Delhi’s food revolution: forget the bhaji, bring on the risotto
Chefs return from London and New York as India’s richest demand glamour and global cuisine
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Qatar Royals bought Cezanne’s painting for £158,4m, a Record!
A Record to Change the Whole Art Market Structure The sale beats the previous record of £88.7 million paid for Jackson Pollock’s No 5, 1948, in 2006. The other four pieces in Cézanne’s post-impressionist series, painted in the early-to-mid 1890s, are held by the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the Courtauld … Read more
Ducati 1199 Panigale is the superbike everyone wants to look at
Superbikes: Ducati 1199 Panigale at MCN London Motorcycle Show Ducati UK returned to the 2012 MCN Motorcycle Show (2-5 February 2012) with yet another stunning model line-up. In 2009 the acclaimed Multistrada drew the crowds, in 2010 visitors were blown away by the ground-breaking Diavel and in 2012 Ducati came with the strongest and most … Read more
Queen Diamond Jubilee celebrated at Fortnum & Mason
Of all the Fortnum & Mason’s momentous events of 2012, none promises to be more joyous than the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. To celebrate this important milestone in British nation’s history, historic department store Fortnum & Mason created a whole new collection of delicious and beautiful gifts, each commissioned specially for … Read more
Should art be austere in a recession?
Willem Kalf’s still life of a luxurious 17th-century feast reminds us that you can’t impose austerity on the imagination
Spider silk dream revived
Spider silk dream revived A Gold silk cape made by millions of rare spiders A hand-woven cape is being shown at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum alongside the Golden Spider Silk, a four-metre long piece of brocaded fabric. The garment is created from golden silk spun by more than a million spider. Strands of silk … Read more