Hedgehog 45 on sailing, decorating, giving and drinking
Hands up! Hedgehog has been to young-philanthropist parties. They are, by and large, horrific: stuffed suits impersonating their parents’ grandiose…
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Barcelona's new superyacht marina has set a course for the future
John Underwood visits Marina Port Vell, where British investment has transformed a run-down expanse of harbour into the Med’s latest…
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Hambleton Hall’s history soaked setting makes a missed dinner all worthwhile
How do you write a blog for Food Friday about a dinner that you missed? I had headed up to…
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Meeting the artists whose disabilities enrich their canvases
Chuck Close, one of the most penetrating portrait painters of our time, was not somebody I knew well but he…
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Fake or Fortune’s Philip Mould sets up shop on Pall Mall
Within the art world, there are two currents which flow in opposite directions. Galleries selling Contemporary works are rushing forward,…
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Josh Spero explores a gleaming gallery where Old Masters share wall space with much newer fare Within the art world,…
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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…
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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.…
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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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