FIT IN THE CITY January 31, 2011 A washboard stomach in five steps… YOU glance down and your tummy resembles a washbag more than a washboard… Don’t fret – the task ahead isn’t as daunting as you think. Break into a sweat You do have a washboard stomach really – it’s just that it’s currently hiding beneath at least one layer of [...]
Japan quake losses could reach $50bn March 11, 2011 Damage caused by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that battered Japan’s north-eastern coast last night could cost $50bn (£31bn), analysts have said. The tremor, the most powerful to hit Japan in 100 years, and the 7.3m wave ripped through coastal areas and towns such as Sendai and Fukushima at about 3pm local time, destroying [...]
FACT CHECKER February 2, 2011 THE CLAIM: THE COALITION GOVERNMENT IS CUTTING PUBLIC SPENDING THIS YEAR BY JUST £2BN LESS THAN LABOUR PLANNED TO AS the coalition gets ready to swing the axe on public services, it is busy reminding voters that Labour also planned to make big cuts if it won the election. George Osborne (right) claims that Alistair [...]
FACT CHECKER February 2, 2011 THE CLAIM: THE COALITION GOVERNMENT IS CUTTING PUBLIC SPENDING THIS YEAR BY JUST £2BN LESS THAN LABOUR PLANNED TO AS the coalition gets ready to swing the axe on public services, it is busy reminding voters that Labour also planned to make big cuts if it won the election. George Osborne (right) claims that Alistair [...]
City’s hidden Japanese gem February 7, 2011 Soseki 20 Bury Street, EC3A 5AX www.soseki.co.uk Tel:020 7621 9211 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £40-£100 ZUMA, Roka, Aqua Kyoto, Sumosan, Umu. Expensive, famous, globally branded restaurants dominate London’s Japanese food scene. I say “scene” – think rich Russians, Sloanes in celebratory mood, wealthy Asian tourists. The interiors are minimalist and violet-lit, [...]
S&P 500 is on a great rolling boil February 20, 2011 BRING up to a rolling boil then leave for…. How long exactly? That is precisely the question that spread betters everywhere are asking about the S&P 500. It’s been climbing for two years now, smashing through glass ceilings like a highly caffeinated new-age woman. But – realistically – how long can the rally last? The [...]
S&P 500 is on a great rolling boil February 20, 2011 BRING up to a rolling boil then leave for…. How long exactly? That is precisely the question that spread betters everywhere are asking about the S&P 500. It’s been climbing for two years now, smashing through glass ceilings like a highly caffeinated new-age woman. But – realistically – how long can the rally last? The [...]
Stylish and discreet, but the food isn’t perfect yet March 29, 2011 5 Pollen Street 5 Pollen St, W1S 1ND Tel: 020 7629 1555 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £45-£50 WITH Jason Atherton’s much-hyped Pollen Street Social to open next month, this miniscule back-alley behind Hanover Square has been getting more attention than one might expect of such a street. And now – pipping [...]
POLO COMES TO THE O2 AS PONIES AND PLAYERS LINE UP TO IMPRESS February 24, 2011 FOR the first time ever, polo ponies took to the floor at the O2 arena last night at the inaugural Gaucho International Polo event. Teams from England, South Africa, Argentina and Scotland (flying the flag for City A.M.) met in North Greenwich last night to bring a touch of the country to urban London, in [...]
Dinner’s on Heston: Fat Duck chef makes a grand entrance to London February 28, 2011 Dinner by Heston Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, 66 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LA Tel: 020 7201 3833 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: XXX LEARNING that Heston’s new restaurant was to be called Dinner, I grimaced and sneered. How pretentious! Plain old Dinner indeed – this from the man behind snail porridge and yam flakes [...]