Be inspired by these luscious Oscar dresses March 8, 2010 THE problem with the Oscars is that the razzle dazzle of the red carpet fizzles all too quickly once everyone is indoors and the awards actually start up. The speeches often go on too long and say too little, there are all those unglamorous, more minor awards (I don’t know about you, but I struggle [...]
Riverside views and posh Euro nosh March 8, 2010 Battery 34 Westferry Circus E14 8RR Tel: 020 8305 3089 Cost per person without wine: £55 YOU have to really want to go to Battery to make it inside. In the Phillipe Starck-designed space formerly occupied by the now-defunct restaurant Ubon, it’s at the top of a building within the cloistered Four Seasons complex in [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS March 8, 2010 TURKISH WINES AT TIKE A hit among the upwardly mobile of Istanbul, Tike opened last year to the delight of City folk who like a good bit of meat with fresh warm hummous.?Now a wine list has been added, which features Turkish grapes as well as a selection of more traditional varieties. A unique opportunity [...]
THREE OTHER RESTAURANTS WITH KNOCK-OUT VIEWS March 8, 2010 RHODES 24 Gary Rhodes’ Michelin-starred establishment sits on the 24th floor of the City’s highest building, so – unless the windows were blacked out – it would be hard to find better views at any restaurant in London. Ogle the rooftops and the shiny sides of skyscrapers while you sup on well-executed British haute-cuisine. Tower [...]
AMBITIOUS SQUARE MILE LADIES APPOINT THEIR NEW AMBASSADOR March 8, 2010 MUCH has been made of the significance of today – International Women’s Day – for ladies in the City, so it seems fitting that the appointment of the latest high-flying president of the City Women’s Network (CWN) has been timed to coincide with the festivities. India Gary-Martin, the new president, is one of the best-known [...]
BILL OF THE WEEK March 8, 2010 OFF to Froggy favourite Papillon in Chelsea for a slap-up dinner à trois. Our diners feasted on scallops, foie gras, succulent fish, fillet of beef and a decadent chocolate pudding, washed down with a selection of the house’s finest spirits and wine. They began with classic gin and tonics, before moving on to a bottle of [...]
Europe set to wage war on speculators March 7, 2010 THE EUROZONE is preparing a crackdown on London-based market speculators that “abuse” credit default swaps, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said yesterday after talks with the French president. Speaking after a meeting with President Nicolas Sarkozy, Papandreou said that France, Germany and Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker would unveil new measures to tackle speculators within the [...]
Tories want fewer fee-paying schools March 7, 2010 THE Tories want to reduce the number of pupils educated in private schools, shadow education secretary Michael Gove said yesterday. A Conservative government would encourage fee-paying schools to become comprehensives by offering them government money and freedom from state control, Gove said in a speech to the Association of School and College Leaders. He said: [...]
Coventry eyes Stroud buyout March 7, 2010 COVENTRY building society, the third biggest in the UK, is in the early stages of merger talks with smaller rival Stroud & Swindon. Building societies have struggled to raise cash during the recession as a result of them being owned by savers and not shareholders. Linda Will, Stroud marketing director, said the board was considering [...]
The public’s priorities are mixed up March 7, 2010 THERE was a rather interesting set of findings in this weekend’s BPIX poll for the Mail on Sunday. When presented with options about what would make people more likely to vote for a political party, 45 per cent said a harsher approach to crime, with the same number backing a tougher immigration policy – no [...]
