THE TIPSTER May 30, 2011 COPPER miner Antofagasta rose nearly £2 last week in anticipation of their quarterly figures. Revenues were up 30 per cent to March on the back of rising copper prices. Although the red metal has fallen from its record high in the first quarter, there are still concerns over short supply. The stock is also not [...]
East meets west with this fresh take on the brasserie May 30, 2011 RIDING HOUSE CAFE 43 Great Titchfield St, London, W1W 7PQ, 020 7927 0840 www.ridinghousecafe.co.uk FOOD **** SERVICE *** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £32.70 THERE’s a sense of familiarity when you walk in to the Riding House Café. Parquet flooring, tick, exposed brick walls, tick, hospital-style white tiles, tick, communal booth tables, tick [...]
THREE OTHER FITZROVIA RESTAURANTS May 30, 2011 ROKA Modern Japanese Robatayaki grill where you can see your food being whipped up freshly in front of you. Delicious pan-asian plus sushi dishes meet a light airy atmosphere. It’s a great spot for weekend feasting. www.rokaestaurant.com VANILLA Sleek sophistication just a short ten minute walk from Oxford Circus. The brasserie style menu at Vanilla [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS May 30, 2011 TENNIS AT THE TOP Wimbledon Tennis is approaching and many bars and venues are planning to offer free screenings, not least Paramount Soho which will be showing the tournament live on special plasma screens from its Tottenham Court road location. Enjoy the tennis 32 floors up with a cocktail. www.paramount.uk.net CENTRE COURT FOR THE CITY [...]
Ulusaba: Where to experience the ultimate safari Where Branson goes to discover the Big Five May 30, 2011 SO much for telling stories around a campfire while on safari. For my merry gang, the tales of adventure started in the transfer lounge at Johannesburg as we waited to board a 12-seater plane bound for Ulusaba, Richard Branson’s lodge just north of Kruger. The chitchat went something like this: “Did you hear about the [...]
THINK ROOMS… with LateRooms.com May 30, 2011 MATUMI GAME LODGE 3* Guernsey Road | Klaserie | Po Box 334 | Hoedspruit | 1380 Immerse yourself in South African wildlife at wonderful Matumi Game Lodge. Located in Kruger National Park it’s the perfect gateway to a fun and memorable safari adventure. And with its gorgeous swimming pool it’s the ideal place to relax [...]
TRAVEL NOTES May 30, 2011 ALPINE PICNICS IN ST MORITZ Badrutt’s Palace, the spectacular St Moritz hotel that perches like a fairy tale castle overlooking the crystalline lake in the valley below, is the place where winter Alpine tourism pretty much began, when Victorian-era entrepreneur Caspar Badrutt invited his English friends to try out spending the winter there. But it’s [...]
WELSH WONDERS May 30, 2011 READING (2) vs SWANSEA (4) SWANSEA manager Brendan Rodgers admitted his side had help from the “footballing gods” on their way to landing Premier League football for the first time in their history and the £90m bounty that accompanies it. The Welsh side roared into a 3-0 first-half lead thanks to a brace from Scott [...]
England blow Sri Lanka away May 30, 2011 ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss admitted his side’s miraculous victory over Sri Lanka “beggared belief” after the tourists imploded on the final day of the first Test in Cardiff. There was little indication of England’s desire to force a win when Strauss showed more than a hint compassion by allowing Ian Bell, 98 not out overnight, [...]
Blatter stands firm and denies Fifa are in crisis May 30, 2011 UNDER-FIRE Fifa president Sepp Blatter insists talk of the world governing body being in crisis is far fetched and vowed that only “the Fifa family” could prevent him being re-elected unopposed tomorrow. On another extraordinary day of accusations and counter claims involving some of Fifa’s most influential figures Blatter, seeking a fourth consecutive term in [...]
