The Oarsman, Marlow
In Three Men In A Boat – perhaps the ur-text when it comes to charming,…
Author Alex Larman
The Fat Badger, Richmond
When I visited the Gladwin brothers’ Sussex restaurant in Soho last year, I decided that…
Dormy House
‘Live in Oxford, do you? Know the Cotswolds?’ If I had a pound for every…
When In Rome
The pandemic took many things from us, most of which do not need to be…
Ganymede
What’s in a name, eh? For a restaurant to call itself Ganymede shows a certain…
A Cliveden Return
On 8 July 1961, a 19-year old showgirl named Christine Keeler dived into a swimming…
10 Greek Street
Central London is swamped with ‘concept’ restaurants. It can be both dispiriting and overwhelming for…
A Warwickshire Weekend at Mallory Court
When one thinks about Warwickshire, all sorts of cliches come to mind, mostly Shakespearean in…
A Clifton Sojourn
Clifton, at the heart of Bristol, is a curious place. In the Georgian centre, usually…
Hawksmoor Wood Wharf
I could smell Hawksmoor Wood Wharf before I could see it. This is, admittedly, a…
Hakkasan
Sometimes, when Tom Cruise releases a new film, the Rolling Stones go on tour again,…
The King’s Head, Leatheringsett
I always have a kind of platonic ideal of what a country pub should be.…