Food & drink
Go-faster whisky: when Pininfarina Extra met Chivas Regal
By Ben Williams on 22 May 2013
A slick new collaboration between the classic Italian design house Pininfarina and the kings of blended Scotch whisky, Chivas Regal
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Taste Of The Underground
By Neil Ridley on 1 May 2013
Ever fancied your own wine cellar at home? Well it’s time to start clearing out all that junk, because it’s easier than you think, says Neil Ridley.
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Steak and MASH
By Alex Larman on 18 March 2013
It’s the meat that’s the piece de resistance at MASH and if you come in suitably hungry and carnivorous mood, we doubt very much that you’re going to be disappointed.
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The name’s a Gallery Mess but the rest doesn’t disappoint
By Alex Larman on 20 February 2013
The next time you’re wandering through Chelsea and you’re after a stylish, pretty affordable little brasserie, and Colbert’s packed, deviate a little from the beaten track. You won’t be disappointed.
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Boqueria may not be relaxing but it is utterly authentic
By Alex Larman on 16 January 2013
Alex Larman is thrilled to stumble into the outstretched arms of Boqueira, a tapas bar in the mean streets of Brixton (or ‘Clapham North’, depending on how gentrified you want to be.)
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The sheer cool of Piper-Heidsieck’s chalk cellars
By Eric Drosin on 11 January 2013
The Prodigal Run 2012 leaves the horror of Hotel Costes in a cloud of tire smoke and heads for the heaven below ground that are the chalk cellars of the Piper-Heidsieck Champagne House. Pop your bottles…
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The hostile and costly Hôtel Costes
By The Prodigal Fool on 7 January 2013
Not many restaurants can offer the sense of occasion, the glamour, the excitement and – crucially – the fun to match the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. We felt confident, however, that Hôtel Costes – with its reputation for combining all four and a rather salacious website to boot – would deliver. Not for the first time, we were sorely mistaken.
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