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It had to happen one day

Morning! Ingolby here. When I posted my blog yesterday, probably to their relief, I promised readers that I would be reporting upon progress on my 2017 fitness regime on a weekly basis. I therefore apologise for putting my head above the parapet quite so swiftly (only 24 hours later). On that [...]

January 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard/ Peninsula Hotel

Over the years I have heard only good things of the Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong and had always wanted to stay there. I was not to be disappointed. It’s the last word in luxurious service. The disembarkment was the now customary officious process. We were given a green luggage tag and called to [...]

January 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard / Boathouse and Shangri-la Hotels

The Boathouse at Kata Beach Phuket does not just serve the best non-Thai food on the island but is also a classy boutique hotel. After India where the cow is of course sacred and the spicy fish-based cuisine of Thailand it was wonderful to eat a juicy rib eye steak. The Boathouse is acclaimed for [...]

December 20, 2016 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard

I have never been a huge fan of Indian cuisine. I believe that some of the fare served up by British curry houses is cooked by Bangladeshi hill farmers. I am doubtful whether hot spices improve food and the sauces can be too cloying. I had thought that the native cuisine might be an improvement but [...]

December 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

HIX/Browns Hotel

When I am lunching with somebody really interesting I much prefer a hotel restaurant. At some of the restaurants I have reviewed like La Petite Maison the tables are too tight for stimulating conversation or in Gaultier the waitering too obtrusive. In a luxury hotel I know I will get space and [...]

September 27, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Jetty restaurant /Brighton Harbour Hotel

Brighton seafront is getting a makeover. On Thursday the 360 i tower with the highest viewing platform in the UK is unveiled at a cost of £32m. It’s a controversial project but one of its aims is to improve the area between the Pier and the Hove border line which has become run down. [...]

August 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

A la recherche du temps perdu

Yesterday I revisited a place where I stayed 6 months between March and September 1966, Cap Ferrat. I was amazed how little it had changed even the personalities I remembered were still with us. I was staying with a school friend whose father was a  successful property developer and who had a [...]

March 25, 2016 // 0 Comments

Institutionalised.

It’s the second day and I feel fully institutionalised. Not that the stay has been free of problems as you will read. Breakfast is a buffet of healthy options of cereals and fruit or hot dishes from the menu and maintained the high standard of cuisine. I continue to be amazed that working [...]

March 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

Artist Residence

The Artist Residence started as a cool boutique hotel in Brighton and now in Pimlico. I first came across it when one of my favourite restaurants in Brighton,64 Degrees, launched its London restaurant. Sadly though it’s first in Brighton was and is a roaring success, serving innovative food [...]

January 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard/ Sanctum on the Green

The Sanctum On the Green is an old favourite of mine. I have been visiting regularly these past past 5 years. It’s part of the Sanctum Soho chain part-owned by Andy Taylor the manager of Iron Maiden whose records adorn the walls. A few years ago some of the Soho boutique hotels started [...]

January 20, 2016 // 0 Comments

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