That time of year came round again: Paris Photo in November. My aim and my desire was to eat at Septime, No 15 in the ranking of the world's top restaurants and tucked away in...
A new luxury mindset is emerging. Out goes the starchiness of traditional luxury and in comes 'liberation' luxury. It's all about being curious, flexible and footloose – a feeling that put me on a...
I spent one night and two days in Paris this spring. The one night was at Hotel Amastan, near Le Grand Palais, in the 8th district. I kept on telling people I was staying at...
When I visited the area south of the Bourse metro station, in Paris' 2nd and 1st arrondissements in November 2018, I was reminded that we all live life to the level of our consciousness: the...
As humans we are tribal. Our ultimate fear is rejection. Often, we pull away from people before they reject us; it feels less ‘messy’, 'safer' and we are more in control. It was November. I...
I like to go to a place and live like a local. That's what I did when I was in town for the Paris Photo fair this November. I stayed in the 2nd district, bang...
When Paris welcomes the Olympic Games in 2024, Le Grand Palais is likely to take centre stage. This Beaux Arts wonder of the world, just off the Champs-Elysées, is the backdrop for so many Chanel...
Restaurant Les Itinéraires is renowned for its one Michelin star, a natural wine list among the best in Paris and for creating a culinary journey working with the 'happy' vegetables grown by tJapanese vegetable whisperer,...
I’ve been a forager since I was knee high, so I couldn’t resist the foraging-inspired menu prepared by Paris-based Daniel Morgan, the current guest chef (till Saturday 10 June) at Carousel London. Daniel likes to conjure...