Released as the BBC Microcomputer on 1 December 1981 the iconic computer will be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Like many people my age I clearly remember it. I remember the clacky sound of the keys and the grinding noise of big disc drive. I can even recall the distinct smell of it. Despite…
The famed chef says restaurants will be evermore responsible for the health of their patrons post-pandemic “If a guest is sitting at your table, then you are responsible for their health.” So says top chef Heinz Beck, who believes high-end restaurants must serve healthy food if they are to remain relevant in the future. This…
A design classic with 90 years of history behind it, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso was built to last. Some creations simply stand the test of time. Whether by revolutionary design or simplistic genius, they rarely deviate from their origins and always find demand, even in the most challenging times. The Reverso by Jaeger-LeCoultre, well, that was built…
This is not just a list of TV series you should have seen, because you’ve probably seen most of those already. Or at least, know of them and are fed up of people telling you that you should really watch them. The Wire, The Sopranos, The West Wing, The Larry Sanders Show, Breaking Bad, Battlestar…
Hublot’s CEO, Ricardo Guadalupe knows that a new generation of consumers needs more than just a watch. This evolution is about innovation and authenticity How is the watch industry adapting to deal with the impact of Covid-19? We expect that 2021 will see a rebound from last year, but it depends on each brand. Hublot…
In the last 20 years, Britain has lost one-in-four of its pubs. The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) claim that on average, pubs are closing in Britain at the rate of one every 12 hours, which is frankly staggering if you think about it. The recent pandemic will have hit the industry hard, and at…
It’s over a century old, but the Cartier Tank will forever be one of the most iconic watches. In December 1916, France was mired in the First World War. In Paris, not too far from the front lines, the 41-year-old Louis Cartier lived at the Ritz Hotel on Place Vendôme, a few doors down from…
It was 1983 and I was sat on my ZX Spectrum 48k, helping Horace cross the road to a ski shop, when my friendasked me, “Why doesn’t this game look like the ones in the arcade? Why doesn’t it look… better?” Too young to be able to give a technical answer, I just shrugged. It…
The moral argument about going vegan was, for decades, centred on the idea that we should not be killing sentient animals to eat. And it’s something we do on a staggeringly high industrial scale, with about 200 million animals killed for consumption every day, according to the Compassion in World Farming group. But now the…
As we find ourselves in the age of affordable luxury, we are, perhaps, reaching the peak of the artisanal food movement. Burgers, hot dogs, cupcakes and even doughnuts have been given a high-end makeover – simple small pleasures done exceptionally well. The traditional pizza, too, has been touched by the hand of haute cuisine over…
The world of fine dining is a moveable feast, constantly evolving and building on what has gone before. Few know this better than Anne-Sophie Pic. The 50-year-old French chef was only the fourth female to lead a restaurant to winning three Michelin stars, and in 2011, she was named the Best Female Chef by The…
Here’s a measure of how bad food wastage was getting in Dubai… the government was running out of landfill space in which to dispose of it. Tonnes of perfectly edible food was being buried in the ground. A report from the Dubai Industrial Park and The Economist Intelligence Unit earlier this year revealed that in…
The Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire offers visitors a slice of quintessentially British country living, with outdoor activities and a stately abode that brings aristocratic living to present-day lords of the manor. The English country gent is one of the great sartorial looks – traditional, refined and well-cut but with a workable, everyday, effortless appearance. Where…
From Tresind and Farzi Cafe to All’Onda, Tamba and 99 Sushi, “fusion” restaurants continue to pop up throughout the UAE. However, while it’s one of the key trends advertised by modern restaurants, fusion cuisine is nothing new. In fact, fusion is the basis of most popular cuisines. Chef Wolfgang Puck, who runs Santa Monica restaurant…
It was created by a man in South Carolina by crossing a Ghost Chili — the second hottest pepper in the world — with a habañero. It’s a piece of horticulture-meets-chemical-warfare that is part of an ongoing escalation in hot chili peppers. In fact, by the time you read this, it may not be the…
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