Riesling is the white grape that divides wine lovers. Its defenders, such as wine writer Hugh Johnson, praise its precision and balance, above all in its German homeland... more
You don't need to visit Prague or Vienna to see some of Europe's finest art: the Franco-German border has its own less heralded treasures, says Brian Sewell... more
Looking onto Wandsworth Common lies what I am told is the best restaurant in south-west London. This, in capital letters and perhaps in Latin, should be cut in stone over its door, for it is held in awe not only by restaurant critics but by those who pompose (a new word for the lexicographer) on the even weightier matters of education, architecture, albino felines and Ferdinand Porsche's early motor cars. As it is inconceivable that in the far reaches of Foots Cray there can be a restaurant quite as exquisite, it should perhaps claim to be the best in south London as a whole.... more
Terrific performances and dangerously real battle scenes in Days of Glory reveal the vital role of North African soldiers in the Second World War.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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