Dean Street classic is reborn again under Jeremy Lee April 16, 2012 RESTAURANT QUO VADIS 26-29 Dean Street, W1D 3LL FOOD **** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £20-40 DEAN Street has a lot on its plate, so to speak, what with the hyped-up Dean St Townhouse, Polpetto and Duck Soup all within spitting distance. In the midst of all these staunchly squats Quo [...]
A genuine City institution April 16, 2012 Q Tell us a little about the history and ethos of the business. A Located in the architectural splendour of Leadenhall Market, Chamberlain’s Restaurant is an independent, family-owned operation; a natural extension of our premium seafood wholesale business, Chamberlain and Thelwell Ltd. Established at Old Billingsgate Market in 1947, there have now been three generations [...]
For a fish paradise, take a trip to Leadenhall’s Chamberlain’s April 16, 2012 CHAMBERLAIN’S 23-25 Leadenhall market, EC3V 1LR FOOD ***** SERVICE ***** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £38 THE Chamberlain’s and Thelwell family business has been around for 65 years. History like that can be enough to crush a new chef. Do you keep things the same and be accused of resting on your laurels, [...]
I start work at 2am to get the best fish April 16, 2012 Chamberlain and Thelwell’s business is all about fresh seafood of the highest quality and we focus entirely on that element of the market. We are proud that our wholesale clients are among the most discerning five star hotels, clubs and other worthy institutions in and around London and they rely upon us to be able [...]
Graduates face earnings slump April 15, 2012 AFTER being battered by high tuition fees and soaring youth unemployment, new figures out today show young people are set to suffer further as real graduate pay falls to its lowest level in almost a decade. Starting salaries for university leavers are unchanged this year at an average of £25,000, a significant fall once rising [...]
China closer to free float for renminbi April 15, 2012 CHINA will today take a major step towards integrating its currency into the world economy, allowing the renminbi to fluctuate more directly in line with supply and demand. From today, the renminbi is free to move up or down by up to one per cent per day – double the 0.5 per cent band formerly [...]
Concessions loom as Fink joins revolt on charity tax April 15, 2012 WILLIAM Hague has paved the way for government concessions on the capping of tax relief on charitable donations after a group of leading philanthropists, including Stanley Fink, said it would deter people from giving to good causes. Hague, the foreign secretary, appeared to hint at a compromise. “Finding a solution that takes account of the [...]
UK firms are spending – but their money is going abroad April 15, 2012 PRIVATE firms are increasingly flush with cash. Profit margins globally are at record highs, and UK firms have been busy paying down debts and building financial reserves. So why are we not seeing an investment boom? As the Ernst and Young Item Club said this weekend, business investment rose by a miserable 1.2 per cent [...]
Half a million wealthy Brits eye UK exit April 15, 2012 A GROWING number of wealthy Britons are weighing up a move abroad, with a possible exodus of more than half a million people over the next two years. Nearly one in five well-off Brits (19 per cent) are considering emigrating, sharply up from 14 per cent one year ago. The figures, compiled by Lloyds TSB, [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING April 15, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Barclays’ tax deals face US scrutiny Barclays’ controversial tax planning business will come under fresh scrutiny in a US court this week over whether a transaction designed by the bank cost the US government more than $1bn in lost tax receipts. The US Internal Revenue Service claims that complex, cross-border deals Barclays structured [...]
