Mark C. O'Flaherty

Why the best table in the room is always the booth

Why the best table in the room is always the booth

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

Mark C.O'Flaherty ponders the irresistible allure of the restaurant booth – from Balthazar to Bob Bob Ricard, dive bars and beyond

Review: Qantas x Emirates inaugural flight – London (LHR) to Dubai (DXB)

Review: Qantas x Emirates inaugural flight – London (LHR) to Dubai (DXB)

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

We take a look at the airlines' revolutionary new partnership and review Qantas' inaugural flight from London Heathrow to Dubai's state of the art new A380 terminal

Review: Ron Blaauw, Amsterdam

Review: Ron Blaauw, Amsterdam

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"Marcel Wanders made Blaauw sound so exciting, so alluring, and perhaps even dangerous, that I felt compelled to visit at the earliest opportunity"

Review: Emirates – Dubai (DXB) to London Heathrow (LHR)

Review: Emirates – Dubai (DXB) to London Heathrow (LHR)

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"It’s always so tempting to booze it up on a long flight, but the experienced flyer knows the truth: the circadian rhythm is going to get you"

Pina Bausch | No final curtain

Pina Bausch | No final curtain

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"To stop dancing would, it feels, be to let her slip away"

Review: CityJet – London City (LCY) to Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS)

Review: CityJet – London City (LCY) to Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS)

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"I will jump through the hoops of a carrier’s schedules to fly from London City. It is tranquil. There are no screaming children. You are treated like a human being rather than stag-party scum"

Review: Green Man & French Horn, London [CLOSED]

Review: Green Man & French Horn, London [CLOSED]

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"It’s all what you’d call 'hearty', with little to please a vegetarian. It’s St John in a beret, with some onions around its neck"

Review: Coya, London

Review: Coya, London

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

Arjun Waney's take on Peruvian cuisine has been an overnight success. But is there substance behind the white hot scene?

<em>Einstein on the Beach</em> 1976-2013

Einstein on the Beach 1976-2013

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

Is it still the most modern five hours of theatre? Philip Glass' legendary opera has been revived for a world tour. We review its January 2013 performance in Amsterdam

The empire of Mr Chow

The empire of Mr Chow

by Mark C. O'Flaherty