Gong Hei Fat Choi
My Chinese is pretty non-existent I’m afraid to say and only really any good for ordering dim sum (ha kau, siu mai, feng zhao). The single phrase I feel very clever to mutter… Read More
Changmoh Beauty: Eye Cream
I never used to wear this until I hit thirty (feels about fifty years ago now) when, almost over night, I had lines around my eyes when I smiled. One solution whispered… Read More
Homemade Lemonade
I love this and what’s more, it absolutely doesn’t count as cooking. -The juice of 7 lemons (produces roughly one coffee cup of lemon juice) -3/4 cup of sugar mixed and heated… Read More
Japanese Spa
I hate taking out packages when I visit a spa, or anywhere for that matter. I think it’s the eternal pessimist in me: what if I die before I’ve used up all… Read More
Beautiful Bargains
London and New York’s day-to-day fashion scene is more than just haute couture, heels and handbags – there’s also an important emphasis on originality and unbranded street fashion which does, to some… Read More
Pheasant Schnitzel
On the subject of English country life, which I wrote a little bit about yesterday, we were wildly enthusiastic enough during our visit a few months ago to shoot, pluck, cook and… Read More
The Cotswolds’ Version of Mahjong
I stumbled in to a proper country pub in the depths of the Cotswolds when we were staying there over Christmas and New Year. It was a stone’s throw from the little… Read More





















