Five fabulous roof terraces May 18, 2011 NOTHING spells summer in the city better than an ice cold cocktail sipped at leisure from a roof terrace. The warm breeze, the open spaces and skyline views make for an alluring combination as the temperature rises. (Not to mention the feeling of calm and distance they offer from the hustle and bustle on the [...]
Punch sees sales rise as demerger takes shape June 8, 2011 Pub landlord Punch Taverns has seen food and drink sales rise more than seven per cent in its Spirit division of managed venues in the past quarter. In a bullish trading update, the branded pub and restaurant manager said sunny weather helped like-for-like food sales grow 8.4 per cent while drink sales rose 7.3 per [...]
REVEALED: THE CITY’S BEHIND-THE-SCENES BOARDROOM LUNCHES July 11, 2011 THE DAYS of conspicuous client entertainment are over, as the City’s fattest cats rein in their largesse in the fallout of the financial crisis. Or are they? Just days after the Bribery Act came into force, The Capitalist hears business is booming for a high-end catering service recreating City restaurants in the boardrooms of investment [...]
REVEALED: THE CITY’S BEHIND-THE-SCENES BOARDROOM LUNCHES July 11, 2011 THE DAYS of conspicuous client entertainment are over, as the City’s fattest cats rein in their largesse in the fallout of the financial crisis. Or are they? Just days after the Bribery Act came into force, The Capitalist hears business is booming for a high-end catering service recreating City restaurants in the boardrooms of investment [...]
China’s answer to Vegas is Eastern gambling paradise September 4, 2011 OF all the improbable consequences of China’s headlong rush into beating capitalism at its own game, Macau is the weirdest.In common with nearby Hong Kong, the former Portuguese colony returned to Chinese ownership in 1999, but remains largely self-determining. As a result, gambling is legal. And not just legal: Macau is known as the Vegas [...]
REVEALED: HOW RICHARD DESMOND FIRST DRUMMED UP NEW BUSINESS June 1, 2011 EVERYONE has to start somewhere. Even Richard Desmond, the media baron with a personal fortune of £950m who bought Channel Five last July with some spare change he found down the back of his sofa. Desmond started on the road to founding his media empire early – aged 13, in fact, when he took his [...]
TOP CHEFS LINE UP FOR SOLDIERS’ BANQUET June 23, 2011 DO TOO many cooks spoil the broth? Not in the case of the second Square Mile Salute City banquet in aid of wounded soldiers, backed by media partner City A.M., when 12 of the world’s most acclaimed chefs will join forces to cook a gourmet menu at Guildhall. Following the success of last year’s fundraising [...]
TOP CHEFS LINE UP FOR SOLDIERS’ BANQUET June 23, 2011 DO TOO many cooks spoil the broth? Not in the case of the second Square Mile Salute City banquet in aid of wounded soldiers, backed by media partner City A.M., when 12 of the world’s most acclaimed chefs will join forces to cook a gourmet menu at Guildhall. Following the success of last year’s fundraising [...]
NO LUNCH FOR BLAIRS AT BANKING AIDE’S BASH July 4, 2011 SO MANY social engagements, so little time for Tony and Cherie Blair, who only had time for a quick drink at the fiftieth birthday for Russell Chambers – the man dubbed “Blair’s favourite banker” – before rushing off without sitting down to eat. Chambers, the Credit Suisse senior adviser who famously lent Blair a pair [...]
Foodie heaven with summer cookery books June 1, 2011 OOOZING summer puddings with fresh forest berries, flame grilled juicy sausages, vibrant crunchy leaf salads and jugs of fragrant fruity Pimms, sipped slowly over balmy evenings. So much of summer is about the food. And, as the holidays approach, culinary enthusiasts are already scanning the cookbooks on offer to see what new treats they can [...]