On a recent trip to New York, I met fashion purist Jussara Lee whose boutique on the corner of Bedford and Morton Streets in the West Village (corner shop, good karma) is worth checking out, especially if the delightful Jussara is in. A native Brazilian of Korean heritage, Jussara is all about craftsmanship and fit.…
Well, there’s nothing like having your grown children home for Thanksgiving to remind you that Christmas is just around the corner, and it’s time to get cracking. Here’s my eldest preparing the turkey dinner. And the next one down, doing what he does best. And my youngest making a pumpkin pie. I digress. A perk…
No sooner had I gotten a snap of me and Michelin starred chef Bruno Loubet (see above) at his yummy Grain Store in King’s Cross then I was practically face to face with Renee Zellwegger filming Bridget Jones III on Granary Square. Could life get any better for someone whose teenage dream was to be…
Third child, third college trip, too many information sessions and campus tours to count. I’ll take the pain of childbirth (ok, there was an epidural on constant drip) over the tedium of information sessions and campus tours any day. Yale, Brown, Columbia, Princeton, Penn and Georgetown. Must they all say essentially the same thing? Couldn’t…
Get some retail relief in Mayfair. Read my urban dispatch in Indagare – new spots to shop and sexy places to eat. From Simone Roche’s ethereal wonderfulness to Erdem’s pied a perfection to Chalayan’s ode to elegant minimalism, it’s all here (or rather on Indagare link above). October, 2015
Bloomsbury is blossoming, and not just on a sunny day – although that doesn’t hurt. Start with the just renovated Curzon Bloomsbury – once the much-revered art-house icon Renoir that had fallen on hard times. Not anymore. The new Curzon Bloomsbury is perfect date-night material. With its gold bar, sleek lounges, minimalist look, “The Canyon”…
The last time I went to Edinburgh I was 16 years old on a bike trip from Bath to Inverness. Actually, I was bike-free in Edinburgh – my bike got stolen in Penrith, a huge relief to be honest. I decided it was high-time for an encore by train, not bike. The 4 and 1/2…
