BENSON’S ENGLAND TOP SPOTS CUTTER BROOKS “Amanda Brooks, who used to be an editor at Vogue and the fashion director for Barneys, has moved to England and has a store called Cutter Brooks in Stow-on-the-Wold,” Benson says of the style icon’s charming shop, which includes gifts, home decor, and textiles. “We hired a driver to take us there.” cutterbrooks.com DAYLESFORD While they were in the Cotswolds, the pair also made a stop at this village cooking school and farm shop. “It was a cooking school and a farm and a restaurant,” Benson says. “It reminded me a bit of Reid’s in Charlotte. We had such a fun time there.” daylesford.com CHILTERN FIREHOUSE Set in a former fire station in London’s Marylebone neighborhood, this restaurant has long been known for having a star-studded and fashionable crowd—and an exclusive waiting list for tables. “It was a fun place to see,”
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