Clare Smyth, world’s best female chef: ‘I’m not going to stand and shout at someone. It’s just not nice’

She was once told by Gordon Ramsay she wouldn’t last a week in his kitchen. Now, the chef patron of Core in London has been named best female chef at the food industry’s ‘Oscars’. But why is the business still dominated by men?

Joël Robuchon obituary

French chef whose creative genius and drive for perfection brought him 32 Michelin stars

Why the super-rich are taking their mega-boats into uncharted waters

There are more ‘explorer’ super-yachts being built than ever before as adventurous billionaires seek out ‘the rarest of experiences’

This new Dior Pop-Up debuts a personalisation service on the brand’s much-loved Book Tote

  Dior Pop-up at Harrods is featuring exclusive and limited-edition items. Until Friday 31st August, Dior is hosting a pop-up at Harrods, the London luxury department store, showcasing its Autumn/Winter 2018-2019 creations. Featuring exclusive and limited-edition iterations of the Dior Saddle, Miss Dior and CD Hobo bags, along with debuts from the Diorquake pouches, clogs, … Read more

The Xerjoff Royal Charity Polo Cup 2018

  Italian Luxury Perfume House Xerjoff, a perfume house fully dedicated to luxury fragrance in its art form, and founder Sergio Momo hosted what has now become acknowledged as the highlight of the social calendar, The Xerjoff Royal Charity Polo Cup 2018. Lord Andrew Lloyd Weber, at his Sydmonton Court Estate, Watership Down, played host to … Read more

Louis Vuitton City Guide spotlights Arles with 150 must-visit addresses. There is also a Christian Lacroix personal tour

  Every summer since 1970, over the course of more than forty art exhibitions at various of the Arles’ exceptional heritage sites, the Rencontres d’Arles has been a major influence in disseminating the best of world photography and playing the role of a springboard for photographic and contemporary creative talents. In 2016, the festival welcomed … Read more