Karen Krizanovich

Anything you can drink, I can drink better | The Vineyard, Stockcross

Anything you can drink, I can drink better | The Vineyard, Stockcross

by Karen Krizanovich

"This is serious wine drinking with a knowing wink, including a man-sized wooden corkscrew in the foyer"

Feminine butch Aviators ahoy | Karen Krizanovich on Cutler and Gross

Feminine butch Aviators ahoy | Karen Krizanovich on Cutler and Gross

by Karen Krizanovich

Karen Krizanovich puts Cutler and Gross creative director Marie Wilkinson in the frame

How to do your hair when you hate it

How to do your hair when you hate it

by Karen Krizanovich

"I have long straight hair and my mother decreed I looked better with curls: so I slept in rollers, sharpened barbs in their cylinders for traction"

How to have afternoon tea when you hate it

How to have afternoon tea when you hate it

by Karen Krizanovich

"This twilight zone of carbs and stupidity is typically an expensive, expansive run of ordinary sandwiches cut into small triangles"

Clutching at clutches | The minaudière empire of Sylvia Toledano

Clutching at clutches | The minaudière empire of Sylvia Toledano

by Karen Krizanovich

Karen Krizanovich is quite obsessed with the Parisian jeweler who makes her favourite minaudières from semi precious stones in Jaipur. We await the restraining order...

How to drink whisky if you hate it

How to drink whisky if you hate it

by Karen Krizanovich

"I may hate the taste, but the whiff of good whisky is so descriptive, it’s like snorting a great oil painting"

Tumi ache | “I don’t have kids. I have luggage”

Tumi ache | “I don’t have kids. I have luggage”

by Karen Krizanovich

"The reason I own this bag is I don’t want to see a clutch of cheap thongs splayed along the baggage belt and know those thongs are mine"

All roads lead to Namibia | The real star of Mad Max: Fury Road

All roads lead to Namibia | The real star of Mad Max: Fury Road

by Karen Krizanovich

"The film’s original location was the desert around the mining town of Broken Hill, New South Wales, but its long expanse of desert flats went bloomy and verdant two years in a row due to uncharacteristic flooding. Tiny wildflowers sprang up, perfect for a revamp of The Sound of Music"

<em>8½</em>: I finally got it

: I finally got it

by Karen Krizanovich

"I’ve seen 8½ many times and each time been left baffled by it" - Karen Krizanovich finally gets Fellini

Review: Portland, London | Fitzrovia’s new eating machine

Review: Portland, London | Fitzrovia’s new eating machine

by Karen Krizanovich

"First of all, I’m local and I was here before the other reviewers, okay?" Karen Krizanovich’s new favourite neighbourhood restaurant