Bars, Competitions, Drink

Win a whisky tasting with London Cocktail Week

Win a whisky tasting with London Cocktail Week

The UK is home to the best bars and bartenders in the world, and to celebrate this laudable fact comes London Cocktail Week, a festival of hard liquor served up across the capital from 11–17 October. Events range from Bloody Mary breakfasts to spirit masterclasses and tastings. [Read more...]

Bars

The (Mc)Queen of Hoxton

The (Mc)Queen of Hoxton

Considering that the first time we found ourselves in the super-sleek surrounds of McQueen was to experience the, ahem, delights of a unisex poledancing competition (don’t ask), our first impressions of The East End’s latest watering hole were somewhat impaired. [Read more...]

Bars, Drink, Food & Drink, Style

Toast of the town

Toast of the town

It’s menswear day at London Fashion Week, and Esquire’s style team will be hard at work scouring the runways for the hottest style stories. Come sundown, however, they’ll be swapping the front row at the shows for the “Front Row” cocktail list at perennial favourite, The Light Bar. [Read more...]

Bars, Exhibitions, Food & Drink, Style

Bold Tendencies return to Peckham

Bold Tendencies return to Peckham

The innovative lot behind Hannah Barry Gallery and Frank’s Café have brought their rooftop sculpture park, “Bold Tendencies” back to the top four floors of Peckham’s disused multi-storey car park for a second season in the sun. [Read more...]

Bars, Exhibitions

Spanish design at SALON

Spanish design at SALON

Spanish cuisine is enjoying an extended moment in the sun right now, and thanks to a group of forward thinking Spanish designers, the success isn’t confined to the kitchen. [Read more...]

Bars, Books

Maf, Marilyn and Mahiki

Maf, Marilyn and Mahiki

(L-R) Lord Bragg; Esquire editor Jeremy Langmead; author Andrew O’Hagan.

It’s not often that you find the country’s leading literati sipping Polynesian cocktails in Mayfair nightclubs, but last Wednesday, when Esquire threw a party to celebrate the launch of our editor at large, Andrew O’Hagan’s new novel The Life and Opinions of Maf the dog & his friend Marilyn Monroe, that’s exactly what happened. [Read more...]

Bars, Food & Drink

Dress code: sunglasses required

Dress code: sunglasses required

Like moths to the flame, we were recently drawn into new Soho opening Profile. Startlingly yellow interior aside, we found this slice of Americana in the West End a satisfying venue, with attentive staff good food and intriguing drinks. [Read more...]

Bars

Swede dreams are made of this

Swede dreams are made of this

The Esquire office is like the League of Nations. Well, not quite, but we do have a Swede in our midst – the lovely Malin Persson who works in the art department and ensures the Esquire blog looks as stylish as it does. Tonight, Malin and her fellow exiled Swedes will be congregating at their London pub of choice The Harcourt Arms, in the hope their football team can pull off a miracle and qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals, at the expense of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal. [Read more...]