England
The Aqua Grand Café
I’ve just been with a friend to Aqua’s new Grand Café brasserie and bar that has opened up in Whiteladies Road after a short period of refurbishment and rebranding into what is now a stylish […]
England
England
Burleigh Court Hotel – Cotswolds
“Don’t munch on a hunch,” advises Emanuelle Paulson as we pause in the country lane to take a closer look at Jack by the Hedge (a plant not a person). She gives me one of […]
East Sussex
The Mermaid Inn – Rye
Don’t head to The Mermaid Inn in Rye if you’re of a nervous disposition. Because it’s one of the most haunted inns in Britain, with a number of resident ghosts that include everything from some […]
Bars
St James Bar ‘Imagination’ Menu
The St James Bar at The Sofitel London St James is a chic, elegant and inviting meeting place with its upmarket ambience and rich textures and colours, and where you will find an eclectic mix […]
England
Karma Salford Hall
Venturing out and about still has that feeling of frisson to it after all those months locked up during lockdown. A trip into the country is a welcome treat. As we drove through Warwickshire up […]
Bars
Martinez Cocktail Bar, Soho
I love it when I stumble upon a hidden away bar or speakeasy whilst travelling, never more so when it happens to be close to home here in central London. Tucked away in Greek Street […]
England
The Poet at Matfield
The quintessentially English village of Matfield in Kent, complete with an idyllic cricket green and duck pond, could not provide a greater contrast to the muddy horrors of the Somme and Passchendaele. Yet celebrated World […]
England
Zitto e Mangia, Tewkesbury
The chef is from the south of Italy, the owner from the north, and the restaurant itself is virtually in the middle of England; Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire to be precise. What could possibly go wrong? […]
Cumbria
The Black Bull, Sedbergh
The Black Bull in Sedbergh is a gastropub with boutique bedrooms in a property that’s been providing hospitality to travellers since the 17th century. Current owners James Ratcliffe and Nina Matsunga oversaw major renovations in […]
England
The Hare, Langton Green
Stepping into The Hare, located in Langton Green – a suburb of Tunbridge Wells – is a bit like being invited into somebody’s home. It’s an elegant building, which is unmistakeably an eatery, yet at […]