Wrong For Hay’s Design and Dine

British designer Sebastian Wrong teams up with Finnish chef Antto Melasniemi for a London Design Festival pop-up that wholly integrates the finer things in life

“Food is a major part of my life,” British designer Sebastian Wrong tells us while sitting in the back garden of the new Hay and Wrong for Hay showroom in London’s historic St James’s neighborhood. Like many urban dwellers, Wrong is also fascinated by modern gastronomy. But in a style typical of his own work, he has a surprising way of expressing his penchant for …

Four Navy Strength Rums

Overproof spirits with a history dating back to British naval rum rations

Back in 1655, British Naval liquor rationing made the switch from French brandy to Caribbean rum. By the 1740s, Admiral Edward Vernon of the British Navy put into practice diluting this rum acquired from Jamaica and Barbados to the proportion of half a pint to one quart of water. That was, however, after sailors proved its original strength pre-dilution by dousing gunpowder with the rum, …

London’s Best Cocktail Bars App

An iOS discovery tool featuring the top places for mixed drinks in the ever-evolving city

Discovery-based apps aren’t just for tourists. Case in point: the new iOS application London’s Best Cocktail Bars. Fit for any appreciator of mixed drinks in the city of London, the app is comprised of hand-selected locations from one of the UK’s best independent cocktail connoisseurs, Gin Monkey. Developed by the folks at Blue Crow Media, London’s Best Cocktail Bars is a reliable new addition to …