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New Afternoon Teas Coming to the Intercontinental London Park Lane

Two new teas spring onto the menu at the Intercontinental.

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Urban Narratives @ Sumarria Lunn Gallery

A model of the city made from books, and showing WWII bomb damage.

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Britain’s Best Steak And Kidney Pie? Here’s The Recipe.

Learn about Britain’s winningest steak pie … and how to make it yourself.

23 Hans Place: Jane Austen stayed a house on this site off Sloane Street with her brother Henry in 1814-15.

London Literary Locations: Jane Austen

Places mentioned in Austen’s books and where she stayed, photographed and mapped.

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Peyton and Byrne Launch New Restaurant at the Royal Academy of Arts

The Royal Academy’s got a new restaurant, where the décor is as sumptuous as the menu.

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Sandwichist – Lobster Club Sandwich at Sotheby’s Café

During dark times, sales of affordable luxuries rise rather than fall as people splurge on treats to put a smile on their faces. So we decided to splurge on London’s most iconic luxury sandwich.

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Exhibition Review: The Unseen Dali: Drawings, Paintings, Sculptures at Modern Masters Gallery

A must for deep pocketed collectors or ardent fans of Catalan’s most noted surrealist, for others The Unseen Dali: Drawings, Paintings, Sculptures might not be worth much of an effort. It’s a small collection and, to be honest, we’re all pretty well acquainted with Sr Dali’s …

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New Restaurant Review: Inamo St James

Capitalizing on success at their two year old Soho location, this second Inamo venture brings their “interactive ordering system” and “Oriental fusion” menu to Mayfair. With its living wall, water feature and Japanese garden feel, the new restaurant is an attractive setting to dine. The …

Photo by Christopher Burke, courtesy Hauser & Wirth, © Louise Bourgeois Trust

Review: Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works @ Hauser & Wirth London, Savile Row

Photo by Christopher Burke, courtesy Hauser & Wirth, © Louise Bourgeois Trust “The Fabric Works” features more than seventy of Louise Bourgeois’s fabric drawings as well as four large-scale sculptures (rest assured there’s a signature Bourgeois giant mother spider for you to ponder). Made between 2002 and …

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London Cigar Scene: Sautter Of Mount Street

Photograph by Nic Wing Opposite the charming Connaught Hotel in the effortlessly chic Mount Street stands one of the great cigar stores of London: Sautter. Back in 1963, Desmond Sautter set up this cigar haven and decided that, to satisfy the demands of the many …

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Ask a Concierge: Harry Miles, Head Concierge, London Marriott Grosvenor Square

Photograph courtesy of London Marriott Grosvenor Square Harry Miles has been Head Concierge at London Marrriott Grosvenor Square for a quarter century. In our latest Ask a Concierge interview, Harry shares his experiences dealing with extravagant guests and what it was like to be a …