Gara Rock: The Wild Side of Salcombe
At the ragged edge of South Devon, where country lanes peter out to the Atlantic…
Author Toby 'Lawrence' White
A Pot Luck Pop-Up
“Why is a samosa £32?” Jess doesn’t even glance up from the menu. “Ah,” she…
Man and Boy at the National Theatre
Terence Rattigan wrote Man and Boy in 1961, at what he perceived to be the…
Così Fan Tutte at the ENO
The irony of staging Così fan tutte over Valentine’s weekend is inspired. Mozart’s comedy of…
Villa Nai: Privacy Perfected
With just eight rooms, a fiercely discreet clientele and an uncompromising architectural vision, Villa Nai has…
The Ministry of Work
For a journalist perpetually in motion, London can be rich in meetings but poor in…
A Love Letter to Lenk
In which Larry heads into Switzerland’s lesser-known Simmental to discover a village that has kept its…
Smoke, Ceremony and Seoul in the West End
January needn’t mean culinary hibernation. At Soom, as Larry discovers, London’s Korean barbecue scene finds…
HMS Pinafore at the ENO
“Let’s leave subtlety at the door, shall we say…” Just days before coming to the…
To the Manor Born: A Cotswold Reverie at Castle Combe
In the postcard village of Castle Combe, Larry discovers a country hotel so enchanting it…
Old Fashioned, New Tricks
In which our correspondents, Larry and Larman, find that progress can still be served over…
A Return to The Gore
Ever the discerning diner, Larry finds civility, charm, and a touch of old London savoir faire in…