CATEGORIES
The Thrill Of Mr Chase
Hunters & Frankau’s Simon Chase was one of the industry’s most respected figures
Here's Looking At You, Shrimp
The tiny brown shrimp is an age-old East Anglian delicacy that has fallen out of fashion. Mike Warner explains why it’s time to give these native prawns another chance
Feelin' Groovy
The Swinging Sixties have returned to London with two shows devoted to Mary Quant and the Chelsea set of designers. Philippa Stockley looks back
A Rum Business
It’s synonymous with the Caribbean, but some extraordinary versions of this tropical tipple are being made in East Anglia, finds Emma Hughes
Watch And Learn
With few fashion accessories to experiment with, a gentleman’s wristwatch speaks volumes–just make sure it’s singing the right tune, says Robin Swithinbank
Swing Low
The deep fringe is once again adding a discreetly decorative look to upholstery
Towards Ground Zero
LIVESTOCK farmers are coming in for criticism from vegan, health and climate change lobbies—NFU president Minette Batters was even asked on Radio 4 if meat was the new smoking —but her profession found some unexpected allies at the recent climate change and farming conference at Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire.
Close Encounters Of Various Kinds
I’M in the foothills of the Himalayas, surrounded by three sacred mountains, the moonlight is picking out a small cluster of houses and Jelac is about to walk to school.
Ask The Expert
Known for deeply comfortable rooms with a sense of unpretentious luxury, Adam Bray has more than 25 years’ experience of interior design and decoration.
Hello, Salar!
After a slow start, our fishing correspondent finds his luck is in on the Laxford
Every Dog Has Its Day
From loyal labradors to a fishing-mad orange dog, a plucky teckel and a food-thieving lurcher, our favourite sporting canine accomplices are trusted and loved beyond measure, finds Adrian Dangar
Dress To Impress
In the country-house market as in life, you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression, finds Holly Kirkwood
I Am A Passenger
Like Iggy Pop, David Profumo and Editor Mark Hedges relax as they let motoring correspondent and fisherman extraordinaire Charles Rangeley-Wilson take the wheel on a memorable road–and angling–trip to the Peak District
A Blue-Chip Investment
Palácio Fronteira, near Lisbon, Portugal More than 60,000 tiles have gone into the creation of this extraordinary 17th-century garden, which has survived kings and earthquakes, and they still gleam as bright as on the day they were laid, says Gerald Luckhurst
Hot Summertown In The City
A rare Regency gem in the form of a Grade II*-listed Oxford villa with almost two acres of grounds has come to the market
Reviving History
A medieval castle that evolved gradually into a comfortable house was strikingly reconstituted in the 1840s with ambitious neo-Norman additions, as James Bettley explains
As Bald As A Coot
Bold in appearance and once an annual target, the coot is not wholly innocent nor without value within the waterfowl community, finds Ian Morton
Swine Fever
From Peabody to pigs, the Cotswolds Art & Antique Dealers’ Association fair will have much to enjoy
Wild About Flowers
Lady’s slippers by the hundreds if not thousands, hillsides golden with daisies, swards of salvias: Sarah Raven salutes Bob Gibbons, who has dedicated the best part of his life to finding and documenting wildflowers
My Favourite Painting Marina Warner
The Triumph of Death by an unknown artist
Hot-House Flowering
Conservatories are once again being used for cultivating and enjoying plants. Amelia Thorpe reports on a growing trend
The Final Curtain Call
The theatrical world has recently lost three great men
The Music Of Kings
The concert-hall owner on proving the sceptics wrong, female composers and farming
Pole Cats
Adam Hay-Nicholls drives Jaguars sideways at speed in the sub-zero Swedish wilderness
Guild Of Beauty
Clive Aslet reflects on the art critic’s attitude to aesthetics and the legacy of his radical views today, the subject of a new exhibition celebrating his bicentenary.
It's A Family Affair
From gentlemen farmers to purveyors of Nazi wine, Roderick Easdale traces the birth of British estate agents.
Plenty More Lobsters In The Sea
With its fearsome claws and delicate flesh, the lobster is the king of British shellfish. Mike Warner heads to Cornwall to see how this precious crustacean is receiving a boost
Tentacle Spectacular
Nothing quite sums up the Mediterranean like octopus grilled until the tips are slightly charred, served with a plate of salty Greek chips
A Family Affair
Roderick Easdale explores the Jersey farms that have been handed down from parent to child for decades
Menagerie Manor
A chance visit to Jersey changed the life of Gerald Durrell and of countless wildlife species across the world, reveals Holly Kirkwood