Author Sean Sheehan

Sean Sheehan

Glass Online food writer

Villa San Michelle, Florence: Fidelity to the Spirit of its Heritage

May 20, 2026

CONVENTS and monasteries around the world have been converted into museums, tourist attractions and hotels but rarely with such fidelity to the mindful spirit of the original building as the reopened Villa San...

Where to Eat and Stay in Lima and Arequipa

Sean Sheehan

May 1, 2026

News, South America, Travel

THE VISUAL emblems of Peru, like Machu Picchu and alpacas, are so indelibly established that viewing them for real is almost an anti-climax. Like the pyramids outside Cairo or the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the su...

Grand Hotel Fasano: Reopening on the Shores of Lake Garda

Sean Sheehan

March 27, 2026

Europe, Italy, News, Travel

When staying in the Lake Garda region, superior accommodation will be along the palm-lined shore, taking advantage of the vistas offered by the shimmering waters of Italy’s largest lake. Thus, the reopening of...

A Whistle-stop Guide to Paris’ Most Tasty Pleasures

Sean Sheehan

February 20, 2026

Dining, Food & Drink, Paris

CURIOUS and keen to see where so many artists had chosen to live, Montmartre was my first stop. The tour taken was an eye-opener. It began at Église Saint-Jean - not the most visited church in this neighbourho...

A Gastronomy Trip Along the Costa Brava

Sean Sheehan

February 9, 2026

Europe, Feature, Spain, Travel

THE PLACE is the Bay of St. Pol in the Costa Brava region in the northeast of Spain, roughly halfway between Barcelona and Perpignan in France. From Barcelona airport it takes an hour and fifteen minutes to re...

Celebrate Valentine’s Day 2026 in the UK in Style

Sean Sheehan

February 2, 2026

News, Travel

LOVE knows no bounds, and neither do the possibilities for celebrating Valentine’s Day across the capital, from Mayfair and Chelsea to St Pancras and Lambeth. The four-course menu on 14th February at Bookin...

The Emblems Collection: Luxury Hotels for the Culturally Curious

Sean Sheehan

December 1, 2025

Travel

A NEW portfolio from Accor applauds landmark hotels around the world that embody the spirit of their heritage locations and enhances them with exceptional levels of bespoke hospitality and guest experiences. ...

A Night at an Old Classic: London’s Hilton on Park Lane

Sean Sheehan

December 1, 2025

Europe, London, Travel

WHEN the Hilton on Park Lane first opened to the public in 1963, it perfectly suited the Swinging Sixties zeitgeist. It occasioned an important influence on the Beatles – they listened here for the first time ...

A Peregrination Across Switzerland with the Bürgenstock Collection

Sean Sheehan

November 7, 2025

Europe, News, Switzerland, Travel

THE TRIP begins with a flight to Zurich, then a smooth, short train ride from the airport to Lucerne, and a five-minute walk from the station to the pier for a catamaran glide across the lake. With the snow-ca...

A Thrilling Four-Hands Dinner with Claude and Co at The Peninsula London

Sean Sheehan

September 26, 2025

Dining, Food & Drink, News

AS 2025 enters its final quarter, the concept of a four-hands dinner – two chefs collaborating to create a unique menu for a limited period – reaches new heights at Brooklands by Claude Bosi, the rooftop resta...

Get A Look At The New Mama Shelter, Singapore

Sean Sheehan

September 2, 2025

Asia, News, Singapore, Travel

STAR ratings and other categorisations can be useful shorthand for conveying information about hotels and restaurants but sometimes they are blunt instruments and the new Mama Shelter hotel, opening in Singapo...

Exploring Summertime Dining in London

Sean Sheehan

August 13, 2025

Dining, Food & Drink, News

THE setting for Kioku by Endo – the rooftop of a historic building in the heart of Whitehall – has to be unique: the food, the location and the views combine to form a very classy and one-off dining experience...

Exploring the Sultry Street Life in Vietnam

Sean Sheehan

August 12, 2025

Asia, Feature, Food & Drink, Travel, Vietnam

JUST as learning to swim means getting in the water, experiencing Hanoi demands immersion in its street life. You have to take the plunge, distracted by sights while dodging a perpetual flow of scooters ar...

A Star Event with the Mar-Bella Collection 24 July in Corfu

Sean Sheehan

July 23, 2025

Dining, Food & Drink

THE indomitable hero Odysseus (aka Ulysses) adventured around the known world of the ancient Greeks. Nowadays, it is Greek chefs who travel the globe creating culinary adventures of renown and the Mar-Bell...

Glass visits Dublin and finds a culture galore

Sean Sheehan

July 22, 2025

Culture, Ireland, Travel

ONE day, a young woman by the name of Nora Barnacle (‘she’ll stick to him’ was a remark of her future father-in-law) was walking in central Dublin when she was chatted up by a young man. A date was arranged bu...

Glass is fascinated by Fez and Meknes

Sean Sheehan

July 14, 2025

Africa, News, Travel

CONVENTIONAL hotels go out the window when staying in the ancient city of Fes (aka Fez) in northern Morocco and once the capital of the country. The medieval part of the city, called the ‘Athens of Africa’ bec...

Very high, very sublime and very Mediterranean: Glass goes to Lucky Cat, Mei Ume and Saisons

Sean Sheehan

June 13, 2025

Dining, Food & Drink

THAT THE views from Lucky Cat at 22 Bishopsgate are breathtaking is less a subjective impression and more an absolute truth. The panoramas are better than those from The Shard’s viewing platform because yo...

Eat, Play and Love around the world at Shangri-La Hotels

Sean Sheehan

June 9, 2025

News, Travel

THE Shangri-La group’s innovative idea is to deploy the 2010 film Eat Pray Love as a launch pad for promoting experiences of joy and adventure around the world this summer. In the film, the character played...

Bonjour Paris! Stylish, luxury aparthotel opens by Locke

Sean Sheehan

March 20, 2025

Europe, France, News, Travel

A LOCKE studio apartment is no ordinary holiday abode and its design-led approach to the home-meets-hotel format is now to be experienced in the heart of Paris at Le Jardin de Verre by Locke. It is Locke’s...

Glass takes it easy in Oman

Sean Sheehan

March 17, 2025

Feature, Rest Of The World, Travel

OMAN is like modal jazz – think 1960s’ Johnny Hodges or Herbie Hancock – so different to the turbocharged swing of bebop that gives voice to Dubai, its brash neighbour to the north. Driving away from Musca...

Cupid in the Sky at Shangri-La The Shard

Sean Sheehan

February 13, 2025

News

ROMANCE reaches new heights if Valentine’s Day is celebrated by ascending 306m to levels 34-52 of The Shard. The night could be spent here in a room or suite, with a bouquet of flowers, rose petals and a b...