Kunio Takuoka and the Traditional Japanese Ryotei
The fanciest, most traditional Japanese restaurants are more exclusive than any St James’s gentlemen’s club. Oliver Thring speaks to leading…
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Why Jewellery is the Eighth Art
Diamond Geezer Cleopatra, Catherine the Great, Elizabeth Taylor their love of bling has nothing on Nick Foulkes’. It’s all the…
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A Disposition to be Rich Geoffrey C Ward Knopf, 418 pp Reviewed by Christopher Silvester Buy A Disposition to be…
ByLondon in the Eighteenth Century
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BySpear’s Spa Selection, Edited by Jo Foley and Caroline Phillips
The worldwide spa market is worth $60 billion and growing. Yes, even in a time of recession, it’s a business…
ByTouring the Olympic Park with Anita Zabludowicz
The Cultural Olympian While everyone is intent on Usain Bolt’s ten seconds of glory, collector and philanthropist Anita Zabludowicz is…
ByJoan Miro Smashes Record at Sotheby’s with $37m for Peinture (Etoile Bleue)
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ByLies, Oil and Death in the New Libya
Sophie McBain returns to Tripoli on the first BA flight from London to see her former home, now free, and…
ByKenny Schachter’s ART Basel Wrap-Up
You’ll Never Eat Lunch in this Town Again</span> Got off to an early start this year prior to the onset…
ByStringent Admissions Criteria for New York Nurseries
Admission: Impossible Bribery, deceit, cynical subterfuge and outright lies… Is there anything socially self-conscious New York parents won’t do to…
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Cartagena’s Book Festival
A La Cartagena Clive Aslet turns over a new leaf and visits Cartagena, the historic but decidedly cool Colombian city…
ByIntroducing Masterpiece London 2012
Masterstroke! Painstakingly curated, conveniently located and deliciously catered — what’s not to love about the Masterpiece London art fair, asks…
ByHow Can You Enjoy All the Benefits of A Private Jet, Without Owning One?
Hasta La Vista, Baby The world looks so much nicer from a private plane, but owning one is such a…
ByAlia Al-Senussi and Kenny Schachter on Young Patron-Collectors
Crazy Sexy Cool Alia al-Senussi and Kenny Schachter on the marriage made in art-fair heaven between high-end limited-edition design and…
ByBentley’s First 4×4 And the Rise of the High-End SUV
Look Who’s Torquin’ First Range Rover, then Mercedes, Porsche and now Bentley — the high-end 4×4 is the car that…
ByInside the Restaurant Rekondo Wine Cellars with ‘Le Fou Des Vins’
Drop Everything Txomin Rekondo has a pleasant little casería near San Sebastian that you’ve probably never heard of. He also…
By Lotions, Potions and Finding the Perfect Washbag
Fop Gear What is a globetrotting old peacock to do with all his oceans of anti-ageing lotions and stacks of…
ByPitti Immagine’s Taste of Florence
All the Fare of the Fair In Italy conspicuous consumption has become an offence punishable by law — unless it…
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All the Fare of the Fair In Italy conspicuous consumption has become an offence punishable by law unless it takes…
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