Edward de Bono, 1933-2021
Ahead of the publication of a new biography, Sarah Tucker, reflects on the life of…
Yearly Archives: 2021
Carbis Bay: Revisited
It was back in 2019 that I visited Carbis Bay down in Cornwall, just outside…
The Surprise, Chelsea
I thought it sounded familiar. I know of a few establishments secreted away in the…
Northern Ballet: Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons is well known to most of us, whether from the original Laclos book,…
This Is How We Are Human
Louise Beech’s literary output is impressive – from her first published novel How To Be…
Father’s Day Gift Guide
People often say it’s harder to buy presents for men than it is for women.…
Nuet Aquavit: The Spirit of Norway
It is Monday the 17th May. As the thunder claps louder than the rest of…
Brexit Books: This Sovereign Isle vs Britain Alone
Brexit may have happened but it is still with us. We only need to look…
Tales of the Riverside, Part II: Don Giovanni at Ye Olde Leatherne Bottel
The food at Don Giovanni is classic and contemporary Italian. You feel like you should…
Tales of the Riverside, Part I: Beetle & Wedge
This has been one of the wettest, most miserable Mays in recorded history so –…
Author Double Bill: Catch As Catch Can and Syn
Many readers will know Malcolm Hollingdrake from the ten books in his Harrogate Crime Series.…
111 Revisited
Back in the late summer I had a facial at 111 Harley St., about which…