Behind the scenes, Sport, Summer skills

Golf, but not as we know it

Golf, but not as we know it

Esquire recently joined forces with the Leuka Mini Masters sponsored by Bing, a unique mix of par-3 golf tournament, music festival and summer garden party. The event, now in its third year, was again hosted by actor Dougray Scott and staged at the superb Dukes Meadows in Chiswick.   [Read more...]

Food & Drink, Restaurants, Summer skills

Enjoy summer indoors

Enjoy summer indoors

There are many things we English plan for the Summer, but in our hearts we always know a mean douse of rain is likely to ruin most of them. [Read more...]

Summer skills, Top Fives

Summer survival skills No 5 – how to make the airport work for you

Summer survival skills No 5 – how to make the airport work for you

By definition, everyone in an airport wishes they were somewhere else. Any visit to one, therefore, should be approached as an exercise in damage control, with two primary aims: minimising the time wasted and hassle endured, and maximising whatever meagre enjoyment might be wrung from the experience. Here’s some advice:

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Food & Drink, Summer skills

Summer survival skills No 4 – how to pull with a picnic

Summer survival skills No 4 – how to pull with a picnic

Let’s get one thing straight. Al fresco dining is not something you suggest to your mates after a sweaty game of five-aside. There’s only one reason to have a picnic, and that’s the fairer sex. Picnics can catapult you into a woman’s heart faster than months of indoor wining and dining. Here’s how to get the girl:

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Summer skills

Summer survival skills No 3 – rules to watch girls by

Summer survival skills No 3 – rules to watch girls by

It’s hot. They’re showing more flesh. You’ve got eyes. It’s going to happen, so don’t feel bad. In fact, why not enjoy it? It’s only a problem if you disobey these rules:

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Style, Summer skills

Summer survival skills No 2 – how to wear shorts

Summer survival skills No 2 – how to wear shorts

Wearing shorts is easy. Wearing shorts well, however, is a surprisingly hard thing to get right. We think it pays to lay down some ground rules: [Read more...]

Food & Drink, Summer skills

Summer survival skills No 1 – become a BBQ master

Summer survival skills No 1 – become a BBQ master

It’s warm. The weekend forecast is for more of the same (sort of). You haven’t got a ticket for Glastonbury. It’s all set up for a weekend spent dusting off your rusty BBQ and charring you way through a selection of choice meats. Here’s our guide to getting it right:

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