https://caryssharkey.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Carys SharkeyenThu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.cityam.com/dining-out-with-michelins-most-dedicated-followers/The all-powerful Michelin Guide has garnered a cult following of enthusiasts. Carys Sharkey goes star gazingThu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.cityam.com/dining-out-with-michelins-most-dedicated-followers/https://www.cityam.com/making-a-home-at-chet-sharma-bibi/Chet Sharma is serving up some of the tasty plates of food in London. Carys Sharkey meets the chef reimagining fine dining.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.cityam.com/making-a-home-at-chet-sharma-bibi/https://www.cityam.com/why-burford-should-be-your-next-cotswolds-weekend-away/In a Venn diagram of people who live in West London, have gundogs and are partial to a merlot, then The Bull would be in the middle.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.cityam.com/why-burford-should-be-your-next-cotswolds-weekend-away/https://www.cityam.com/how-south-wales-became-one-of-the-uks-most-exciting-food-destinations/The idea of Welsh food tends to be limited, but the country has some of the best produce in the UK.Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.cityam.com/how-south-wales-became-one-of-the-uks-most-exciting-food-destinations/https://www.cityam.com/best-places-to-eat-soup-noodles-in-london/This is the time of year for eating soup noodles, a dish guaranteed to sustain you through the winter trudge.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.cityam.com/best-places-to-eat-soup-noodles-in-london/https://www.cityam.com/tale-of-two-hotels-in-the-french-alps/From Asian-inspired glamour to Savoie savoir-faire, there’s no one way to ski Les Trois Vallées, writes Carys Sharkey.Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.cityam.com/tale-of-two-hotels-in-the-french-alps/https://www.cityam.com/da-terras-rafael-cagali-is-breaking-down-borders/Brazil, Bethnal Green, Brighton: Rafael Cagali is cooking from his roots, writes Carys Sharkey.Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.cityam.com/da-terras-rafael-cagali-is-breaking-down-borders/https://www.cityam.com/hotel-dame-des-arts-literary-legacy-in-this-parisian-neighbourhood/Saint-Germain-des-Prés was once Paris’ artistic beating heart, Carys Sharkey checks in to Hôtel Dame des Arts to see how its legacy lives on.Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.cityam.com/hotel-dame-des-arts-literary-legacy-in-this-parisian-neighbourhood/https://www.cityam.com/micheal-caines-checks-in-at-the-stafford/Legendary chef Michael Caines is taking on his next big project – and returning to London after decades away. He speaks to Carys Sharkey.Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.cityam.com/micheal-caines-checks-in-at-the-stafford/https://www.cityam.com/gorse-a-star-is-born-in-cardiff/After winning Cardiff’s first Michelin star, Gorse is opening a new chapter for fine dining in the Welsh capital, writes Carys Sharkey.Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.cityam.com/gorse-a-star-is-born-in-cardiff/https://www.cityam.com/meeting-the-knifemakers-going-a-cut-above/From social media influencers to top chefs, artisan knives are slicing across the UK’s culinary scene.Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.cityam.com/meeting-the-knifemakers-going-a-cut-above/https://www.cityam.com/londons-late-night-dining-divide/Is late-night dining in London dying at the hands of tee-totalling park runners, or is it having a resurgence?Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.cityam.com/londons-late-night-dining-divide/https://www.cityam.com/where-to-eat-in-paris-from-pho-to-foie-gras/Paris eating often involves a sprawling brasserie with tiny tables and an average steak haché at far from average price.Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.cityam.com/where-to-eat-in-paris-from-pho-to-foie-gras/https://www.cityam.com/the-best-sandwich-in-the-city-from-porterford-to-dilieto/There is no better testament to how seriously the Square Mile takes its lunch than the queues snaking out of sandwich shop doors.Sat, 12 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.cityam.com/the-best-sandwich-in-the-city-from-porterford-to-dilieto/https://www.cityam.com/le-manoir-aux-quatsaisons-behind-the-culinary-icon/During my first visit to Le Manoir I could neither speak nor talk. This is not hyperbole about dumbfounded luxury – I was just a baby.Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.cityam.com/le-manoir-aux-quatsaisons-behind-the-culinary-icon/https://www.cityam.com/the-ringers-keeping-the-bells-swinging-in-the-square-mile/As bell ringing faces an uncertain future, Carys Sharkey goes to meet the people keeping the tradition alive in the City.Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.cityam.com/the-ringers-keeping-the-bells-swinging-in-the-square-mile/https://www.cityam.com/the-best-sandwich-spots-in-the-city-of-london/In the City, queues spill out of sandwich shop doors as the rigmarole of work is punctured by bread and spread.Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.cityam.com/the-best-sandwich-spots-in-the-city-of-london/https://www.cityam.com/the-importance-of-being-earnest-at-national-theatre-review/Max Webster’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest opens with Ncuti Gatwa’s Algernon swathed in hot pink ballgown and draped over a piano.Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.cityam.com/the-importance-of-being-earnest-at-national-theatre-review/https://www.cityam.com/jamaica-inn-timeless-beauty-and-hospitality-meet-at-this-iconic-hotel/I had time to kill in Miami , so I parked myself up for a cubano, a perfect sandwich of roast pork and pickles welded together by a semi-fluid puck of cheese.Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.cityam.com/jamaica-inn-timeless-beauty-and-hospitality-meet-at-this-iconic-hotel/https://www.cityam.com/bsl-antony-and-cleopatra-at-the-globe-is-radical-but-frustrating/Blanche McIntrye’s bilingual staging of Antony and Cleopatra at The Globe is as frustrating as it is powerful.Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.cityam.com/bsl-antony-and-cleopatra-at-the-globe-is-radical-but-frustrating/https://www.cityam.com/whos-afraid-of-drinking-vermouth-the-joys-of-your-nans-fave-drink/I first tried vermouth in Spain. There, the day, slowed by the sluggish intensity of heat, is jolted into cool night by aperitivo hour.Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.cityam.com/whos-afraid-of-drinking-vermouth-the-joys-of-your-nans-fave-drink/