Bruce Anderson looks at the life of the titanic figure who reshaped France – yet who found it difficult to be French
26 Mar, 2020
Tom Parker Bowles laments the decline of those former neighbourhood stalwarts, the French brasserie and bistro, and names the descendants keeping the cuisine alive and well
More than any other singer, Aretha Franklin epitomised soul music in its purest form, effortlessly blurring the boundaries between rhythm & blues and gospel. Jonathan Wingate looks back on the extraordinary life of the Queen of Soul
At its Hamburg factory, Steinway & Sons has been making the finest pianos the same way for aeons. Timothy Barber steps inside the workshops of the most famous instrument maker of them all
‘The Definitive Rat Pack’ show at Boisdale of Canary Wharf this summer will transport you to the 1960s Sands Hotel where the Kings of Swing were at the very peak of their fame.
27 Feb, 2020
This season wild mushrooms are taking centre stage on Boisdale menus, with rarely-seen examples foraged fresh every day. Bill Knott sings the praises of the magnificent fungi with names as exotic as their looks
24 Feb, 2020
An unheralded Parisian tasting in 1976 scandalised France and announced the arrival, in wine terms, of the New World – and naturally, the event was organised by a Brit. Michael Karam meets the man behind the legendary 'Judgment of Paris’
22 Feb, 2020
The favoured spirit of sailors and hipster mixologists can also, it turns out, make for a fine premium tipple in its own right. Mark Palmer puts aside the single malt and switches over to something spicier
Count Nicolai Tolstoy-Miloslavsky tells a colourful story of the demise and rebirth of the Sublime Society of Beef Steaks whose members have been meeting at Boisdale of Belgravia for over a decade
14 Feb, 2020
Forget the delicate morsel. For Bill Knott, when it comes to dessert, only a proper full-fat, treacly sweet, and winter-warming English pudding can satisfy
12 Feb, 2020
