Combining a mix of society's last word and both wit and wisdom, The Steeple Times covers food, drink and fine dining as well as luxury, travel, the arts, individuals of influence and current affairs in the United Kingdom, America and elsewhere. We are best described as being akin to "a cross between The Huffington Post and Private Eye".
The magazine's following is affluent, engaged and international. With 41% of readers coming from the UK and 38% from America, The Steeple Times also has strong presence within Canadian, Italian, German and Australian territories.
January 5, 2019
by Matthew Steeples
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 it so appealing In Chelsea well-known barflies and lavish lunchers have long been given wacky nicknames. Amongst my friends and acquaintances are ‘Steve the Lunch’ (known for planning where to … Continue reading “The Collapse of Chelsea Character”
January 3, 2019
by Matthew Steeples
‘Tables d’Exception’ launched at Rolls-Royce in Mayfair On 29th November 2018, the extremely connected and delightfully affable Alexandra Foley organised a party for her client the French interior architect and antique tableware collector Hubert de Vinols at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London’s Berkeley Square showroom in Mayfair. Showcasing Mr de Vinols’ ‘Tables d’Exception’ concept … Continue reading “The Art of The Tablescape”
November 3, 2018
by Matthew Steeples
Waitrose Belgravia respond to ‘The Steeple Times’s’ expose of their not selling Royal British Legion poppies and allow them into their store After The Steeple Times reported on various high street retailers in Belgravia, Chelsea, Fulham and Knightsbridge not selling Royal British Legion poppies, our story went viral. Shared on Twitter by countless … Continue reading “Waitrose Wake-Up”
October 22, 2018
by Matthew Steeples
Clangers overheard and snippets spotted by readers of ‘The Steeple Times’ Mobile Arabs An Arab sat outside a shisha café on Brompton Road told her friend: “I lost my phone in Harrods today but I went back and they’d found it. Thank God it was Harrods. They’d have been so racist anywhere else but … Continue reading “Overheard – 22nd October 2018”
September 7, 2018
by Fabio Contissa
Iconic Hong Kong Restaurant Mott 32 set to open in Las Vegas reports new contributor Fabio Contissa An iconic Hong Kong restaurant chain is set to unveil its first eatery in the United States this winter, with Las Vegas selected as the home of Mott 32’s U.S. outpost. The Venetian Resort on the Las … Continue reading “Mott 32 to open in Las Vegas”
January 15, 2018
by Matthew Steeples
Half price bottles of wine at The Enterprise during January; price per bottle starts at £9.98 per bottle The Enterprise in Walton Street, Chelsea is an institution that locals know and love. The staff and management are charming, the atmosphere is fun and the food and drink superlative. For the whole of January, … Continue reading “A Wine Winner”
August 15, 2017
by Matthew Steeples
‘Sir Shifty’ filmed in debauched incident in Mykonos; he would do better to sip rather than spray his beverages Sir Philip Green will forever be remembered as a man whose former company, BHS, collapsed with the loss of 11,000 jobs. At that time, in The Steeple Times, the actor and producer Steven Berkoff compared … Continue reading “Moron of the Moment – Sir Philip Green”
March 31, 2017
by General
Clangers overheard and snippets spotted by readers of ‘The Steeple Times’ Ferry & Yah A PR maven at the Chiltern Firehouse loudly spoke into her mobile. She speedily told the person at the other end of the line: “Bryan Ferry is amazing. Yah. Super yah… I saw his son in 5 Hertford Street. That … Continue reading “Overheard – 31st March”
October 15, 2015
by General
A popular and hard-working waiter at La Brasserie in London’s Brompton Cross, pint-sized Angelo Vizcaino delights in telling customers about his love of Cuba and his pet dog.
September 20, 2015
by General
San Francisco born film producer and lover of lunches at Chateau Marmont Todd Traina is a graduate of Connecticut College.
September 17, 2015
by Matthew Steeples
Knightsbridge residents have a right to peace but they should not have the right to stop legitimate businesses such as Harrods running a restaurant that will serve both locals and visitors
August 10, 2015
June 13, 2015
by Matthew Steeples
Belgravia restaurant Motcombs to host special Royal Ascot Ladies’ Day lunch
June 3, 2015
by steepleadmin
Trainer Victoria Haigh reports on recent events in French racing and on the prospects for Treve
March 30, 2015
by Matthew Steeples
As A.A. Gill laments the supposed death of phone calls, Matthew Steeples calls on readers to keep up the conversation
February 22, 2015
by Matthew Steeples
Mirror falls on former French Minister of Industrial Renewal at Balthazar in New York
August 18, 2014
by Matthew Steeples
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 Ecuador in Hans Crescent after it has been reported that Julian Assange is about to hand himself in. If … Continue reading “Exit or lunch?”
September 1, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
This week, Mrs MILF deals with a party invite with a clause, a husband who wants his wife to buy “gear”, an Old Etonian with a complex, a wealthy couple who have sex but no relationship and a wife who’s worried about Katie Hopkins.
August 31, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
A Brit who redefined the concept of supper clubs in London, L.A., Miami and New York, Tasmin Lonsdale is the dynamo daughter of the jeans tycoon Tony Lonsdale and model Chekkie Maskell. An Edinburgh graduate who also does event planning, Lonsdale states that what makes for the best parties is a “great mix of people from … Continue reading “Tamsin Lonsdale”
July 29, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
20 questions with leading clean technology investor Ben Goldsmith The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? My love of the natural world. “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours? “Behold the turtle. He sticks his neck out”.
June 23, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
Lawyers Baroness Shackleton and Raymond Toothe lunch at Scott’s Raymond “The Rottweiler” Toothe and Fiona Shackleton spent two hours together on Friday lunching at Scott’s in Mount Street, Mayfair reported today’s The Sunday People.
May 1, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
The Steeple Times asks actor John Challis, best known for playing Boycie in “Only Fools and Horses”: “What’s on your mantelpiece?” The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? Marlene is my guiding force at all times. Listen to your wife. She knows best. “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, … Continue reading “John Challis: “What’s on your mantelpiece?””
April 9, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
This gentleman giant is the editor-in-chief of Quest magazine and the founder of the New York Social Diary. A revered social chronicler, “DPC” as he is widely known, previously collaborated with Debbie Reynolds on her autobiography and has also variously been an actor and stockbroker. He is seen at all of New York’s best events … Continue reading “David Patrick Columbia”
March 27, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
A review of The New Inn at Roborough, North Devon The New Inn at Roborough in North Devon isn’t the easiest place to find. It’s hidden away in a rural backwater, so be sure not to rely on your Sat-Nav to get you to this traditional Devonshire pub. If you do, you’ll be taken … Continue reading “A Devonshire pub with a Scottish twist”
November 26, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
Co-owner of the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills with her husband R. J., Cohen is of surprisingly humble origins. She grew up on a chicken farm in Cleveland, Ohio but moved to LA with her divorced mother aged 13 when she opened a Kosher chicken killing plant on Santa Monica Boulevard. This hardworking lady now … Continue reading “Beverly Cohen”
November 12, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
A gent who operated by routine, whisky and 40 cigarettes a day. This clubman’s knowledge of London history was phenomenal and he was dedicated to his role as parish clerk at St. Michael’s Cornhill. Gaze, a Russian icon dealer with a shop in the Piccadilly Arcade, lived a life full of dramas that included being … Continue reading “John Gaze (1947 – 2011)”
September 26, 2012
by steepleadmin
Georgea Blakey shares her experiences of Miss World 2012 “Welcome to the holly [sic] land of Genghis Khan. The city of green and pleasant cool.” These are the words written on the side of the car collecting me from Ordos airport. The light summer breeze blowing through this wealthy oil and mineral rich … Continue reading “I’m Miss World, don’t hate me!”
September 25, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
The deportation of Abu Hamza and the story of Hassan Butt It’s taken far too long but thankfully the day of Abu Hamza al-Masri’s deportation has arrived. This evil one-eyed Egyptian-born Sunni preacher, best known for his hateful views and involvement in terrorism, has been in prison in Britain since 2004 and is now … Continue reading “Hook off”
August 20, 2012
by steepleadmin
Sarah Tucker gives an update on goings on at the resort where Madeleine McCann vanished Four hundred and thirty euros, one bedroom apartment, one week at the height of season at a luxury family resort in Portugal. And oh yes, it’s the Ocean Club at Praia da Luz. There’s availability with two and three … Continue reading “Winging it”
July 19, 2012
by Oliver Estreich
Sixteen rising stars in hospitality in New York by Oliver Estreich In the first of a series, we profile the up and coming achievers working in hospitality in New York: Miranda Mancuso: A lifelong New Yorker and graduate of the Brearley School, Miranda Mancuso’s interest in the hotel industry led her to the … Continue reading “Hospitality’s game changers”
June 17, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
Since her twenty-one-month year old son Ben went missing on the Greek Island of Kos in July 1991, Ms. Grist-Needham has tirelessly campaigned to try and find him. Unlike with other cases, little help has been given by the authorities or charities. A volunteer named Scott Morrison has set up a website at http://www.helpfindben.co.uk and … Continue reading “Kerry Grist-Needham (formerly Kerry Needham)”
June 12, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
“Grab”: a word that should know its place After attending a cocktail reception for the Intelligence Book of the Year Award today and meeting a fascinating array of intelligent people from the world of security, I lunched in the bar of the St. Ermin’s Hotel with my good friend Claire Rubinstein. A man … Continue reading “Grabbing grabbers”
June 2, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
Their daughter Madeleine disappeared on the evening 3rd May 2007 from a holiday apartment whilst they sat enjoying tapas with a bunch of friends. Some believe the poor child was kidnapped. Others have alternative theories. A public fund to find “Maddie” raised hundreds of thousands of pounds but Mrs McCann’s book, Madeleine, contains so many … Continue reading “Gerry & Kate McCann”
June 1, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
A weekend of celebration The launch of The Steeple TIMES today, 1st June 2012, coincides with a weekend that celebrates something far more significant. Tomorrow, 2nd June, marks the 60th year of The Queen’s reign and over an extended weekend, the nation will gloriously raise their glasses to this amazing lady. The Queen, … Continue reading “God Save The Queen”
May 22, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
A personal secretary to Mohamed Al Fayed whose evidence was key in the 1999 Neil Hamilton “cash for questions” libel case. This Chelsea resident brings grace and style to any gathering she attends and also has an extensive knowledge of all things operatic. An evening in Bond’s company is always a pleasure.
May 11, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
“El Tel” is best known as a footballer manager but he’s a man of many talents. Few know that this national team manager of England (1994 to 1996) also co-authored four novels with Gordon Williams and was the co-creator of the ITV detective series Hazell. A Chelsea resident, he’s often to be found at Motcomb’s, … Continue reading “Terry Venables”
May 10, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
London’s most successful restaurateurs. This dynamic duo have been partners in business for over 30 years and acquired Le Caprice in 1981. They sold Caprice Holdings in 1998 and opened The Wolseley in 2003. That’s now London’s busiest restaurant and again they are empire building with the launch of The Delaunay and imminently a brasserie … Continue reading “Chris Corbin OBE & Jeremy King OBE”
