Don’t panic: The last minute Father’s Day Guide June 18, 2020 If lockdown has left you losing all concept of time and space, it’s our duty to remind you that Sunday – yes, this Sunday – is Father’s Day. Earlier this week we featured a host of goodies for one’s old man, but no doubt some are still looking for that perfect gift / have completely [...]
Why the businesses of the future are honing in on Cornwall June 10, 2020 Six months into a new decade, the working landscape has altered beyond recognition. Businesses around the world have adapted to remote working with a scale and ease beyond wildest expectations. “Working from home” has cast off any of the negative connotations attached to it, with workers in fields ranging from banking to surveying, media to [...]
The Twilight Zone: The best way to find powder snow in Morzine? Try uphill skiing in the dark… February 14, 2020 It’s a still night on the mountain, with the full moon glinting on the snow. By the light of the torch on my head I can only see a narrow path as I trudge through the forests of Morzine in the French Alps. Despite the freezing cold I’m rapidly stripping off layers, overheating with the [...]
Weekly Grill: Executive chef of Bōkan Restaurant in Canary Wharf Guillaume Gillan on how to improve your knife skills October 4, 2019 Who are you and what do you do? My name is Guillaume Gillan, executive chef of Bōkan Restaurant in Canary Wharf. Tell us about your new menu We’ve just launched our new three course Early Sunset Dockyard menu. It’s seasonally led so changes every couple weeks, and is served from 6pm to 7.30pm, giving guests front row [...]
Jumby Bay Hotel Review, Antigua: A luxury hideaway on a former sugar plantation July 8, 2019 To fully unwind on holiday, according to experts in these matters, takes eight days. That means you barely have time to unclench before you’re steeling yourself for a return to the daily grind. Thankfully, there are no such problems at Jumby Bay Island Resort. With a reputation for discreet relaxation, this luxury hideaway off Antigua’s mainland [...]
Our resident chef Mark Hix on how to to get the most out of your pheasant November 14, 2018 Regular readers will have been following my series on zero-waste shooting, and over the last few weeks I’ve really started to experiment with my feathery harvest. There are too many boring pheasant recipes out there for my liking, worst of all the dreaded roast pheasant. My advice is do anything except roast it: they tend [...]
Mackerel recipes: Our resident chef Mark Hix is overjoyed it’s mackerel season so he’s come up with a recipe to help you make the most of your catch | City A.M. July 25, 2018 The mackerel have finally arrived in Lyme Bay. They’re very late, maybe having been put off by the orca whale spotted in the bay a couple of weeks back or the dolphins that have been close into the shore. Until we can figure out the language of fish, we’ll never know the reasons for their [...]
Britons’ thirst for prosecco gets sales fizzing at Virgin Wines January 19, 2016 Virgin Wines has posted its strongest Christmas on record after sales of prosecco bubbled over to replace champagne as the fizz of choice over Christmas and New Year. The online wine retailer said it sold 51,000 bottles of prosecco in December alone compared with 38,000 in 2014, which was five times the number of champagne [...]
Luxury alpine chalet Tivoli Lodge offers not only skiing, but the chance to rub shoulders with the global elite of Davos January 26, 2018 Even when debating the world’s most pressing issues – starvation, pollution and political repression at the World Economic Forum in Davos – the global elite still expect the luxury to which they’re accustomed. As the world's movers and shakers descended on Davos for the annual jamboree, City A.M. grabbed the chance to sample that very [...]
City Moves for 4 October 2016 | Who’s switching jobs October 4, 2016 Edison Edison, an investor relations and investment research company, has hired Elliott Berstock to the role of account manager in the investor relations team. Elliott brings to Edison more than 10 years’ capital markets experience in the investment industry, joining from Capital Access Group, where he held the positions of associate director of investor relations and [...]