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Neil Davey
Toyota’s compact city car gets a (literal) fashion makeover. Neil Davey takes the Aygo X Undercover for a test trip There is a moment of panic after I accept Toyota’s offer of an Aygo loan. As the regular reader of these eccentric motoring ramblings may recall (and evening, mother), our regular vehicle is an ageing…
The London Oyster Championships return to Bentley’s in September Congratulations are in order to both Richard Corrigan – the chef who’s hosting the return of the London Oyster Championships – and, frankly, to us. Why? Because we’ve all resisted the urge to refer to it as the Shuck Off. I mean, it’s right there, isn’t…
The people behind Kutir are opening a new Mediterranean / Asian grill restaurant on Beachamp Place From Amalfi to Asia… While it sounds like the tagline for a new series of The Trip, it’s actually the “culinary journey” promised by Geode, a new restaurant from Arrow Hospitality, whose portfolio also incudes Kutir and Manthan. As…
Well, for the grouse, we mean. We suspect La Poule au Pot and Maggie Jones’s will carry on beyond August 12… It’s nearly August 12 and carnivores, and gun owners, the country over know what that means: it’s the start of Britain’s grouse shooting season. And, as ever, that day – The Glorious Twelfth –…
Michelin-starred The Bridge Arms announces a second sister business – for overnight stays. It started with The Fordwich Arms, the Michelin-starred pub in Fordwich (officially the smallest town in England). It continued with The Bridge Arms, the Michelin-starred sister pub in the nearby village of Bridge. And now, chef / restaurateurs Dan and Natasha Smith…
The Peninsula London opens in September between Park Lane and The Lanesborough If you’ve been anywhere near that point where Hyde Park Corner meets Wellington Arch, you’ll have spotted the rather impressive construction site. Well, not for much longer: the Peninsula London is just a few weeks from opening. This newly-built hotel has been designed…
If you’re going to get away from it all, Estonia’s west coast seems a very good place to do it… We’ll be honest, Estonia isn’t the first place we think of for a holiday destination. And Saaremaa isn’t a place we’d even heard of as a holiday destination. If pushed, we might have assumed it…
Husband-and-wife-owned Islay distillers Kilchoman release two new Cask Explorations editions With so many new distilleries popping up across Scotland, Kilchoman feel like part of the peaty furniture. In fact, the distillery, founded by husband-and-wife team Anthony and Kathy Wills is less than 20 years old – slightly longer if you include the building works started…
Well, when you’re on a world tour every year, you need a luggage sponsor Take one world-leading luggage brand and one world-beating tennis player and what do you get? Samsonite X Casper Ruud. And, frankly, we should get a medal for avoiding all the Ruud puns. Seriously, remember this day. It’s when we may have…
Ain’t to proud to Ardbeg… It’s summer time. It’s Britain. We’re going to go out and cook things over fire. Look. It’s what we do, it’s who we are. As a break from cold beer or a glass of rose, Ardbeg have a suitably smoky suggestion as to what you should quaff with your ‘que.…