Can the city’s great culinary tradition survive the fallout of Hurricane Katrina? Oh yesOne of my favourite dining memories involves a lunch that became a dinner at Galatoire’s restaurant in New Orleans. I was with a party of locals including my friend Julia Reed, a writer and epicurean from Mississippi who considers nine-hour lunches part [...]
The arrest of a British woman allegedly raped in Dubai mirrors harsh Middle Eastern attitudes to women and sexual assaultDubai sees and markets itself as a tolerant cosmopolitan city where east meets west: where occidental comforts and luxury sit cosily and apparently easily with the Arab-Islamic culture. As many visitors to the UAE notice (and [...]
The latest news is the Honda Motor Co. (HMC) today Friday, January 29, 2010 announced a voluntary worldwide recall of 646,000 compact cars. The Honda recall affected models and list of Honda recall consists of its Fit/Jazz and City models
LONDON (Reuters Life!) – Plans to bring back boxing and wrestling to London’s Albert Hall — which sits in one of the city’s most exclusive areas — have outraged residents.
MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) – A city in Russia’s south is selling its bronze statue of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union, as it can no longer afford the cost of repairs, Russian media reported on Wednesday.
Much excitement planning for the year ahead at the London Potato FairSunday morning I set off to East Dulwich (or at least I think it was East Dulwich, my mental map of the city doesn’t cover large parts of south east London) to visit the annual Potato Fair and Seedy Sunday held on the 4th [...]
From inner tube vending machines to free croissants: share your examples of things that make cyclists feel safer and happierRaindrops on roses. Whiskers on kittens. Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens.Every now and again, as commenters often remind us, this blog should be joyful.So how about this: A blogger in a big city writes [...]
We’re looking for the best ‘cheap eats’ in Chester? Do you know a sensational deli-cafe, a brilliant restaurant deal or a hidden affordable gem that should be on our list?Hark, Word of Mouth … over on Travel, the latest of my ‘cheap eats’ destination guides has just fluoresced into life. This time, the city under [...]
Legoland Florida would boast of a Miniland which would city landmarks and scenes made of lego bricks. It would be set up at the once theme park site, Cypress Park in Winter Haven, about 40 miles from Disney World and would be ready by late 2011.
Newcastle-Gateshead Eat! festival is asking home bakers to recreate its skyline in cake and puddings. What might you use to make the twin cities’ landmarks?Eat! NewcastleGateshead is not like other food festivals. Last year, it featured a search for the region’s best bacon butty, opened 10 secret Cuban-style paladres restaurants around the twin cities and [...]