Ecole Lesage: the embroidery school for haute couture
Inside Ecole Lesage, an artisan workshop that provides exquisite needlework for the top fashion houses
A connoisseur’s guide to pork pies
From pubs and supermarkets to flash restaurants, pork pies have gone gourmet
Valentine’s Day presents that actually convey true love
Buy these presents for your beloved and your dignity will remain fully intact
Can I find myself in Bali?
Like the protagonist in Eat, Pray, Love, I had visited Italy and India – but still felt somewhat lost. Is Bali the missing link?
In defence of cheap mayonnaise
There’s a reason some of the most beloved items in our kitchen cupboards have survived so long.
Summer calls for Pimm’s, not Aperol Spritz
At university we used to fill up paddling pools with the stuff. But where has Pimm’s gone this summer?
Will these new apps be an Uber for eating?
EatAbout and Dish Next Door connect chefs and amateur cooks to hungry diners, cutting out the restaurant trade entirely
Glass distinction
Was it the Russians? The Saudis? Or Elton John, who once received a florist’s bill for £293,000? Someone’s to blame…
MISS STEERPIKE
CNN presenter calls on women around the world to ‘step up’
Christiane Amanpour was speaking at an International Women’s Day event in London
A Strictly spectacular night at Banqueting House
Darcey Bussell hosted a fundraising event in aid of Borne, the premature birth charity