SAY It Again

SAY Carbon Yachts is expanding to Marbella They’ve had success with SAY Carbon Yachts Ibiza and SAY Carbon Yachts Mallorca. And now SAY Carbon Yachts – to paraphrase a certain beer, probably the most technologically advanced manufacturer for carbon built luxurious day boats in the world – are expanding to the Andalusian coast. Ultra-light, fast…
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30 Weeks, 52 Stars, 25 Chefs Not to mention 30 years. VILA VITA Parc knows how to celebrate an anniversary. Anything that’s lasted 30 years deserves a party. At Portuguese clifftop resort VILA VITA Parc, they’ve just gone a little further than opening a bottle of champagne or booking a nice restaurant. They’ve organised some…
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Fjord Fiesta

Super scenery, super car. OK, yes, it’s a Porsche but you try and write that pun… Specialist travel company Off The Map have a new adventure on their books: seven days in an electric Porsche, traversing the Norwegian fjords. It’s a breathtaking journey, of outstanding scenery, dramatic coastlines, mountain passes, sea-spanning bridges, labyrinthine tunnels and…
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We DO Talk About Bruno

The Michelin-starred Northcote reopens its cooking school Lancashire’s Northcote stepped up to the (hot) plate during lockdown. Their gourmet boxes were among the best out there. Chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen popped up on various series of Great British Menu. And their reopening was cheered by fans of seriously good food across the UK. We’re not sure…
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Simply The Best?

Until the end of May, the World’s Best Steak menu is available in London Lots of places claim to serve the world’s best steaks. For the rest of May 2022, London’s Heliot Steak House may just be delivering them. Executive chef Ioannis Grammenos – Heliot’s exec chef and, it says here, the world’s first Meatologist…
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How Polo Can You Go?

Chestertons Polo in the Park returns to Hurlingham Park. After a two year break – whatever could have caused that, eh? – Chestertons Polo in the Park returns to London from June 10-12, 2022. The world’s largest three-day polo festival, this three-day event will feature teams from across the globe, food and drink pop-ups, VIP…
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FIEND. And Friends

FIEND + R = two very special nights in West London.         According to Giles Coren, a chef like Chris Denney “comes along only once or twice in a decade.” Some probably say the same about Ynyshir’s Gareth Ward and HIDE’s Ollie Dabbous, which makes the probability of the forthcoming Fiend & Friends evenings something that…
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Rarer Than Rare

Midleton’s Silent Distillery Collection reaches Chapter Three… From Wagyu steak to NFTs, the word rare seems to have gradually lost its tenacity throughout the years. One hundred and fifty years after its opening, the Old Midleton Distillery closed its doors and opened a newer incarnation the very next day, which also formed as a home…
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Tokyo. Via Brixton.

Brixton Market’s acclaimed handroll bar Temaki is hosting a special dinner TEMAKI, Shaulan Steenson’s acclaimed sushi spot in Brixton, is the place to be on 26 April. Steenson’s CV includes stints at Hakkoku and Sushijin, two of Japan’s most respected sushi restaurants, and, for one night only, he’ll be drawing heavily on that experience for…
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SÉZANNE Takes Your Hand

Daniel Calvert’s French restaurant at Four Seasons Tokyo declared one of Asia’s 50 Best. Being declared one of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants in the awards scheme of the same name is a hell of an achievement. Being declared one of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants when you’ve only been open a year though? Chapeau, M. Calvert.…
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