Photo Courtesy of Matterhorn
My must go to dinner spot any time I’m in Wellington is Matterhorn in Cuba Street Mall. Tucked away at the back of a small arcade Matterhorn’s the epicentre of cool in this city. It’s one of those rarities that manages to be timeless, cool, energetic and chic all at the [...]

Photos by Paris Chérie
Hermès may have been founded in 1837, making it one of the world’s oldest luxury brands, but what we love - we love love love - is that it is so modern. We thought the flagship store at Faubourg St Honore Paris was a contender for our favourite place on earth, but [...]

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The French may mock the Brits for a willingness to stand in a queue, but hello! - you could spend an entire weekend break in Paris standing in line - and that’s without any intention of joining that snake outside the Louvre to view the Mona Lisa.

A classic hot chocolate and [...]

I’m a fashion stylist with a love for the story behind the clothes: the antique lace, the Victorian cape, the beaded flapper dress or the 60’s wiggle cocktail dress. My husband calls it hoarding; I prefer the term archiving, as my wardrobes are filled to brimming with my treasured vintage finds and I geek [...]

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A Melbourne classic, and for good reason, is Stokehouse. Sitting just above the sand on Melbourne’s St Kilda beach, Stokehouse is the perfect spot for long lunch. Try for a table by the window so you can fully enjoy the sea scape. They call its vibe relaxed beach shack glamour but [...]

Photo by Andrew Morton
Portland is a coffee lovers dream and Courier Coffee Roasters is THE place to go for great coffee. A handful of restaurants in town serve the coffee but be sure to visit the shop located near Powell’s Books. There are usually two to three varieties of coffee to choose from and every [...]

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It is said that fashion’s biggest magazine brands, Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, can only be in the same room when there is a fashion catwalk between them. Yet both sides sit happily at Le Square Trousseau, a gorgeous Parisian brasserie near Bastille where the food is as good as the Belle [...]

Russell Norman has been the game changer on the London lunch scene for the past few years. First it was Polpo, then Polpetto above The French House pub in Soho, then Da Polpo and then came the best of the lot: Spuntino which made seedy Rupert Street a West End destination once more. All of [...]