Restaurant review: Urban Meadow October 15, 2013 RESTAURANT Urban Meadow, 150 Bayswater, W2 4RT Tel: 020 7792 7066 FOOD Three Stars VALUE Five Stars ATMOSPHERE Four Stars Cost for two with drinks: £50 THIS is one of those columns restaurant critics write after they’ve been on holiday, where they bang on about the nice places they’ve been eating while you’ve been stuck [...]
The bottle opener October 15, 2013 bottle.opener@cityam.com I HAVE travelled a fair amount in the Middle East and Israel in recent months and one of the things that has struck me is the quality of wine. I shouldn’t have been surprised. Europe lost its monopoly over fine wines decades ago and besides, Jesus Christ himself won considerable praise for his wine-making [...]
Gino D’Acampo polpette recipe: Meatballs like mamma made them October 15, 2013 This is my mum’s recipe. She used to cook this for me once a week. It was a special occasion when she made it because it requires expensive ingredients (meat and parmesan) and mine was not the wealthiest of families. Mum began using smaller meatballs because we used to complain when we only got one [...]
Mix it up: Absinthe cocktail is cultural gem in heart of Mayfair October 15, 2013 @philip_salter OLD HABITS die hard. But after more than a decade in London, I’ve finally managed to offload most of the dingy pubs, sleazy bars and uninspiring restaurants that I frequented when I first landed in the capital. It’s time you did the same. Let those dodgy establishments serving stale beer and saccharine cocktails slip [...]
Hodgson’s pride in Lions October 15, 2013 Rooney and Gerrard sink Poles and send England into World Cup finals in Brazil ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson toasted the proudest moment of his career last night after a nervy but exhilarating 2-0 home victory over Poland cemented his team’s qualification for next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Striker Wayne Rooney’s 41st-minute header eased jitters [...]
Farah to forget Commonwealth Games and focus on marathon October 15, 2013 DOUBLE Olympic champion Mo Farah is set to snub next year’s Commonwealth Games and focus on preparing for the London Marathon. Farah followed up his 5,000m and 10,000m winning performances at London 2012 with gold medals in the same events at this year’s World Championships in Moscow. But he now seems likely to resist the [...]
Aussies can tempt Sir Alex out of retirement, says ex-United star October 15, 2013 HE MAY be only five months into his retirement but former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has already received an SOS to take charge of Australia at next summer’s World Cup. Ex-United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich has urged football chiefs in his native Australia to break the bank and hire the Scot, who stepped down [...]
Brazil beckons for bold England October 15, 2013 Old heads shine on big occasion as Hodgson’s men seal World Cup place WORLD CUP QUALIFIER ENGLAND 2 POLAND 0 EVER-DEPENDABLE duo Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard steadied the nerves of a nation with a goal in each half to seal England’s place at next summer’s World Cup in Brazil. As Ukraine, the only team [...]
British rising star of track Edwards dies in accident October 15, 2013 BRITISH motor racing has lost one of its most promising stars after Sean Edwards, leader of this year’s Porsche Supercup series and son of former Formula One driver Guy Edwards, died in a crash yesterday. The 26-year-old was taking part in a private event at Queensland Raceway in Australia when a Porsche 996, in which [...]
Inter Milan bought in £400m takeover by Asian media boss October 15, 2013 INTER Milan have joined the growing number of European clubs owned by overseas multi-sport investors after Indonesian media mogul Erick Thohir yesterday agreed to buy a 70 per cent stake in the Italian outfit. Thohir is also a co-owner of Washington-based Major League Soccer team DC United and basketball’s Philadelphia 76ers. Inter did not disclose [...]