Matthew Steeples spends an evening at Clubino in Kensington
If The Talented Mr Ripley’s Dickie Greenleaf and his sidekick Tom Ripley were to have visited London, they’d have felt at home at Clubino, a piano and...
Businessman Rupert James shares his views on the problems at Tesco
Jack Cohen founded Tesco; his wife was called Tessa Cohen. That is where the name comes from. It grew far too quickly and it...
Claire Douglass continues her meal in Wisconsin with a main course of Chicken Divan
Last time I delighted you with a starter of ‘Seven Layer Salad’ and now I’m going to move on to a...
Restaurateur Gavin Rankin shares his views on summer in Mayfair
August, in Mayfair, used never to be the high spot of a restaurant’s year. Tumbleweed blew about and disheveled restaurateurs roamed the streets, avoiding eye contact,...
David Beckham and Guy Ritchie launch new whisky with Diageo
David Beckham, Guy Ritchie and Victoria Beckham’s former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller have teamed up with Diageo to launch their own whisky brand. Named...
Does Rolf Harris a right to complain about what he’s being fed in prison?
Sexual abuser Rolf Harris used to be a regular at Noor Jahan in Bina Gardens, South Kensington and according to the Mail...
Claire Douglass regrets beginning a meal in Wisconsin with a ‘Seven Layer Salad’
Though I have gnawed on iguana in Panama, meat I dared not ask the origin of off street carts in various Asian...
Shrimpy’s: A ridiculous restaurant that refuses to take cash
Shrimpy’s on London’s Regent’s Canal has become the first cashless restaurant in the UK and whilst we have no objection to people using apps and cards...
As Julian Assange reportedly is to leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London, he also offers himself as a lunch date there for £30,000
This morning, yet more police officers have gathered outside the Embassy of...
The Steeple Times asks The Nth Degree Club’s founder Robert Walton MBE: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”
The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?
The desire to create.
“Don't get even, get medieval” is,...
The Wellesley lands itself in a Twitter storm
Social media can do a business a great deal of good but if not used carefully, it can equally do immense damage. The Wellesley Hotel on Knightsbridge...
Matthew Steeples examines London venues charging the most for mineral water
A 500ml bottle of San Pellegrino will set you back just 63p in Tesco. At The Wellesley in Knightbridge, however, a customer, Edward Heaton, was left somewhat...
Ross Burden passes away aged just 47
Antipodean television chef Ross Burden “died peacefully” on the 17th July aged just 47.
A model turned self-taught cook, Burden was a BBC MasterChef finalist in 1993 and went...
Uber pulls off another great promotional stunt
When London’s black cab drivers protested against Uber in June, the result was to cause an an upward spike of 850% in sign-ups for their app. Yesterday, the...
Bastille Day at La Brasserie was a jolly affair
The 14th July is to the French what 4th July is to Americans. It’s a day to celebrate and at London’s first all day brasserie, La...
Matthew Steeples samples a menu inspired by Monty Python at The Rib Room
Michele Caggianese, the manger of The Rib Room Bar & Restaurant at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower is a man who can be...
The Steeple Times asks Paul Hammond of wine investment company IG Wines: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”
The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?
Work dynamically, innovate, always be prepared to learn new...
Matthew Steeples reviews Toto’s in Knightsbridge, London
It takes something for me to be impressed with a restaurant but after three visits to the newly reopened Toto’s in Knightsbridge, I will boldly declare that I...
EXCLUSIVE: Antonio Carluccio involved in car crash in Walton Street, Chelsea
At 5.30pm today, the well-known chef Antonio Carluccio was involved in a car crash in London’s Walton Street in his Mercedes-Benz.
The white 4x4 owned...
A photo montage from the Nth Degree Club’s cocktail party at The Luggage Room
On the 15th April, the Nth Degree Club hosted a cocktail party at The Luggage Room in Mayfair.
Hidden away beneath...
With the season for rosé upon us, here we make our suggestion for an “affordable luxury everyday choice”
Easter has marked a turning point – for now – in terms of the weather in the...
Gillray’s to host a butchery demonstration with O’Shea’s
On Tuesday 6th May, Gillray’s Steakhouse & Bar at the London Marriott County Hall will host an evening named “Meat the Butcher”.
The £49 per head ticketed event,...
Karol Rybicki of The Sanderson wins La Brasserie’s first inter-bar cocktail competition
On Sunday evening La Brasserie in Brompton Cross, South Kensington hosted their first inter-bar cocktail competition. The winner was Karol Rybicki of The...
A review of Gillray’s Steakhouse & Bar
James Gillray (1756 – 1815) was a Chelsea born caricaturist and printmaker and is most famous for his satires against George III. In naming their restaurant after him,...
A Bactrian camel named Jeffrey who loves a pint
When we heard about a beer loving Bactrian camel named Jeffrey, we just had to make an image of him our Picture of the Week.
Eleven year-old...
A visit from the fire brigade spoils lunch at Côte Sloane Square
Côte on Sloane Square offers a more affordable offering than many of its neighbours. Today, Saturday 22nd March, though, diners got more...
A round up of the moves of the newsworthy in the world of hospitality
Too expensive to run?
Financier Adrian Burford once told a court: “I make no apology for being quite expensive to run”. He...
A new interpretation of the pancake
You can always rely on the team at the Belgraves hotel to come up with innovative marketing ideas and in their creation for Pancake Day, they’ve excelled again.
Bar manager...
Chelsea is an area where restaurateurs will increasingly struggle
Daphne’s restaurant in Brompton Cross’ Draycott Avenue suffered substantial fire damage on Tuesday this week. Given Richard Caring being its owner, we doubt it’ll be closed...
Lord Brocket scores a success with his sausages
Lord Brocket is a man best known for having buried his Ferraris in his garden. They were far from bangers but the insurance fraud that followed...
Nigel Evans MP reviews The Swan with Two Necks at Pendleton in Lancashire
An old working farmhouse dating from 1772 that doubles up as the local tap for hardworking farming families and Clitheroe dwellers, has...
Victoria Casewell-Lunn revisits The Ivy
The Ivy was arguably London's most famous restaurant of the nineties and noughties. Bought by iconic restaurateurs Jeremy King and Christopher Corbin in 1990, it became a playground for the...
