How To Make Great Coffee
Does the perfect cup of coffee really exist? James Bailey, Head of Quality at Workshop Cafe London, explains the product…
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‘Your collection of books says a lot about you’: meet the creators of the bespoke library
Author: Laura Walkinshaw “You could argue that a hotel should be a home from a home but better,” says Philip…
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BRIC nations, strengthening economically, still aren’t Olympic-fit
Heralded as the next emerging economic powerhouses, the BRIC nations also wear less seemly badges. Brazil was criticised heavily this…
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Alex Matchett says we mustn’t assume financial might necessarily leads to organisational competence, as Brazil’s botched 2016 preparations show Heralded…
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Best crime novels of the past decade
Prepare to be afraid as Spear’s takes a look at the best crime novels of the past decade – from…
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‘I’m the architect of my own destiny’: A day in the life of a rising entrepreneur
My alarm goes off at 7.20am. If something fun happened the night before I’ll hit sleep till 7.45. If not…
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Enjoy fashion and fizz with the Bulgari Hotel and the V&A
It is during one of these early spring days, when it seems like it is always about to rain, that…
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Letter from Paris – the curious story behind a rediscovered Lucio Fontana piercing-painting
It seems that practically every month of late art lovers have been able to rejoice as lost masterpieces have reappeared,…
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Art Review: Durer by Michael Riedel, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
Explaining Michael Riedel’s art is difficult – it’s like entering a particularly winding hedge maze where the hedges are mirrors…
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The Spear’s/Mayo Clinic Dinner at Claridges
A number of celebrity guests were among those invited to meet key practitioners from Mayo Clinic, an internationally renowned medical…
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Dorchester Collection offers luxury getaways in Milan for her and for him & him
You wait ages for one glamorous five-star luxury hotel promotion then the Dorchester Collection offer three at once. Ladies who…
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‘I don’t eat breakfast or lunch’: A day in the life of a Michelin starred chef
Normally I get up about 7.30. It’s maybe quite sad, but the first thing I do is have a cup…
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Why taxes and loans separate the New York and London art markets
London and New York, where Sotheby’s and Christie’s hold their record-smashing Impressionist and Post-War & Contemporary auctions, are still the…
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Guest editor Helene Darroze on pigging out and Krispy Kremes
I divide my time between Paris and London, as I have restaurants in both cities. It can be a bit…
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Helene Darroze’s Guest Recipe: Grandmother’s roast corn-fed chicken stuffed with wild mushrooms
Serves 6 1 corn-fed chicken (ask your butcher to clean the liver and keep it to use in the recipe)1…
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The most underrated books of all time
Author: Romy van den Broeke There’s nothing more satisfying than becoming gripped by a book, especially if it’s an unexpected…
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If you feel like cooking up a storm this weekend – in line with the weather forecast, sadly – then…
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Food Friday: Japanese Cherry Blossom Cocktails for Hanami
Bartender Andrea Taiuti shows us how to make two sake-based cocktails to celebrate Spring and Hanami, at Sake No Hana…
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A day in the life of a Michelin inspector
Most days I am up by about 6.45am to reflect upon the stay and the meal the night before in…
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Ultra rare 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C goes to auction
The classic car find – the ninth of just twelve examples produced in the summer of ’66 – remains a…
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