Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Top cigar bars in London


With winter closing in on London, the appeal of the city’s cigar bars becomes all the more defined. Here are four of the latest openings.

The Edward Sahakian Cigar Shop and Sampling Lounge can be found within the precincts of the Bulgari Hotel and Residences in Knightsbridge.

Bosideng opens flagship London store



Chinese super-brand Bosideng recently opened its first oversees store on London’s South Molton Street.

Set over three floors, the store showcases the 500-piece Bosideng London collection that has been created for the UK market by designers Nick Holland and Ash Gangotra.

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Review: the Ormond at Tetbury, Gloucestershire



There’s been a bit of a drama in Tetbury the night I arrive. A window has been smashed in a second-hand bookshop. Nobody is exactly sure when the crime occurred however. It could be any time between 7pm and 11pm.

That’s a clue there to how many people have walked past the premises on this particular Saturday night – the perpetrator (presumably) and not many others. Or not many who were very observant, at least.