Eat pies to save lives
Next week is British Pie Week, celebrating all that is hearty and pastry wrapped in British society. While I don’t…
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Restaurant review: Blixen, Spitalfields
Categorically not a reindeer, Blixen is a new European brasserie in Spitalfields. So new, in fact, that it still smelt…
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Guest recipe: Tom Fraser of Verden’s English asparagus, pancetta and crispy duck egg
The asparagus season officially starts in 54 days. In preparation for the start of the season, head chef Tom Fraser…
ByGuest recipe: Tom Fraser of Verden's English asparagus, pancetta and crispy duck egg
Verden head chef Tom Fraser gives Spear’s his sumptuous recipe to see us into asparagus season The asparagus season officially…
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A review of the world’s top wellness clinics
Lanserhof, Austria For more than 30 years, the Lanserhof Medical Spa has been recognised as Austria’s premier health clinic. In…
ByA review of the world's top wellness clinics
The stressful nature of modern life has led the great and good to seek out the world’s best wellness clinics…
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Branson’s new hotels must stay Virgin in America’s sinful cities
Does he know, I wonder, how many brands he has launched? Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin founder, pauses. He doesn’t.…
ByBoris Johnson's American citizenship creates a world of tax troubles
The mad world of Boris Johnson is nothing compared to the merry-go-round of US/UK tax says Jaime McLemore Dear Mr…
BySending ex-wives back to work won't solve every divorce
Following Lord Justice Pitchford’s suggestion ex-wives go and find work Richard Phillips explains why it’s far from a simple solution…
ByBranson's new hotels must stay Virgin in America's sinful cities
Sir Richard Branson has been putting posh heads in posh beds at 39,000 feet for years. Now he wants to…
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Hakluyt's Christopher James has seen the alphabet of Britain's security services
With a career spent in the SAS, MI6 and the FCO, before founding business intelligence firm Hakluyt, Christopher James sure…
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NPC philanthropy and social investment events
Giving consultancy NPC run a range of events for charities, philanthropists, grantmakers, social investors and advisers. We will update this…
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LAPADA Conference 2015
LAPADA, the Association of Art and Antiques Dealers, will host its seventh annual LAPADA Conference – one of the only…
ByAppointing a Facebook 'legacy contact' is no substitute for writing your will
Don’t rely on big tech – retrieving the online legacy of a loved one is still no mean feat without…
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Artsper gives Gallic galleries a chic online outlet
The art world is a friendly place. You can turn up at a high-end gallery with fistfuls of cash, says…
ByPutin's landgrab playbook looks increasingly like the Nazis'
Stephen Hill says Vladimir Putin is playing geopolitics like Hitler did – and we all need to beware Putin’s signature…
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New Zealand’s wines are middle-earth masters
If, for whatever inexplicable reason, I were condemned to drink the wines of only one country for the rest of…
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Restaurant review: Den, King’s Cross
I admit to having an obsession with udon noodles. They are surely one of the most fun things you can…
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We can’t believe it’s nut butter (and other culinary delights)
The biggest joy of working in food journalism is being able to try lots of new things. A few products…
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Robert Parker’s must-taste wine tour is stopping in London
When Friday rolls around our thoughts turn to wine (if they hadn’t already turned there midway through Monday). I can’t…
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