How to serve up a special supper for two
I had to cook meals that were special and put flowers on the table. I started to make a list of dishes that would be a treat but that didn’t require too much work. A bit of luxury – scallops, steak, wild mushrooms – was in order. A bowl of pasta, unless it was unusual […]
How to shop for ‘fine’ wines without breaking the bank
Lambson’s Connect the Dots Blended Syrah 2021, 13.5%, Lay & Wheeler, £21.81 But top of my list these days, when it comes to South Africa, is chenin blanc. I don’t buy it as an alternative to chenin blanc from the Loire, though. I love the glittering thrust and nervosity of acidity of Loire chenin blanc, […]
How to dress everyone for the family wedding
Then one day, walking down Bond Street, I nipped into Dior – as you do. There it was: the Bar Jacket I’d always wanted, although not in navy as I’d imagined, but in a stunning, glow-uppy pink. As I live in separates, I could wear the jacket endlessly, with jeans, navy, black or cream trousers… […]
How to wear head-to-toe white this summer
Summer is here, and with it the annual shift to white as our go-to neutral. We may be shrouded in black, grey and navy the rest of the year, but when the sun is out, nothing beats the crisp freshness of white, ivory and cream. It can be bohemian, minimalist, glamorous, edgy; it’s ageless and […]
How Simon Hopkinson taught the nation how to roast a chicken – and top chefs how to cook
In 1983, after a few years as chef at The Shed (Dinas, Pembrokeshire) and another few as an inspector for the Egon Ronay restaurant guides, he started out at Hilaire on London’s Old Brompton Road. Within a few years the triumvirate of Hopkinson, Rowley Leigh and Alastair Little (RIP) were the hippest chefs in town. […]
How to look expensive (without spending big)
Plus: Have a style dilemma? Ask Lisa about it below Given the clobbering most of us have had from interest rates, inflation and other irritating impediments to shopping at Prada (welcome to 2024), it’s probably a good idea to remind ourselves how to get the best from the high street. Skill up, I say. There […]