Greece is Europe’s top spot to soak up the September sun September 6, 2009 THE beauty of Greece is so extreme that even hordes of tourists can’t ruin it – in a lesser country, the likes of Mykonos, Corfu, Crete and Santorini would have become touristic hellholes by now. Though they remain gems, there’s no doubt that the Greek islands are crowded. For anyone seeking that rare thing, a [...]
A butcher can help you eat better and cheaper, too September 2, 2009 THEscene at Fulham butcher HG Walter would once have been a familiar one, with the smartly-aproned staff behind its counter, some serving, some wielding fearsome knives at a giant chopping board, reducing great hunks of animal to alluring, perfectly-formed pieces. French-trimmed racks of lamb and veal, chops painted in herby marinades, plump chicken breasts, deep-crimson [...]
It’s summer time and the boozing is easy … and delicious July 8, 2009 WHEN was the last time you really felt you were drinking a perfect drink? The right glass, the right temperature, the right mixture, composition, a veritable wash of refreshment and taste? Chances are, most of the time you knock back whatever is on offer – be it in the pub, or from your fridge at [...]
NEW SUNDAY TELEGRAPH BUSINESS EDITOR ON STEEP LEARNING CURVE August 20, 2009 AS A replacement for Sky’s newest business recruit Mark Kleinman, a man with one of the fattest contact books in journalism, the appointment of Kamal Ahmed as Sunday Telegraph business editor was never going to sit well with his jilted rivals. Ahmed, currently head of comms at the Equality and Human Rights Commission and a [...]
Mezze with chic that won’t break the bank August 31, 2009 Le Comptoir Libanais65 Wigmore Street, W1U 1PZ, Tel: 020 7935 1110Cost per person without wine: £16 THINK of affordable Middle Eastern food in London and you probably think of lowest common denominator chains like Tas, dishing out hummus-by-numbers in tired, tatty surroundings. But by incorporating a bit of French pizzazz into its title, Le Comptoir [...]
W11 scores a gastropub bullseye July 27, 2009 The Clarendon123a Clarendon Road, W11 4JGTel: 020 7229 1500www.theclarendonlondon.comCost per person without wine: £25 AS I CRAMMED homemade fish fingers into my mouth via a glob of chivey aioli, hungry after my trek into deepest Holland Park, I thanked the food gods for the continuing and improving presence of gastropubs in London. The Clarendon is [...]
In a bubbly mood July 22, 2009 BAB – short for “bonuses are back” – has replaced “doh” as the word on the City’s streets, following revelations that bankers raked in end-of-year payouts like the credit crunch was all just a bad dream. But whatever the reality for those outside the gilded top offices of the Square Mile and Canary Wharf, there [...]
In a bubbly mood July 22, 2009 BAB – short for “bonuses are back” – has replaced “doh” as the word on the City’s streets, following revelations that bankers raked in end-of-year payouts like the credit crunch was all just a bad dream. But whatever the reality for those outside the gilded top offices of the Square Mile and Canary Wharf, there [...]
CITY HELL’S ANGELS TO DON THEIR LEATHERS July 26, 2009 EAT your heart out, Ewan McGregor: there’s a new globe-trotting motorbike posse in town. Lord Gillford, founding partner of communications firm Gardant, and his partner-in-crime Levan Vasadze, the chairman of Prometheus Capital Partners, are about to embark upon their annual jaunt to Eastern Europe atop their BMW Adventure “monster” motorbikes. The pair have been doing [...]
Tories are right to want to scrap the FSA July 19, 2009 SO the Tories are going to bite the bullet and abolish the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Most of its banking and financial stability powers will be handed over to the Bank of England; the rump, focussing on consumer protection, will be relabelled as the Consumer Protection Agency. The Bank will become home to a new [...]