Jay Rayner is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster who’s best known as restaurant critic for the Observer. He chairs Radio 4’s The Kitchen Cabinet, and is a regular on TV, where he is one of MasterChef’s more formidable judges. Somehow he also finds the time to be a jazz pianist, touring with the Jay Rayner Quartet, and a writer. As he publishes his latest book – Chewing The Fat – he spoke to SLMan about lockdown learnings, dining trends that need to disappear, and how to write a restaurant column when restaurants are closed...

Akash Mehta is a British entrepreneur and influencer who recently made it onto Forbes’ ’30 under 30’ list in media and marketing. A digital expert, he has harnessed the power of social media to quickly build Fable & Mane, the haircare and wellness business of which he is founder and CEO. Akash told Tobias Gourlay what it takes to be successful in an online world.

Design runs in the Conran family, so it made sense for Felix to join forces with his dad Alex and launch a business that follows in the footsteps of his grandfather Sir Terence. Today, Maker&Son is the luxury sofa brand with a reputation for making the comfiest furniture around. We spoke to Felix to find out where it all started, how the business pivoted during the pandemic, and what it’s like working with family…