Richard Caring pours cold water on suggestions he intends to sell the Soho House club chain as he sets out plans for a rapid expansion of the trendy media haunts... more
Portly executives plot in poolside cabanas, bellhops swap Oscar gossip and the foie gras comes with candyfloss; Hermione Eyre basks in the Los Angeles starlight ... more
Around London, hotels are feverishly scattering rose petals, lighting candles and putting heart-shaped ice cubes in every cocktail to prepare for a night to remember... more
So the TV and radio presenter wife of a multimillionaire club-owner, hotelier and restaurateur declares of her children, Freya, eight, and Iona, three: “The idea that they're going to come home and show me their jotters just makes me want to puke.”... more
The fact that fewer restaurants than anticipated closed down in 2009 may be a blessing, at least for the owners, but the real crunch, I suspect, is still to come, says Fay Maschler... more
At the end of a hot date or a great night out, nothing beats checking into one of the new chic-but-cheap boutique hotels that have sprung up around London, as Liz Hoggard finds out... more
Soho House prides itself on being a favourite of the media set, popular with everyone from chief executives to editors, TV producers to public relations bosses... more
This is the heart of the social scene, with the names that make the social circuit turn and add the glitter to the parties the capital does so well
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Getting an authentic brasserie right was no problem for proprietor Claudio Pulze, as David Sexton explains. Brasserie St Jacques is the 51st restaurant he has opened.... more
When Toby Young last visited Cecconi's he had such a miserable experience he swore he'd never return. But new owner Nick Jones has transformed the restaurant.... more
It may be pitched at slinky young Londoners with a few bob to spare, but the food at The Club Bar & Dining is of surprisingly high quality, says Marina O'Loughlin.... more
The closure of that Chiswick landmark, Fouberts, was a great loss. But it's replacement, High Road Brasserie, is so lovely that maybe progress ain't so bad after all.... more
High Road House in Chiswick is the latest stylish outpost of Nick Jones's burgeoning empire and the delicious, well-judged dishes on offer match the buzzy ambience of the ground-floor brasserie.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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