South Africa hasn't gone to the dogs at the Makanyane Lodge
The local ‘painted dogs’, after whom the lodge is named, are the perfect symbol for your perfect holiday Makanyane Lodge…
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Signet rings are back in fashion for more than Hoorah Henrys
The sign on the wall read ‘Keep focused and get a massive amount of shit done’. ‘It doesn’t work,’ joked…
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The Goodwood inspired cocktail revving up The Savoy
‘One small sip for man, one giant swig for mankind’. I’d like to imagine these were the words that came…
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The man making The Ivy what it is
Dining in The Ivy recently I was, unexpectedly, reminded of eating in a small shack in Quilon on the Keralan…
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Good ethics are now the real definition of luxury
Notions of luxury change all the time. Within living memory luxury was a relatively simple matter. It stood for things…
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The barbers of St James’s offer a very real timeless quality
‘Montgomery ordered a pair of brushes from Truefitt. He sent a piece of German propeller, and he actually wanted the…
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Joe Fell visits the niche world of gentlemen’s barbers catering for lords, generals, City boys, hipsters and tourists ‘Montgomery ordered…
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Review of Prom 39: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
I didn’t manage to make it to Glyndebourne this year and I’m so disappointed but now I’m simply kicking myself…
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Melinda Hughes reviews a captivating Mozart opera that encapsulates all the wonder of the Proms I didn’t manage to make…
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Negroni renaissance in full swing at Obicà
It was the count himself who suggested drinking no more than two negronis as part of an aperitivo. If not,…
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Waiting for your wine to age could be ‘completely bonkers’
Above: Château Pichon Longueville Baron, whose 1996 wine is ‘in its prime’ It was a simple summer lunch à deux…
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The Dolder Grand’s Epicure event is the pinnacle of the Swiss food scene
Since moving to Zurich I’ve been living in the rather luxurious shadow of the Dolder Grand. Majestically perched atop one…
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London’s food delivery goes gourmet
London has gone food delivery crazy. The start-up gods, app wizards and foodie fanatics have ordained that London should follow…
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Joe Fell keeps his trousers on at Obic’’s negroni masterclass, sampling a number of classics as well as a mozzarella…
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Jonathan Ray asks why spend years waiting for fine wines to age when you can buy, and enjoy, them at…
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Looted antiquities from Syria – what collectors need to know
London has long been considered a natural market place for the trade in fine art and antiquities and so when…
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Review: Prom 32: Eric Whitacre
Last week in an interview the Eighties DJ and television presenter Noel Edmonds (famed for bringing Mr Blobby to our…
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Book Review: Hotel Living by Ioannis Pappos
Anthony Haden-Guest reviews a neo-Flemingesque depiction of a very 21st century world of business and leisure Stathis, the protagonist of…
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China looking to conquer the world’s luxury market
Above: Shang Xia’s modern Chinese luxury Name a Chinese luxury consumer brand. Give up yet? It’s certainly hard. Chinese luxury…
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Shake off separation with a bake off
Angel Wife has left. Gone. And she has taken the Twins with her too. All she left behind was the…
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