Glyndebourne: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
I owe my appreciation of opera to the actor Tom Hulce. If the name doesn’t…
Author Toby 'Lawrence' White
Jonathan Dove’s Flight at Opera Holland Park
There is an effect that Jonathan Dove’s Flight has that does something unlike anything one…
The Magna Carta Garden
No freeman is to be disseised of his tenement nor will we go against such…
The Greyhound on the Test
Stockbridge is the sort of town you should ride into on horseback. Much of the journey…
Sixtyone
I’ve long been of the opinion that restaurants in city hotels are unnecessary; why dine…
The New Istanbul: Raffles
I have never been tempted to avail myself of anything from a hotel suite before;…
A Satirical Repast at Scarfe’s
“How is it I know more about this place than you do, and I’m the…
Daphne’s: The Grand Dame of Dining
How do restaurants do it? In an age when fashions in food pass as quickly…
L’Etoile de La Thuile: Nira Montana
The first thing I did on arrival at Nira Montana – which, invariably, is the…
Canvas and the Playful Sommelier
Leaving the hum of Sloane Street, a descent into Canvas feels more like entering a…
Lisbon, by Baby
As a recent father, there was one thing I was dreading more than anything infantile…
The Curzon at Mondrian London
It wasn’t the Southbank Tower under construction opposite that reminded me I was in an…