What’s up, duck September 4, 2008 Duck season is here, so make the most of the bird, says Timothy Barber Can there be any dish more redolent of the bad old days of restaurant food than duck a l’orange? It may be a classic, but let’s be honest, duck in a sweet orange sauce is more likely to be the sorry [...]
Suite returns: why it’s a good time to check yourself into the hotel industry August 14, 2008 Hotel rooms are one area of property investing that are bucking the credit crunch, writes Timothy Barber If we’re thinking positive, the slowing economy presents an opportunity to get a bit creative with investments. The alternative asset market has become more and more prominent in 2008 as investors look for areas offering stable returns in [...]
RUM at the top August 8, 2008 The Caribbean spirit is entering the ranks of the premium tipples, writes Timothy Barber What do you think about when you think about rum? For lots of folk, the answer is one of two things: a glass of Bacardi and coke, or pirates. Okay, so a few people know that it forms the basis for [...]
City workers get creative with life drawing twenty-seven storeys up July 14, 2008 Timothy Barber joins Citigroup employees indulging their artistic sides It’s easy to forget the noise and melee of Canary Wharf’s evening rush hour when you’re standing in the light filled open space of the 27th floor of Citgroup’s headquarters. Down below, thousands of tired workers are flooding from their offices into the tube and DLR [...]
Mykonos calls for it-boy who gave it all up July 4, 2008 He failed to buy the Groucho, but Benjamin Fry has no regrets, writes Timothy Barber Benjamin Fry, psychotherapist, TV self-help guru and author, has come a long way. He used to be Benji Fry, stalwart of a west London scene of ultra connected upstarts such as Tom Parker Bowles and Ben Elliot, who in the [...]