Around the World in 80 Hotels: The Ritz-Carlton, Moscow
Monisha Rajesh reaches Moscow and welcomes a luxurious respite between arduous train journeys You know you’ve reached absurd levels of…
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Is Britain about to witness a watchmaking revival?
British watchmaking has slowed to a near standstill over the past century, but there are promising movements afoot, says Timothy…
ByAfrica Exclusive's timeless safari experience stays genuine without compromising on comfort
John Burdett invites you to remove the watch and dump the phone if you dare – you can be set…
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Ristorante Frescobaldi comes to Mayfair via 700 years of gastronomic heritage
When Spear’s was invited by Diana Frescobaldi to attend a special dinner at her Florentine family’s new Italian restaurant in…
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Restaurant review: Sexy Fish, Berkeley Square
There is a long-established aesthetic for chic Asian restaurants in London as exemplified by Nobu, Zuma and their ilk: restrained,…
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Restaurant review: 45 Jermyn Street
The clock at the front of Fortnum & Mason has always chimed every fifteen minutes – but downstairs in the…
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Video interview with artists Broomberg and Chanarin
Josh Spero meets a Contemporary art pairing who have turned DNA into a tapestry Recently I had the pleasure of…
ByAt the Sharp End: Adam Brown
The founder of the Orlebar Brown men’s swimming trunks and resort wear company keeps cool under the burning spotlight of…
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Daniel Humm to Judge the Annual World of Fine Wine World’s Best Wine List Awards
New York based three Michelin Star Chef Daniel Humm and his Wine Director Cedric Nicaise are set to judge at…
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A look into the London opera salon nurturing tomorrow’s stars
There are a few salons of note in London where you can hear the finest instrumentalists of the moment and…
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Melinda Hughes enjoys an evening at the National Opera Studio with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and the James Bond of…
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Regal Rogue Vermouth a worthy New World sovereign
At a Soho restaurant last month I was fortunate enough to bump into ‘Lord’ Mark Ward of vermouth brand Regal…
ByLe Bristol marks 90 years with rose-tinted decadence
Zak Smith visits Le Bristol, the recently renovated jewel in Paris’s hotel crown, for one night of magic from a…
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Restaurant review: STK, Aldwych
So where does Spear’s have dinner in London’s theatreland after our awards at The Savoy? Thanks to a few glasses…
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Circadian adviser: a new dawn in architecture
A new Swedish technology is revolutionising the way we live, and sleep, writes Rasika Sittamparam Mrs Thatcher did it for…
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What the making of Zero Dark Thirty teaches us about goody bag hungry-HNWs
So: something we can all get behind: goody bags. Already I see your eyes lighting up. The topic presented itself…
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Benedetti and Marsalis unite to save creative collaboration
It’s not every day that one of the best classical violinists of a generation premieres a work by one of…
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Review – Celts: Art & Identity at the British Museum
Above: Gundestrup Cauldron (detail). Silver. Gundestrup, northern Denmark, 100 BC-AD 1. © The National Museum of Denmark. The Celts, inhabitants…
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Tracey Emin and tropical fish: behind the scenes of Sexy Fish’s launch
Sexy Fish has arrived on Berkeley Square: a kaleidoscope of dappled green Iranian onyx; raspberry leather upholstery; a shoal of…
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Halloween stirs London’s cauldron of decadent devilry
London is gearing up for its most decadent and devilish Halloween yet. With events galore, it’s difficult to know which…
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