Hints and tips:
...Step through the doors and up the mirrored stairway to the bar, and the place gleams and shimmers like Christmas after two Martinis....
...Which is why I’m suspicious of clutches, even if they are the de facto accessory of party season....
...Katie MartinI am short the departure of Ethan Wu from the Unhedged podcast. I think it’s a bad thing....
...Incredible martinis go perfectly with the burger, which is not to be missed Not so good for: Being obnoxious....
...The palace hotel Le Meurice, set on the Rue de Rivoli, modelled on the Salon de la Paix at Versailles and now part of the Dorchester Collection, is not a natural place for experimentation....
...Expect Three Sheets’ bestselling twist on a Dirty Martini, and its signature French 75, a sparkling blend of Moscato, gin, lemon, verjus and orange flower water....
...Upstairs, at Guzzle, Super Lychee Martinis and Yuzu Mugiritas by NYC luminary Steve Schneider (Employees Only) meet sides of “electric” chicken and mochi fries....
...Group sales have risen three-fold since 2013, while those of Biscoff-branded goods have almost quadrupled as recipes ranging from Biscoff cheesecake to Biscoff espresso martinis proliferate on social media...
...Foraging has also, of course, become trendy — de rigueur, even — as an experience for urbanites hoping to connect with nature without getting too muddy....
...And the interiors, designed by Lorincz in collaboration with Co:de Studios, create a shifting sense of place. There are nods to art deco-era Havana and upscale Japanese....
...The restaurant is above an excellent cocktail bar that does classic and signature drinks — I usually order one of their well-made martinis....
...Piled up in a Martini glass, these “peanut pearls” look at first to be monkey nuts. But appearances are deceptive....
...A few drops of vetiver tincture, some Noilly Prat extra-dry vermouth and a splash of Aqua De Cedro Nardini citrus liquor are added. The garnish is an olive and a pickled onion....
...Carl Auböck, £281 An original 1950s solid brass corkscrew complete with a rattan cover. sigmarlondon.com Lexham octagonal parasol by East London Parasol, £1,200 Inspired by the pattern on a William de...
...La Venencia, Madrid Calle de Echegaray 7, 28014 Madrid This is a contender for my favourite bar in the world: understated, charming and an important piece of Madrid history....
...And that, of course, reflects the history of what happened after the financial crisis when regulation tightened to force banks to take on more capital and to de-lever....
...Sailor has Bloomfield’s familiar touch of Englishness (PG Tips is available with pudding) and “the best martini I’ve had, ever”, according to my friend....
...The villa houses important artworks including paintings by Tiepolo and Canaletto up to Sironi, de Chirico, Martini and Wildt, as well as great 20th-century artists such as Picasso, Fontana, Modigliani, Matisse...
...There are some familiar Robuchon classics on the menu: the world’s best purée de pomme de terre (a mouthwatering two-to-one potato-to-butter ratio), sea bream carpaccio and quail stuffed with foie gras....
...gold-framed portraits of cultural personalities on the wall in the Pictura bar, the bartender serves a mix of contemporary and classic cocktails — and, on my visit, produced a perfect American-style vodka martini...
...Piotr Beczała, singing with sterling tone, is a superlative Loris....
...Child orders a round of reverse martinis — her favourite cocktail, so I’ve heard — which is five parts vermouth and one part gin....
...These are shown alongside paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Valentin de Boulogne and Bartolomeo Manfredi, among others....
...Follow up — if you dare — with one of the bar’s signature martinis....
...Hanks has arrived at Soutine, which is styled like a fin-de-siècle Parisian brasserie, dressed in stealth-wealth black, exuding big energy that is not overpowering....
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