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Big-ticket sushi is absolutely worth the price — and new eatery Maru proves it for £170-a-head

Chef Taiji Maruyama Credit: Milo Brown What’s new?  Behind the scenes  Third generation sushi chef Taiji Maruyama – young, pony-tailed, chatty – is a new name to me, but he’s come up through top addresses: two Michelin star Ginza Kojyu in Tokyo, Nobu, and most recently the Japanese Grill at Surrey country house Beaverbrook. At 21 he was, I gather, one of the youngest chefs ever to get his blowfish license. Not terribly useful in Mayfair (or Surrey) but a fun fact nonetheless. Maru is sister restaurant to Taka in Marylebone, run by siblings Andrey and Anastasia Datsenko, both Tokyo-born-and-bred. Namayasai Farm Garden Salad

Hottest Walks In London | lady.co.uk

Enjoy the heatwave with these city walks Going on a long walk is perfect for clearing the mind, improving your mental and physical health, and is also a great way to discover new places in your local area. London is full of beautiful walks where you can appreciate the colourful and picturesque spring blooms, see some of the city’s most iconic landmarks, and discover hidden gems. With the promised summer heatwave finally ahead of us, The Lady spoke to the team at The Ascott Limited’s UK properties, including The Cavendish London in Mayfair and the Citadines Apart’hotel London portfolio, who have shared their favourite walks across the capital.  

Taka Mayfair to relaunch as omakase-style restaurant Maru

The team behind Japanese restaurant Taka are to relaunch the group's Shepherd Market site in London's Mayfair with a new omakase-style concept called Maru.

Away from TV's Line of Duty the police have a long, tawdry history of corruption | Simon Jenkins

I am shocked no more. The climax of this week’s television bonanza of police corruption was not “Who was H?” in Line of Duty. It was the three-part documentary on BBC2 called Bent Coppers. It was the more gripping because it was not fiction, it was a documentary. But the message was the same as Line of Duty’s: no one in charge of the police really cared about corruption. Bent Coppers told the story of London’s Metropolitan and City of London police in the 1960s and 70s. They took money from crooks almost from bottom to top. The source of payments was initially vice, pornography and bank robberies. Then, after the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act, the growth of the illicit drugs market led to corruption exploding.

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How Mayfair went from a hotbed of scandal, science, art to one of the world's most sought-after addresses

Intrigue and romance were synonymous with Mayfair long before Bridgerton appeared on our screens, discovers Carla Passino. If a part of London were ever to be crowned Queen of Romance, Mayfair would be it. The former home of Dame Barbara Cartland and the literary backdrop to Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton (although the Netflix series was mostly filmed in Bath for Regency authenticity), it has witnessed love affairs, romps and liaisons as entrancing as any penned by either author.     Its very foundation rests on a wedding: the one between heiress Mary Davies and Sir Thomas Grosvenor, whose descendants would become the Dukes of Westminster. Their eldest son, Sir Richard, was the first to embark on a building programme that would turn an unremarkable estate into one London’s most fashionable addresses.

Letter: John le Carré obituary

John le Carré in 1991. Photograph: Jonathan Player/Rex/Shutterstock John le Carré in 1991. Photograph: Jonathan Player/Rex/Shutterstock RobertChenciner Sun 10 Jan 2021 11.51 EST Last modified on Sun 10 Jan 2021 19.39 EST The longstanding interest that John le Carré (David Cornwell) maintained in Chechnya bore fruit in the novel Our Game, published in 1995, during the first Russian-Chechen war. I was delighted to help and intrigued when he “borrowed” my home in Shepherd Market, central London, as the fictional safe house. David’s Observer article Demons Dance As the West Watches (1994) detailed the plight of the Chechens: he was appalled by the human rights abuses then and in 1999-2000, when pro-independence Chechens were overwhelmed by Russian forces. In 2001 he joined in the founding of the UK charity MARCCH – Medical Aid and Relief for the Children of Chechnya. His misgivings were borne out shortly before his death when Britain imposed personal

Athens restaurant roundup: Alumni Cookie Dough offers movie screenings, Northside Bottle Shop delivers, The Old Pal has a new menu and more

As Athens restaurants, bars and eateries adjust to social distancing requirements and changing state policies during the coronavirus pandemic, their operations change frequently. Here’s this week’s roundup of restaurant news. Remember: Lots of eateries will be altering operations with colder weather rolling in. Stay up to date with our comprehensive restaurant guide. Alumni Cookie Dough offers movie screenings The downtown dessert spot is offering reservations for indoor movie screenings until Dec. 3 featuring Christmas-themed classics. Packages include hot chocolate and a movie ticket for $5, and an additional cookie dough kit brings the cost up to $15. Reservations are required with limited indoor seating available.

Hit Squad: Inside The Mayfair Townhouse, London's newest hotel and one-time hangout of Oscar Wilde

Save The Mayfair Townhouse is a new hotel from the team behind Chewton Glen Everyone in London lives in their own version of the city. Mine is a triangle, connected by Highbury Tube, Beigel Bake on Brick Lane and various bars in Hackney Wick – but away from all that I find myself most often in Mayfair. It’s where meetings take place, and parties happen. Or used to. I make the journey on the Victoria Line to Green Park more often than any other, and the glow of the lettering spelling out THE RITZ on Piccadilly makes me feel warm and fuzzy. It feels like home.