Road trip – Portugal
My journey exploring northern Portugal started with a short flight from London to Porto, picking up a local car from the airport and quickly adjusting to driving on the opposite side of the road – a d...
Observatory at One World Trade Center opens to the public
New York City’s got the Top of the Rock excursion at Rockefeller Center. It’s got the Empire State Building's Observation Deck. And now, it’s got the much-anticipated Observatory at One World Trade Center.
T...
A tranquil haven in fashion heaven
The Four Seasons Milan is a hotel that makes a powerful first impression – but the exact nature of the impression will depend on what time you arrive. Turn up in the evening or early morning and you find yo...
A delicious secret from Japan and Peru
Sandals and socks, pizza and prawns, some partnerships should never see the light of day. But a new Japanese Peruvian restaurant proves two is sometimes better than one.
Bijou and as yet unknown, Amaru i...
The powder and the glory
The day begins with an explosion. Several, in fact, rumbling like thunder through the early morning snow.
“Do you know what that is?”
“If I had to guess, I’d say avalanche control.”
“Very good gues...
La Vida Lanzarote
Before visiting Lanzarote, I never thought I would get so excited over a potato. But the Spanish island’s traditional dish of papas arrugadas (Canarian wrinkled potatoes) has instilled in me a newfound enthusia...
Restaurant at the end of the world
The top end of Kings Road may be a hike from Sloane Square but, being so close to Chelsea’s premiership football club, it’s hardly the end of the world and especially so now that The World’s End Market has open...
Glass celebrates its fifth anniversary during London Fashion Week
The climax of London Fashion Week this season saw Glass not only raising a perfectly prepared D1 London Gin cocktail to another successful season but also in celebration of our fifth anniversary as one of Londo...
Well worth the hunt
The Stevedores Beer and Whiskey Bar, hidden on a quiet little lane near Cambridge Heath, east London, isn’t easy to find but, once you’re there, it’s worth it. The interior is bedecked in maritime paraphern...
Chloé inspired afternoon tea at The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park has collaborated with Maison Chloé to celebrate the arrival of the Chloé Spring/Summer 2015 collection at their Sloane Street store by launching the Chloé-inspired afte...
Leading the way with Flavours from the Cellar in 2015
Visitors to Mercure Hotels will discover some outstanding new wines throughout 2015 as the hotel group unveils its new wine offering. The Mercure network spans more than 700 hotels in 52 countries around th...
Covert cocktails in Chinatown
A speakeasy within a speakeasy, Peony is a discreet, enchanting enclave hidden in the very depths of London’s Chinatown. It’s actually part of Opium – the stylish cocktail bar and dim sum restaurant on Gerr...
A speakeasy for the modern drinker
There is – seemingly – no secrecy in the very centre of Chinatown, in Soho, London. Restaurants display their menus, with bold, bright pictures, on huge entranceway panels, exotic vegetables are sliced to r...
The art of eating
Tate Britain came up with a logical idea as to where best to eat after appreciating an art show when it commissioned the artist Rex Whistler in the 1920s to decorate the gallery’s Refreshment Room. He spent eig...
Alibi – Wine Dine Be Social in Hong Kong’s Mongkok
Last week, the Glass team celebrated the opening of Alibi – Wine Dine Be Social at Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok.
Headed up by Kiwi Chef de Cuisine, Tim Bruges, Alibi’s all-day menu follows the mediterranean ...
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong celebrates 10 years
Marking Hong Kong Fashion Week last month, the largest and most important fashion event in Asia, the Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong begins its 10th anniversary celebrations by collaborating with Anya ...
London celebrates Pisco Sour week
Conceived in Peru by an American bar tender back in the 1920’s, the Pisco Sour – named after its main ingredient – has ever since made its way up through north America and over to Europe. Even though it’s now a...
Celebrating Harlem, NYC
The culture, music, art, people, food, and spirited overall vibe of uptown New York City’s Harlem neighbourhood are beckoning the attentions and affections of not only New Yorkers, but of the rest of the world....
Fortnum & Mason open The Bar at Terminal 5, London Heathrow
The world’s first airport bar from Fortnum & Mason has arrived at Terminal 5, London Heathrow, offering a new eating and drinking experience for discerning travellers. Located adjacent to the newly opened F...
Synthesising modern desires
Somerset. Long known for farming, hippy sub-cultures and festival, Glastonbury has started a transformation into a stylish retreat where visitors drink quality wine, eat well and see international art. Glass ch...
Relaxing in Rio – Where to peacefully bed down and eat in a manic city of noisy fun
Relaxing in Rio – Where to peacefully bed down and eat in a manic city of noisy fun
It is a truth universally acknowledged, as Jane Austen might have put it, that anyone in search of an excessively good time...