FOOD & BOOZE NEWS May 9, 2011 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLUEPRINT CAFE The Design Museum’s well-respected restaurant, the Blueprint Cafe, opened 21 years ago today. To celebrate, head chef Jeremy Lee has created a three-course set menu, including a glass of fizz (and, of course, Blueprint’s fantastic views along the Thames from its Bermondsey riverside setting) for a very reasonable £21. Dishes include [...]
Goldmine: Beauty gets bling May 9, 2011 IT makes sense, when you think about it. Gold prices, thanks to the recession, have soared in the past few years making gold jewellery, bullion, and gold accoutrements the ultimate status symbol. Now the trend is hitting the beauty world as products containing 24 carat gold become hot property. Gold Leaf nail varnish by nail [...]
Why summer is cancelled until after I finish LA Noire May 9, 2011 @steve_dinneen My battle with summer begins in earnest this month. I’m going to start by sealing the windows to my flat with masking tape and sticking towels under the doors to block out even the tiniest hint of sunlight. Next I plan on selling my phone, quitting my job and setting fire to my internet [...]
Episode 10: Blood rises on Broadway May 9, 2011 The glass express elevator in the Corry Building descends from the 65th floor at what feels like terminal velocity. I close my eyes and try to breathe slowly. Ordinarily we’d be returning from a fortnight’s skiing at Lake Louise up in the Canadian Rockies at this time of year. But with Emma pregnant and advised [...]
City: Scots exit good for UK plc May 8, 2011 SCOTTISH independence would be good for the British economy, according to members of the City A.M/PoliticsHome Voice of the City panel. Fifty one per cent of the panel, which has been specially recruited to represent a cross-section of London’s business and financial community, said an independent Scotland would be either “very good” or “somewhat good” [...]
Fears that Greece set for bailout May 8, 2011 THE UK will strive to avoid paying for any second Greek bailout through European channels, chancellor George Osborne said yesterday, as speculation about another Greek economic crisis intensified. “We certainly don’t want to be part of any bailout of Greece, a second bailout of Greece,” he said. However, business secretary Vince Cable seemed to take [...]
Apple brand tops the table May 8, 2011 APPLE has become the most valuable brand in the world, at the expense of its increasingly bitter rival Google. Steve Jobs’ firm has an estimated brand value of $153bn (£93bn) according to WPP subsidiary BrandZ. Apple knocked Google off its perch following a run of four years with the search giant at the top of [...]
Public sector pay still needs reform May 8, 2011 TIMES are becoming tougher for the public sector, which started shedding jobs last year and whose members are now facing a two-year pay freeze and an increase in pension contributions. But while the pain will be very real, austerity in the public sector needs to be put into context. Research from Policy Exchange reveals that [...]
Huhne in driving ban row May 8, 2011 ENERGY secretary Chris Huhne yesterday denied that he avoided a driving ban in 2003 by getting someone else to take the blame for his speeding. The allegations, which have been circulating for months, appeared to be confirmed by Huhne’s estranged wife Vicky Pryce of FTI Consulting. Asked in an interview if it was true that [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 8, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES UBS FEARS MISSING AMBITIOUS TARGETS UBS bankers have privately conceded that the Swiss financial services group is unlikely to meet ambitious performance targets as it realigns its business in response to new rules on capital. Oswald Grübel, chief executive, surprised analysts last month by maintaining his medium-term goals of SFr20bn (£14bn) in annual [...]
