Abbots Court, Dorset: ‘A luxurious but unstuffy country retreat’ – hotel review

The renovation was part-sponsored by Farrow and Ball but it’s the delicious menu created using ingredients from the grounds that reveals this largely self-sufficient B&B’s true colours

Why taking it slow in an art gallery could change your life

Got time on your hands? Why not try Tate Modern’s ‘slow looking’ sessions? Being encouraged to look at a Hockney painting on a school trip completely altered my world view

How to Spend It: the shopping list for the 1%

In an age of astonishing wealth, nothing reveals the lives of the ultra-rich like the FT’s unashamedly ostentatious luxury magazine.

By Andy Beckett

‘I’m a billionaire, but I’m not a big spender’

Entrepreneur David McCourt on buying art, his 30 blue suits, and why he likes living in hotels

Clare Smyth’s best female chef award raises questions about sexism

British chef’s triumph is bittersweet as legitimacy of gender-specific award is questionable

From G&T to Earl Grey tea: a new wave of ice lollies for grownups

We sample the latest posh popsicles to find out which are cool – and which fail the taste test