My inspiration: Michelin-starred chef Tom Kitchin on his favourite cookbook, Memories of Gascony by Pierre Koffmann November 9, 2016 When I was a young apprentice cook, I was working at the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland. It was very traditional and I was very raw and working in a rough kitchen. We used to talk about London like it was a distant land, the other end of the world, but there was a book out [...]
Christmas sandwiches tested: which have been naughty and which are nice November 8, 2016 We filled a basket with the first crop of Christmas sandwiches – find out which ones we thought worthy of your lunch money and which to avoid like the Grinch. Pret Christmas lunch ★★★★☆ Too much going on here – piles of slightly-too-dry stuffing and a clumping of fillings in the middle. But saved by [...]
Nobu interview: the sushi tycoon talks about family, Robert De Niro, and how his new Shoreditch hotel will be a game-changer November 8, 2016 According to Madonna, you can tell if a city is going to be fun by whether there’s a Nobu in it. The brainchild of Nobuyuki Matsuhisa and Robert De Niro – or just plain “Bob” – the brand has an uncanny knack of courting the beau monde. Even after 22 years, in which time more [...]
Toblerone bars in the UK have changed shape and no one is happy about it November 8, 2016 Fans of the Toblerone are bitterly disappointed after the company revealed a change to the shape and size of its popular chocolate bar. Mondelez International, who makes the product, has increased the gaps between the triangles to reduce the weight of two of its bars in the UK. It claims this is due to a rise in [...]
This Arizona town will let you play out your cowboy fantasy: Ride bulls, wear cool hats, walk into a saloon and have the music suddenly stop playing, the works November 4, 2016 They say “all sunshine makes a desert.” But in Arizona (299 sunny days per year; average temp 24 degrees celsius) I don’t hear anyone complaining. In fact, this state is booming, with capital Phoenix now one of the fastest growing metro areas in the US. Scottsdale, a wealthy destination town in the northeast of the [...]
Yule be sorry! Tips to avoid a Christmas office party disaster November 4, 2016 Have you been bestowed with the honour of arranging the office Christmas party this year? Lucky you. Organised well, your success will elevate you to office hero. Done badly, you may return in the new year to a desk relocation, perhaps next to the toilet, or microwave. To avoid giving your office a party to remember [...]
These top entrepreneurs will mentor the UK’s most ambitious startups November 3, 2016 Lady Martha Lane Fox and the man behind the hit game Candy Crush, Riccardo Zacconi, are among the top entrepreneurs who will mentor another new group of startups springing up in the UK. Tech City UK's Upscale programme, designed to support up-and-coming startups wanting to scale their business, has added a string of top mentors who will [...]
Making millennials happy is good for business November 2, 2016 I know what you’re thinking: another column about millennials. This one, I hope, strikes more of a chord because it’s about their impact on your business and how to respond. This generation is shaking up the workforce in a way not seen for decades. Our research suggests that three quarters of managers see the challenge [...]
Coconut flour, cactus water and charred food: Waitrose unveils 2016’s top food trends November 2, 2016 Were cactus water, wonky vegetables and coconut flour on the list for your latest weekly shop? No? Well, get with the times, apparently they were among the top food trends of the past year. So says Waitrose's 2016 Food and Drink Report, as consumers are becoming ever more focused on eating "lighter and fresher", while [...]
Just Eat bumps up earnings guidance though order growth slows November 2, 2016 Warm weather hasn't been a dampener for Just Eat: the online takeaway group bumped up its full-year revenue and earnings guidance on the back of a decent third quarter. The figures Total orders for the third quarter were 33.3m, showing growth of 34 per cent year-on-year (on both a reported and like-for-like basis). UK orders [...]