Dom Perignon’s 2002 Rosé Reviewed
With this vintage, Dom Perignon’s chef de cave Richard Geoffroy says he wants to ‘put the pinot in the spotlight,…
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Review: Novikov
Novikov’s Italian restaurant failed Emily Rookwood’s food test, but passed her companion’s umbrella test. Inevitably when you’re going out to…
BySitwell Scoffs: Seeking 'Restoration' in Pratt's and Eating Breakfast for Dinner
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ByLynne Featherstone, Minister for International Development, Speaks Out Against FGC
‘Yesterday I did same-sex marriage, today it’s FGC [female genital cutting],’ said Lynne Featherstone, minister for international development, speaking at…
ByDr Frederick Mulder on Supporting the Orchid Project to End FGC
Spreading the Word Sophie McBain hears how innovative philanthropy is tackling one of the most barbaric practices around today: female…
ByEugene Onegin, ROH
Gone are sumptuous sets and elaborate costumes, replaced by a more one-dimensional yet visually compelling set The Royal Opera House’s…
ByPeter Harris on Why Founding Hotel Chocolat Was a Sweet Move
Bean Counters Hotel Chocolat’s Peter Harris tells ICAEW’s Michael Izza how his switch from cash flows to cocoa was the…
ByStonehage's Bold Investments in US Property
Stonehage, the Mayfair multi-family office, is taking a broad view of the market, announcing they have allocated 8-10 per cent…
ByArt dealer Guy Wildenstein charged with tax evasion
Wildenstein, the French-American heir to an art-dealing dynasty, was charged on January 24, the source said Famed international art dealer…
ByHMRC Promises to Clamp Down on Tax Avoidance, Not Just Evasion. What Should HNWs Do?
While tax evasion has long been regarded as wrong, of much greater concern to the majority of wealthy taxpayers is…
ByLucian Freud’s Art Donation and the Acceptance in Lieu Scheme
As well as being a generous donation, Lucian Freud’s gift of a Corot painting to the National Gallery got his…
ByCan vendors bear to hear the truth?
The solution is to lower the price of her own house but like most owners she sees only its merit…
ByCould Conrad Black Ever Recover his Reputation?
The New Black Is it possible to whitewash a besmirched reputation? Edward Amory believes that for the disgraced peer and…
ByWealthInsight: Turkish HNWs own $500 billion in wealth
There are 1,923 UHNWIs in Turkey, with an average wealth of US$135 million per person There are just over 94,000…
ByFirst legal brokerage in London launched by Oracle
Oracle Capital Group has formed Oracle Legal Case Management (Oracle LCM), a joint venture with Dr Yuri Rapoport, to manage…
ByRichard III Exhumed, But In the Future, How Will We Identify Kings in Carparks?
If in the year 2,600 archaeologists were to exhume the remains of, say, Margaret Thatcher, how would they go about…
ByWhy Central Banks are Still Taking Emergency Measures
Quantitative Dis(easing) While the eurozone remains at the back of investors’ minds, governments and central banks from the UK to…
ByWhy Horizontal Governance Matters
Global Localism Companies can no longer simply export their values and practices to their international arms, says Robert Amsterdam: the…
ByHedgehog Issue 30: Inside Nick Candy's House and Karl Lagerfeld's Garage
From Morocco’s literary scene, to Karl Lagerfeld’s car collection and Nick Candy’s penthouse, Spear’s columnist travels far and wide in…
ByLady Astor of Hever's Diary
My time has been almost entirely taken up over the past three months in preparing for the publication of my…
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