Zola hoping Franco factor gives Hammers cup boost September 21, 2009 NEW West Ham signing Guillermo Franco is set to be thrust into action as Gianfranco Zola looks to ignite his side’s stuttering start to the season in the Carling Cup. The Hammers have struggled thus far in the Premier League, winning one from five, and sit just above the drop zone on goal difference. Franco, [...]
Benitez wary of Leeds threat September 21, 2009 LIVERPOOL boss Rafa Benitez is refusing to underestimate tonight’s Carling Cup opponents Leeds. Despite their current standing in League One, Benitez is expecting a difficult contest. He said: “We know it’ll be tough. It’s a massive club despite the division they are in.” Reds defenders Fabio Aurelio and Daniel Agger are back in contention following [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF September 21, 2009 Flower’s Pietersen hopes wiltCRICKET: England coach Andy Flower admits star batsman Kevin Pietersen may miss this winter’s tour of South Africa through injury. The 29-year-old batsman is currently recovering from Achilles surgery but a subsequent infection in the area has slowed his rehabilitation. “We’re still taking it day by day,” said Flower. “We’re still not [...]
To save the economy, we have to change the macho City September 21, 2009 IN 1999, Ricky Martin was top of the charts, the millennium bug threatened world stability and the dotcom boom was never going to end. It was also the year that Karen Gill and Maxine Benson set up Everywoman, a business designed to help women entrepreneurs set up their own businesses. The idea was borne out [...]
Bank on Green’s for top-notch nosh September 21, 2009 Green’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar14 Cornhill, London, EC3V 3NDTel: 020 7220 6300FOODSERVICEATMOSPHERECost per person without wine: £35 THERE are precious few dinings rooms in the City with the “cor blimey” factor, so the news that a new restaurant was opening in the old Lloyds Banking Hall set us nodding like the dog on the Churchill [...]
OTHER TOP OYSTER RESTAURANTS September 21, 2009 WRIGHT BROSBorough Market can be a bit variable, but this venerable (well, seven-year-old) oyster bar is one that you can guarantee to deliver, especially when there’s an R in the month. It’s a good bet if you like a bit of difference with your oysters, too: try the plate of three with wasabi. 11 Stoney [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS September 21, 2009 TASTEITALYATHARVEYNICKSHarvey Nichols is hosting a food market throughout October, featuring the likes of the chicest Puglian tomato paste you’ll ever see, Piedmontese rocket and lemon pesto and a new range of bruschetta toppings including pepperoni, mushrooms and artichoke cream. Look out for olive oil tastings too. 109-125 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7RJ, tel: 020 7235 5000, www.harveynichols.com.WHISKYBARATTHEATHENAEUMWhisky [...]
Uncommon scents for the autumn September 21, 2009 YOU don’t have to be an absolute expert on knowing your bergamot from your sandalwood or your vetiver from your labdanum, but the modern man cutting a dash about town needs to be able to tell a first-rate cologne when he smells one. As the days get shorter and the temperature cools, you can swap [...]
MEN’S GROOMING AUTUMN TREATMENTS September 21, 2009 Chaps fancying a bit of therapeutic indulgence to ease themselves back into working mode after the summer are well catered-for at the moment. At Gentlemen’s Tonic in Mayfair, the City and Selfridges (www.gentlemenstonic.com) you can enjoy a special Winter Warmer treatment, involving a hot stone body massage to rebalance achey muscles, while your hands and [...]
OUT OF OFFICE September 21, 2009 OUR CLASS AT THE NATIONAL THEATREOpening tomorrow, the National ‘s latest show examines the experience of growing up in Poland in the shadow of World War II. It begins in 1925 with a class of Jewish and Catholic schoolchildren who declare their ambitions in life – film star, pilot, doctor. As they grow up first Soviet, [...]
