Q&A: SALES November 12, 2009 Russell HuntDIRECTOR OF PROPERTY HUNT Q.Dear Russell, There’s not a lot on the market and I keep losing out. With Christmas coming up, I’m really tempted to put my search on hold until January. A.People are always asking about how best to succeed when there’s a lack of stock on the market and I would [...]
Google is trying to make mobile phone ads pay November 12, 2009 COMPANIES have spent years trying to work out how to make advertising on the mobile phone work. In many ways, it should be a no-brainer: unlike the PC, we’ve always seen our phones as something to spend cash on – whether we’re buying calls, texts, ringtones or data services. They are an unashamedly commercial device [...]
ART IN THE CITY November 11, 2009 THE ANNUAL ING Discerning Eye exhibition, showcasing the work of unknown alongside established artists, opens to the public today at The Mall Galleries. Nearly 200 artists will display their artworks at this year’s exhibition, which attracted a record 2,300 submissions. The show will include pieces from award-winning artists such as Darren Baker, whose portraits include [...]
The best places to splash the cash with discretion November 11, 2009 MARCUS Wareing recently told City A.M. that ever since the start of the financial crisis, the phones have been ringing off the hook of his restaurant at the Berkeley Hotel with enquiries about the private dining room. “People are spending money,” he said. “They just don’t particularly want to be seen doing it.” It seems [...]
Japanese whisky, the spirit of Christmas November 11, 2009 IF JAPANESE whisky sounds like a joke – something akin to the Jamaican bobsleigh team, or Indian wine – then you clearly don’t know very much about spirits. At last year’s World Whisky Awards, Yoichi 20-year-old was voted the best whisky in the world, while Suntory’s Hibiki was voted the best blended whisky. If you [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS November 11, 2009 MAJOR FOODIE SAVINGS WITH VIEW CARDInvest in a View card from the folks behind viewlondon.co.uk and reap some serious savings (up to 50 per cent) off meals at 500 of the city’s restaurants and bars, from Alan Ducasse to Rhodes W1. Yearly membership £29.95, www.viewlondon.co.uk/view-card. HIX TO OPEN AT SELFRIDGESRestaurateur du jour Mark Hix has [...]
Black swans, blondes and other shaggy dog stories November 11, 2009 WHAT THE DOG SAWBY MALCOLM GLADWELLPenguin, £12.99 WHETHER Malcolm Gladwell – the author of Blink, the Tipping Point and Outliers – is really the “the world’s most influential thinker”, as the blurb on the back attests, is open for debate. What is certain, however, is that he is formidably fashionable, and on the strength of [...]
Character & colour November 10, 2009 CHOOSING an overcoat is a serious business. Likely to be the most substantial item in your wardrobe, your outer shell in winter needs to speak of your character and integrity as much as your fashion sense. It should be sober, ineffably elegant and well-made – a first-class overcoat should give decades of use rather than [...]
Family time or fun in the sun for Xmas? November 10, 2009 VEXED IN THE CITYSOLVING YOUR RECESSION PROBLEMS DEAR VEXED: I’ve been with my new girlfriend for six months and I’m absolutely mad about her. I planned to take her away for a surprise blast of Caribbean sun over Christmas – I’ve even put down a deposit on a room in a gorgeous hotel in Turks [...]
Fit for James Bond November 10, 2009 IT’S funny the varied reactions that you get when you are driving around in a supercar. Take a moment when I was parked unloading some things from the boot. A guy came over to the car, looked at me and probably wondered how I was going to react if he made a comment. His opening [...]