Lisa Richards

Doge eat doge world | Review: Aman Venice

"I was almost tempted to ask the waiter to chew the meat for me at one point, but was told the next day by the food and beverage manager that the duck was meant to be hard and rubbery"

Review: The Miami Beach EDITION | More Marriott than Morgans?

by Lisa Richards

"The pool bar, with staff seemingly more interested in discussing the previous night’s conquests and human resources gossip than serving us straight away"

All at Sea Containers | Review: Mondrian London

by Lisa Richards

Can Mondrian London breathe new life into the once cutting edge luxury brand?

Made of Margate | Haeckels

by Lisa Richards

From Los Angeles to Dreamland - a most offbeat beauty brand

In search of the next big thing in Hong Kong

by Lisa Richards

"I want a trailblazing neighbourhood that’s beyond-hipster and is yet to have a Monocle store"

Hong Kong Hype | Duddell’s

by Lisa Richards

The Ilse Crawford interior is ravishing. And the terrace, above Shanghai Tang, is a Hong Kong CBD hot spot. But what's up with the kitchen at Duddell's?

A five star with three star thorns in its side | Review: Rosewood London

by Lisa Richards

"The staff, and indeed the staff throughout, are a strange mix: from mid-Atlantic accented young men with sharp cheekbones to snippy gay guys who refuse to ask questions of the kitchen"

Why I love the butlers at Claridge’s

by Lisa Richards

"Is there a better spot anywhere in town to view London from than here?"

Review: The Goring, London

by Lisa Richards

"There are some with blood bluer than mine who shudder at the thought of the Middletons camping out at The Goring during the royal wedding. Lowers the tone, and all that"

Less a massage, more a cure | The London Metropolitan by COMO

by Lisa Richards

"Rohan Quarry Day comes highly recommended – he’s Christina Ong’s personal back doctor. And Ong, of course, is the owner of COMO Hotels & Resorts"

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