Over the weekend we took a little trip over to Milan (Zoom style) to ask Alberto Casagrande, our Winning Winter Cover Artist a few questions about his background, style and inspirations
One of the many local adventures we had during these extraordinary months was a trip to the Embankment with London's most famous mudlarker Jason Sandy, and a permit is essential. On this particular excursion (we've been lucky enough to have been
LOCAL HERO During the first lockdown I had the privilege of getting better acquainted with the people who look after the nuts and bolts of Covent Garden. Saying hello to our security guards and maintenance men while walking round for daily exercise was and still is, one of
A MIXED CASE OF CORNEY & BARROW WINE Independent wine merchants Corney & Barrow are launching a brand new wine subscription experience, 'A Wine Odyssey by Corney & Barrow'. 12 bottles will be delivered to your doorstep every two months, so you can sit
Even though we are STILL IN October, the focus right now, more than ever is Christmas. The distinct smell of mulled wine is now wafting through The Piazza, our friends at Pollocks have opened their Christmas Pop Up, 'Benjamin's Christmas Baazar' and all the decorations are up in The Market
I recently described myself to a Covent Garden colleague as a cockroach
Content for a new issue is ALWAYS kept secret until it’s published. I obviously can not keep a secret! In the Winter Issue 20 which goes to the printers in less than THREE WEEKS not only are we featuring all of the brilliant
A long, long (long) time ago as a mere Junior Designer at Tatler magazine, one of my tasks was designing the shopping pages. Shopping in my opinion is the hardest section in a magazine to design. They're a puzzle, eventually they will work but one has to
At the beginning of lockdown we launched a competition for an artist to create the cover for the Winter issue of The Covent Gardener. It started as gentle home project during lockdown blues. The idea was to offer an opportunity to the many fantastic
Essential Local Services might not be the most exciting and glamorous items on the menu, however, unwanted visitors who squeak sure take the shine out of a night spent dining in Covent Garden or dining at home in Covent Garden! Having a set of tried and