REVEALED: 2 - The Real Truth

Will the real Thomas Straker please stand up?

After speaking to The Standard about a furious diversity row, Lara Olszowska discovers more about the man behind the butter

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023

How hotel slippers became the ultimate social signifier

Why you're a nobody unless you have a pair of luxe slippers from Claridge's, Passalacqua or The Dorchester

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2023

Service, please! What it’s like to cook in The Grill by Tom Booton at The Dorchester

In a new series, Mike Daw puts in a shift at some of London’s best-loved restaurants. Here, he heads to one of London’s most famous hotels

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2023

The best London restaurants to celebrate New Year’s Eve, from Sexy Fish to Seabird

Greet the clock striking 12 midnight in one of these restaurants perfect for seeing in the new year, says Ben McCormack

Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2022

Rebecca Ferguson stuns as she marries 'the one' at 'dream' venue

The singer, who grew up in Anfield, has married sports agent Jonny Hughes after a whirlwind 11 month engagement

Liverpool Echo · Dec 19, 2022

Northumberland councillor opens up about time spent homeless as a teen fleeing violence

Coun Les Bowman worked at the famous Dorchester hotel in London while sleeping rough

Chronicle Live · Nov 24, 2022

Top chef swaps the glitz of The Ritz for fashionable Coatbridge café

David Lake may no longer be putting on The Ritz, but he's certainly putting smiles on the faces of Lanarkshire foodies who are happy to fork out for café cuisine that's a little bit special.

Daily Record · Aug 27, 2022

Best French restaurants in London, from L’Escargot to Les 2 Garcons

From three-Michelin-starred temples of haute cuisine to neighbourhood bistros, the Standard team go à la française

Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2022

Top 10 fish and chip shops in Stockport for you to try on Good Friday

Fish is a Good Friday tradition

Manchester Evening News · Apr 15, 2022

Chinese takeaway forced to change name to avoid confusion with 5-star hotel

Hong Lu Gu opened his ­takeaway in 2009 and says that he called it China Tang in a tribute to the man who taught him how to cook. However, he needs to change the restaurant's name and branding

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022