London comes out on top in The World of Fine Wine Awards
The prestigious UK based wine publication has given seventeen London restaurants a top rating of three stars for their lists,…
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We meet the Kabakovs, Ukrainian emigré artists fighting for peace
‘The harder I practise, the luckier I get’ has long been a popular mantra in golfing circles. Well, the life…
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Mortlach unleashes a beast of a single malt collection
Scotland has its fair share of beasties and monsters. Like another well known leviathan Mortlach is more famous for its…
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Summery side-plate recipes: beetroot salad, courgette & aubergine salad and celeriac remoulade
This weekend promises a little sunshine. This means that there will be swathes of men heading to B&Q to purchase…
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Hidden gems restaurant review: Waldhotel Sonnora, Rhineland
It seems odd to describe a three-star Michelin restaurant as hidden, and yet Sonnora seems invisible to social media and…
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James Middleton brings you Boomf, marshmallows with Instagrams on
Technology is a wonderful thing: nanobots to ferret out your kidney stone, fridges which order their own contents, 3D printers…
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Turbo charged: Aspinal of London’s Mount Street TECH bag
London-based brand Aspinal has designed the first ever luxury men’s bag that allows you to charge your phone on the…
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No more fighting for the window seat: Technicon Design create windowless plane
Author: Zahra Al-Kateb The award winning Ixion windowless jet designed by Technicon Design is exactly that – a private aircraft…
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Banyan Tree’s KP Ho on the idealism of luxury tourism and the reality of Asian capitalism
TOP OF THE TREE There’s not much a Singaporean prison and a global luxury resort chain can be said to…
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Silent Exchange by Charlie Waite, National Theatre
Inside the concrete matrix of London’s National Theatre, Charlie Waite holds up a wine glass on which rests a perfectly…
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Christie’s turns its nose up at Sotheby’s cheap art sales remark
If you had any generous thought that rancour between Christie’s and Sotheby’s was over, you would have been contradicted yesterday…
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At a Christie’s press breakfast I asked CEO Steven Murphy how he felt about the claim a rival house was…
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Art collector Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza on rediscovering antiquity, going back to school and archaeological disputes
Provenance, as any art dealer will tell you, is key: where has this painting come from? The better the painting’s…
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Too much freedom can be oppressive
FREE TO REFLECT Freedom can be such an elusive concept — elusive because it’s pervasive, permeating. By desperately needing it,…
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Judges for The World of Fine Wine Awards have been announced
The awards have quickly established themselves as some of the best in the world. Last year saw Palais Coburg Residenz…
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Spear’s debate has Theo Fennell putting Philip Mould at the sharp end
Spear’s has never been afraid of quick-witted, silver-tongued arguments, so naturally for our annual breakfast event at Masterpiece London we…
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Opera Review: The Cunning Little Vixen at Garsington Opera
It pains me to say it but I’ve rather fallen out of love with Glyndebourne. Yes, the standard of music-making…
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We sample Exmoor Caviar, as British as teatime with the Queen
We are all used to the idea of Russian caviar but British caviar? Not so much. After decades of Britain…
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Restaurant reviews: Barnyard and Bob Bob Ricard’s Club Room
This week’s restaurant reviews are brought to you by the letter B. We put both Barnyard, a casual dining venture…
BySpear's debate has Theo Fennell putting Philip Mould at the sharp end
Our illustrious panel nominated their masterpiece of Masterpiece Spear’s has never been afraid of quick-witted, silver-tongued arguments, so naturally for…
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