Month: January 2022

  • Vegan fish & chips with Wagamama

    Vegan fish & chips with Wagamama

    There was a time when January just heralded the arrival of soon-to-be-discarded New Year’s Resolutions. But now the month brings with it a whole series of events which help up to kick the year off in new, exciting and (hopefully) self-improving ways. Chief among those are Dry January and Veganuary. These two mean that every…

  • Tailored advice

    Tailored advice

    It was with some excitement and interest that I opened Mr Hikmat Mohammed’s article in a recent edition of the Mr Porter Post entitled ‘What I’ve Learned About Dressing As A Shorter Man’. To be honest, the title gave me mixed emotions: I was pleased that finally mainstream publications and actual experts were offering advice…

  • Coffee at Canakin, Reigate

    Coffee at Canakin, Reigate

    Have you ever thought about creating exactly the coffee shop you want to drink in? Well that is exactly what Lee Simmons has done and the result is the latest addition to Reigate’s coffee offering, the truly delightful Canakin. Tucked up at the west end of Reigate High Street, Canakin’s clean, white aesthetic offers something…

  • Style tips for the shorter man

    My advice, as Baz Luhrmann put it, has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. Dressing as a short man does hold numerous challenges, on top of those which are inherent in trying to look good without looking like a tool. Alongside navigating the obvious pitfalls and occasional faux pas which begin to…