What to give top talent when pay rises won’t cut it August 13, 2015 Younger workers enjoy public plaudits more than alcohol The signs are unmissable: covert phone calls, new suits, a flurry of doctors appointments. But by the time your brightest employees are interviewing, there’s little any manager can offer to persuade them to stay. Salaries, bonuses and room for promotion have always been the surest ways to [...]
Looks like meat’s back on the menu, boys! August 13, 2015 Chefs from restaurant company ETM Group were shipped out to the Yorkshire moors at dawn yesterday to bag the first grouse of the season. And the team at Clerkenwell eatery the Jugged Hare promised to have their bird on the table within 12 hours of reaching the estate. Once the brace was shot at 10:30am, [...]
The Botanist Broadgate Circle has much to offer, day or night August 12, 2015 Broadgate is getting a makeover with new offices that meet the demands of today's businesses and, at the hub of the development, its open spaces are being revitalised too. The Broadgate Circle, already famous as the City's winter ice skating hub, has been reshaped with more space and more room for bars, restaurants and shops. [...]
Car review: New Bentley Mulsanne Speed is silent but speedy August 11, 2015 We’ve all been there. You’ve booked to go to the theatre or a restaurant with friends and the day before, they cry off. This time it was down to a rugby tackle from a small child to the side of my friend’s knee. The result was strapping, crutches and a level of pain that rendered [...]
Making a splash: Orlebar Brown founder talks bagginess, Stateside growth and being laughed at August 9, 2015 Spending two years building a business on your tod can’t be easy. But for Adam Brown, founder of swimwear and fashion brand Orlebar Brown, it turned out pretty well. Back in 2007, Brown decided to set up the company. The story of how, while at a friend’s birthday pool party in Rajasthan, which was [...]
The rise of the posh burger: How London has fallen for Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Byron, Honest Burger, Five Guys and Shake Shack August 7, 2015 We’ve all seen them: on busy streets and in trendy back alleys, London has been invaded by posh burger joints. When did this invasion start? And who are the main protagonists? We’ve chosen five players in the influx and charted their progress in the capital. Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), Byron, Five Guys and Shake Shack. [...]
Working lunch in the City: Tonic and Ready August 6, 2015 Our guide to the best places to eat during office hours in the City and Canary Wharf WHAT? Don’t be fooled by a name that brings to mind medieval lotions and potions, Tonic and Remedy is a bitingly modern Hoxton restaurant from Gary Rhodes protege Paul Welburn. The Hoxton eatery, located on the first [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike update: Action could cost London retailers and restaurants millions as footfall tipped to fall 10 per cent August 5, 2015 Shops, restaurants and bars in London are bracing themselves for a sharp drop in footfall and bookings as a result of the Tube strike, which starts at 6:30pm tonight and will run throughout Thursday. The British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) said that on the day of the last strike on 9 July, London shopping [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike chaos: These companies are helping you get through the Tube strike August 5, 2015 The Tube strike starts tonight (5 August) at 6:30pm and will last until Friday morning. While Transport for London is doing its best to issue travel advice and digital companies are offering help to avoid the queues, we are going to need a little bit extra to get through the next couple of days. These companies [...]
Campari puts the Spritz into first-half profits August 5, 2015 The Italian group’s bright orange aperitif has become hugely popular in the UK in the past five years TAKE three parts Prosecco, a dash of soda and two parts Aperol. Pour that into a wine glass with a few chunks of ice and a slice of orange and there you have it: one of Italy’s [...]