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Restaurant Review: Brasserie Zédel
Having had a few days to recover from my altitude sickness (well that was my excuse for a somewhat fragile…
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The Pleasure of Smoking is All in the Paraphernalia
Ashtrays, lighters, cigar cutters… I may only be a part-time smoker, but when it comes to vintage tobacco accessories I…
ByAndrew Motion on Saving the British Countryside and Writing Poetry
MOTION APPROVED Sir Andrew Motion tells John Hinton why he delights in his new role as the guardian of rural…
ByArticle of the Week Preview: Andrew Motion on Saving the Countryside and Writing Poetry
Andrew Motion on the future of the countryside: He is more confident about the English countryside than most. ‘I think…
ByFirst Review of Chrysan, From Hakkasan Group
Chrysan near Liverpool Street is the new venture from the brains behind the Hakkasan Group and Yoshihiro Murata, holder of…
ByRestaurant Review: Sette, Chelsea
Monsieur Le Gris has fattened me up like a Sarlat goose after two weeks in Burgundy, so a weekend back…
ByRaymond Blanc Talks About… Everything
You Talkin’ To Me? William Sitwell struggles and eventually gives up trying to get a word in edgeways with the…
ByWhat Is The Tax Position If You Invest In Wine?
‘I think it is a great error to consider a heavy tax on wines as a tax on luxury. On…
ByFrom Sauternes to Tokaji: A Guide to the Very Best Sweet White Wines
Golden Oldies Talk about ageing gracefully. Marlon Abela on why the best sweet white wines — your Sauternes, Riesling, Tokaji…
ByFerdinand Mount on The New Few and Growing Inequality
Right Up Mount’s Street For one of Thatcher’s boys, Ferdinand Mount certainly has a social conscience, as his new book…
ByAn HNW ABC: QRST
The sixth instalment of our lexicographical endeavour, a dictionary for the super-wealthy Qatar: Everything in Britain is now owned by…
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TV is Broken as an Art Form
Faulty Reception The sad fact of the matter is that most of today’s TV is rubbish. Even the good stuff.…
ByFrom William Cash: Down with the Olympics
A controversial thing to say in an issue with our Olympic Special, but this summer I’ll be ignoring the running,…
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The Discriminator is the Last Surviving Olympics Sceptic
Surely Some Mistake It makes no sense to boast of London having ‘won’ the right to host the Olympics, since…
ByBagpipes and Drunkeness
This Blows A Scottish-themed dinner party unravels when a drunken guest heckles a bagpiper, showing that most New Yorkers still…
ByIs Fine Wine a New Reserve Commodity?
Fine wine has many of the characteristics of gold, which could make it a perfect reserve commodity and investment, says…
By Counter Culture: It’s So Easy To Have Good Taste In Art, Until You’re Buying It
No Thanks, Just Looking You might think you know your art from your elbow while idly strolling through a gallery.…
ByEditor's Letter 27: Olympics, Libya and Ageing Populations
Olympics Fever has not passed Spear’s by: we’re practising our javelin hurls and reverse two-and-a-half somersaults, tuck, with as much…
ByFrancis Bacon Cushions and Damien Hirst’s £36,800 Skull: When Art Turns Into Merchandise
Artists, museums and galleries need to be ever-more innovative in how they raise money. The solution, says Josh Spero, seems…
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