Derek Guthrie

Oyster season ahoy | Review: Wiltons, London

Oyster season ahoy | Review: Wiltons, London

by Derek Guthrie

"I used to be scared of Wiltons on Jermyn Street. Not just intimidated. Proper scared."

The Vanquish | The ultimate Aston Martin

The Vanquish | The ultimate Aston Martin

by Derek Guthrie

Set the satnav for SMERSH HQ

The best burrata in the world

The best burrata in the world

by Derek Guthrie

"To stand in a cheesemakers and eat fresh burrata with a spoon in Matera, or Giola del Colle, or Modugno, or Martina Franca south of Bari, is the closest I'll ever get to sex with Sophia Loren"

Tour de Force | Review: The Box Tree, Yorkshire

Tour de Force | Review: The Box Tree, Yorkshire

by Derek Guthrie

"Traditional, solid, and divided into little serving rooms where the staff will drop the odd bon mot while sweeping the crumbs off the tablecloth. Smart dress preferred. Your mum would like it"

Who’s Le Mans!?

Who’s Le Mans!?

by Derek Guthrie

"It's a bizarre weekend for the uninitiated"

Beside The Seaside | Hotel Tresanton, Cornwall

Beside The Seaside | Hotel Tresanton, Cornwall

by Derek Guthrie

"It's already prepped, ready and awaiting for Shoreditch habitués to holiday with each other on vast decks and terraces overlooking the sea, sipping Raspberry Mojitos at lunch and Espresso Martinis after dinner"

From Saint-Tropez to SW7 | Review: Alain Ducasse’s Rivea London

From Saint-Tropez to SW7 | Review: Alain Ducasse’s Rivea London

by Derek Guthrie

"Rivea might very well resemble a shoreside café if your only experience of Ducasse in London has been the mothership at the Dorchester"

Kings Cross to Catalonia | Spain by train

Kings Cross to Catalonia | Spain by train

by Derek Guthrie

Breakfast in London, lunch in Paris, supper in Barcelona

Kazakhstan | In the glorious land of mare’s milk and honey

Kazakhstan | In the glorious land of mare’s milk and honey

by Derek Guthrie

You can do it. But why would you want to?

New necromantic | In love with The Witchery, Edinburgh

New necromantic | In love with The Witchery, Edinburgh

by Derek Guthrie

Matt Groening left a sketch of Bart Simpson in the guest book, and Dan Brown has hidden a mysterious message under a carpet