The Thick of It’s Chris Addison talks about the limits of satire, the trials of being a parent and his new show, Breeders March 11, 2020 He rose to fame as a stand-up comedian and became a household name playing The Thick of It’s hapless SpAd Ollie Reeder. Now, after a spell in Hollywood, Chris Addison is returning to British screens with his new sitcom Breeders, directed alongside Simon Blackwell and starring Martin Freeman. It’s a biting comedy about the sleepless [...]
Weekly Grill: Hide’s Josh Angus on why you should never climb into an oven and why he’s traumatised by tofu February 26, 2020 Who are you and what do you do? My name is Josh Angus and I’m head chef at Hide on Piccadilly. I run a team of around 50 chefs serving 300 guests a day. Hide has been open for 16 months and since opening we have won numerous awards for our food and wine. We won [...]
British Pie Week: Pancake Day is over, now it’s time to gorge yourself on pie February 26, 2020 Pancake day is behind us for another 364 days. But forget those flat fly-by-nights, because the real culinary showcase is still a few days away: British Pie Week. Across the land, top chefs will be rolling out their versions of the perfect pie, a dish that can be traced through ancient Egyptian and Roman lineage [...]
The best cycling gear of 2020: Here’s how to get the most out of your ride February 20, 2020 The storms have passed, the skies are clearing and your excuses for not getting back on your bike are evaporating like so many brown puddles. Whether you’re commuting along cycle superhighways, or just looking to take your bike for a spin through the countryside, here’s our pick of the best (or most interesting) cycling gear [...]
Rescue this: Last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts you can buy in the City February 14, 2020 You’ve left it late, but there’s still time. Here’s where to find everything you need for Valentine’s Day this year without leaving the Square Mile. Windsor Flowers 25 Old Broad Street; windsorflowerslondon.co.uk Nothing says Valentine’s Day quite as succinctly and warmly as a good bunch of flowers. Not your wilting supermarket affair that looks like [...]
Weekly Grill: Barboun’s Fez Ozalgan on vomiting chicken hearts and cooking steak February 10, 2020 Who are you and what do you do? My name is Fez Ozalgan. I’m the head chef of Barboun on Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch. Tell us about Barboun It’s an Eastern Mediterranean grill restaurant, specialising in dishes cooked over open fire. The menu features a lot of fish and vegetables but, in my opinion, a [...]
The rise of the vegans: Where to get your plant-based meat this January January 14, 2020 Whether you’re flexitarian, vegetarian, vegan or something in between, you’ll want to sample these meatless marvels. Now available everywhere. Greggs Vegan Steak Bake The rampant veganisation of Greggs continues apace with the lauch of a plant-based alternative to its most popular menu item. The vegan steak bake employs Quorn chunks in a rich onion gravy, [...]
The best films, art and theatre from now till Easter, from Andy Warhol to Margot Robbie January 10, 2020 Birds of Prey With the best will in the world, DC’s comic caper Suicide Squad was not a good movie. It was, in fact, a proper stinker, and the fact it grossed three quarters of a billion at the box office says more about the likes of you and I than it does David Ayer’s [...]
Weekly Grill: Chris Leach, chef founder of Manteca, on rediscovering bananas and being interrupted by Ross from Friends January 9, 2020 Who are you and what do you do? My name is Chris Leach, and I’m chef founder of Manteca, a new restaurant on Great Marlborough Street, which I’m opening alongside David Carter of Smokestak. We’ve just finished a residency at 10 Heddon Street, so Manteca will be an evolvement of that. Tell us about Manteca Manteca [...]
Planning on popping the big question? Here are an expert’s top tips December 20, 2019 Picking a diamond engagement ring can be difficult. How many potential marriages never had a chance to blossom because one partner found the ring-buying process a little too daunting? So here’s some insider knowledge you might consider if you’re planning on asking a certain question over the coming months, by Nikolay Piriankov CEO & Co-founder [...]
