Skeleton in the cupboard
Disappearing corpses, theme-park Venice and a post-Brexit smuggling operation
Creeping mediocrity
A dismal lunch at a chain restaurant woefully short of theatreland glamour
100 per cent marvellous
Enjoying a simple but stylish lunch at the Polizzi Collection’s latest hotel in East Sussex
In with the It crowd
International glamour and the comforts of home
A very superior Season
Today’s Season may be more democratic and international than the old, but those in the know still cherish the hot tickets that guarantee exclusivity
Anyone for Woolton pie?
Enduring a taste of the Blitz spirit at a chain restaurant with no butter, no jam and few staff
Ladies don’t lunch
Dining in style at a quirky and captivating roadside osteria in Italy’s Balkan borderlands
Artwashing
Lisa Hilton at the Venice Biennale
Ubiquitous, but bloody good
Time and global success hasn’t dimmed the appeal of dinner at Nobu
Studio: The 2022 Venice Biennale
Cecilia Alemani has produced an exceptionally intelligent and delightful Biennale