Inside the French festival serving incredible wine in a beautiful setting November 4, 2025 Typing this up on Eurostar, I am having to completely rethink what I had planned to include in this week’s column. Rather than writing from my London home and grimacing at the grey outdoors, I had been invited by Alex Watson, part of the Domaine Watson family and co-founder of Renais gin, to escape the [...]
Incredible foodie Canada, from Michelin stars to next-level fast food November 3, 2025 For its size, less than half a million inhabitants, Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, has a great number of extraordinary restaurants, where the creative vision of their chefs make the city one of the top foodie destinations in Canada. In an area of just four square kilometers, there are over 200 high quality restaurants [...]
Where to stay in Nice, France’s spectacular coastal city November 3, 2025 Where to stay and what to do in Nice, France, which still offers decently high temperatures throughout November WHERE TO STAY IN NICEBrits decrying the heat will be pleased to hear that Nice is open all year round, not just in the summer. More good news: you should probably go in November. That way you’ll [...]
Serra at Chancery Rosewood review: dining at the US Embassy November 2, 2025 The most high profile hotel opening of 2025 has arrived with Mayfair’s Chancery Rosewood. Adam Bloodworth eats at SerraTerribly wealthy international visitors must be excited by the prospect of London right now. There has been a sprint of uber-luxury hotel openings where rooms cost north of a grand per night, and the Chancery Rosewood is [...]
Inside the new London rooftop bar with sunset cocktails and excellent food November 1, 2025 New London rooftop bar and restaurant Solaya has opened on the roof of the Art’otel Hoxton There are what feels like billions of new restaurants opening across the capital every year, but very rarely do we get a new rooftop. Plenty of places lay claim to being new rooftop spots, but they’re lying: a terrace [...]
The very best hotel in the UK has been revealed October 31, 2025 A panel of expert judges have revealed the inaugural list of the world’s 100 best hotels, and three of the winners are in the capital. The hotel voted best in the UK at the annual World’s 50 Best Hotels awards at Old Billingsgate Market last night was Claridge’s, which took the 16th spot. The Art [...]
Sexism is still rife in the wine industry – problematic men are the real ghouls this Halloween October 31, 2025 Forget the ghosts and apparitions, the real terrors this Halloween season are the wine industry’s bigots and sexists Halloween may be on the way, but the scariest thing in wine is that snobbery and bigotry still exists. Recently, after a very good lunch in London Bridge, some friends and I popped into a nearby wine [...]
Innovative fashion flourishes at Studio Smithfield October 31, 2025 London has long stood among the world’s great fashion capitals, home to innovative designers who compete daily with creative powerhouses in Paris, New York, and Milan. Iconic British brands such as Paul Smith, Stella McCartney, Oswald Boateng and Alexander McQueen have all used London as a launchpad to grow their global influence and define contemporary [...]
The Capitalist: City PM, sexing up the Budget since 2005 October 30, 2025 INSIDE OUR INAUGURAL SQUARE MILE AWARDSThe Square Mile gathered in force last week to celebrate… the Square Mile. It was our inaugural Toast the City Awards, and gongs were handed out to the City’s best restaurant, bar, green space, rooftop and much more. However, Piccolo Bar, the winners of the best sandwich accolade, weren’t to [...]
The Line of Beauty at the Almeida review: Horny and exceedingly fabulous October 30, 2025 The Line of Beauty at the Almeida review and star rating: ★★★★ Alan Hollinghurst’s The Line of Beauty is considered alongside The Normal Heart and Angels in America to be one of the seminal queer texts confronting the AIDS pandemic. It won the Man Booker Prize in 2004 but is more interested in queer hedonism [...]
