

Big Chef : The Gorgeous Kitchen, London
The restaurant, which places emphasis on local British produce, is a collaboration between four British chefs — Gee Charman (former chef at Kensington Palace and right-hand woman of celebrity chefs including The Hairy Bikers, Simon Rimmer and Gordon Ramsay), Sophie Michell (executive chef of Pont St. at Belgraves hotel), Jo Pratt (best-selling author of "In the mood for food" and former food editor of ELLE and Glamour magazine) and Caroline Mi Li Artiss (one of the first chef


Ristretto | Chemex
The Chemex coffee maker has hardly changed since first introduced by Peter Schlumbohm in 1941. It still has that familiar hourglass figure, that bentwood collar tied in place with a rawhide strap threaded through a wood bead. The Chemex you can buy today is essentially the same object that was added to the collection of the Museum of Modern Art almost 70 years ago. It could get by on looks alone. The Chemex feels timeless and a little unfamiliar, as if it’s from a slightly mo


Hitmisu : The name means “secret” in Japanese
Aesthetically, the 60-seat bar evokes the clandestine nature of the American Prohibition with the careful intricacy of Japanese mixology. Realised in a moody palette of rich textures and colours, the lounge combines pre-existing features like exposed industrial structures with smooth concrete panels, leather banquettes and an illuminated copper bar that appropriately shines the spotlight on the cocktail-making process. Dixon’s Melt pendants hang artistically overhead, while s