Diary: Kelly Hoppen on empowering women, promoting Britain and dealing with dog hair
Forty years ago, I was doing my first design job; I was sixteen and designing the kitchen of one of…
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Review: Rivea at Byblos, Saint-Tropez
Alex Matchett recently dined at Rivea in London for Food Friday. Not to be outdone, I popped over to Saint-Tropez…
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The Burning Man building temporary temples in Derry
The crowd gasped as the steeple of the 75-foot temple finally succumbed to the flames. The sky was full of…
ByPorto Heli is a bright spot in Greece's troubled future
Zak Smith finds an elite Hellenic enclave that’s bucking the recession Greece may be in the midst of one of…
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Somerset House’s new restaurateur has rightly got a spring in her step
Above Skye Gyngell, (credit Amber Rowlands) Skye Gyngell’s Spring restaurant sprung in October 2014. It had been two and a…
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Restaurant Review: The Richmond in Dalston
When I tweeted that it had always been a source of annoyance to me that I could not get oysters…
ByKenya's hour of need is the chance of a lifetime
The country’s image has suffered badly of late, despite its majesty – yet this very problem presents a rare opportunity…
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The 'Flashes of Thought' that drive Sheikh Mohammed
A new book by the emir of Dubai offers a glimpse of the ambitious philosophy behind the growth of the…
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Exhibition Review: Fighting History at Tate Britain
Above: Allen Jones ‘The Battle of Hastings’ (1961-2), Tate In a society obsessed as much as it is oppressed by…
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Luxury is dead
‘What Is Luxury?’ asks the name of the new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Good question.…
ByVenice's gondolas may soon be gone forever
Venice’s iconic gondolas may soon be sunk as the city is in turmoil over the shrinking numbers of those equipped…
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New Honesty Hampers set to create picnic envy
These hampers can only be described as sumptuous. Think garden banquet rather than picnic. These are the kind of hampers…
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Review: Fiddler on the Roof at Grange Park Opera
When I think about what makes the great British country opera season special, I turn my mind to the wonderful…
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Review: Indigenous Australia, Enduring Civilization at the British Museum
Above: ‘Kungkarangkalpa’; Kunmanara Hogan, Tjaruwa Woods, Yarangka Thomas, Estelle Hogan, Ngalpingka Simms and Myrtle Pennington; 2013; Acrylic on canvas. ©…
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With these bread recipes from Frankonia you can make some serious dough
Potato and Rosemary Bread (pictured above) 375g strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting 160g wholemeal bread flour55g instant…
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A change of heart — detoxing on the banks of Lake Altaussee
Two years ago, aged 37, I had a heart attack. I was following my usual Saturday routine, exercising in Hyde…
ByA change of heart ’ detoxing on the banks of Lake Altaussee
Sebastian Gibson, who travelled to Austria’s Viva Mayr clinic following a health scare, describes his new appreciation for holistic medicine…
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Chestertons Polo in the Park marks the start of summer
London’s summer social season starts this year with Chestertons Polo in the Park which takes place on 5-7 June at…
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With a £1.5 million cigar collection the Wellesley’s humidor is puff to beat
If there’s one scent as alluring as that of fine Cuban cigars, it’s that of fine Italian pizzas. At the…
ByWith a ’1.5 million cigar collection the Wellesley’s humidor is puff to beat
With cigars from Castro’s personal roller and a 1789 cognac, the Wellesley is a bastion for luxury says Zak Smith…
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