LDN: HOT OR NOT

Whenever I embark on my six-monthly pilgrimage to the Paris sales, my first stop is always the nearest Comptoir des Cotonniers . I love its ...

I didn't actually get the title of Every Good Boy Deserves Favour until I realised that one of the characters (a schizophrenic who thoug...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is an F Scott Fitzgerald short story turned into a curious (yes really) fairy tale of life, mortality a...

I haven't been a fan of Woody Allen's films for a while, and watching Scarlett Johansson 'act' is my worst cinematic nightma...

Slumdog Millionaire is a thrilling feel-good movie about an orphan child of the Mumbai slums who manages to win the ultimate prize on the t...

To paraphrase Billy Ocean - when the going gets hot, the hot go to the cinema. Hence, I've now seen every movie that I want to see at th...

Dear Mum, Dad and (any) other readers out there: Happy New Year! Sorry for the uncharacteristic lapse in blogging activity. Jetsetting Joyce...

The Daylesford Organic empire continues its sweep through the most affluent areas of London - landing recently in Notting Hill. In fact, I a...

Twas only appropriate that a Tranzie send-off/Brendan's early 30th birthday present should have a gastronomic flavour to it. Hence, ou...

An ancient town like London contains many opportunities for a history buff to delve into historic buildings and arcane traditions - but not ...

"Food is a language, the most universal of all." So began the theme of Ferran Adria's discussion on the role of food as part ...

When you first meet someone, how do your conversations normally start? A moan about the weather? Finding out about their job? Where they liv...

It's been my secret ambition for a while now to drag my friend Rebekah Leong to eat at Leong's Legend, if only so I could get her to...

I hate burlesque. However, Jen's constant raving about La Clique , plus their sell-out shows all around the world, made me think I shou...

One of the things I love about London is that there is always something unexpected around the corner. En route to kill some time in Covent ...

Titian's Diana and Acteon and Diana and Callisto are considered the greatest paintings in the Bridgewater Collection, and now they...

With ten minutes before my lunch booking, I wandered into the Southbank Centre Shop - and promptly fell in love with the giggle-inducing Dum...

The latest BFI Gallery commission comes from the team behind the quirky film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , the artist Pierre Bism...

I was anticipating much more from the V&A's winter exhibition on the influence of the Cold War in design, film, art, architecture. F...

When an actor is playing a real life person, it can often be hard to distinguish between a skillful imitation and when the actor is really g...