Riverside Retreat
Monkey Island is a riverside estate reformed by YTL hotel group into a luxury hotel with its close proximity to London bringing a stream of guests seeking to escape the urban drone
Tag: Food
House of Ming
Savour Sichuan and Cantonese morsels in a Taj venue dripping with Oriental glamour Words:...
Turning up the heat
While the hospitality industry may have had its challenges, we catch up with four chefs who have arrived on the scene and are making their mark
A taste of honey
While honey is a food used in kitchens across the world a new restaurant at Selfridges is spotlighting bees and the sweet nectar they produce
Insiders’ guide
Richard Marshall, owner and founder of Pall Mall Barbers, a historic gentlemen’s barbers, picks his favourite places in Victoria and Westminster
A walk on the wild side
Celebrated jewellery designer Vicki Sarge on hitchhiking in a riot, the wild days of New York’s Studio 54 and her Big Apple neighbour, Truman Capote
Called to the bar
A modern take on the traditional pub is what these two new additions to the area will be offering once they open for business
The world on a plate
With travel still off the agenda, we pick five of our favourite local restaurants that will transport your taste buds across the globe
Darroze Gold
As the only woman in Mayfair to have ever received three Michelin stars, The Connaught’s Hélène Darroze hopes to encourage more women into the world of gastronomy
Period drama
This boutique hotel with interiors on the right side of kitsch is creating a buzz, so be sure to book your visit soon
Game for a laugh
The pandemic forced Marcus Wareing to swap his chefs’ whites for gardening gloves. Now back in the kitchen with a new outlook, the 50-year-old says it’s time to forget the critics and have fun
C’est magnifique!
An escape to Raymond Blanc’s two Michelin-star retreat in Oxfordshire should be your first calling place when restrictions allow
