Liquid Spaces: A new book explores the way our perception of space can be altered April 2, 2015 Korean artist Jee Young Lee’s installation pieces transform 3x6m boxes into fantastical, surreal dreamscapes. In some, scores of painted fans form psychedelic clouds, or a swirling ocean sucking the artist into its centre. Others, inspired by childhood memories, feature the artist in nostalgic or frightening environments, filled with giant insects, sinister tentacles, or startled crows [...]
Review: Fast & Furious 7 is still one hell of a ride April 1, 2015 Cert 12a | ★★★★☆ Fast & Furious 7 – or as the Japanese call it, Wild Speed: Sky Mission – is quite possibly the dumbest movie of the year so far. But it’s also an absolute blast. All the expected elements are here in furious abundance: cars, family, bromance, explosions, criminality, loyalty and [...]
What to do in London this Easter weekend April 1, 2015 The long Easter weekend is almost upon us and here’s what London has to offer. 500 Years of Hampton Court Palace Historic Royal Palaces is throwing a birthday bash for King Henry VIII’s former residence. Visitors during the day will be greeted by five royal carriages, specially created for the occasion, while William Shakespeare and [...]
A rare chance to sample the Super Tuscan Sassicaia 2012 April 1, 2015 New Release of Sassicaia 2012, £545 in bond, £668.76 duty and VAT paid 95/100 points James Suckling As a taste of things to come, we are offering the difficult to source – not to mention incredible to drink – “Super Tuscan” Sassicaia 2012, produced by Tenuta San Guido, for £545 for a case of six. [...]
Investing in wine: Should I invest in fine wine? April 1, 2015 The principal of investing in wine began hundreds of years ago. Collectors and enthusiasts purchased extra cases or bottles with the mind-set that they would sell some and consume the remainder for a reduced cost or even for free. Over the last 20 years wine has become more commoditised and therefore the fine wine investment [...]
Restaurant review: Second time lucky for Kensington’s Zaika? March 31, 2015 Zaika has a pleasingly convoluted history. Pay attention, now. It opened in 1999 under the auspices of chef Vineet Bhati and two years later won a Michelin star – the first time an Indian restaurant had received the accolade (two did that year). It held onto the star for four years, during which time it moved [...]
Mix it up: In praise of SushiSamba’s Kobe Cocktail and the inimitable Tom Yam March 31, 2015 For years I’ve been hearing the general buzz about Heron Tower’s bars and restaurants, but until recently I hadn’t taken the memorable ride in its near supersonic elevator to find out more. Prior to my elevation, I had conflated the building’s Japanese-Brazilian-Peruvian SushiSamba with its modern European Duck & Waffle into a mush of quacking [...]
Eggspect more this Easter: The gourmet eggs you won’t regret shelling out on March 31, 2015 PRESTAT LONDON GIN TRUFFLE EGG For a very British egg, look no further than the Queen’s chocolatier Prestat, whose egg nods to its 100-year-old London heritage. This milk chocolate and lemon oval is filled with white chocolate truffles flavoured with gin, lemon and juniper. £15 from prestat.co.uk. PAUL A YOUNG EGG-FILLED EGG [...]
Car review: The Range Rover Sport SVR is the toughest ever March 30, 2015 It’s hard to imagine this now, but for the first thirty years of its existence, Land Rover only sold the resolutely agricultural Series I, II and IIA. It wasn’t until 1970 that it introduced the Range Rover, and with it the concept of the luxury off-roader. Now we have the Range Rover Sport SVR, the [...]
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