Diary

Seven British Hotels Worth the Journey

We've all had to suffer through staying in hotels that exists only to be adequate. Indistinguishable from the one before it, and forgotten by the time you get home. There have genuinely been times ...

The Eight Mayfair Coffee Spots For Your Caffeine Hit

Mayfair is not an obvious coffee neighbourhood. It is a lunch neighbourhood, a martini neighbourhood, a spending-too-much-on-a-candle neighbourhood. The coffee tends to arrive as an afterthought at...

The Seven Mayfair Restaurants You Need To Be Seen At

You can eat very well in Mayfair without learning anything. There is a whole category of restaurant here that exists to be photographed: enormous, expensive, gold, forgettable. This is not that lis...

The Eight Mayfair Bars You Need to Know

Mayfair has more bars than anyone needs and about eight that matter. The difference that makes or breaks a bar in Mayfair is whether the room has a story worth sitting inside. These are rooms where...

The Mayfair Shops Every Woman Should Know

In a world that favours a fast pace and never ending consumerism, age is something you just can't buy.  Just because something is new, doesn't mean it's worth your attention. In fact, it can be qui...

The Five Martinis Every Woman Should Know How to Order

Here are the five martinis every woman should know. Not because you need to drink them all, but because knowing them means you always have an answer when the bartender looks your way.

The Drama of the “Rich Widow” Robe: Fashion’s Most Fabulous Fantasy

The Drama of the “Rich Widow” Robe: Fashion’s Most Fabulous Fantasy There’s a particular kind of robe that has taken on a life of its own—equal parts dramatic, glamorous, and steeped in cinematic h...