In Shoreditch and its surrounding neighbourhoods, countless restaurants seem to come and go – occasionally without us even noticing. With so much competition, new local restaurant openings are arguably under more pressure than counterparts elsewhere in London. Here, a unique selling point is absolutely necessary. Enter Plate - a bakery, ...
Most visitors on the Canary Islands in Southwestern Spain are attracted by 600 miles of coastline and its more than 500 beaches. In addition to the noisy resorts and lively nightlife, there are wild forests, craters, exotic lunar landscapes and ancient towns. These exotic islands have the ability to surprise. ...
Words by James Thompson The white pony sitting in the middle of the road had the right idea. Unhurried, unflustered, refusing to move for any of the honking cars that were quickly backing up behind him. Though why should he? This little corner of the New Forest belongs to him, ...
With plenty of exciting restaurant launches constantly taking place across the Capital, we pick London’s best new restaurants opening over the coming month. The Belrose – Belsize Park A neighbourhood pub with a difference, The Belrose is situated between Belsize Park and Chalk Farm tube stations (naturally, we suggest alighting at ...
"If the government hasn't secured a deal (on Brexit) by this autumn, we should force them to stand to one side," shadow chancellor John McDonnell told CityAM yesterday. With pressure mounting on Theresa May to deliver clarity on Britain's future outside Europe her position could soon become untenable if no agreement is ...
For those familiar with the White City of old, put everything you know to one side for a moment. With the development of Westfield, the re-imagining of the BBC building and the arrival of restaurants such as Homeslice and the brand new Japanese dining hall Ichiba: I’m not sure you’d ...
Michelin Star restaurant Hakkasan is out to disrupt the brunch market with their version of the Chinese culinary ritual of Dim Sum Sundays. A sharing menu of comforting dim sum and main dishes has been devised to accompany traditional Pipa music that plays between 1pm-5pm, making for a serene alternative to regular bottomless ...
We caught up with Carl Donnelly ahead of his show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival What is your show about? It’s about my last ten years and how since starting comedy i’ve firmly joined the middle classes. It’s a very white middle class industry that in the last few years ...
The Conservatives have no way out of their own Brexit trap, Robert Shrimsley wrote in the Financial Times this week. Either they appease powerful party members crying betrayal over her attempts to shift negotiations into soft Brexit mode or she goes hard in spite of the well documented repercussions. It's ...