Stunning backgammon designs from Alexandra Llewellyn
Author: Aoife Moriarty One of the oldest board games in existence, backgammon was originally played by the leaders of ancient…
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What a carve up at the Quality Chop House butchery course
I’m a big believer in knowing where your food comes from. If you eat meat you should understand how your…
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The Garden Room atop John Lewis should be blooming delicious
Attentive readers of Spear’s may recall the summer of 2012, when – like a spacecraft from some interstellar race of…
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Emily Rookwood’s recipe for doughnuts
This week is national doughnut week. It is also national sandwich week but I don’t think anyone needs a recipe…
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I tried making doughnuts from scratch over Easter for the first time. It was surprisingly easy, successful and without incident.…
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Second-hand computers give first-class education to Ethiopia’s children
It was almost a throwaway line. I had bumped into my old boss, the publishing magnate John Brown, on the…
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The Best British Brollies
Author: Romy van den Broeke Our advice? Give up the fight and invest in a high quality brolly. These are…
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Dark Arts: Luxury Chess Sets
Purling London’s chess sets mix the traditional with the edgy to create statement pieces for future generations. The company is…
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Oceanco hosts the six finalists in the Young Designer of the Year Award
Oceanco, the sponsor of the annual “Young Designer of the Year” Award, a ShowBoats Design Awards competition, hosted the six…
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Exuberant Eighties: Unique Porsche 911 Turbo for Auction
Author: Aoife Moriarty Now in its fourth year, the annual auction at the Spa-Francorchamps track in the Ardennes is one…
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Revealed: The favourite sports of millionaires
The research shows that football is the number one sport among millionaires globally, followed by golf, skiing & winter sports,…
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Tell us what you think about private healthcare
Spear’s would like to hear from you about your healthcare experiences and opinions. You can take our brief survey (five…
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How Edmund de Waal went from piecemeal potter to The Hare with Amber Eyes
In the autumn of 1993, at the annual opening of the Chelsea Crafts Fair in Chelsea Town Hall, with its…
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A day in the life of an auctioneer
Charlie Thomas is working his thirteenth year at the company, with what’s likely to be many more to come, and…
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Quattro Passi serves perfect pasta yet falls under the radar
Quattro Passi is a new ‘Italian fine dining restaurant’ on Dover Street in Mayfair. It is a very well appointed…
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Hidden gems restaurant review: Elkano in Getaria
San Sebastian is a well-known food destination, and Bilbao also has some establishments of merit, but in between these two…
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Guest Recipe: Jenny Dawson’s Rhubarb Chutney
Last week Jenny Dawson of Rubies in the Rubble, a company that uses surplus fruit and veg to make jams…
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Jenny Dawson of Rubies in the Rubble, which uses surplus fruit and veg to make jams and chutneys, shares her…
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The need for speed: Hunton unveil new XRS43 powerboat
Author: Romy van den Broeke The XRS43 is luxurious, stylish and the “perfect accessory for long weekends in the South…
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The best places to watch the World Cup this summer
With momentum gathering pace for arguably the world’s favourite sporting spectacle, now is the time to guarantee a World Cup…
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