A Pie and a Pint: Simple Pleasures at The Cleveland Arms
Stirling asks the eternal question – What’s better than a pork pie?
Browsing: Musings
A Big Mac Attack
We’ve all done it. Whether from past pleasures or present guilt, late night excesses or hunger…
On Two Icons of the American West
In one of life’s great ironies both creator and his greatest creation died within a…
A King with Feet of Clay
The 74th Venice Film Festival opens this week, at which Robert Redford is being honoured…
The Gardens of Shakespeare’s England
Aah! Is there anything more glorious than an English garden when all is lush and…
Tales from The Oriental
A peck of pepper, the crack of cardamom, sugar, spice and all things nice –…
Tales from The Oriental
A glorious night of Epicurean delights charts a remarkable journey for a remarkable wine. In…
The William Hill World Darts Championships
Darts fans. They are among us. Everybody’s into darts, it turns out, or at least…
Tales from the Oriental
Dusklit opera on one of London’s busiest streets? Whatever next. Nick Hammond laments summer’s passing…
Facing the Music…and the Reviews
Do you remember when you had your exam results published at school or university? If…
Tales from The Oriental
An army marches on its stomach, according to Napoleon Bonaparte. So does NICK HAMMOND according…
When the Thrilla in Manila Came to Kilburn
Cycling up Haverstock Hill in Belsize Park on a late July day in 1966 I saw…