new London rooftop bars to visit this summer July 27, 2022 There’s nothing like a rooftop bar in summer – and while old favourites like Frank’s Cafe in Peckham, Radio in Covent Garden and The Boundary in Shoreditch are timeless places to drink, it’s always worth trying somewhere new. Here are a raft of fresh rooftops that have recently opened, all well worth raising a glass [...]
The new fine wine app you need in your life July 27, 2022 Lockdown forced much of the wine industry online, opening itself up to the digital age and a whole new audience. The app Vivino pre-dates the pandemic, having launched in 2010 and pitching itself as the most democratic of wine apps as the ratings and reviews come from members of the public who choose to post [...]
The Other House shakes sustainable cocktails and celebrates British wine July 27, 2022 The newly opened The Other House promises to delight as soon as you step through the door. Furnished in a riot of colour, texture, gilt and feathers this is maximalism at its finest, but what captured me immediately is how good it all smells, thanks to their signature designed scent pumping through the air con. [...]
EXCLUSIVE: 1966 World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst: ‘My own memory could fade. You expect it to happen’ July 27, 2022 Sir Geoff Hurst tells Frank Dalleres that seeing most of his 1966 World Cup winning team-mates suffer with dementia convinced him to preserve his memories in the form of a digital artwork that will help to raise money for two Alzheimer’s charities. Every morning Sir Geoff Hurst goes for an hour-long walk through the park [...]
‘London can be to Formula E what Monaco is to Formula 1’ July 26, 2022 Nothing conjures up images of east London quite like the warm Mediterranean and a plethora of casinos, right? Because that’s where Formula E’s sporting director Frederic Espinos believes organisers of the London E-Prix should set their sights. Alright, the Swiss bigwig isn’t actually suggesting that Formula E turn the banks of the Thames adjacent to [...]
Nobu Ibiza: this brand of luxury is a perfect fit for The White Isle July 26, 2022 THE WEEKEND: Ibiza is open for the summer season and doing what it does best: wearing two faces. One side of the White Isle is for weekends of hedonism, while the other is about restoration, surrounded by viridian green sea. WHERE? I was staying at the Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay, which first launched in 2017 [...]
San Sebastian: The Michelin capital of the world July 26, 2022 Throughout the confinement of the pandemic we dreamed of the day travel restrictions would finally ease. This year that wish came true – but the monkey’s paw twitched. While we are allowed to fly almost anywhere – even Japan and Korea, some of the strictest countries for Covid restrictions, have welcomed tourists back – but [...]
Great Britain and Northern Ireland in strong showing but no gold rush July 25, 2022 If the Great Britain and Northern Ireland performance at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was turned into a secondary school attendance report, the team would have received a C plus. On one hand, the seven medals the team captured in Oregon, United States were the most by a contingent of athletes since 2015 – when [...]
Sir Craig Reedie interview: Inside London 2012 and why Olympics was value for money July 25, 2022 If you lived through the London 2012 Olympics then you will probably remember where you were for its most spectacular or poignant moments – Super Saturday, Danny Boyle’s vivid opening ceremony, Andy Murray winning tennis gold – and Sir Craig Reedie is no different. But while the former chairman of the British Olympic Association, one [...]
Stirling Moss’s favourite car: racing legend’s Mercedes SL heads to auction July 25, 2022 A unique car built to the exacting specifications of Sir Stirling Moss, this 1966 Mercedes-Benz 230 SL will be auctioned next month.