When work becomes a religious experience June 30, 2010 THE WAY WE’RE WORKING ISN’T WORKING BY TONY SCHWARTZ, JEAN GOMES AND CATHERINE MCCARTHY, £12.99 THE title might sounds a bit like the election poster from 1979 that proclaimed “Britain isn’t working”, but this book is American through and through. It reached number two on the New York Times Best Sellers List, which suggests that [...]
Six ways to spice up your kitchen July 7, 2010 LIKE your fellow time-pressed City denizens, you know you should be eating healthy home-made bread and organic frozen yoghurt instead of endless ready meals, but during that rare evening off who really has time to drop everything for hours of authentic home-cooking? Luckily, thanks to the wonders of human progress and the innovative genius of [...]
High potential is still at the heart of Africa July 13, 2010 WITH so much uncertainty about the world economy, it is a good time to diversify your portfolio by investing in Africa-facing funds. The recent launch of two such funds adds to a widening range of options: Sanlam Investment Management has started up an ex-South Africa fund, while Silver Street Capital has just set up an [...]
Fast and furious – all in a day’s work May 20, 2010 IT’S not all breakneck speeds, multi-million dollar contracts and being sprayed with champagne. Okay, there is rather a lot of all that, but peer into the paddock of an F1 team and you will also find dozens of dedicated individuals beavering away at their jobs. I went behind the scenes at a grand prix to [...]
NYC sends a slice of Gallic heaven May 31, 2010 Bar Boulud Mandarin Oriental, 66 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LA, tel: 020 7201 3899 Cost per person without wine: £45 THE name Daniel Boulud is a huge deal in New York, where everything is either a huge deal or offensively passe. The Lyon-born chef’s cluster of Manhattan eateries has managed to remain on the “huge deal” side [...]
Where safari meets heavenly white beaches June 27, 2010 TANZANIA combines the thrill of safari through the vast plains of the Serengeti with relaxation on the tropical beaches of the exotic Spice island of Zanzibar. Serengeti We draw the curtains of our room in Kempinski’s Bilila Lodge to find a welcome committee of seven elephants, obligingly gathered at a watering hole just steps away [...]
TASTING NOTES June 14, 2010 FINDING an excuse to enjoy chocolate is always welcome. And – as with all the naughtiest things in life – if it is of the highest quality then it is probably a bit less bad for you. Well, still another way to mitigate the dangers of greedy chocolate consumption is to learn more about how [...]
Flawless food from a French master June 21, 2010 FLASH back five years. I’m in the new Covent Garden Market with Alexis Gauthier, then the chef patron of Gallic jewel Roussillon, researching a feature. It’s 4AM and Gauthier is getting very excited indeed. Never mind the fact that it’s pitch black and freezing, even under the market’s neon lights – no, he has just [...]
Flawless food from a French master June 21, 2010 FLASH back five years. I’m in the new Covent Garden Market with Alexis Gauthier, then the chef patron of Gallic jewel Roussillon, researching a feature. It’s 4AM and Gauthier is getting very excited indeed. Never mind the fact that it’s pitch black and freezing, even under the market’s neon lights – no, he has just [...]
Flapjacks and pasta are the best diet for the marathon April 12, 2010 AT the moment, with just under two weeks before the marathon (writes Henrietta Bailey) you should continue with your normal training diet which should be made up of 50-60 per cent carbohydrate. But when you get to three days before the marathon you should be starting to carb-load and your intake should go up so [...]