Matthew Steeples celebrates the nicknames of Chelsea’s characters but regrets that the area itself is rapidly being stripped of the very character that made...
Restaurateur and Chelsea beacon Michael Proudlock dies
Michael Proudlock left this earth in a fashion befitting of a bon viveur. After a “lavish lunch” at...
A round up of the moves of the newsworthy
Stripping the Sole
Joining the many shops and restaurants driven out by rising rents and greedy landlords,...
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...
The Steeple Times asks Rex Leyland: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”
The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom.” What’s your guiding force?
My guiding force is fairness...
A review of Elistano, Chelsea
Lunch in the company of Rex Leyland, who co-founded The Restaurant Doctor with Pierre Koffman and Terence Martin, is always...
Matthew Steeples suggests devious Dominic Cummings might actually be the best asset bungling Boris Johnson has got left; the king of distraction has made Jennifer Arcuri go away.
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea council’s decision to approve replacement for Kensington Odeon with a 63% smaller cinema is deservedly condemned as a “box office balls-up.”
