Little cup of perfection
Lisa Hilton praises a divine lunch in Santiago de Compostela
Five go mad for fish and chips
Lisa Hilton enjoys a seaside hike, a bracing swim and lashings of warming tea in West Sussex
American nightmare
Lisa Hilton reluctantly samples a Five Guys burger in Milan and regrets it
Taste of the high country
Lisa Hilton savours sublime cookery packed with the flavours of Slovenia’s Julian Alps
Invitation to a joyless party
Lisa Hilton reviews Very Important People, by Ashley Mears
Creature of comfort food
Lisa Hilton dreams of Mayfair and the true luxury of a silky, delicate fish pie
Fear and longing for life after lockdown
This beautiful city has never felt so ugly, with spies everywhere
Requiem for a bad meal
Lisa Hilton mourns the pleasure of good company – even in a cynically awful faux Italian in Berlin
A bountiful Baja garden
Lisa Hilton enjoys sublime food and hibiscus margaritas on an enchanting Mexican ranch
Amuse Bouche
Lisa Hilton finds a French-inspired retreat for flagging flâneurs in Shepherd’s Bush
Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray
Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times
Shock of the new
There is a difference between innovation and a gimmick
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
Finding the middle ground
Where do the acts too big for pubs but too small for arenas play?
Doubting the new Ireland
The more traditions have been deconstructed, the more people have experienced a sense of loss
Women MPs should be representing women’s interests
It was ludicrous to talk about microaggressions in the aftermath of an alkaline attack
It’s the only one for me, nicotine
Once again, public health fanaticism is being prioritised over simple pleasures
The EU’s war on Hungary
As news breaks of secret EU plans to cripple the Hungarian economy, who can still believe it respects national sovereignty?
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Is a guaranteed sale fair?
Auction house practices may be distorting the picture
The dangers of digital media
By abandoning physical media, have we exposed ourselves to censorship and corporate control?
