The Independent

The big march: seeking out the UK's best gardens

30 May 2010 12:00 AM

While the rest of the country is glued to the World Cup, Emma Townshend will be traversing the UK exploring the best that the new 'Good Gardens Guide' has to offer

Roux at Parliament Square RICS, Parliament Square, London SW1

30 May 2010 12:00 AM

There are tough times ahead, but Roux at Parliament Square is more classy coalition than culinary compromise

Flash, bang, dollop! Variations on a mayonnaise

30 May 2010 12:00 AM

It takes no time to transform a basic mayo into aioli, rouille, sauce vert or even a spicy, paprika-infused sauce. What more do you need to give a lift to any number of light, summer dishes, asks Skye Gyngell

The new plastic surgery

30 May 2010 12:00 AM

Forget a little nip and tuck: all that's needed for a fresh look this season is a littlePerspex. From understated bangles at Prada to fabulous festival-wear at DSquared, it's never been so fashionable to fake it, says Rhiannon Harries

The world-famous Indian restaurant Trishna has come to London. But has it lost some of its spice along the way?

14 December 2008 12:00 AM

Trishna, 15-17 Blandford Street, London W1, tel: 020 7935 5624

Beetroot fondants with soused mackerel

13 December 2008 09:08 PM

Serves 4

Dense beetroot and chocolate cake

13 December 2008 09:07 PM

Makes one medium-sized cake

It's play time: Dig into your dressing-up box to perfect this season's fun, theatrical looks

09 November 2008 12:00 AM

Lead the sway: Put your pampas prejudice behind you

09 November 2008 12:00 AM

Nothing becomes a winter garden like a row of tall grasses bending in the breeze, says Emma Townshend

'I forgive my dad's killer'

09 November 2008 12:00 AM

After her father was murdered in the IRA bombing of Brighton's Grand Hotel in 1984, Jo Berry began a remarkable journey that has culminated in her working alongside the man sentenced for the attack

Fancy restaurants are going to the wall. Could this be the perfect time to open a tearoom?

02 November 2008 12:00 AM

Orange Pekoe: 3 White Hart Lane, London SW13, tel: 020 8876 6070

Build this season's silhouette with tulip skirts, cropped jackets and 'peg' trousers

26 October 2008 12:00 AM

Furniture designer Russell Pinch's home sports a new look each season

19 October 2008 12:00 AM

My interest in furniture goes back to when I was 10 years old. My godfather used to work for the office furniture company Herman Miller and he introduced me to the Powers of Ten film made by the experimental furniture designers Charles and Ray Eames (in which, starting from a view of the entire universe, the camera slowly zooms in until we see the subatomic particles on a man's hand). At the time I don't even think I knew what I was looking at, but I was hooked.