A taste of the north in Clerkenwell January 5, 2011 North Road 69-73 St John St, EC1M 4AN Tel: 020 3217 0033, www.northroadrestaurant.co.uk FOOD 4/5 SERVICE 4/5 ATMOSPHERE 4/5 Cost per person without wine: £30 IF I tell you that the nibbles supplied at the start of this meal consisted of “skin” – of chicken, fish and pig – and then tell you the meal [...]
The City is back but under new management December 21, 2010 BRITAIN’S financial landscape has been transformed since we last shone a light on the City’s most powerful figures two years ago. The City A.M./CityJet Power Hundred 2011 list ranks the most influential figures in UK finance as we head into the new year. It should be no surprise that it is very different from 2009. [...]
Clapham is calling with this pub jewel December 8, 2010 The Bobbin 1-3 Lillieshall Road SW4 0LN Tel: 020 7738 8953, thebobbinclapham.com FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £25 IF you live anywhere near Clapham Common, the Bobbin should be your local by virtue of being very good, rather than proximity. I don’t live anywhere near it, but the trip down south to [...]
Shard starts tenant hunt November 10, 2010 SELLAR Property, the developer of the Shard skyscraper, yesterday appointed four leasing agents to find tenants for the tower and office block near London Bridge. Jones Lang LaSalle and Knight Frank will act as joint sole agents for the 310m Shard tower, while CB Richard Ellis and Colliers International will advise on nearby London Bridge [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS October 31, 2010 Marriott Harrison The City law firm has taken on Hadleigh Graves as a partner in its media and technology practice. Graves was previously a partner at music specialist law firm Statham Gill Davies and also an M&A and private equity lawyer at Ashurst. He has particular expertise in music industry-based M&A and joint ventures, as [...]
PIMCO’S GROSS ISSUES WARNING OVER A BRAZEN PONZI SCHEME: QE October 27, 2010 PIMCO’S resident bond expert Bill Gross yesterday, in his usual verbose fashion, issued a stark warning over the upcoming second round of quantitative easing (QE) in the US – dubbing it no less than a “Ponzi scheme” on the part of the Federal Reserve. “Check [sic] writing in the trillions is not a bondholder’s friend; [...]
Theatreland’s newest French fancy October 25, 2010 Les Deux Salons 40-42 William IV Street, WC2N 4DD Tel: 020 7420 2050 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £36 IF THOSE strikes across the Channel are thwarting anyone’s plans for an autumnal French sojourn, don’t worry – France has come to London instead. Les Deux Salons is the latest place to be [...]
CITY VIEWS: DO SKYSCRAPERS ADD TO THE CITY SKYLINE October 19, 2010 BEN WATSON | XCHANGING “I think they are a good addition to the City. It adds to the impact that London has as a financial centre. Plus, there are a lot of people to fit in such a small space, so skyscrapers are a necessity.” DEAN LUMER | KNADEL “I think the new buildings are [...]
The Square Mile’s retail revolution September 27, 2010 IN the thrust and frenzy of City life, it’s crucial to have somewhere you can take yourself for a bit of quiet repose, if only while you wolf down a sandwich at lunchtime. Problem is, such spaces are rather thin on the ground in the Square Mile – but in a month’s time, one of [...]
PROPERTY FIRM OF THE YEAR | September 8, 2010 THE City’s skyline is changing. Skyscrapers are springing up – okay, more slowly than before, but they are coming. Added to that the commitment to opening retail space and the whole character of the Square Mile is changing. At a time when it might have been easier to abandon their projects, they have shown confidence [...]