Max Williams

Staff Writer

Max Williams's articles

Adare Manor, Limerick County

Live the Irish dream at Adare Manor

Limerick County's Adare Manor isn't only one of the finest hotel resorts in Ireland but one of the finest in the world. Michelin-starred dining, beautiful rooms and a golf course preparing to host the Ryder Cup...

Published: Wednesday 15th May 2024
Jonah Hauer-King

Jonah Hauer-King: “You have this really significant feeling of weight and darkness”

The Little Mermaid made Jonah Hauer-King a global star. Now the actor is taking on his most personal role yet in The Tattooist of Auschwitz. We catch up with one of Britain’s leading lights

Published: Thursday 9th May 2024
Margherita Sbagliata

Want to try the best pizza in the world?

Margherita Sbagliata is the signature pizza from the world's greatest pizza chef Franco Pepe – and it's available at Fatto a Mano until 2 June

Published: Wednesday 8th May 2024

Scarfes Bar is a picture-perfect drinking den

Named after celebrated cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, Scarfes Bar at the Rosewood London might be the classiest joint in the capital

Published: Tuesday 7th May 2024
Ényì Okoronkwo

Ényì Okoronkwo: “My leaf-cutter ant colony dream”

After starring alongside Paapa Essiedu and working on the BAFTA-winning Giri/Haji, Ényì Okoronkwo is currently gracing our screens in Sally Wainwright's runaway hit Renegade Nell. The actor talks literary inspirations, local politics and living off the fat of the land.

Published: Friday 3rd May 2024
Humphrey Ker

How Humphrey Ker helped welcome the world to Wrexham

A few years ago, Humphrey Ker was a writer and comedian. Then he helped Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney buy a Welsh football club. He takes us inside the Wrexham story

Published: Wednesday 1st May 2024
Jing Lusi

Jing Lusi: “Crazy Rich Asians became a watershed moment”

From Crazy Rich Asians to Argylle, Jing Lusi is a stalwart of blockbuster cinema. Her new role in ITV's 30,000ft thriller Red Eye is set to be just as successful. She talks stereotypes, severe spring cleaning, and her new passion for screenwriting

Published: Friday 26th April 2024
Bassem Youssef

Bassem Youssef: “Being in the public eye is very stressful on your mental health”

A former heart surgeon, Bassem Youssef became a superstar in Egypt with his satirical comedy show watched by tens of millions. Then he had to flee the country

Published: Friday 26th April 2024
Waldorf Astoria Cairo

Who’s your mummy? Cairo offers a trip for the ages

A bucket-list trip to Cairo and a five-star Waldorf Astoria hotel to boot? From pyramids to the market, here’s how to do the Egyptian capital in style

Published: Friday 19th April 2024

“I was going to either run for Prime Minister or end up in prison.” Wallis Day is going global

Wallis Day is a multi-talented British actress with a speciality in superheroes. This year, she’s going blockbuster in the highly anticipated Red Sonja

Published: Friday 19th April 2024
Barcelona EDITION

Barcelona EDITION brings the cool to Catalonia

Heading to Barcelona? Stay at the Barcelona EDITION to ensure your accommodation is as sexy as the surrounding city – and make sure you take a cocktail on the roof

Published: Monday 15th April 2024
Best London Restaurants

46 London restaurants you must visit

Our roundup of the best London restaurants you must visit – whether due to the quality of their food, their storied history or their sheer popularity

Published: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Le Meurice

Discover the magic of Monet with Le Meurice

Legendary Paris hotel Le Meurice offers walking art tours for guests to experience the work of Claude Monet and his fellow Impressionists. You'll have a magical two hours

Published: Monday 8th April 2024
Bernard Cornwell in The Last Kindom

Bernard Cornwell: the remarkable story of a literary warlord

From Anglo-Saxon England to the Napoleonic War, Bernard Cornwell is the master of the historical thriller. Yet his own life story is as remarkable as his fiction.

Published: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Le Farnatchi

Experience the magical magnificence of Marrakech

The city of Marrakech is a wonderful holiday destination – whether you stay at a boutique riad or a luxury hotel. To make life easy, we've profiled one of each for you

Published: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Amelia Eve

Amelia Eve: “If I wasn’t walking dogs or acting, I’d join the circus”

Amelia Eve is a true original. A successful actress who also runs the best dog-walking business in South London. We go exploring with her in the park

Published: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Pavyllon London

Pavyllon London is a peerless restaurant

Pavyllon London is the latest opening from legendary chef Yannick Alléno. Head to the Four Seasons Park Lane for a restaurant to take the breath away

Published: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Cosmo Jarvis

“It’s crazy to be alive!” | Talking life, the universe and everything with Cosmo Jarvis

Cosmo Jarvis is a private soul who shuns the spotlight – but with a lead role in the blockbuster TV adaption of Shōgun, the spotlight may find him regardless. We talk to him about everything from celestial navigation to the insignificance of life on Earth

Published: Thursday 7th March 2024
Stephen Moyer

Stephen Moyer: “I was burning the candle at the ends and in the middle”

Stephen Moyer is best known as the vampire Bill from True Blood. Now the English actor is playing a crime boss in the TV prequel Sexy Beast. He talks stage fright, Wrexham and dream trucks

Published: Thursday 29th February 2024
The Mitre Hampton Court

The Mitre Hampton Court is a riverside dream of a hotel

Hotels rarely come more idyllic than The Mitre Hampton Court. A storied history, the river Thames outside your window and a literal palace across the road

Published: Wednesday 7th February 2024