Do you ever look at other people’s Facebook feeds and feel just a little bit as if you are underachieving in your own life? That your kids aren’t as adorable; your house not as perfect; your pets not as quirky or amusing; your holidays not as exotic; and your life just lacking in good old-fashioned […]
Click here for a full portionVery berry white chocolate chunk muffins
In 1887, Oscar Wilde wrote: “We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.” A similar quote is commonly attributed to George Bernard Shaw (“The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language”) but appears nowhere in his writings. Still, the theme is clear: although on […]
Click here for a full portionReview: One&Only The Palm, Dubai
We’ve all had that end-of-holiday feeling. The feeling of relaxation and contentment, combined with the longing to live like this forever: never having to cook or make your bed; never having to vacuum the lounge or water the garden; never having to dash to the grocery store in the rain on the way home from […]
Click here for a full portionTom’s Kitchen Canary Wharf [CLOSED]
The first time I visited one of Tom Aikens’ restaurants (Tom’s Kitchen Chelsea) was not that long after the debacle where the talented enfant terrible of London’s kitchen scene was alleged to have held a hot palette knife to a junior chef’s cheek in a fit of anger. With this story still fresh in our minds, […]
Click here for a full portionSaturday Snapshots #308
Sunset on The Palm, Jumeirah – Dubai, September 2013
Click here for a full portionSmashed pea, feta and mint crostini
Familiarity breeds contempt – so goes the well-known saying. And it is true: things which we find terrifying or awe-inspiring or in any other way remarkable, quickly lose that remarkableness the more time we spend in close proximity to them. When I visited London as a tourist, I thought the Tube was the most astonishing, […]
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