Lobster and burgers, folks… that’s it January 23, 2012 THE vogue for culinary simplicity has been around for a while. The shorter the menu, the better – after all, asks the modern diner, how can caviar, steak, chicken, risotto and a thousand other dishes from one kitchen and one staff be fresh, made with the best of the day’s ingredients? Well, the guys behind [...]
A lesson learned on Canada’s wine January 23, 2012 HEAD SOMMELIER AND MANAGER OF LUTYENS RESTAURANT As is typical in the London restaurant scene, we have a very international team at Lutyens. My assistant Andres is from Canada and, as he went home for Christmas, he brought in some Canadian wine for us to try. There is comparatively little Canadian wine in the UK [...]
Limbering up for a brilliant ski January 23, 2012 LIKE many a busy office worker, I failed to prepare for my recent ski holoday. And I’m paying the price with a stiffness of gait and inelegance of posture that simply can’t be attractive. Don’t make the same mistake. Here are some ways to limber up so that you’re able to walk from slopes to [...]
EPISODE 43 – A FRAZZLED START TO THE DAY January 23, 2012 I WISH I could say the radio alarm had failed. But I can’t. Anyway, with infant twins in the house, neither bugle call nor drum roll is ever required for reveille. Nevertheless, at 6.45am I’m already 45 minutes behind schedule. The Perth flight leaves at 11am and it’s clear I won’t make it into the [...]
HERON’S PEAK SIGNS UP TWO NEW TENANTS January 22, 2012 PROPERTY tycoon Gerald Ronson’s Heron International has leased the first and third floor of its Peak office development in Victoria to Reed Executive, the recruitment firm and David Sainsbury’s Gatsby Charitable Foundation, for £65 per square foot.
When skiing becomes more like snow-flying January 22, 2012 The American satirist PJ O’Rourke had little time for snow sports. As he put it: “Skiing consists of wearing $3,000 worth of clothes and equipment and driving 200 miles in the snow in order to stand around at a bar and drink.” That might not have been so bad for O’Rourke – he is famous [...]
TOP GEAR January 22, 2012 1) Swatch Snowpass Watch Do you find lift passes annoying? Hate having to shuffle around trying to get the right pocket up to the scanner? The Swatch Snowpass is designed to help – it includes a RFID chip rather like the ones in most lift passes. The idea is that when you buy your pass, [...]
From Kensington to Farringdon: why London’s prices are buoyant January 19, 2012 WHY ARE PROPERTY VALUES IN CENTRAL LONDON RISING FASTER THAN REST OF THE UK? Prices in Prime Central London are indeed out-performing the rest of the country. Over the last 12 months, average house prices across the UK have remained broadly stable, meanwhile in Prime Central London (PCL), prices rose by 12.1 per cent in [...]
PROPERTY NEWS January 19, 2012 HOUSE PRICES FALL AGAIN Knight Frank/Markit’s January House Price Sentiment Index (HPSI) shows the rate of decline in house prices was similar to December. Around five per cent of households said the value of their home had risen since December, while around 19 per cent reported a fall. The resulting HPSI figure of 43.2 is [...]
FOCUS ON: MAYFAIR January 19, 2012 FOUNTAIN HOUSE Penthouse Price: £19.5m This stunning penthouse takes advantage of its unrivalled location, providing spectacular views across London. The property is completed to the very highest standard, using the best techniques and materials. Contact: www.knightfrank.com or 020 7499 1012 PARK LANE property Price: £9m This stunning, newly refurbished apartment in one of London’s most [...]
