Food &amp; Drink

REINVENTING restaurants is often a tall order but Fortnum & Mason has undergone a bright new facelift of late. October to be precise, so not so recently, and their ground floor restaurant, formerly The Foun...

Glass samples the Sunday menu at Café Murano

May 30, 2016

PUTTING an Italian spin on the institution that is Sunday lunch, Café Murano’s Pranzo di Domenica menu takes guests on a journey through some of Italy’s finest culinary creations. The elegant yet laid...

Glass enjoys a unique dining experience with the Fitzrovia Collective, London

May 19, 2016

WHY enjoy the work of one celebrated chef when you can try that of three? A forthcoming series of special dinners allows you to do just that, bringing together the complementary skills of three of London’s lead...

Two Cities: One Japan – Glass finds special places to stay and eat in Tokyo and Kyoto

Sean Sheehan

May 10, 2016

Dining, Feature, Travel

PLANNING a trip to Japan is a mouth-watering experience. There is so much to see and do (and eat!) that it would take a lifetime of holidays to really get a feel for the place. Skiing, walking, water sports, mo...

The London EDITION Hotel celebrates the RAW Wine Fair

Stephanie Clair

May 9, 2016

Dining, News

AHEAD of London’s fifth RAW wine fair, which opens next week, France’s only female Master of Wine Isabelle Legeron has joined together with The London EDITION Hotel and taken over their basement to showcase low...

Glass visits the recently opened Greek restaurant Suvlaki, Soho, London

May 3, 2016

IN Soho it’s hard to move for newly launched casual-dining ventures, with London’s culinary entrepreneurs rapidly moving us away from stuffy, bright-lit rooms towards bustling, vibey spaces serving up street-in...

Glass visits Dublin during its 1916 Easter Rising celebrations

Sean Sheehan

April 25, 2016

Dining, Europe, Feature, Ireland, Travel

CENTENARY celebrations of Dublin’s 1916 Easter Rising were dignified affairs and triumphalist displays of narrow-minded nationalism were not to be seen. There was a sense that something important had taken plac...

Japanese fine dining in London – Glass visits Tokimeite

Becky Zanker

March 30, 2016

Japanese fine dining in London – Glass enjoys the culinary treasures of seven-Michelin-star chef Yoshihiro Murata at Tokimeite WALK into Tokimeite and you’d be forgiven for believing you’d somehow, magically, ...

The Glass Easter Gift Guide – Celebrating the Season in Style

Glass Beauty

March 22, 2016

Beauty, Dining, Feature

Penhaligon’s Equinox Bloom Eau de Parfum Penhaligon’s Equinox Bloom Eau de Parfum If you’re looking for something aromatic, comforting and tantalising this Easter, step away from the chocolate and c...

Food as theatre: The Globe’s new dining destination

March 21, 2016

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WITH 2016 marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, this year sees an explosion of creativity and special events in celebration of the Bard’s life and legacy. Across the UK the Shakespeare...

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Culture Not Computers – Glass visits Taiwan and discovers more culture than circuit boards

Sean Sheehan

March 7, 2016

Dining, Feature, Travel

TAIWAN is home to many of the gadgets we love – smartphones and that nifty transformer laptop – and its a Taiwanese company that makes the iPhone in China but the country has another face that is very...

Take your mother out – the Glass Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Glass Beauty

March 3, 2016

Beauty, Feature, Food & Drink, Shopping Guide, Shopping Guide

MOTHER’S Day, as it is now commonly known, traces its very earliest origins back to classical times where festivals to honour mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele were annually held. As Mothering Sunday draws ever ...

Glass takes a gastronomic tour of Hong Kong – Tartine

February 29, 2016

Hong Kong, a city of maximum convenience, and if that convenience happens to extend to a taste of one of Europe’s most hotly contested food capitals, France, so be it. Tartine brings a small but mighty taste of...

Glass takes a gastronomic tour of Hong Kong – 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA

February 22, 2016

In a city as business-minded as Hong Kong, it’s good to know that there are dedicated chefs provisioning this kind of professionalism in dining establishment form. The restaurant 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA is a fi...

Glass visits Shackfuyu in Soho for modern Japanese dishes and cocktails

Becky Zanker

February 18, 2016

Shackfuyu, the modern Japanese restaurant from Bone Daddies, has gone from pop-up to permanent and we couldn’t be happier about it. When we visited, on Friday night, pairs were already eating at the b...

Sunday Brunch at Bar Boulud

Amanda Bernstein

February 18, 2016

Dining, Drinks, Food & Drink, News

Michelin-starred French chef, Daniel Boulud, who hails from Lyon, lends his name and expertise to Bar Boulud, a fabulous restaurant and bar, located within the basement of the Mandarin Oriental hotel. This s...

Glass selects London’s most prestigious pancakes

February 9, 2016

A favourite date in the diaries of many, Shrove Tuesday gives us all a socially acceptable chance to ditch dining conventions and feast on pancakes before embracing a 40-day fast (or so tradition goes). From sa...

Glass takes a gastronomic tour of Hong Kong – Aberdeen Street Social

February 8, 2016

It’s pretty much true to say that in Hong Kong you have everything you could ask for on your doorstep. This, being the general consensus, is what makes so many foreign thrill seekers so attracted to living ther...

Louis XIII de Rémy Martin celebrates 100 Years: The Movie You Will Never See in London

February 4, 2016

Culture, Food & Drink, News

Last night in London’s Soho Louis XIII de Rémy Martin brandy exclusively unveiled 100 Years: The Movie You Will Never See, an innovative new cinematic project starring actor John Malkovich. The time-capsule sa...

Glass sees in Chinese New Year at HKK, London

February 3, 2016