NOW YOU HAVE THE CAMERA May 23, 2012 Vanguard Pro Kit | £300 | amazon.co.uk This tripod and case is a great way of taking your pictures to the next level. The tripod has vibration and shock control and can pack up to 10 kilos. The bag also comes with plenty of space for all your gear. Joby Gorillapod | £25 | amazon.co.uk [...]
How to blaze into summer in style May 23, 2012 Women Sandro Vicky woven twill blazer, £280, netaporter.com Bring a burst of summer colour to the office with this breathable, smart but sassy blazer from Sandro. Works well open or closed. Reiss Maddison one-button blazer in pale mint, £195, reissonline.com Just the sight of this blazer is enough to cool you down. A slim lapel, [...]
Built for comfort as well as speed May 22, 2012 SO I’m supposed to entice you to keep reading this column until the end. But I’m just going to come right out and say it. The new BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe is very, very good. Surprisingly so. I couldn’t have predicted it. It may even be my ideal car. You see? Finished. You can [...]
CAR TALK May 22, 2012 Zipcar tries out Vauxhall Amperas Car sharing club Zipcar is trialling Vauxhall Amperas in London over the next six months as part of a pilot scheme. The extended range electric car – which emits just 27g/km of CO2 and returns 235.4mpg – can run on electricity only for up to 50 miles. Five London boroughs – [...]
Stamford Bridge scores with Marco May 22, 2012 RESTAURANT MARCO Stamford Bridge, SW6 1HS FOOD ***** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE *** Cost per person without wine: £50 Here’s an odd one: a banker I know is a Gunner: an Arsenal supporter, that is. But, he confesses, he’s also a regular at Stamford Bridge. That’s enemy territory: home of my team, the Blues, Chelsea FC. [...]
Costly new Italian is a safe bet for good clients May 21, 2012 RESTAURANT COTIDIE 50 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5HN Tel: 020 7258 9878 FOOD *** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE *** You wouldn’t think London needed yet another high-end Italian restaurant. Well, apparently, it does – or at least, it won’t say no to one. For a late sitting one recent Thursday, the (fairly) new Cotidie was surprisingly [...]
How to invest in a beautiful smile May 21, 2012 Smile, and the world smiles with you. It sounds simple enough, but missing, wonky or stained teeth can leave you wanting to keep your gnashers firmly to yourself. Fed up with feeling self-conscious about your smile? Thought about getting dental treatment, but wrote it off as too much hassle? You might be surprised to learn [...]
Dubai nightlife gets an injection of Mayfair fun May 20, 2012 LONDON night owls tired of seeing the same old faces – and tired of the chill – might do well to make a trip to the United Arab Emirates. Die-hard City folk can easily feel an affiliation with Dubai thanks to an influx of club, bar and restaurant openings all mimicking the best of what [...]
A comedic look at US suburban dystopia May 17, 2012 THEATRE DETROIT The National, Cottesloe Theatre | Zoe Strimpel *** WRITTEN by American playwright Lisa D’Amour for Chicago’s brilliant Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Detroit was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and received gushing reviews in the US. Now at the National’s tiny Cottesloe Theatre, directed by Steppenwolf’s formidable Austin Pendleton but with [...]
Delpy film is a slog of a family saga in NYC May 17, 2012 FILM TWO DAYS IN NEW YORK Cert: 15 | Zoe Strimpel ** Two Days In New York is probably the least catchy title of all time. Marginally less catchy, even, then Two Days in Paris, the popular film of which this is the sequel. Indeed, this is as much of a depressing slog to watch [...]
