It’s a numbers game
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The address of Sixtyone Restaurant – 61 Upper Berkeley Street in Marylebone – is easy to remember. In addition to the name itself, the restaurant has made a quirky feature of its door number on several lev...
A culinary performance at the National Theatre
A culinary performance at the National Theatre – Glass plays audience to an applause-worthy dining debut on the South Bank, London
In recent months, the South Bank’s National Theatre has opened the curtains to...
A meeting of minds
France’s oldest Cognac house and one of the country’s most celebrated conceptual artists have joined forces to collaborate on Martell Premier Voyage a partnership between Martell Cognac and Bernar Venet who h...
Stunning southern Africa – Glass discovers the natural wonders of southern Africa beyond South Africa
Stunning southern Africa – Glass discovers the natural wonders of southern Africa beyond South Africa
Zambia is home to one of the seven natural wonders of the world, which it shares with neighbouring Zimbab...
Choctail wishes and high tea dreams at the Bulgari Hotel
The festive season brings out the best of London, and often it’s most wondrous epicurean delights too. Accordingly, Bulgari are doing as Bulgari usually does this party season, laying down only the best at the ...
Rock n’ Roll Brunch at the House of Ho, London
Sunday brunch is arguably the most fun meal of the week and The House of Ho in Soho has embraced this idea with Bobby's Rock n’ Roll Brunch. Launched this autumn, the brunch is a light-hearted addition to Bobby...
The hills are alight
How many times can you state the obvious without boring yourself and everyone in earshot? On an autumn day in the Swiss National Park, my partner and I are discovering that prosaic remarks such as...
Swire Hotels open The Continental restaurant in Hong Kong
Swire Hotels has just announced the opening of its new restaurant, The Continental, the second stand-alone restaurant owned and managed by the group.
The Continental, located in the freestanding building on ...
Six reasons why Athens rocks
Beyond the historical marvels – itself a central reason to visit the city – Athens has plenty more to offer on a weekend away
Hit the heights
Rising above Athens’ sprawl lies Lycabettus mountain, whose 277-...
Sweet perfection – Artist David Shrigley makes tea at Sketch, London
Sweet perfection – Artist David Shrigley makes tea at Sketch, London
Afternoon tea has been given a delicious twist by artist David Shrigley, as part of a two-year residency at Sketch. The Turner Prize-nomin...
Cuisine and charm at Carmine, Umbria
Nestled at the foot of Monte Tezio, central Italy, the newly renovated Chiesa del Carmine, a luxurious eight-bedroomed farmhouse, is available for hire. Carmine looks out across the glorious Italian country...
Tea for Choo at The Berkeley, London
The Berkeley Hotel in fashionable Knightsbridge, synonymous with style and glamour, is proud to announce its first ever collaboration with British luxury fashion accessory brand Jimmy Choo, with the launch of t...
It’s time to visit Geneva – Glass travels to the Hotel d’Anglettere, by Lake Geneva, right in the heart of Europe
It’s time to visit Geneva – Glass travels to the Hotel d’Anglettere, by Lake Geneva, right in the heart of Europe
Hotel d’Anglettere has to be the most perfect place to stay while enjoying a relaxing city br...
Regent Street treats us to a very fashionable night out
Regent Street showed us a night out on the town yesterday evening that isn’t going to be forgotten too soon. Fashion was the focus so naturally we were all ears, eyes and the rest for the once annual #FNO, or F...
Perfectly Situated: The Savoy and London Fashion Week
There are few hotels as iconic and delightfully British as the Savoy, a Fairmont Managed Hotel. Celebrating its 125th anniversary this season, this Fairmont-managed hotel is enjoying a much-deserved renaissance...
A melange of metropolitan chefs
Chef Tong Chee Hwee grew up in Malaysia and he remembers the delicious meals his Hakka grandmother used to cook before he went to Singapore in 1982 to take up his first job in a kitchen. His talen...
Locatelli pizza pops up in Marylebone
Sometimes just a mouthful of what you can’t afford is enough, like Ralph Lauren socks or Stella McCartney underwear. It’s near enough to the real thing to feel its warmth without the burn of a huge bill. Now an...
Summer on the smiling coast of Africa
It’s 6.30 in the evening, an hour before the sun sets over the Gambian coast – locally described as the smiling coast of Africa – and I’m passing time in a car park. Admittedly the car park of the stylish f...
Fishwives and knitted herrings
Swan House is classic Hastings. Go past the Tourist Information centre and Iceland, keep walking to Argos and George Street, then climb up some narrow, cobbled steps to Hill Street. Swan House is ad...
An altar to Chinese cuisine on Worship Street
It’s hard to believe that such a mountain of exquisite, authentic and surprising Chinese tastes could exist on east London’s unassuming Worship Street, but it does, and it’s extraordinary. HKK is...
Hoedown and meat up
Hoedown. Meat-up. Shoreditch has a new southern States restaurant and late night music spot, The Blues Kitchen. The spacious, saloon-style spot serves up filling Texan bbqs: piles of choice and your choice ...