LIFESTYLE
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ANDY PRESTON
Middlesbrough-born businessman Andy Preston is the founder
and driving force behind local charities, Teesside Philanthropic
Foundation and CEO Sleepout.
Through the latter, he also launched The Fork in the Road
charity restaurant on Linthorpe Road.
PIC TUR E S BY M A RT I N WA LK E R
TEESSIDE LIFE
The restaurants I love to eat in are…the world’s greatest -
The Fork in the Road in Middlesbrough but I also love Muse
in Yarm and Café Lilli in Norton. For rustic appeal and an
open fire, it has to be The Blue Lion in Wensleydale.
The meal I order most of all is…steak and chips with
peppercorn sauce – always with a good red wine.
The stores I love to shop in are…I hate shopping and
order my suits online from Austin Read but I do enjoy a
five-minute browse around Psyche. My wife Lizzie buys my
socks, pants and most other things!
The things I spend too much money are… I’m not a big
spender but I love tech gadgets. I adore my new Apple
Watch – I can go anywhere without my phone and can still
make and receive calls and texts. Holidays are my biggest
single expense - every year I spend time skiing, visiting
European cities and have weeks in Mallorca.
For a day out I…cycle four miles in the sun with my wife
and two boys from our holiday home in Mallorca to the old
town of Pollensa for breakfast, a wander around the town
and then ride back to watch a film.
One place on Teesside I’d like to visit is…Saltburn for
surfing. I’ve never tried it but I know I’d love it.
In my downtime, I like nothing better than…browsing
Spotify to explore new music – I’ll often discover jazz artists
and music that’s off my radar. I also run a marathon every
year and the training helps me to clear my head.
My perfect night out involves…my wife, friends, good
food and great wine.
My perfect night in involves…the kids in bed, the fire on
and watching a good box set.
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LIFE’S LOVES
A book I love is…Fooled by Ramdomness: The Hidden Role of Chance
in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Taleb, which I’m just rereading
and I’d massively recommend. He’s a scientist and financier who writes
about how the frailties of the human brain cause us to make terrible
judgemental errors. I used to read a lot of fiction – my favourite novel is
A Clergyman’s Daughter, one of George Orwell’s lesser-known works. I
read it in four hours and was completely absorbed in the story.
A film I love is…one I watched the other week called American Made
- Tom Cruise plays a TWA airline pilot who becomes involved with the
CIA and then other less reputable groups. It’s a biopic – a fascinating
story and a great film.
A TV programme I love is…McMafia. I don’t watch a lot of telly but
I’m really enjoying the acting and the terrifying, gripping storyline of
this series.
A song I love is…Vida Loca by Spanish artist Francisco Cespedes - it
brings back memories of a family holiday in Palma back in 1998.