Under a Michelin Star… Jason Atherton has the star – and Berner’s Tavern is the star! Set in the London Edition Hotel offset from the trendy bar and reception, this is where gallery meets fine dining, in a majestic space, walls adorned with art, busy pinny-clad staff busy… The broadsheet menu covers cocktails, Champagnes and […]
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More Like Holiday Gin! It’s always a welcome we love – the Holiday Inn on the M4 – the first step of a great trip, domestic or international out of London Heathrow. The landmark hotel that sits proudly on junction 4 has become more Holiday Gin than Holiday Inn by opening the new ‘Gin Parlour […]
Black gold – the happy accident! As editor I fought long and hard with myself, in a meeting with myself, over the inclusion of Mount Gay in my muses! I gave in, so here it is! It has become somewhat of a passion ever since the Barbadian nectar crossed my lips at the 1988 yachting […]
Tales of the Rover Bank… Just off the A34 and close to the Kassam Stadium – it is hard to believe that one is just minutes away from a 30-acre oasis on the banks of the River Thames. This is where medieval meets modern and it starts with check-in. An open-plan area of lounge, reception […]
THE PIG group is a personal collection of small lifestyle restaurants with rooms, where the focus is on authenticity and informality of design, food and service There are currently five PIG hotels; THE PIG, THE PIG-near Bath, THE PIG-on the beach; THE PIG-at Combe and THE PIG-in the wall. With an obsessive commitment to home-grown […]
We love to have fun, we love good service and we love to be entertained – meet the team at Be at One! Crafted by a number of talented yet disenchanted bar types from across the land – a successful concoction of 33 bars (to date) has shaken up the way we enjoy cocktails and […]
This piece was written before our dear friend Gerard passed away, I will be spending time with Nina and our extended family at Spot in the Woods this Spring… meanwhile I would like you to read this in the spirit of the last time I met with Gerard in 2018… Working with people, food, photos […]
In the heart of the emerging 67-acres of King’s Cross redevelopment, from industrial wasteland to a hospitality mecca – Dishoom one of the original tenants, from an old (godown) goods shed in 1928 a young Irani started to sell chai & home baked goods, today in a busy restored Victorian industrial building enjoy small plates […]
The Haven Hotel (surely there must be an ‘e’ missing in that name?) sits at the very end of the Sandbanks peninsula and has what is arguably the most impressive and magical position in the country. Literally on the water’s edge facing Studland and the Purbecks in the distance – this hotel is quite stunning! […]