Hitting the right note at 34 December 19, 2011 Restaurant 34 34 Grosvenor Square, W1K 2HD Tel: 020 3350 3434 FOOD *** SERVICE ***** ATMOSPHERE ***** Cost per person without wine: £50 YOU missed Bill,” my companion informed me as I sat down to dinner at 34, the new restaurant from Richard Caring’s Caprice Holdings Group. “Bill Clinton,” he clarified. Like fellow Caprice outposts [...]
For turkey, try out a Nebbiolo December 19, 2011 IF you are roasting a Turkey this Christmas, I direct you to my earlier article on Thanksgiving (still available on the Morning Wire website) – for more exotic meats read on. Duck, Goose and Pork are, let’s not mince words, fatty. What they need is a wine with a whack of acidity to cut through [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS December 19, 2011 MONTHLY ART AT SUDA THAI Covent Garden’s Suda Thai restaurant (pictured left) is hosting monthly art installations to showcase work from up-and-coming artists. Kicking off is industrial designer Kijtanes Kajornrattanadech, whose Trace of Shadow collection is on display now. Following on in January will be a selection of works from award-winning photographer and columnist Oat [...]
HOUSE PRICES SOAR ACROSS LONDON December 18, 2011 LONDON’S house prices rose 6.4 per cent in the last 12 months – an average of £500 a week – and have further to rise next year, according to Rightmove. Nationally, prices rose 1.5 per cent, and are expected to go up by two per cent in 2012.
Bach, Goethe…and you: a weekend in Leipzig December 18, 2011 YES, Germany is well-known for its conference facilities and, yes, for weekenders, we British love the down and dirty vibe of the new Berlin and the madness of Munich’s Oktoberfest, but much of the country has lain forgotten by visitors in recent years, yet it’s only a 90-minute flight away. In the east, the fall [...]
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA December 15, 2011 OAKLEY STREET, CHELSEA Price: £4.2m A five bedroom, three bathroom townhouse in Chelsea. This period property features a double reception room, open plan kitchen/dining area with wine cellar, sitting room, master bedroom with en-suite, four additional bedrooms, a study, family shower room and patio garden to the rear. Contact Wilfords London on 0207 361 0400 [...]
PROPERTY NEWS December 15, 2011 DEMAND FOR PROPERTIES DURING OLYMPICS UPS THE RENTAL BAR Harrods Estates is marketing a number of luxury properties around the Olympic stadium for £40,000 to £80,000 a week – an increase of 220 per cent on their normal rental value. The dearth of properties in close proximity to the Olympic stadium has driven short-term rental [...]
RENT December 15, 2011 HEAD OF RENTALS AYLESFORD INTERNATIONAL Q. I’m a homeowner with a property in central London – despite the fact that this area isn’t directly affected by the Olympics, I am keen to capitalise from the influx of tourists coming to London in the summer, but where do I start? A. Many homeowners across London are [...]
Ritchie’s Sherlock is vapid fun, but Cumberbatch fails to save Wreckers December 15, 2011 FILM SHERLOCK: GAME OF SHADOWS CERT: 12A The second Guy Ritchie reworking of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic series is bigger, louder and infectiously entertaining, if a little elementary. Exhilaratingly sharp, sweeping visuals pack a punch and Robert Downey Jnr throws everything he’s got into carrying the Holmes-does-1890s-Bond juggernaut. But is isn’t quite enough to conceal [...]
WHAT’S ON THIS WEEKEND? December 15, 2011 FILM SECRET CINEMA London’s worst-kept secret is back as of this week. As ever, the location and movie to be screened are hush-hush but there seems to be a military theme. Limited tickets available. BOOZE THE SKY LODGE This weekend is your last chance to check out the Alpine themed pop-up bar nestled under the [...]