Combining a mix of society's last word and both wit and wisdom, The Steeple Times covers food, drink and fine dining as well as luxury, travel, the arts, individuals of influence and current affairs in the United Kingdom, America and elsewhere. We are best described as being akin to "a cross between The Huffington Post and Private Eye".
The magazine's following is affluent, engaged and international. With 41% of readers coming from the UK and 38% from America, The Steeple Times also has strong presence within Canadian, Italian, German and Australian territories.
January 5, 2019
by Matthew Steeples
Matthew Steeples celebrates the nicknames of Chelsea’s characters but regrets that the area itself is rapidly being stripped of the very character that made it so appealing In Chelsea well-known barflies and lavish lunchers have long been given wacky nicknames. Amongst my friends and acquaintances are ‘Steve the Lunch’ (known for planning where to … Continue reading “The Collapse of Chelsea Character”
December 11, 2018
by Matthew Steeples
Restaurateur and Chelsea beacon Michael Proudlock dies Michael Proudlock left this earth in a fashion befitting of a bon viveur. After a “lavish lunch” at PJ’s on Tuesday 4th December, this renowned restaurateur returned to his home and sadly passed away. Old Etonian Proudlock – a fixture at first La Brasserie and … Continue reading “Proudly Proudlock”
April 16, 2015
August 7, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
The Steeple Times asks Rex Leyland: “What’s on your mantelpiece?” The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom.” What’s your guiding force? My guiding force is fairness and loyalty. “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours? Get even. Kerry Katona was considered unacceptable in 2007. … Continue reading “Rex Leyland: What’s on your mantelpiece?”
July 23, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
The Steeple Times features in The Sunday Telegraph Yesterday, we received our first mainstream press mention with a feature in The Sunday Telegraph’s “Dashwood” column. Anna White picked up on a comment on Gina Miller’s open letter to our title from the chef and personality Antony Worrall Thompson and since we’ve also received … Continue reading “Keeping bankers out of the kitchen”
May 12, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
Once described by the Evening Standard as “an excitable bearded man,” Leyland lives on a houseboat near Kew Bridge and was one of the duo behind the immensely successful Foxtrot Oscar. Here is a gent with a passion for all things culinary that is nothing other than utterly infectious. Now a Restaurant Doctor, he divides … Continue reading “Rex Leyland”
