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The Ivy Restaurant is Old News. ‘The Club at The Ivy’ is Where It’s At

By On Wednesday, 17 July 2013

We missed the last race of the day when we went to Ascot, in the hope of beating at least some of the traffic heading from the racecourse into central London. It… Read More

Food & Drink

An Instant in Instagram

By On Monday, 29 April 2013

Looking back, last week – seen here through the comforting golden glow that only instagram can deliver – does seem to have involved rather a lot of eating. The most trouser-stretching moment… Read More

Food & Drink

Eating Out in New York

By On Friday, 22 March 2013

I have unfortunately been blessed with a less than flat tummy and – conversely and rather disappointingly – a completely flat bottom.  After getting throughly overexcited in both New York and London… Read More

Fash

Clothes…and Other Important Things in New York City

By On Monday, 18 March 2013

So here I am in New York. I have turned up, expecting gale force winds and driving snow, with my giant Max Mara overcoat (which is much too thick for the blustery… Read More

Food & Drink

Properly Good Dim Sum in the Highly Unlikely Venue of…Turf City

By On Friday, 8 March 2013

I used to rather disparagingly refer to Turf City in my Sean Connery voice as “Turf Sh*tty” – it was a bit run down pre-makeover – but it now seems to be… Read More

Festivals

Lo Hei

By On Thursday, 21 February 2013

I have been doing some serious ‘lowing’ over this Chinese New Year.  I love that the word for tossing the lo hei* is – in all seriousness – actually called that.  Lowing.… Read More

Festivals

What is Open Today on Chinese New Year?

By On Sunday, 10 February 2013

*This post is now not really as relevant as it was when I wrote it a year ago, for the simple reason that this Chinese New Year most things were open, including… Read More