Prising open the secret and discreet world of London’s maître d’s
He’s the voice you hear on the end of the phone as you scramble for that 8pm sitting on a…
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Review: Szymanowski, Kr’l Roger, Royal Opera House
Melinda Hughes dissects Karol Szymanowski’s rare tapestry of colours and textures The music of this rarely performed opera by Polish…
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Review: Joe’s Southern Kitchen
The cause and the effect are hard to determine. Is Kentish Town North London’s new hot dining destination because Giles…
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Review: The Ivy Chelsea Garden, King’s Road
I had tried time and again to get a booking at the new Ivy Chelsea Garden, but – despite being…
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A masterclass in antique pistols, albatross skin canes and whale memorabilia at Michael German Antiques
It’s hard to find a pair of duelling pistols these days, says antiques dealer Dominic Strickland. They were often split…
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Digging for victory at Craft London
Craft London, which opened last month in North Greenwich, is a restaurant, café and bar with a mission – to…
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Josh Spero finds a corner of Georgia in Kentish Town and settles in for some authentic Southern classics The cause…
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The King’s Road has been crying out for a restaurant like this, says Melinda Hughes I had tried time and…
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Slow-moving Suffolk moves up in the world
Aldeburgh’s Jubilee Hall doesn’t date from any of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilees — goodness me, nothing so modern could…
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Time for the Outsiders to save the art world from itself
Above: a Henry Darger illustration from his fantasy novel, ‘The Story of the Vivian Girls’, courtesy Andrew Edlin Gallery It…
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There's more to education than the Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Alessandro Tom’ says broad horizons, and recognition of the importance of choice are just as important as the drive epitomised…
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Review: Francis Bacon and the Masters at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Pictured above ‘Two Figures in a Room’ (detail) by Francis Bacon ‘Francis Bacon’s paintings, in spite of their unattractiveness, help…
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The champagne family business facing down revolution and rappers
Louis Roederer Cristal was originally created for Tsar Alexander II of Russia in 1876. Worried about assassination, the Tsar commissioned…
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Review: Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons
There have been few programmes on the BBC recently that I have enjoyed more than Kew On A Plate, hosted…
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Spring into spring food with Benares, Grain Store Unleashed and more
We are hitting lamb season and with the weather being fairly obliging, you can almost start believing that spring has…
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Tales of snails and squid Bolognese at Koffmann’s at the Berkeley
With the closure of Racine a few months ago, I have been rather lamenting the lack of gutsy, supremely well-cooked,…
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Summery blogs, books and Instagrams to brighten your day
For the past few years, Britain has been cookery crazy. From baking to basting, searing to stewing, a gluttonous deluge…
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Inspired by Kew On A Plate, Emily Rookwood revisited Le Manoir, Raymond Blanc’s plate-perfect countryside retreat There have been few…
ByTales of snails and squid Bolognese at Koffmann's at the Berkeley
Emily Rookwood on one of London’s last remaining bastions of simple, excellent French food With the closure of Racine a…
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Amid a $6 billion man bag boom, how to choose the perfect one for you
I came upon an extraordinary statistic the other day: one in five luxury handbags sold today turns out to be…
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