Foodie who hit the ground running September 29, 2013 Annabel Palmer talks to David Moore, the restauranteur behind London’s Pied a Terre THE GLOBAL restaurant industry is forecast to increase in size by 7.2 per cent over the next three years, rising from total revenues of $2.45 trillion (£1.53 trillion) in 2011 to $3.48 trillion by the end of 2016. And in the UK, [...]
Two former City workers who built businesses out of the financial crisis September 29, 2013 Adam Taylor and Lexi Tamasan’s pet food subscription service is taking a sizeable bite out of a large market PET FOOD is not the first product most think about when founding a company. But when Adam Taylor saw his mother, who suffers from arthritis, struggling with a large bag of dog biscuits, it struck him [...]
Elephant trekking, luxury and great Thai food September 29, 2013 This luxury beach resort was devastated by the 2005 tsunami. Now it’s back and better than ever THE PERFECT way to end an unforgettable afternoon spent trekking through the jungle trails of Khao Sok National Park in Phuket, Thailand is to give a leathery, old elephant a sunset bath. With Bauthong (lotus flower) repeatedly submerging [...]
Restaurant review: Boulestin September 24, 2013 RESTAURANT 5 St James’s Street, SW1A 1EF Tel: 020 7930 2030 FOOD Three Stars VALUE Three Stars ATMOSPHERE One Star Cost for two with drinks: £140 An occupational hazard of being a restaurant critic is that people often ask you where they should go for dinner, or for recommendations of who does the best ostrich [...]
Labour pledges to raise UK corporation tax September 23, 2013 IN BRIGHTON ED MILIBAND will today announce a raid on the profits of large UK businesses, as he commits to reversing the coalition’s planned corporation tax cut. The Labour leader will tell his party’s annual conference in Brighton that his government would scrap plans to reduce corporation tax – the charge levied on companies’ profits [...]
Restaurant review: 1701 September 17, 2013 RESTAURANT Bevis Marks Synagogue, EC3A 5DQ Tel: 020 7621 1701 FOOD Four stars VALUE Three stars ATMOSPHERE Four stars Cost for two with matched wine: £115 I GOT back from my holiday last week to another of life’s crushing milestones: I can no longer fit into my work suit. It’s all downhill from here. And [...]
Lehman crisis should have changed the world more than it did September 15, 2013 FIVE years ago, like every Sunday night, I was in the City A.M. newsroom, supervising the production of the newspaper. Traditionally, Sundays are a quieter day for business news: while there’s always lots to write about, there are few on-diary corporate announcements. Not that Sunday. It was the most manic day any business journalist can [...]
Wetherspoons hit by rising tax bill as it expects “reasonable outcome” this year September 13, 2013 Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin has slammed the "far higher taxes" imposed on pubs than on supermarkets in a comment on the chain's results today. Already, 10,000 pubs have closed and many others are suffering, through insufficient investment. In particular, there should be VAT equality for pubs, restaurants and supermarkets. Wetherspoon, along with many other pub [...]
Focus on Fulham: South west hotspot is the real Ful monty September 12, 2013 FULHAM is one of the most desirable locations in london – it has the bustle of the city combined with a small-town sense of community. It’s only a few minutes from the heart of London but it has a leafy, laid-back atmosphere that belies its location. It may be seen as the less auspicious neighbour [...]
Private View: On the market in fulham this week September 12, 2013 Fernhurst Road, SW6 £1.79m This four-bedroom house is arranged over three floors. The ground floor features a reception room leading to a kitchen/dining area with French doors that open out on to a south-facing garden. The upper floors offer four double bedrooms, one with an ensuite and one family bathroom. For more information contact Chesterton [...]