OUT OF OFFICE November 9, 2011 PUDDING PARLOUR AT THE ATHENAEUM Hungry post-opera? Pop into the Athenaeum’s new pudding parlour. Expect a “Pudding of the Month” from Edd Kimber, winner of the Great British Bake-Off, and cakes and tarts made by its French pastry chef. If you’d like sauce with your pud, then an extensive pudding wine menu is also on [...]
All you need is ART November 9, 2011 The annual ING Discerning Eye exhibition, showcasing the work of unknown alongside established artists, opens to the public today at The Mall Galleries. 300 artists will display their artworks at this year’s exhibition, which attracted over 2,000 submissions. Selectors include artists Eileen Cooper, Head of the Printmaking Department at the Royal Academy Schools and Lisa [...]
Latin-fever hits London next year with cuisine from Peru and Brasil November 9, 2011 COLOMBIA Sabor has lived on the Essex Road since 2004. Its name means flavour, and that’s exactly what it delivers: the taste of Latin America. Including Colombia, Brazil, Peru and Argentina in its culinary repertoire, you can expect empanadas, ceviches, palm-heart salads and papaya relish from Colombian national Esnayder Cuartas. 108 Essex Road, N1 8LX, [...]
5 minutes with David Ponté, owner of Cabana restaurant November 9, 2011 Q. What’s Cabana all about? A.The whole point of Cabana is that it’s generous. That’s the sprit of barbecue. It’s about Brazilians getting together, eating together, making Caipirinha, which gets better as sits in your glass. It’s a very social thing. It’s got the essence of being very Brazilian. Q. What do you love about [...]
Berlusconi’s exit won’t end the crisis November 9, 2011 ONE by one, they fall: the Eurozone’s poisonous, tarantula-like bite has just claimed its second major political scalp in under a week. Following days of intense pressure by global bond investors, who had lost confidence in his ability to turn around the Italian economy, Silvio Berlusconi was finally forced to announce that he would be [...]
Berlusconi to quit – at last November 8, 2011 EMBATTLED Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will step down once new austerity measures are passed, President Giorgio Napolitano announced last night. The government successfully passed a usually routine finance bill yesterday, but only because the opposition Democratic Party abstained. Berlusconi lost his majority in the process, triggering calls for his departure. The euro bounced back [...]
City braced for day of rage November 8, 2011 THE CITY is today bracing itself for planned protests over student fees, as police said they had taken precautions in case the demonstrations turn violent. Four thousand officers will be on duty in an attempt to prevent the 10,000-strong protest descending into a similar frenzy of violence to that seen last year, when demonstrators took [...]
Prices tumble at UK’s stores November 8, 2011 PRICE wars between supermarkets are driving down the cost of food and other items, as stores fight for the attention of increasingly squeezed shoppers. Food was half a per cent cheaper last month than in September, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) revealed this morning. Tesco has been pushing its “Big Price Drop”, while Asda’s “Price [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING November 8, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES GRAFF PLANS $1BN HONG KONG IPO Graff Diamonds, retailer of some of the world’s most expensive jewellery, is planning a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise $1bn and value the company’s equity at about $5bn. The London-based company, known for high-end jewellery items such as 100-carat diamond tiaras, is raising capital [...]
Treasury to close VAT loophole November 8, 2011 HM Treasury announced yesterday that a loophole which allows retailers based in the Channel Islands to avoid paying VAT on good worth £15 or less. From 1 April next year, retailers sending goods from Guernsey and Jersey will no longer be exempted from the levy, after the government said the loophole was costing £140m a year. [...]
