Harvey Nichols have always produced famously delicious hampers, from cheese selections to weekend picnic baskets they never fail, and this time they might be about to save us again. As Mother’s Day creeps closer and closer and interesting and new ideas evade us, Harvey Nichols have created the Mother’s Day Hamper.

Coming in an elegant white wicker basket, The Harvey Nichols’ hamper is full of sumptuous treats. From pink grapefruit marmalade and mouth-watering strawberry jam to their own English breakfast loose-leaf tea, the hamper is an ideal present to wake up to on Mothering Sunday. There are even clotted cream biscuits and bars of dark, milk and white chocolate, not to mention the final touch of a mini brut champagne bottle.

Harvey Nicholas can deliver inside London in up to 48 hours. So, it’s best to get moving if you’re after something guaranteed to please every mother.

The Basket includes:
Clotted Cream Biscuits 200g, Rose and Violet Creams 135g, Harvey Nichols Mini Brut Champagne 200ml, Lavender and Violet Milk Chocolate Bar 70g, English Breakfast Loose Leaf Tea in a Caddy 125g, Strawberry Preserve 340g, Pink Grapefruit Marmalade 340g, Lime and Coconut Dark Chocolate Bar 70g, Strawberry and Balsamic White Chocolate Bar 70g

Priced at £60 and available at Harvey Nichols nationwide call 0207 201 8632 for stockists or visit www.harveynichols.com

 

Ok, we know you can’t actually wear an hotel but this is surely the next best thing.

Much-lauded fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg who reinvented the wrap-dress for a whole new generation is set to unveil her first interior design project. In June of this year, the esteemed fashionista will launch a series of rooms and suites at Claridge’s Hotel.

 

 

Her signature style of iconic prints and bold colours is the perfect fit for Mayfair’s Art Deco landmark and with original pieces of furniture to boot, the collaboration is sure to be the talk of the town!

Furstenberg is a longtime guest and friend of the hotel, having enjoyed an intimate relationship since the 1970s and some of her collections have even been inspired by her favourite London hideaway.

Indeed, one of the designer’s fondest memories was her first stay in the hotel as a young, independent businesswoman. “I knew I had made it,” she breathes, “to me, Claridge’s is the most glamorous hotel in the world and I regard it as my home away from home.”

So, it’s a wrap then, just make sure you don’t clash with the wallpaper!

www.claridges.co.uk

 

Who will win ‘Best Movie’ at The Oscars?
Can I really get away with doing ‘double-denim’?
Will I ever be a size 0?

Ah the conundrums of modern life…

Head over to funky Wardour Street diner, Profile Soho, to suss out the answers to these burning questions … and so many more!

This Sunday, 7 March, 21 March and then the first Sunday of the month thereafter, resident psychic, Marco, will treat guests to a free 10 minute reading from 6-9pm

Simply turn up, put your name down, and await your future.  And whether you find what you’re looking for in the cards or discover something you rather wish you hadn’t asked, we predict the two-for-one happy hour on cocktails (5pm – 7pm) will have the future looking a much brighter place in no time!

Profile Soho, 84-86 Wardour Street, W1, 020 7734 3444, www.profilesoho.com

 

Visit London has teamed up with Radisson Edwardian Hotels which has created a roving mini-me within a luxury American Airstream complete with dedicated concierge, check in desk, room service, a flat screen TV, double bed and all the requisite en-suite facilities – Glasto this ain’t!

 

 

From 15 and 19 March, it will pop up in a range of iconic London locations so if you fancy staying out all night but without the ill-effects then register at www.visitlondon.com/popup for the a chance to win yourselves a spot.

Ports of call include The London Eye and London Zoo where guests will receive their own private tour once the site has closed to the public. However to ensure there’s no funny business – no matter how comfortable the panda enclosure is looking – you’ll have a midnight curfew.

But hey, we’re sure you can keep yourselves entertained and in the event of an escaped tiger, well, they do say that Airstreams are pretty sturdy these days …

Caviar has been a long-standing taboo, falling in the same category as foie gras, lobster and veal; they all are stamped with a history of cruelty. Now, ethical dining is becoming a growing concern and Mottra, the first Latvian caviar, is leading the way as the first sustainable caviar house.

Normally Sturgeons, whose eggs can be sold for up to £22,000 per kilo, are culled to collect their eggs, yet the goldmine price tag means fisherman are unrelenting, and the number of Sturgeons are dwindling. However, Mottra caviar farm, owned by Russian Sergei Trachuk, has introduced a new progression to the market which replaces the antediluvian method with modern technology and farming techniques which no longer harm the fish.  Once the sturgeon is five years old, the caviar is gently massaged and ‘stripped’ from the fish.  Afterwards they are placed back into the waters of the Mottra farm where the sturgeon will continue to grow and start the following year’s caviar production.

Mottra rears two types of Sturgeon, Sterlet and Osetra, as well as a few rare albino versions which produce the sought after ‘gold’ caviar.  The Sterlet and Oestra are less salty than other caviars and have a delicious richness and delicacy.   Mottra has a long list of regular devoted buyers from Mark Hix, of the ever growing Hix restaurants, to Rick Stein, and connoisseurs will go to great lengths to obtain this caviar.  It’s easy to see why.

Mottra Osetra £49.95 for 28g or £97 for 56g

Mottra Sterlet £69 for 28g or £134 for 56g

www.mottra.co.uk