Let them eat steak: Martin Williams is the man behind the City’s newest brand – M January 27, 2015 Martin Williams, owner of the new M complex on Threadneedle Street, shares his vision for the brand WHAT WAS YOUR VISION FOR M? A multifaceted venue with a private members’ club feel. A home from home that you can use for breakfast, wine tastings, cocktails, live music and a quick (or epic) lunch or dinner. [...]
Restaurant review: M by Martin Williams on Threadneedle Walk January 27, 2015 It’s a brave man who first ate an oyster, they say, but it’s a braver man who opens a restaurant in the Square Mile. The normal laws of gastronomic physics don’t apply here. The food scene moves slowly, governed by ritual, force of habit and sheer bloody-mindedness. The trends and fads of Shoreditch and Mayfair [...]
Mix it up: Don’t let your cocktail go out stark naked January 27, 2015 @philip_salter Just as clothes might maketh the man, garnishes maketh the cocktail. Once upon a time, the fashion was for mixed drinks stuffed with cocktail umbrellas and enough fruit to hit your five a day. These days, cocktail garnishes have been toned down, but there are notable exceptions. The tiki trend, inspired by the drinks [...]
Car review: Why the Mercedes-Maybach S600 is far more than a car January 26, 2015 Luxury is a word bandied around for just about every new car launch these days. Mercedes is the real deal. When is a car not a car? The primary purpose of the humble automobile is to mobilise people; to allow them to transport themselves to their destinations. But some cars leave that idea so far [...]
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Samoens and Morillon: Is this the ideal family ski holiday destination? January 25, 2015 The ski villages of Samoens and Morillon may not have the extreme slopes of its neighbours, but they’re perfect for enthusiastic amateurs The village of Samoens in the French Alps is a 600 year old ski secret. The name actually dates back to 1167 but the focal point of the village square – a giant [...]
48 hours in… Brooklyn January 25, 2015 WHERE TO STAY Stay in this meticulously restored 1860s mansion if you like your hotels cute and characterful. Nestled in a tree-lined avenue home to some of the city’s finest brownstone architecture, Akwaaba Mansion is boho Brooklyn perfection. Rooms start at $195 per night, akwaaba.com WHERE TO GO It may sound morbid, but Green-Wood Cemetery [...]
Art review: Rubens and his Legacy at the Royal Academy January 23, 2015 Royal Academy | ★★★☆☆ How do you celebrate an artist when you only have access to a meagre handful of his best works? You curate an exhibition dedicated to his “legacy” and fill it with the works of every great, good and terrible artist ever to have had a passing thought about said artist. [...]
Film review: Beyond Clueless explores a golden age of teen movies January 23, 2015 Cert 15 | ★★★★☆ Fairuza Balk’s sultry croak guides us on a hypnotic journey through the teen movie genre in Charlie Lyne’s debut feature Beyond Clueless. Lyne skilfully marries heartfelt affection and academic distance in his cine-essay comprised of hundreds of clips taken from films released during one of the great golden ages of the [...]
Theatre review: Bull at the Young Vic January 23, 2015 Young Vic | ★★★☆☆ Mike Bartlett’s one act play, Bull, gives us a Hobbesian view of office-life with backstabbing and conniving aplenty. And at a scant 55 minutes, it’s “nasty, brutish and short”. Tony, Isobel, and Thomas, are a trio of grasping would-be Apprentice-types, awaiting the arrival of their boss, Carter, who will decide [...]
