How to host the perfect dinner party
The most comforting point to remember when preparing a dinner party is that nobody comes for the food. There are…
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Six of the best Christmas flower courses
Take your decorations up a notch by learning how to make stunning wreaths and festive floral arrangements
Introducing Table Talk, a new podcast from Spectator Life
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How to do a proper royal wedding picnic
What to fill your hamper with for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s big day
Trinny Woodall: ‘I’m a tough woman. I’m not a feminist’
Forgotten by TV, she has rebuilt her career on social media
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
We really are screwed if we believe that social media can curse us
It’s easy to scoff at the voodoo mindset of ‘funny foreigners’, but are we really in a position to laugh?
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…