Afternoon Tea at The Langham
As a self-confessed biscuit queen, The Langham Hotel’s new afternoon tea designed by Executive Pastry…
Yearly Archives: 2022
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…
El Norte
Tapas restaurants have moved on somewhat since the days of dark wood tavernas, churning out…
Daffodils by Louise Beech
When I reviewed Louise Beech’s last book, This is How We are Human, I was…
A Cape Retreat in Table Bay
“Mum, mum, did you know that it’s going to get really hot in the aeroplane…
The Forsythe Evening with English National Ballet
These are bleak days – war in Europe, a cost of living crisis and on…
Provence in a Bottle: Gin d’Azur
Can it be? Is that the sun attempting to poke its nose out from behind…