A verdant land of high gastronomy March 26, 2012 The Greenhouse 27a Hay’s Mews, W1 W1J 5NY, tel: 020 7499 3331 www.greenhouserestaurant.co.uk FOOD **** SERVICE ***** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £90 LONDON is abuzz with noisy, no-reservations joints, opening in droves in Soho. The best barbeque in town, the best burger in town, the best ceviche in town…but you’ll have to [...]
EPISODE 50 – A sudden end, but the cheque’s in the post March 26, 2012 DEAR Cicely, I am writing to inform you that I will not be attending our scheduled session tomorrow. I might have attended, or called, to inform you of my decision but frankly, I felt you might encourage me to reconsider. And I don’t wish to do that. My apologies for the abrupt decision and my [...]
And now…auf wiedersehen March 26, 2012 HEAD SOMMELIER AND MANAGER OF LUTYENS RESTAURANT ANDREW CONNOR THIS will be my last column for City A.M. I’d like to thank you all for reading over the last eight months. My wife and I have recently had our first child and we’d like him to spend some time with his German relatives, so I [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS March 26, 2012 ● One of the most iconic teas in the world, The Ritz’s afternoon cake fest in the Palm Court has just been relaunched with a twist: the smoked salmon sandwich is enhanced with lemon-infused butter between freshly baked rye bread; cheddar is served with chutney on sticky onion bread. Raspberry and rosewater macaroons; chocolate and [...]
Cash for access row hits Tories March 25, 2012 TALKS over the future of party funding are being fast-tracked to the top of the political agenda after the Tory treasurer was caught offering access to the Prime Minister in exchange for large donations. Peter Cruddas was forced to step down yesterday after appearing to promise potential donors the chance to influence government policy. Donors [...]
Boris: I will veto third runway March 25, 2012 LONDON mayor Boris Johnson has insisted he will not support a third runway at Heathrow, despite renewed interest in the plan from other senior Tories. The mayor said the runway would cause “intolerable traffic and fumes in the west of the city – and it will not be built as long as I am mayor [...]
Birds Eye is on block for €3bn March 25, 2012 THE company that owns fish finger maker Birds Eye is being put on the block for a possible €2.9bn (£2.42bn) by Permira, its private equity firm owner. It is understood that Permira has received a number of approaches for Iglo and has appointed Credit Suisse to handle the process. Private equity firms such as Blackstone [...]
Crisis turning into real threat for PM March 25, 2012 IT still seems likely that the coalition will last for a while yet. But the pressure is mounting again, with the resignation of financier Peter Cruddas as Tory party Treasurer and fresh allegations about party funding dealing another blow to David Cameron. Many in the City have become too complacent about the longevity of this [...]
Walsh eyes US airline deal March 25, 2012 THE COMPANY behind British Airways is close to appointing an adviser in an attempt to protect its north Atlantic joint venture with American Airlines. The debt-laden US carrier filed for bankruptcy in November last year and could soon become subject to takeover approaches by US Airways and Delta. Willie Walsh, IAG’s group chief executive, is [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 25, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES ROYAL MAIL LOOKS TO DELIVER IPO NEXT YEAR The coalition government aims to begin the privatisation of Royal Mail by selling or floating at least part of it in autumn 2013 if the state-owned postal operator’s finances continue to improve. The sell-off would be Britain’s most ambitious privatisation since John Major broke up [...]
