Introducing The Barometer, our measure of winter trends
From the best dishes of the season to the latest fashion collaborations, we gauge the hits and misses of the season so far…
Introducing the Gentleman’s Journal Barometer — a recent addition to our print magazine in which we attempt to freeze the events, figures and status symbols of the season on an axis from ‘Great!’ to ‘Godawful!’.
Some of these things are obvious and straightforward: Winter Wonderland will never be a must-visit destination; Ford Road Hotel’s Montgomery Cheddar Soufflé is the fluffiest, most indulgent dish of the season. But other designations will be more controversial. What is the finest film releasing in January? When should you be ordering a tomahawk steak? And why would you ever wear wing-tip collars with black tie?
What’s great?
- Nyetimber 1086 Rosé Sparkling Wine
- The Mount St. ‘Lobster Pie’
- The Michael McGregor and Drake’s ‘Holiday’ Collaboration
- Anna and Graydon Carter’s ingenious new Electagram service, where you can send handsome telegrams via email
- Elephant Gin’s Oak-Aged Negroni
- Ford Road Hotel’s Montgomery Cheddar Soufflé
- Noble Rot turning 10 this year
- Labrinth’s new album, ‘Ends and Begins’
- The Menu, in which Ralph Fiennes’ psychopathic chef skewers the rich. Literally.
- Wednesday’s Domaine alcohol-free wine
What’s good?
- The latest Rowing Blazers x Seiko watch collaboration
- The Fox at Oddington
- Haruki Murakami’s Novelist as a Vocation
- The Pelican’s mince on toast
- Paul Newman’s scratched Rolex Daytona, gifted to his stuntman in 1979
- The ‘Depths of Wikipedia’ Instagram account
What’s so-so?
- Ordering a tomahawk steak
- MBAs
- Signing up to Raya
- Waitrose Black Garlic Paste
What’s ghastly?
- The closure of Simpsons Tavern, London’s oldest restaurant
- Having a built-in music system at home
- That chap who eats liver on podcasts
- Ordering the soup in a pub
- Talking about doing the Cresta Run
- British people celebrating Halloween
- Wing collars with black tie
What’s godawful?
- Gavin Williamson
- Moving to Bruton
- Reposting Nicky Haslam’s teatowel
- Pret Coffee Subscriptions
- Winter Wonderland
- Forbes 30 Under 30
- Over-the-knee-suede boots
Want more opinions from Gentleman’s Journal? Check out the Barometer from Summer 2022…
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