The weird and wonderful meet in a revamped hotel classic June 1, 2009 DORCHESTER GRILL53 PARK LANE, LONDON W1K 1QATEL: 020 7629 8888FOODSERVICEATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: 35 THE Dorchester Grill has got to be one of the most luxuriously Scottish-looking rooms in London. It is a feast of plaid, banquette sofas for one and armchairs in rich hues. Though there aren’t antlers up on the walls, [...]
English wine comes of age June 2, 2009 KETTNER’S in Soho is one of the best-known wine bars in London, with a champagne list of over 100. So it was intriguing to hear that, for one week only, it was having an English Wine Festival. It was a small affair, with four wines on the list, but I was curious. If even Kettner’s [...]
The Big Game May 17, 2009 IT’S not often you get to stand in an over-sized shower in a deluxe hotel room watching elephants grazing in the distance through the morning mist, let alone find yourself, just hours later, sipping a glass of champagne watching those very same majestic creatures at much closer range, ambling around a polo pitch. Elephant polo, [...]
Padraig deserves his place on the list of all-time greats July 21, 2008 Carnoustie 12 months ago we aw one of the most dramatic and nail-biting finishes in Open Championship history. At Royal Birkdale yesterday, we probably witnessed the best closing nine holes ever to win an Open. Two contrasting ways of winning golf’s greatest prize but one winner in Padraig Harrington – a deserved back-to-back champion. Not [...]
Toyota revs up October 27, 2005 As the wheels come off at GM, Toyota makes its passing move. Roger Baird surveys the wreckage General Motors will have to change the first line of its company profile. It’s not going to be the world’s biggest car maker for much longer. Detroit is being replaced by Tokyo. It may not be able to [...]