Focus On Westminster: The home of Big Ben hasn’t traditionally been home to many Londoners, but nearby Victoria is changing that January 11, 2019 It is a curious truth that while Westminster may be home to the capital’s most famous icons, from Big Ben to the Houses of Parliament, Westminster hasn’t traditionally been home to many Londoners. Its proximity to the seat of government and its grand offices of state inspired companies to sprout up around it, creating a [...]
New homes: Our pick of the new builds going on sale in London this weekend January 11, 2019 New developments on the market this week Hampstead Manor, Hampstead From £740,000 A two bedroom show apartment is being unveiled this month on a huge restoration project in Hampstead, north London. Situated on Kidderpore Avenue, the interior design firm Johnson Ribolla has taken inspiration from authors who’ve lived in the local area to dress each [...]
The Front Runner film review: A near-classic political true story about a more naive time January 11, 2019 Hugh Jackman stars in the true story of Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman), charismatic favourite for the 1987 Democratic Presidential nomination. His squeaky clean demeanour is tarnished by accusations of an affair, prompting a national debate as to how much we need to know about our leaders. Shot in an almost documentary like fashion and making [...]
The Upside film review: Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart battle a cliched and stereotype-heavy script in remake of The Intouchables January 11, 2019 The casting of Bryan Cranston as a quadriplegic billionaire has led to fierce debate about the portrayal of disabled people by able-bodied actors. This, however, feels like the least of The Upside’s problems, it being a deeply problematic story about a stuffy white billionaire teaching his young black protégée the wonders of opera and art, [...]
Pinter Five and Pinter Six review: Jamie Lloyd’s season of Pinter’s one act plays hits new heights January 11, 2019 The season of Harold Pinter’s short plays at his eponymous theatre continues its blistering run of form with another full day’s worth of mind-melting absurdism and savage social satire. Pinter Five kicks off with the playwright’s very first work, The Room, written in 1957. It’s a strange little piece, a working prototype for the menacing, [...]
Stan & Ollie review: A heartfelt and hilarious tribute to comedy’s biggest legends January 10, 2019 Though it’s been more than half a century since they were last on stage, Laurel and Hardy remain history’s archetypal double act, the pair somehow still regarded by most as the funniest men ever to have dropped a piano down the stairs. Stan & Ollie, a cheerful biopic focused on the pair’s last tour around [...]
Weekly Grill: Nieves Barragan, the chef at Sabor, tells us why the best feasts are to be found in Madrid in winter January 8, 2019 Sabor chef Nieves Barragan on why Madrid in the winter is the best place on earth to eat Who are you and what do you do? Nieves Barragan, executive chef director at Sabor. What’s Sabor? It’s a journey through Spain from our bar, to the counter and upstairs to the Asador. The Asador itself is [...]
Working Lunch: Ormer is a fine dining restaurant in the heart of Mayfair that both impresses and surprises January 8, 2019 Ormer Mayfair, Flemings Hotel, 7-12 Half Moon Street, W1 WHAT: A proper fine dining restaurant in a proper old Mayfair location, Flemings Hotel, which opened its doors 167 years ago. The ground floor dining room is a lesson in restrained art deco design, with wood panelling, woodland green banquettes and glazed tiles offset by gold accents. It’s [...]
Fitness advice: How to make your 2019 New Year’s resolutions stick, from note taking to measuring progress January 8, 2019 It’s January and we all know what that means – you ate too much, you drank too much and you didn’t do any exercise. Now you feel fat, lazy and permanently anxious. I know the feeling, buddy. But we have plans, right? I have plans, you have plans, the guy from accounts who’s turned a [...]
Our resident chef columnist on how to jazz up your dahl breakfast with some festive leftovers January 8, 2019 Often at weekends I have the urge for a spicy breakfast, usually in the form of a masala omelette, but between Christmas and New Year I was having a bit of an annual larder clear out and made a kind of dahl soup with chestnuts in to finish. I had a bit of mid-morning inspiration [...]