Enjoy an aphrodisiac trip with Fifty Shades of Edinburgh
When finding adjectives to describe the land of haggis and the wee dram, ‘sexy’ doesn’t often come to mind, and…
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William Cash is honoured to meet Dame Maggie Smith at a royal investiture
I recently attended the investiture at Windsor Castle for my father’s knighthood for over 30 years of political service. Each…
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Vanitas, vanitas, all is vanitas at BRAFA’s sixtieth edition
Two things set the tone for an international art fair. First, the style of the invitation to the VIP Preview…
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Opera Review: Giordano, Andrea Chénier, Royal Opera House
I am overwhelmed and overjoyed with the Royal Opera House’s latest offering: Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chénier directed by David McVicar.…
ByVanitas, vanitas, all is vanitas at BRAFA's sixtieth edition
William Cash welcomes a memento mori or two at the Brussels art fair Two things set the tone for an…
ByOpera Review: Giordano, Andrea Ch’nier, Royal Opera House
Melinda Hughes swoons over Jonas Kaufmann’s singing and David McVicar’s lavish staging I am overwhelmed and overjoyed with the Royal…
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Restaurant review: The Green Room, National Theatre
You know the drill. Your play starts at 7pm. You don’t have much time but you most certainly need to…
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Restaurant review: La Tagliata
With this place the clue is in the name. Specialising in tagliata – a traditional Italian dish of sliced beef…
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Spear’s promotion: Romance at Raffles Praslin, Seychelles
A place in time, an experience to be savored, every moment in life should be as enchanting as a romantic…
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Located at the heart of the Indian Ocean, the luxury all-villa resort offers unmatched views of pristine beaches, turquoise waters…
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Clementine Wallop’s Nigeria diary of plans and unplans
Friends occasionally ask whether Nigeria has lived up to the expectations I had before I started spending most of my…
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Book Review: Any Other Business by Martin Vander Weyer
A handful of individuals have abandoned careers on Wall Street or in the City of London and become successful writers…
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Book Review: Jet Set by William Stadiem
Jet Set is roughly Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, 1955-1965. The international hybrid gadabout Rich and Famous, not the…
ByClementine Wallop's Nigeria diary of plans and unplans
Nigeria may have ‘apocalyptic traffic’ and luxury tax hikes but it also has endless music and radiant butterflies Friends occasionally…
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Belgian art fair BRAFA celebrates 60th anniversary with newfound status
Can you really talk about the 19th or 20th century species known as The English Collector, The French Collector or…
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Delicious ways to fight the post-Christmas paunch
The battle of the bulge has begun as the post-Christmas paunch starts to protrude from the already generous winter jumper,…
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January’s restaurant openings leave a sweet and sour taste
The most depressing phrase I’ve heard so far this month – even worse than Dry January – is Veganuary. Going…
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Exploring Copenhagen’s restaurants beyond Noma
Copenhagen has been one of the cities sitting pretty at the top of the culinary destination list for some years…
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Guest recipes: Bocca di Lupo’s blood orange treats
We have hit the incredibly short blood orange season so what better way to make the most of it than…
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Emily Rookwood is unimpressed by the cold food and colder temperature of Jago, but warms up for Amaru The most…
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