Have a cuppa
The original social lubricant,
tea
powered the British
Empire. Today, the humble
brew is zhushed to the max, as afternoon teas
–
supplemented by cake and Champagne –
return to vogue. Try the legendary spread at
Bettys Tea Rooms in Harlow Carr, Harrogate,
Ilkley, Northallerton and York (
bettys.co.uk
),
or
at London’s Athenaeum Hotel, voted the
capital’s best offering (
athenaeumhotel.com
).
Disappear here
It may only be 30km from Jersey, but
Sark
is a
world apart. There are no cars, just ragged
coasts, dolphins, bluebell woods and blissed-out
simplicity. In short: the ultimate escape.
sark.info
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Go star grazing
Eating in Scotland used to mean deep-fried haggis and
Irn Bru, but not anymore.
Edinburgh
has the second-
highest concentration of Michelin-starred restaurants
in Britain. Martin Wishart (
martin-wishart.co.uk
)
led the way with a star
for his eponymous restaurant in 2001, and Number One’s Jeff Bland
(
restaurantnumberone.com
),
Tom Kitchin’s The Kitchin
(
thekitchin.com
)
and Paul Kitching’s 21212 (
21212
restaurant.co.uk
)
have followed suit.
Could the arrival of the Michelin-starred Galvin brothers, who took
over the Pompadour restaurant in the Caledonian hotel
(
thecaledonian.
waldorfastoria.com
)
mean more are pending? Watch this space.
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See street style
Nothing epitomises British cool
more than the
youth culture
spilling out on its pavements.
Every generation has its own style tribes, so
who are today’s mods and rockers? We tracked
down three tribes to their hideouts (
right
)...
Vintage vamps
Identified by red lipstick,
Victory-roll hairdos and
a faint whiff of mothballs,
these ladies loiter at
Manchester’s Pop Boutique.
pop-boutique.com
The Wild Cards
Sequins, animal prints,
bovver boots: Bristol’s
Wild Cards love to dress
up. Find them loitering in
Rise Records on Queen’s
Road.
rise-music.co.uk
The Ironics
Don’t be fooled by the
Christmas jumpers, these
kids are the bleeding edge
of cool. Meet them at east
London club Birthdays.
birthdaysdalston.com
PHOTOS
ALAMY, SIN BOZKURT, REX
BUILDER’S BREW
HIPPIE NONSENSE
BLEURGHHHH!
LACTOSE INTOLERANT
AS IT COMES
GNAT’S PISS
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