Author: Chris Mads

  • Cannabissimo and the CBD coffee delight

    In a small Italian factory, a Master Roaster is creating a blend which could change the way you take your coffee. I discovered Cannabissimo at the Brighton Coffee Festival last month and it has quickly become one of my favourite unexpected discoveries. Don’t get hung up or – or over excited by – the name,…

  • Brighton Coffee Festival

    The very first Brighton Coffee Festival took place this weekend and I could not pass up the opportunity to find a couple of new brews, so S and I headed down to the coast for a cuppa. Coffee is a big deal in Brighton. The average resident there spends about £200 a year on coffee…

  • Striking gold with suiting at M&S

    I will start out completely honest here, I have never really got on with Marks & Spencer suits. It is nothing against them in particular, they just don’t really fit me. As previously discussed, I have found buying suits for a guy my shape and size pretty difficult if I don’t want to look like…

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    How to open a bottle of Champagne

    There are a few skills you really should master just in case you are ever called on to use them. I would put opening a bottle of Champagne or Prosecco right up there with changing a tyre or a lightbulb in skills you want to have mastered should the situation arise. Many of you in…

  • We need to talk about Boris Johnson’s suit

    Do you remember when Theresa May took over as Prime Minister? With Brexit newly confirmed and the UK naming its second female PM and the second un-elected leader of the country in less than a decade, there was one thing dominating most of the headlines. Mrs May’s shoe collection. Indeed, as she left Downing Street…

  • The beauty of an evening run

    “Run, my beautiful intellectuals, run!” That was the advice given by musician, comedian and all-round genius Tim Minchin to a group of university students during their graduation address. You can see more of it here. He was right too. Running is good for your body and for your mind and general wellness. Mental health is…

  • Grabbing a cuppa at F*ckcoffee

    There are so many coffee shops popping up around London these days that most of them are looking for a way to stand out. For some it is unique beans, ordering from iPads or drinking your brew out of a flower pot. For F*ckcoffee it is all about attitude. Tucked away on Bermondsey Street, just…

  • Omega Speedmaster Pro: Celebrating the Moon Watch

    Fifty years ago man walked on the moon for the very first time. An estimated 530 million people worldwide watched Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and co as they made the historic landing and took “one small step for man”.* As Aldrin set foot on the Moon he also created an indelible place in history for…

  • Cats, Top Gun & His Dark Materials

    It has been a big day for new trailers hitting our screens. Or YouTube. Hot on the heels of Wednesday’s The King’s Man first look, today we have the first look at both Tom Hooper’s Cats and the long-awaited Top Gun sequel, as well as the San Diego Comic Con trailer for His Dark Materials.…

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    The King’s Man: First look at the Kingsman prequel

    “Since 1849, Kingsman Tailors have clothed the world’s most powerful individuals. In 1919, a great number of them had lost their heirs to World War I. That meant a lot of money going un-inherited. And a lot of powerful men with the desire to preserve peace and protect life. Our founders realised that they could…