THE IPHONE 4S October 5, 2011 Context is everything. Ad-man Martin Lindstrom published research this week claiming the sound of children laughing is the most “powerful”, “affecting” and “reassuring” sound in the world. But if you’re alone in an abandoned Victorian mental asylum, at night, with no torch, dizzy from an unexplained head wound… Different story, believe me. Such is the [...]
OUT OF OFFICE October 5, 2011 Farmison food deliveries If you’re too busy to pop to the shops for supper, Farmison.com, which is supported by chef Brian Turner, has a great service that saves you hunting from shop to shop for the best ingredients. Celebrating the best of British, Farmison sources seasonal ingredients from butchers, grocers and artisan producers and will [...]
Poland and Italy lovingly recollected in recipes October 5, 2011 -Made in Sicily: Food and Stories By Giorgio Locatelli, £30 -Rose Petal Jam: Recipes and Stories from a Summer in Poland By Beata Zatorska and Simon Target, £25 FOOD writing has evolved into the porn of the book world – a look at how printed cookbooks are drastically bucking the trend of declining book sales [...]
An empire of darkness and crime October 5, 2011 MISHA Glenny is no stranger to investigating violent individuals. As a correspondent for the Guardian and BBC he covered corrupt politicians and megalomaniac generals in Yugoslavia. Following this, Glenny turned his sights on international crime syndicates, producing his findings in his celebrated 2008 work McMafia. In his latest, however, Glenny has swapped machine guns, cocaine [...]
ALSO OUT PICK OF THE BOOKS October 5, 2011 BAKINGS AND PUDDINGS By Henry Dimbleby and Claire Ptak The third cookbook from Leon, with a naughty but healthy twist. Three quarters of the recipes are sugar, gluten, wheat or dairy free. Score. THE MAP AND THE TERRITORY By Michel Houellebecq The fifth book from the infamous but brilliant French author is mercurial and surreal; [...]
How Boisdale owner fell hard for Jamaica October 5, 2011 I HAD never been particularly desperate to visit Jamaica despite its proximity to Cuba – to which I am a frequent and enthusiastic visitor. In truth I imagined it to be overrun with tourists and relatively hostile. What I encountered, though, was completely different to what I had imagined. I certainly cannot claim to be [...]
Land Sec gets planning for St Paul’s build October 4, 2011 LAND Securities, the UK’s biggest commercial landlord, has secured planning consent for a new mixed office and retail development near St Paul’s Cathedral in Canada. The 250,000 square foot scheme will replace three existing buildings on the corner of Shoe Lane and Little New Street with cafes, restaurants and premium office space [...]
Chrysler’s Ypsilon does premium October 4, 2011 While scrolling through the radio, inside the new Chrysler Ypsilon I’m driving, I find one of the station presets tuned to Radio Italia. It’s an unusual choice and a reminder of this car’s roots. It’s possible you haven’t heard of the Ypsilon. It has never been sold in the UK, and elsewhere it wears a [...]
CAR TALK October 4, 2011 SKODA CITIGO Škoda has unveiled its new small, four-seater Citigo city car. Powered by a 1.0-litre, three-cylinder petrol engine with a choice of two power outputs – 60PS – (62.8mpg, 105g CO2/km) and 77PS (60.1mpg, 108g CO2/km), it comes with three or five doors. Sales begin in the UK next year. LIMITED EDITION MINIS Mini [...]
Stellar Keller: French Laundry gives a taste of US’s very best October 4, 2011 AS someone whose job description includes reviewing restaurants, I admit it: I’m spoiled. Sure, it’s not all perfect foie gras and caviar washed down with Dom Perignon. But over time, you clock up a lot of great food because inevitably, the job includes eating at the very best as well as the not-so-good. I tell [...]
