Leon Beckenham

Keeping it down | Review: Casa Oaxaca, Oaxaca

"It was obviously a disappointing end to what had begun as a fabulous affirmation of the gastronomic supremacy of Oaxaca, ironically scuppered by street food from the country's capital"

Fanfarlo featuring Woody Allen | Review: The Carlyle, New York

by Leon Beckenham

It’s an Upper East Side legend synonymous with Woody Allen, Elaine Stritch and all that jazz in Bemelmans Bar. Leon Beckenham, of the band Fanfarlo, checked-in during time out from touring

Bindi mood | Review: Vivanta by Taj, Bekal

by Leon Beckenham

It’s become a common cautionary remark, sighed out with a middle-distance gaze and a wry you’ll-see smile, that “nothing can prepare you for India”

Hanging out with the band

by Leon Beckenham

Fanfarlo have been checked-in to some odd hotels on tour. None more so than a certain nudist colony in Austria. Trumpet player Leon Beckenham gets an eyeful

Review: Bailiffscourt Hotel & Spa, West Sussex

by Leon Beckenham

"I was genuinely shocked to learn that it only came into existence in the late 1920s, and is in fact a totally (albeit lovingly and meticulously) reconstructed medieval-style homestead with about as much history as your local boozer"