Essential ingredients: squash

Halloween may be behind us, but the squash season certainly isn’t. This month our Head Chef Stewart Turner provides a wholesome pie recipe, while Demetri Walters MW suggests appropriate wine pairings On the table: Our seasonal spotlight falls on squash which are now in their peak season. Although butternut squash are available throughout the year, […]

They came to Number Three: Lord Byron

First published in the Autumn 1958 edition of Number Three Saint James’s Street, the following piece is part of a series entitled “They Came to Number Three”. In it we see how the life and works of infamous dandy Lord Byron were played out in our historic ledgers Whether he dined heartily on steaks and […]

A bit of all white

Belondrade y Lurton has been deftly showcasing its enthusiasm for the Verdejo grape since 1994. Here the winery’s technical director and oenologist, Marta Baquerizo Mesonero-Romanos, discusses its unusual approach to crafting a white wine of immense refinement and complexity. Didier Belondrade came across the Verdejo grape in 1992, and saw the incredible potential for a […]

Five tips for making cocktails at home

As London Cocktail Week hits town, we asked Alessandro Palazzi – master mixologist at Dukes – for his tips on making cocktails at home, from the truth about juice to simple bitter twists. Always use fresh organic fruit. Ignore the juice section of the supermarket and squeeze fresh fruit just before you need it. It’s […]