What's On 12 May

Ellie Smith
May 12, 2024

Dear Reader,

Boy, does it feel good to do good. As part of our partnership with Arizona Muse’s charity DIRT, a few of us skipped the office on Thursday to help tidy up the wild and wonderful garden of a house that will soon be home to four foster children – whose lives will be, from what I saw of their new carers – full of love. We painted, we dug, we swept, we built, we planted, we sprinkled biodynamic tinctures and we envisioned that each of those children would choose something that they could paint and call their own. Toiling under the sun, having a laugh, creating something with meaning together – probably the nicest office outing we could have had.

Have a great week.

WHAT’S EXCITING ME THIS WEEK

Rory’s Other Half

The astonishing success of the podcast The Rest is Politics catapulted the erstwhile wannabe prime minister Rory Stewart into far more fame than he enjoyed as a politician. But it’s his wife, Shoshana, we’re most interested in.

Baby Reindeer - The Aftermath

I recommended this Netflix show a few weeks back, but what has played out since has become very meta – reality clashing with drama clashing with, ‘did anyone really think about the consequences of this?’ Find out more here.

Olive Oil Alternatives

Prices of the now-named ‘liquid gold’ have rocketed recently thanks to the climate crisis and its prolonged droughts. It’s the most common item to be shoplifted from Spanish markets now, apparently. Here are some cheaper alternatives.

FIVE THINGS NOT TO MISS

Attend Royal Ascot in style with STH Group, an Official Hospitality Supplier. Book now for access to unparalleled views of the races, fine dining and more.

Enjoy afternoon tea or dinner inside a hot air balloon at The Grove’s new summer pop-up, which is returning to the Hertfordshire hotel this May. 25 May – 1 September

Thyme hotel is hosting a panel discussion on conservation, rewilding and biodiversity, featuring C&TH’s editorial director Lucy Cleland. 15 May

Italian food purists, look away: a new ‘Britalian’ restaurant has just opened in Peckham – think spaghetti carbonara topped with a fried egg.

Give the buzzy wellness trend of hot and cold therapy a go at Shoreditch’s new sanctuary Sauna & Plunge.

WHAT'S TRENDING ON C&TH

How to balance your cortisol levels

Our restaurant of the week is Home House

What on earth is a bogg bag?

Emily in Paris season 4: release date, cast, plot

Win A Lanserhof At The Arts Club & Augustinus Bader ‘Spring Duet’ Wellness Treatment

Choose between either Infusion Therapy & Augustinus Bader’s Visia Skin Analysis complemented with a Spring Glow Facial, or Cryotherapy & Augustinus Bader’s Body Detox Experience including a Lanserhof Salt Foot Bath and Face Sheet Mask.