Piquet restaurant in Fitzrovia is a former car-park that now serves snails to die for December 15, 2015 92-94 Newman Street, W1, piquet-restaurant.co.uk FOOD ★★★★☆ | VALUE ★★★★ | ATMOSPHERE ★★★☆☆ Cost for two with booze: £140 The part of Fitzrovia surrounding Piquet isn’t what you’d call atmospheric. At least not in a good way. To the north block after block of faceless office buildings recede into the distance; to the south lies the grubbier [...]
10 tips for healthy eating in the New Year December 28, 2015 Feeling the bloat of a heavy Christmas, you'd be forgiven for ranting about how your New Year's resolution is to cut back on excesses and have a healthier 2016. Read more: Eating lunch at your desk again? Here's how the City does delivery So we've done a bit of research, drawing on sources including prominent [...]
Who is Jes Staley? Former J P Morgan chief executive takes reins at Barclays October 28, 2015 It was widely rumoured for days before but this morning Barclays finally confirmed Jes Staley would be taking the reins at the bank. He'll have plenty of work in his inbox when he arrives on 1 December. But what is his background and what are the key priorities? Who is Jes Staley? The 58-year-old is a banking [...]
Fewer shoppers in stores raises alarm for Xmas September 13, 2015 HIGH street footfall fell by more than two per cent for the third month in a row in August, raising concerns for the UK retail sector ahead of the key Christmas period. Total visitor numbers across UK high streets, retail parks and shopping centres fell by 1.6 per cent last month, according to figures released [...]
The Bermondsey Yard Cafe review: Is this SE1 restaurant keeping up with its trendy neighbours? November 17, 2015 The times they are a changin’ down on Bermondsey Street. One of the finest Italian kitchens in London and a long-time standard bearer of transpontine dining, is set to close before Christmas. Rising rent prices have reportedly forced the closure. The arrival of Fulham Shore-owned Franco Manca further points to an area of London commanding increasingly [...]
Santa Clause ain’t coming to town: Why you shouldn’t expect stocks to rally – CNBC Comment November 24, 2015 Last week was the year’s best for the S&P 500. October also saw a very strong bounceback from the late summer malaise. I’ve been surprised by the recent recoveries in markets in the short term. When you pair that with the huge long-term gains we have had since March 2009 alongside my fundamental bearishness, [...]
Sony just reversed its position on dropping The Interview after North Korea hack: Here’s what you need to know December 20, 2014 In a dramatic reversal of policy, Sony Pictures has announced that it is investigating ways to play The Interview, the North Korea comedy film starring Seth Rogan and James Franco. The company originally cancelled playing the film on 25 December following threats by a hacker group calling itself Guardians of the Peace. Sony said it [...]
North Korea offers joint probe with US over Sony hack December 20, 2014 In a new twist in the Sony hack story, North Korea has apparently extended an olive branch to US offering to help investigate the attack. The Communist state has denied any involvement with the hacker group Guardians of the Peace that threatened Sony with violence unless it pulled The Interview, a comedy film about the [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 will showcase sport’s booming licensing opportunities for brands September 18, 2015 The culmination of months of sporting excitement aside, there are plenty of business reasons we should be happy about the arrival of the Rugby World Cup in our back garden. One of them is the opportunity within the licensing industry. The licensing industry is booming –the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association’s recent Annual Global [...]
Beagle 2 on Mars: Five things you should know about the mission everyone thought had failed January 16, 2015 WHAT IS BEAGLE 2? Beagle2 is a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft that was sent to Mars on Christmas Day 11 years ago. The purpose of the UK-led project was to search for signs of life on the red planet, but a lack of communication from the space craft led researchers to believe that [...]