Art investment 101: an expert’s guide
Investing in art can be an extremely rewarding venture in more ways than one. Helen Conybeare Williams runs you through…
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Elizabeth Haigh at Mortimer House review: ‘Catch it while it lasts’
Arun Kakar heads to the exceedingly cool Mortimer House for the excellent first entry in its new residency series Mortimer…
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The Ninth review: Jun Tanaka’s French fare dazzles in Fitzrovia
The Japanese-British chef’s food possesses a higher power, writes Rasika Sittamparam If you feel like the world around you is…
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Frog in Covent Garden review: ‘More Borg than McEnroe’
At Adam Handling’s flagship restaurant on Southampton Street, you can see the man himself cooking in the open kitchen. It’s…
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Hotel Plaza Athenée Paris review: ‘I became rapidly a moral relativist’
Christopher Jackson defies George Clooney and takes great pleasure in staying at the Paris branch of the Dorchester Collection A…
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Simpson’s-in-the-Strand review: ‘assiduously presented, and served with cheerful warmth’
Christopher Jackson travels back in time to one of London’s finest institutions Any restaurant whose clientele has included Dickens, Gladstone…
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Honeymooning on the ‘spectacular’ Amalfi Coast – Spear’s travel
Imaginative hotels along a famous stretch of Italian coastline make a perfect setting for a honeymoon – once you get…
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Here’s our list of eight of the world’s must-see art galleries. Marvel at masterpieces by Ruben and Monet at the…
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How much does it cost to educate a prince? An expert asks
Start preparing now if, like the Sussex’s, you want your little highness to have the best education and least financially…
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Review: Sani Resort
Want an easy and luxurious holiday with the kids? Christopher Jackson has just the place It’s counterintuitive for anyone besides…
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Ollie Dabbous on Hide, the new Chelsea Barracks and his top London restaurants
Arun Kakar talks to London’s most talked-about chef before he kicks off his landmark residency at the new Chelsea Barracks…
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Behavioural Health Awards to raise HNW mental health awareness
The Behavioural Wealth Awards launched this week at the Cavalry & Guards Club in London recognises those who are fighting…
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Steven Berkoff on Chaplin, Weinstein and theatre – the Spear’s diary
Actor, playwright and photographer Steven Berkoff shares his encounters with poverty, theatre and Faustian pacts I live in London ,…
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Why HNWs are looking for ‘spirituality’ on holiday – Lucia van der Post
The world’s rich are seeking something spiritual from their free time – something that material wealth can’t bring them, writes…
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Guess who: ‘Faceless’ exhibition arrives in London
The emerging artist, whose first solo exhibition in Britain opens this week at the Maddox gallery, is the most influential…
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São Paulo is ‘the very essence of what makes Brazil so special and different’ – Spear’s travel
Swim with phosphorescent plankton in Paraty and taste the urban bustle of São Paolo to experience two sides of Brazil’s…
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The Old Hatchet review: ‘Unpretentious, convivial’ Sunday lunch in Berkshire
Alec Marsh and the family head to the Old Hatchet pub in Berkshire for a singuarly superior Sunday lunch –…
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Angelina review: ‘A resoundingly fresh experience’
Dalston’s newest culinary experimenter is full of surprises and leaves plenty to enjoy, writes Arun Kakar Dalston in East London…
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Jason Cowley on Liverpool, Arsenal and the end of the 80s
At the end of a turbulent decade and a tragic season, one match offered fresh hope for English football, writes…
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Sol y Sombra – much more than a cocktail
Matthew Gilpin enjoys a long, delicious and typically Spanish lunch in Ibiza, with incredible drinks to boot ‘A beber y…
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