Archive for July 2026

Normally trends work like this. The luxury, high end of a sector produces some outlandishly expensive product or concept that is then picked up by the mainstream market where less extravagant, cheaper, mass-market replicas proliferate. This established scenario has been somewhat turned on its head at Claridge’s Bakery, which sits on a mews road behind…

For food lovers, a dinner in Paris is always going to be a special occasion, especially when you can let the budget go out of the window. However, on one occasion, my wife and I found ourselves in the city after a particularly punishing spending period, so we decided we’d be a little careful on…