Ben Widdicombe

2 weeks ago | grubstreet.com | Ben Widdicombe

“You can make a great taco out of anything,” says chef Enrique Olvera. “All you need is a tortilla made from heirloom corn and a strong salsa game.” Olvera would certainly know. In addition to the impossible-to-book Pujol in Mexico City, his empire now includes over a dozen restaurants in the U.S. and Mexico, including Cosme in Flatiron, Atla in Nolita, and Esse Taco in Williamsburg. This month, he was in town to launch his new cookbook, Sunny Days, Taco Nights, co-written with Alonso Ruvalcaba.

3 weeks ago | tatler.com | Ben Widdicombe

Read MoreJoan Collins and Isabella Rossellini are set to star in The Bitter End, an upcoming biopic following the ‘satanic’ influence of Suzanne Blum on Wallis Simpson. Yet, it was the Duchess's personal secretary, Johanna Schutz, who saw the tragic events firsthand from Villa WindsorIt was while studying in London, at the University of Westminster, that Princess Aisha fell in love with the clean cuts of British bridal designers, whose work she would often see in shop windows.

1 month ago | vulture.com | Ben Widdicombe

Nick Hissom is a director at his stepfather Steve Wynn’s gallery, Wynn Fine Art. Everyone’s saying this is like an episode of The White Lotus or Palm Royale,” said Nick Hissom. The 32-year-old art dealer is the stepson of the billionaire and erstwhile casino magnate Steve Wynn, and on a recent afternoon he was sitting on a cobalt-blue tufted sofa, surrounded by priceless masterpieces in Wynn’s $75 million Beverly Hills mansion.

Mar 23, 2025 | robbreport.com.au | Ben Widdicombe

A love letter to all the devoted auto-phobes out there. There are many things about myself that could in no way be classified as achievements, yet of which I am proud. The fact that I am tall, for example, and have the best star sign (Capricorn). Another is that I have made it to age 54 and never learned how to drive. Strictly speaking, this is an anti-achievement: it belongs on a list of incompetencies. Yet I like to feel it indicates a certain panache.

Mar 14, 2025 | grubstreet.com | Ben Widdicombe |Ryan Inzana

When he moved to the West Village in 1996, Peter Som quickly made a name as a young fashion designer. He has since expanded into lifestyle (like with his namesake collaboration with spice-makers Burlap & Barrel), and this month he launches his debut cookbook, Family Style, which reflects the Cantonese flavors of his childhood as well as his mother’s love for French cuisine.