67 Pall Mall, the new private members' club for wine lovers
Spear’s drops in on the palate-pleasing offering with a Palladian theme, and finds an oasis of top wines – and…
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The Larousse Book of Bread author Eric Kayser's top ten baking tips
Don’t sweat the setbacks when you embark on ‘the great bread-making adventure’, the French baker and food writer tells Spear’s.…
ByThe Vault at Milroy's – the (not-so) hidden Soho speakeasy for Smoking Guns and Colombianas
Spear’s delves down, through the bookcase into the subtle and unpretentious bat-den that screams good times Fridges, mirrors, flowers arrangements…
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What do Yoshinori Ishii’s mysterious letters from Mayfair have to do with the price of fish?
At first the fishermen of Newlyn in Cornwall were a little bemused. It was late summer in 2010 and notes…
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British dining scene recognised by Elite Traveler
Author: Zahra Al-Kateb London boasts a total of five restaurants in the Elite Traveler Top 100 Restaurants in the World,…
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Review: Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée
It’s never a good idea to click on YouTube links titled ‘What the meat industry doesn’t want you to see’,…
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A day in the life of Peter Weeden of the Newman Street Tavern
I’m up for a quick cup of tea and slice of toast at 6.45 before dashing to the train to…
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Restaurant review: Beer and Buns, Liverpool Street
Based on a Japanese izakaya, or bar, Beer and Buns is found up a very dark staircase in a corner…
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Monisha Rajesh visits a vegetarian restaurant in Paris and stumbles upon a circus of flavours and theatrics It’s never a…
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This weekend: Enjoy a Bad Egg, some foraging and a glass of New Zealand’s finest
Go for brunch at Bad Egg Bad Egg is brought to you by Noble Inns and is to be found…
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Chef Judy Joo on trading Wall Street for a Korean kitchen
Life is short, but you always have time to reinvent yourself. Well, it really depends on how you spin it.…
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Restaurant Review: Franco’s in Mayfair
Franco’s is a Mayfair stalwart. Opened as an Italian café in 1946, it has become one of the places to…
ByThis weekend: Enjoy a Bad Egg, some foraging and a glass of New Zealand's finest
Emily Rookwood has Spring in her step as she takes us through her top recommendations for this weekend with eggs,…
ByRestaurant Review: Franco's in Mayfair
Emily Rookwood visits one of the gems in Mayfair’s gastronomic and social tapestry for a spot of eating and people…
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Umu celebrates its tenth anniversary with a kaiseki beyond words
Whenever I have seen some gourmet quiver with culinary pleasure and look like they might succumb to the gastronomic equivalent…
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Ten Group are London’s ultimate restaurant concierge
‘Concierge’ has almost become a dirty word in London. So many firms are offering the service that is seems to…
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DeskBeers bring craft breweries to your office
My history is a little hazy but I’m fairly sure that when man first put the heady brew he had…
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Emily Rookwood is whisked round some of London’s best kitchens as Ten Group demonstrate their delicious, delicious access ‘Concierge’ has…
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The simple smoothie has the power to make a big breakfast
As the days are getting longer and very slightly warmer, porridge appeals to me less and less in the morning.…
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Restaurant Review: Medcalf & Medcalf Traiteur
This week I found out two dreadful pieces of news: Giorgio Ravelli has left The Ten Bells and The Greenman…
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