Melissa de Carteret

Food & Travel Writer | Freelance Journalist

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10.14.2013

Be The First to Try Dr. Alkaitis' Spa Products at The Renowned Coworth Park in Berkshire

There are some names that inspire hushed tones and looks of reverence. Coworth Park in Berkshire, which reopened in 2010, after untold millions in renovations and three years in the making, is one ...

07.05.2013

Let Them Eat Cake: Afternoon Tea at The Vintage Cake House Farnham, a Quintessentially English Town

You would think that a genteel market town like Farnham, a stone's throw from Jane Austen Country, would be awash with olde tea shoppes, but until the opening of 20-year-old Natalie Steward's...

06.14.2013

The Perfect Apple iPhone Case by Piel Frama

I am often asked where I bought my iPhone case. Mainly because of the colour, before people realise it's actually a phone case rather than a wallet. Based in Spain, ...

10.24.2013

Truffle Hunting in Provence: A Gourmand Weekend at Hôtel Crillon le Brave

I am installed in understated and effortlessly chic Provençal style at the 6th century Relais & Château Hôtel Crillon le Brave, a sleepy cluster of seven elegantly rustic stone ...

07.19.2012

Sheepskin's Knightsfield House in the Heart of Wales' Brecon Beacons

Meaning 'field of the horse rider' in the original Welsh Caemarchog, Knightsfield has been in owner Steve Greenow's family for over 170 years and dates back further still to the late eighteenth ...

01.09.2012

Heirloom Christmas Ornaments: Wedgwood and Waterford in the Sales

Heirloom Christmas Ornaments: Wedgwood and Waterford in the Sales I know post-Christmas Christmas decoration purchases are a touch naff, but I couldn't resist these ever so kitch Wedgwood ...

01.07.2012

Mulberry Factory Shop, Somerset, UK & Mulberry's Smallest Bag, the Shrunken Bayswater

The Mulberry Factory Shop, Somerset, UK & Mulberry's Smallest Bag, the Shrunken Bayswater Mulberry's smallest bag? Measuring just 11 x 11cm, whether this warrants th...

01.05.2012

The Perfect Chandelier Earrings: Isharya at Net-a-Porter. And they're in the sale!

The Perfect Chandelier Earrings: Sultana Bali Earrings by Isharya at Net-a-Porter I've been on the quest for the perfect chandelier earrings for what seems like ages. In fact it's only been...

01.02.2012

January Sales at Bicester Village, UK: Smythson of Bond Street Luxury Stationery and Leather Goods

Have Your Cake And Eat It: LuxeGuru (stationery addict since the age of six) braves the sales at Smythson of Bond Street, Bicester Village In the spirit of the January sales, I headed over to ...

09.08.2011

UK Restaurant Review: Amaranto at the Four Seasons London at Park Lane

Melissa de Carteret discovers La Dolce Vita in the heart of London, at Amaranto, Four Seasons London at Park Lane Amaranto, the fine-dining restaurant at the newly refurbished Four Seasons London ...

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About Melissa de Carteret

Melissa is a freelance food and travel writer and editor based in London. Previously Co-editor of the AA Restaurant Guide, she has over 20 years' experience, contributing to publications such as the AA Hotel and Restaurant Guides, the AA Travel Guides, OM Yoga & Lifestyle and On: Yorkshire Magazine, and a host of food, travel and lifestyle websites such as JustLuxe, Upscale Living Magazine, Great British Life, Square Meal, Frommers, Ultra.Travel, OMOTG and Travel+Leisure. She focuses on luxury travel, regularly reviewing hotels, restaurants and spas in the UK and worldwide, as well as writing on other aspects of luxury lifestyle, including luxury brands, health and beauty, art and culture, fashion, style and design, and antiques and collectables.

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