Dubai: A Big Kids’ Playground
Dubai, or Dubada as my 8yo now affectionately calls it, wasn’t, I admit, my first…
Monthly Archives: April, 2022
Chez Antoinette
There was a time (and we’re going back decades here) when French restaurants in France…
A Double Dose of Suspense
This week it’s another double bill in Books, as crime writer Anne Coates recommends two new…
A Warwickshire Weekend at Mallory Court
When one thinks about Warwickshire, all sorts of cliches come to mind, mostly Shakespearean in…
Earth Day at TH@51
Lest we forget, today is Earth Day. One of the more meaningful annual ‘days’ of…
Afternoon Tea at The Langham
As a self-confessed biscuit queen, The Langham Hotel’s new afternoon tea designed by Executive Pastry…
Restaurant 1890 by Gordon Ramsay
As someone fascinated by the nineteenth century and in particular the movers and shakers of…
Home from Home: The Old Drift House, Kersey, Suffolk
It’s back. After a two-year hiatus – for reasons you might imagine – our Home…
The 47th at The Old Vic
Mike Bartlett’s new play is, like his last, Charles III, written in blank verse. This…
Coworth Park
Coworth Park in Ascot, Berkshire is the only UK property in the Dorchester Collection outside…
Easter at Home
It’s like a second Christmas, isn’t it? When the joys of the festive season have…
A Clifton Sojourn
Clifton, at the heart of Bristol, is a curious place. In the Georgian centre, usually…