John Lewis issues £50m retail bond March 6, 2011 THE John Lewis Partnership has issued a retail bond for its cardholders and Partners in a bid to raise £50m of funds by April. Customers who hold either the Partnership or Account cards, as well as current Partners in the employee-owned firm, can invest lump sums of between £1,000 and £10,000 into the John Lewis [...]
CHALLENGE FOR CITY FIRMS TO GO OFF ROAD February 14, 2011 FOR frustrated finance workers who fancy themselves as a bit of a Bear Grylls-type come the weekend, CARE International’s Finance Adventure Challenge might be just the opportunity to show your colleagues what you’re made of. City A.M. is supporting the Challenge this summer, giving City professionals a chance to ditch the suits and prove their [...]
CHALLENGE FOR CITY FIRMS TO GO OFF ROAD February 14, 2011 FOR frustrated finance workers who fancy themselves as a bit of a Bear Grylls-type come the weekend, CARE International’s Finance Adventure Challenge might be just the opportunity to show your colleagues what you’re made of. City A.M. is supporting the Challenge this summer, giving City professionals a chance to ditch the suits and prove their [...]
For the love of chocolate February 2, 2011 La Maison du Chocolat’s Couer à Couer Another enticing offering from LMC – a sharing dessert available at its boutiques in Piccadilly, Harrods and Selfridges, containing coconut dacquoise, dark choclate mousse, chocolate sabayon and other delights. £13.50 www.lamaisonduchocolat.co.uk Hotel Chocolat’s Sealed with a Kiss box A glam selection of romantic choccies including chocolate oysters, pralines, [...]
The Square Mile’s retail revolution September 27, 2010 IN the thrust and frenzy of City life, it’s crucial to have somewhere you can take yourself for a bit of quiet repose, if only while you wolf down a sandwich at lunchtime. Problem is, such spaces are rather thin on the ground in the Square Mile – but in a month’s time, one of [...]
Borough Market gets a taste of Caribbean cacao May 19, 2010 THINK of premium, top-end chocolate and you probably think of exquisite truffles or smooth, silky bars in luxurious packaging, creations of meticulous artisan craftsmanship with the words “Swiss” or “Belgian” included somewhere. You wouldn’t think of inelegant, lumpy, rough-hewn shards of the stuff sold in no less elegant paper and plastic bags with a sticker [...]
A blooming good way to eat for springtime May 12, 2010 LOTS of us have aspirations of turning our gardens into allotments and impressing dinner party guests with all manner of home-grown delicacies. Since that requires time, effort, good soil, advantageous sunlight and – at the very least – a garden, not many of us actually manage it. But a form of garden produce requiring a [...]
Chocolatey alternatives March 31, 2010 Chocolate scotch egg Don’t worry, there’s no meat involved here. As it happens, Fortnum & Mason invented the scotch egg, and has made this chocolate version – with a vanilla fondant centre – to celebrate. £15 www.fortunmandmason.com Chocolate pie chart Aussie chocolatiers Matt & Mary have produced the perfect gift for those who spend their [...]
OUT OF OFFICE January 7, 2010 JUST OPENED: THE CARETAKER Jonathan Pryce stars in this hotly anticipated rendering of Harold Pinter’s sixth play.?It’s the late Pinter at his best, in a spare, super-tense story revolving around a mentally-challenged man called Aston; a tramp called Davies, whom Aston brings home to his attic room and Aston’s responsible younger brother Mick. Not to [...]