Restaurant review: Can the cooking match the hype at Berber & Q? June 9, 2015 This review almost never was. I tried and failed twice to get into Berber & Q, the hippest Moroccan (ish) restaurant in town. The first attempt was on a Sunday evening when I happened to be drinking down the nearby Regent’s canal and thought I’d try my luck. You can hear Berber & Q before [...]
Wine is the perfect liquid asset: You can always drink your portfolio June 9, 2015 Building a wine collection, whether for investment or consumption – or a blend of both – can seem a daunting task to those just beginning to appreciate and drink fine wines. However, if approached the same way one would structure a portfolio of assets, it becomes a very familiar exercise to those in the financial [...]
Mix it up: Breathe new life into your G&T with these artisan gins June 9, 2015 Familiarity can breed contempt. Prior to the recent resurgence, such was the state of Britain’s relationship with the gin and tonic. The fire had gone out: it had become a cocktail of convenience. It wasn’t always thus. Like all good love stories, British affection for the G&T was born in battle. It was a [...]
Working lunch in the City: Darwin Brasserie, Walkie-Talkie Sky Garden June 9, 2015 Our guide to the best places to eat during office hours in the City. WHAT? In the Sky Garden at the top of the Walkie-Talkie there’s a café, a fine-dining restaurant and this: a mid-to-high end eatery selling all the things we’ve come to expect from places with the word “brasserie” in the name: [...]
Demons dispatched in record ODI success June 9, 2015 ENGLAND skipper Eoin Morgan is adamant that yesterday’s audacious 210-run victory over New Zealand at Edgbaston is proof that his new-look side can conquer their perennial nemesis of one-day cricket. Records tumbled as the flamboyant hosts smashed their highest ever limited-overs total of 408-9, as Jos Buttler top scored with a typically swashbuckling 129 and [...]
England praised despite suffering World Cup blow June 9, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Mark Sampson lauded his side’s performance in their Women’s World Cup opener despite slipping to an uninspiring 1-0 defeat to France yesterday. Striker Eugenie Le Sommer scored the only goal of the game on 29 minutes, while England’s best chances fell to midfield duo Katie Chapman and Jill Scott. While France are [...]
I want to take West Ham to Champions League, says Bilic June 9, 2015 WEST Ham’s new manager Slaven Bilic has been set the target of finishing in the top half of the Premier League in his first season – but the Croatian is already dreaming of Champions League qualification. The former Hammers defender was yesterday confirmed as the successor to Sam Allardyce and the man to lead the [...]
Mourinho ready to thwart Cech Premier League suitors by complicating any prospective transfer June 9, 2015 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho has hinted that he would complicate any attempt from a Premier League rival to sign goalkeeper Petr Cech by coveting an opposing player as compensation. Cech has one year remaining on his existing contract at Stamford Bridge, but has been linked with a move away from the club after losing his [...]
McEnroe keen to turn tennis into a whole new ball game June 9, 2015 American has a blueprint for change DO NOT ask John McEnroe whether he can be serious. He has heard that one before and, despite him no longer being the angriest man in tennis, a fire still rages within the world No1-turned-media pundit. He is serious all right, and his attention is trained furiously on conjuring [...]
Retirement fears drove smuggling, says freed Lewis June 9, 2015 FORMER England all-rounder Chris Lewis admitted that severe worries stirred by the conclusion of his playing career led him down a path which culminated in him being jailed for drug smuggling. The 47-year-old was released from prison yesterday after serving less than half of his 13-year sentence, having been convicted in May 2009 of smuggling [...]
