Nora Ephron’s wisdom March 2, 2011 I REMEMBER NOTHING AND OTHER REFLECTIONS BY NORA EPHRON Doubleday, £12.99 NORA Ephron, the author of this collection of reminiscences, wry observations and the occasional recipe, will be familiar to most as the creator of THAT scene in When Harry Met Sally. While I Remember Nothing is unlikely to reach the celebrated heights of Meg [...]
He gets all green-eyed when I go out networking March 2, 2011 DEAR VEXED: I have been going to more and more work functions of late and my partner is starting to get suspicious/jealous. What should I do? Dara, 26, solicitor OH dear. A?jealous boyfriend.?Jealous of what exactly, though? Of the prospect of your spending time out of his sight in the witching hours following work, and [...]
OUT OF OFFICE March 2, 2011 BOOK AHEAD: TERRY GILLIAM’S FAUST AT THE COLISEUM If you’re looking for a chance to get your operatic juices flowing, then Terry Gilliam’s new production of Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust for the ENO should do it. Co-produced with Antwerp’s De Vlaamse Opera, the show looks to be a must-book. Based on a translation of [...]
The toast of New York brings a riot of spices to Leicester Square March 2, 2011 IN the Friends episode called The One Where Ross Can’t Flirt (Season Five, obviously), Chandler divulges to Ross that he has scored dinner reservations at Jean Georges to celebrate his ten-month anniversary with Monica. Jean Georges is the Manhattan restaurant owned by Jean Georges Vongerichten, an Alsace-born, New York-based celebrity chef. To have penetrated pop [...]
Need to boost office morale? Just set up a bar in the boardroom March 2, 2011 IT’S 6 o’clock and it’s been a long day at work. You’re not quite finished yet – but lord could you do with a drink. Suddenly, your wildest dream becomes reality.? We’re talking about an actual, zippy bar setting up shop in the conference room or kitchen, with a couple of cute and enthusiastic barmen [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS March 2, 2011 CINNAMON CLUB’S LAVISH TENTH The Cinnamon Club, stalwart of the Westminster fine dining scene and easily the most atmospheric restaurant in the radius of our governmental seat, has reached the grand old age of ten. So what? Well, the chance to win, via lottery, a ticket to what has to be one of the most [...]
GAME ON March 1, 2011 GAME ON 2 vs MANCHESTER UTD 1 MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson risked a Football Association charge with a scathing attack on referee Martin Atkinson after his side’s march towards the Premier League title was hit by a magnificent Chelsea comeback. Frank Lampard’s penalty decided a pulsating encounter after David Luiz had cancelled out [...]
So have Chelsea blown the title race wide open? March 1, 2011 FRANK LAMPARD’S penalty looks to have breathed new life into the title race. United are still in the driving seat but with Liverpool up next, a march towards a record 19th league title is now not such an inevitability. United’s run-in 6 Mar Liverpool (A) 19 Mar Bolton (H) 2 Apr West Ham (A) 9 [...]
Crocked Sheridan out of Six Nations March 1, 2011 ENGLAND prop Andrew Sheridan will miss the remainder of the RBS 6 Nations campaign after tearing his calf in last Saturday’s 17-9 win over France at Twickenham. The news is particularly galling for the 31-year-old considering Martin Johnson’s side are just two wins away from landing their first Grand Slam since 2003. Sheridan was replaced [...]
Do gifted athletes have an obligation to realise talent? March 1, 2011 YES Dedication is least the paying public deserve, argues James Goldman WE’VE ALL got our sporting hero. Be it the guy who runs the 100m in the time it takes to type Usain Bolt’s name into YouTube, or the former sheet metal worker who became a 14-time world champion by dint of being able to [...]
