Zoë Perrett’s luck is very much in at this luxury mansion… It’s Friday the 13th. The day gets off to a fraught start. It’s snowing, and icy gale force winds buffet the car. We have to do a u-turn to pick up my forgotten coat (containing purse). We nibble often and anxiously from a tin […]
In Ibiza, Zoë Perrett discovers eco-luxury at the five-star Aguas de Ibiza resort Contemplating life from beneath a mountain of bubbles in our balcony bathtub as I sip a glass of chilled Cava, I wonder what I’d need to do in order to take up permanent residence in Aguas de Ibiza. We’re certainly staying in […]
When we realise that our arrival at Four Seasons Hampshire has coincided with that of a drag hunt and a sizeable Asian wedding party, we prepare to be temporarily – or at least momentarily – overlooked, and embark on a timely reorganisation of a car boot stuffed to bursting with platform boots, sausage pinwheels and […]
Good cheese pleases Zoë Perrett very much. And it pleases her even more so to discover Homage 2 Fromage – a food club devoted to savouring that very stuff… If you like cheese, wine and fine conversation (and have the pleasure of living in the north of England), there’s a travelling food club that’ll be […]
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Nobu Ibiza Bay is one of the Balearic island’s hottest new hotels. Zoë Perrett checks out the ‘new-style’ Japanese food at its signature restaurant You know what you’re getting with Nobu. It’s glam, it’s glossy, it attracts a beautiful crowd. But with Nobu Ibiza Bay, you’re getting all that plus a show-stopping Mediterranean sea view. Suffice to say, it’s a very pleasant […]
Think you know korma? Think again. This delicate, nuanced dish from Darjeeling Express’s Asma Khan is as authentic as the curryhouse classic is contrived. Like what you cook? You’ll find this dish and many more in her new cookbook, Asma’s Indian Kitchen. ZAFRAN MURGH KORMA – SAFFRON CHICKEN KORMA There are many ways to cook […]
Zoë Perrett meets majestic meats aplenty at the Shoreditch barbecue venue… This review ends where it begins: with crispy pig tails. A ramekin of cube-shaped hunks, unassuming but for their deep mahogany lacquer, comprising a roof-of-the-mouth-botheringly crisp outer and a melting interior that cossets the tongue and speaks to the soul. Once bitten, forever smitten. […]
Zoë Perrett discovers luxurious living and bespoke attention to detail at London hotel Hilton Bankside From Potters Field right down to the London Eye, there’s always something happening on the Thames’s Southbank – and there are few lovelier ways to while away a summer day (and night) than eating, drinking and making merry along its length. […]
The name might be controversial but there’s no arguing over the quality of the food here, says Zoë Perrett A ragged-edged, gold-painted door lets you know that Flavour Bastard has swagger. Located on the old Arbutus site in Soho, the restaurant’s Afroditi Krassa-designed, ‘opulent-meets-industrial’ interiors speak of everywhere and nowhere in particular. Just like executive […]
1. You can try 19 different gins at Victoria Gate Casino in Leeds (Where, I must confess, I lifted the trivia from this post from Fever Tree’s spirited history lesson during a preview of the new Gin Club menu). Offered in the casino’s Curve Bar, each gin on the list is showcased in a unique serve, […]
Gorgeous Art Deco styling draws a glamorous crowd – but, as Zoë Perrett discovers, Tatel Ibiza is not too cool to celebrate traditional Spanish food Dining with the jet set can be exhausting. We all like beautiful quinoa salads, sushi platters and endlessly-Instagrammable ceviches, but sometimes you want something with less aesthetic appeal and a […]
Well-trained, warm staff, a great atmosphere, and practically faultless food: if you’re looking for a pitch-perfect village pub, Zoë Perrett’s found it The Barrow House’s situation might render it the ideal base for a walking break, but that is of course dependent on whether you can tear yourself away from the cosy bar post-check in. […]
Halloween ghosts and ghouls aren’t the only spirits out in force this October, says Zoë Perrett – a well-loved festival is returning to Leeds to celebrate all things rum If you’re unlucky enough to be navigating your way through central Leeds on a night when the city’s freshers are out, ahem, ‘refreshing’ themselves, you’d be […]
