By James Walker I had a date – a rare occasion for a guy that looks like a bargain bucket Damian Lewis. How did I decide to impress her? By taking to her to a restaurant that happened to be renowned for its queues. I’m not opposed to queueing. I’ve queued for far less than the Taiwanese street food served at BAO: a Pizza Hut, train tickets and urinals. But I usually have the comfort of waiting indoors. We spent...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Discerning cocktail lovers and fans of Made in Chelsea are in for a treat on Tuesday March 22nd. Dirty Martini – one of London’s fastest growing bar groups, with seven venues spread across the capital – have teamed up with Made in Chelsea’s Mark Francis-Vandelli for a one off Martini etiquette masterclass at Dirty Martini’s Hanover Square outpost in Mayfair. Offering guests an exclusive opportunity to embrace their inner James Bond with one of...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food A gentle introduction for drinkers new to the whiskey category, The Wild Geese Honey Liqueur is the first and only premium honey liqueur produced in Ireland. Created and designed by Protégé International Limited, The Wild Geese Irish Liqueur joins the likes of the world’s first super premium Irish whiskey collection, a rum collection, an Irish vodka and an Irish gin, amongst other products from the brand. And having been highly rated with a ‘Very...

Private Members Club. Three words often translated as: inaccessible, aloof and affected. Add ‘in London’ and it’s as good as an outstretched hand held vertically in front of your face. So, when I was invited for lunch at Blacks - a PMC in Soho, no less - my first thought was to check the dress code online, assuming I’d need to visit a long-forgotten area of my wardrobe for suitably smart attire. But, aside from a well-buried, ambiguous mention of ‘an...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor A number of Conservative MPs are ready to defy the Chancellor and will vote down his savage Budget cuts to the sick and disabled. He has been told that he must back down from these cuts to people with disabilities or he will face a defeat in the Commons. It is claimed rebel backbenchers have said there are “scores” of MPs fuming at the £4.4bn raid on PIP (Personal Independence Payments) and they have enough...

Duncan James, an art director at a London based advertising agency, is spending a year capturing the lives of Mods and Mod culture.

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Senior Tory Nicky Morgan struggled on Question Time when she was asked a series of questions about the Government's £4.4bn cut to PIP (Personal Independence Payments) to disabled people, while offering tax cuts to middle class households and big business. Morgan, who is the Education Secretary, seemed to suggest the plan was just a "consultation," and a "suggestion" when it is well beyond that stage. Increasingly Tory MPs are trying to push back on these...

Sean Sheehan travels 700 miles south of Tokyo Fukuoka, Japan’s sixth largest city, is a refreshing alternative to the ultramodern, neon-lit skyscrapers and anime shops of the bustling capital. Compared to Tokyo, where you have to strain your neck to see the sky, its low-rise cityscape feels liberating. Surrounded on three sides by mountains,Fukuoka has much to offer: a brand new metro system, underground shopping malls and great places to eat. Plus broad sandy beaches and great mountain walks. A fun way to...

There is a term in banking circles called the “magic roundabout”, which is when a taxi drives you home from work at 7am, waits for you while you shower and change and then takes you back to the office. It’s every intern’s nightmare. In a job where 100 hour weeks are the norm, working shifts back-to-back is a punishing undertaking. But it is also deemed necessary. As star pupils from top universities vie for full-time positions at the city’s investment...