Choosing the right wine in a restaurant March 1, 2010 I never know what to do about wine ordering when entertaining clients. What advice can you give me? Jeffery, private wealth manager, 34 WHEN you’re entertaining guests at a restaurant, you’ve got three jobs: book it, choose the wine and pay the bill. One and three are easy, but there’s nowhere to hide when you’re [...]
OUT OF OFFICE March 1, 2010 PAUL NASH RETROSPECTIVE British painter Nash is most famous for his nightmarish depictions of the battlefields of both World Wars as dark, dystopian landscapes. Beyond this, a new retrospective shows he was also one of the greatest British artists of the modernist era. Until 9 May, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, SE21 7AD. www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk. JERRY [...]
Food to make central London blush March 1, 2010 The Artichoke 9 Market Square, Old Amersham, Bucks, HP7 ODF, tel: 01494 726611 Cost per person without wine: £40 For a Tuesday evening, it wasn’t the usual sort of place to meet for dinner. From Baker Street we boarded a Metropolitan Line train to Amersham and, 50 minutes later, hopped out into the fog and [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS March 1, 2010 ALICE COCKTAILS AT THE ARTESIAN The beautiful Artesian bar at the Langham Hotel is celebrating the release of the forthcoming?Alice in Wonderland film with a new cocktail, the White Rabbit. It’s jolly good, too ?– spiced berry sugar-crusted rim, G’Vine (wine flower flavoured gin), Cointreau, lemon juice and celery bitters. If that doesn’t appeal, try [...]
THREE OTHER TOP COMMUTER RESTAURANTS March 1, 2010 CHAPTER ONE, BROMLEY, KENT It may be in Bromley, but with a Michelin star and four AA rosettes, Chapter One is on the same plane as London’s Pied a Terre and Cambridge’s magnificent Midsummer House. It’s very nicely done French food with creative ingredients – if you live near Bromley, lucky you. Farnborough Common, Locksbottom, [...]
FIRST LADIES OF THE CITY GET TOGETHER FOR A GOOD OLD GOSSIP March 1, 2010 FORGET austerity and po-faced über-networking – get a bunch of ladies in a room together and we all know what’s going to happen. It was gossip galore up at the top of the Lloyds Banking Group headquarters on Gresham Street yesterday morning, as the sunlight streamed through the ninth floor windows and the City’s most [...]
Real and Barcelona are football’s Euro fat cats March 1, 2010 LUCRATIVE individual broadcast deals have helped Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona leave Premier League clubs trailing in the wealth stakes and cement their place as the two richest teams in the world. Real last season became the first team in any sport to record revenue of more than €400m (£341m), despite a relatively unsuccessful [...]
Go easy on Terry, pleads ace Rooney March 1, 2010 WAYNE ROONEY has urged the England boo-boys to lay off axed skipper John Terry in tomorrow night’s friendly with Egypt at Wembley. Terry is due to represent his country for the first time since being stripped of the captaincy by coach Fabio Capello following revelations about his private life. The Chelsea skipper has been jeered [...]
Portsmouth back in court after HMRC challenge March 1, 2010 DEBT-RIDDEN Portsmouth are due before the High Court again today after it was revealed Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs had challenged their decision to go into voluntary administration. The Premier League club entered administration on Friday after failing to clinch a last-ditch takeover deal before yesterday’s scheduled winding-up order. Administrator Andrew Andronikou was informed of [...]
Warnock relishes challenge after landing Rangers role March 1, 2010 NEIL WARNOCK believes now is the perfect time to take over at Queens Park Rangers after agreeing a three-and-a-half year deal last night. The 61-year-old was unveiled as the new Loftus Road chief after the club agreed a compensation package with Championship rivals Crystal Palace. Warnock’s future had become uncertain at Selhurst Park after the [...]
