Top lady shot takes the helm at a new City member’s club October 11, 2009 CLAIRE Zambuni could be dangerous. A leggy blonde with Baywatch-style features and a big smile, I’d not be surprised to hear that men routinely fall at her feet. But its her way with a gun that makes her particularly worth buttering up – she’s the UK’s best lady shot, in the top three best shots [...]
Top lady shot takes the helm at a new City member’s club October 11, 2009 CLAIRE Zambuni could be dangerous. A leggy blonde with Baywatch-style features and a big smile, I’d not be surprised to hear that men routinely fall at her feet. But its her way with a gun that makes her particularly worth buttering up – she’s the UK’s best lady shot, in the top three best shots [...]
THREE MORE KING’S CROSS EATERIES August 17, 2009 ST PANCRAS GRANDThis high-profile effort from Searcy’s – designed by interiors guru du jour Martin Brudnizky – is just the place to eat the likes of potted salmon, stew and duck under the eye of a large clock and bulbous, elegant lamps. The soft purr of the Eurostar arriving and leaving is a wonderful aid [...]
THREE MORE KING’S CROSS EATERIES August 17, 2009 ST PANCRAS GRANDThis high-profile effort from Searcy’s – designed by interiors guru du jour Martin Brudnizky – is just the place to eat the likes of potted salmon, stew and duck under the eye of a large clock and bulbous, elegant lamps. The soft purr of the Eurostar arriving and leaving is a wonderful aid [...]
On women, work and savoir faire October 25, 2009 MEETING the author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, the bestselling diet book, is a rather daunting prospect for someone who is neither particularly thin nor remotely French – certainly not when it comes to Gallic standards of stylishness. I expected Mireille Guiliano to be scary – judgmental, fearfully immaculate and devastatingly tiny. I was [...]
On women, work and savoir faire October 25, 2009 MEETING the author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, the bestselling diet book, is a rather daunting prospect for someone who is neither particularly thin nor remotely French – certainly not when it comes to Gallic standards of stylishness. I expected Mireille Guiliano to be scary – judgmental, fearfully immaculate and devastatingly tiny. I was [...]
The amateur economist who finds the truth in the freakiest places November 16, 2009 FOR someone who has spent much of the last decade successfully writing about economics, Stephen Dubner is surprisingly keen to point out that he is not an economist. Following his co-authorship of Freakonomics, one of the publishing phenomena of recent years, and a sequel called Superfreakonomics, however, surely he has picked up some knowledge. Well [...]
In Paris, foie gras has been replaced by spelt September 14, 2009 Coeur de JardinPlaza Athenee25 Avenue Montaigne75008Tel: (33) 15367 6665FOOD SERVICEATMOSPHERECost per person without wine: €95 FRENCH food is all about fat: fatty saucisson, foie gras, Roquefort and creme brulee. At least that’s what I thought, until I had lunch at Coeur de Jardin, the outdoor restaurant at the opulent Plaza Athenee hotel, located in the [...]
Technologygives your trading a head start September 28, 2009 THESE days, contracts for difference (CFDs) are most often seen as an efficient way of opening positions and building positions that are held for several months. At the moment, though, with crystal balls in short supply and the future uncertain, traders might be wary about making trades that rely on predicting trends. Which is why [...]
Technologygives your trading a head start September 28, 2009 THESE days, contracts for difference (CFDs) are most often seen as an efficient way of opening positions and building positions that are held for several months. At the moment, though, with crystal balls in short supply and the future uncertain, traders might be wary about making trades that rely on predicting trends. Which is why [...]