Why Christie's has moved beyond paintings into handbags and jewellery
Today Christie’s is a one-stop luxury shop for HNWs, selling not just Hirsts and Bacons but handbags too. Now the…
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Time for some culture at Canary Wharf’s Four Seasons
Canary Wharf, as a destination beyond conspicuous wealth creation and corporate drudgery, is somewhat Marmite. A marvel of architecture and…
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Zak Smith enjoys our horological history during his stay Canary Wharf, as a destination beyond conspicuous wealth creation and corporate…
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Pity those driven bonkers by banqueting food
The American ambassador to the Court of St James, Matthew Barzun, is in a bad way. Asked in the October…
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Exhibition review: Russian Avant-garde Theatre: War, Revolution and Design at the V and A
Not for the first time, the Russian avant-garde has been poisoned by politics. Due to the events in Ukraine, the…
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Guest recipe: Wolfgang Puck’s French toast with fresh berry compote
A little something for the weekend from Wolfgang Puck’s new cookbook Wolfgang Puck Makes It Healthy (even if this recipe…
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Plus de Bulles puts on a great show of grower champagnes
Sometimes when you live in the countryside you just can’t get a good bottle of champagne. Not everywhere has Waitrose.…
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Day of the Dead will be lively in London’s Mexican restaurants
If there’s one holiday I’m prepared to go all-out for, it’s Halloween, aka Gay Christmas. But this year, instead of…
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How Lange and Sohne came back from a Cold War deep freeze
Should an aria be dragging on in Dresden’s grandiose opera house, the Semperoper, audience members who glance up above the…
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Superstar chef Wolfgang Puck gives us a recipe from his new book. It’s sinfully delicious! A little something for the…
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From Mayfair to Brixton, tequila to tacos, London is going all out for this year’s Dia de Muertos If there’s…
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Does Silicon Valley have a taste for technology-enabled art?
In the early 1480s Leonardo da Vinci wrote to Ludovico Sforza, ruler of Milan, looking for a position. He listed…
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Book Review: The Firm by Duff McDonald
I was brought up on McKinsey worship. My colleagues in our small but beautifully formed consultancy saw the management consultants…
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Beyond the Chefs: Charlotte Bowers of Charlotte’s Fine Foods
In the second in our series ‘Beyond the Chefs’, where we speak to grocers, producers and other food facilitators, we…
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Emily Rookwood’s cookbook round-up, from MEATliquor to Paris Pastry Club
Having quite some time ago run out of bookshelf space in my kitchen, there is now a pile of cookbooks…
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Guest Recipe for Diwali: Atul Kochhar’s rose-scented yoghurt pudding with figs from Benares
This week’s guest recipe comes from Atul Kochhar of Benares and is perfect for anyone celebrating Diwali. So perfect, in…
ByBeyond the Chefs: Charlotte Bowers of Charlotte's Fine Foods
In our series which looks at food facilitators, Emily Rookwood meets Charlotte Bowers, who has set up her own food…
ByEmily Rookwood's cookbook round-up, from MEATliquor to Paris Pastry Club
In her monthly round-up, Emily Rookwood looks at cookbooks which have landed on her desk Having quite some time ago…
ByGuest Recipe for Diwali: Atul Kochhar's rose-scented yoghurt pudding with figs from Benares
Just in time for Diwali, Atul Kochhar offers a deliciously scented treat This week’s guest recipe comes from Atul Kochhar…
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Tesla Motors are your new chic ride
What began as a passion project to reduce emissions and push the boundaries of automotive technology by Elon Musk, one…
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