THREE OTHER PRIVATE CLUB RESTAURANTS May 16, 2011 THE IVY CLUB The West End’s legendary centre of luvviedom and fabulous English cooking opened its members’ club, The Club at the Ivy, in 2008, covering three floors of the building above the restaurant. The Ivy, 1-5 West Street. WC2H 9NQ www.the-ivy.co.uk BEAUFORT HOUSE CHELSEA At the cosier end of the King’s Road, Beaufort House [...]
Keeping it cool behind closed doors July 6, 2011 IN recent weeks secret doorways have been surfacing across London. Following in the footsteps of clandestine operations Eight Bank, ECC, Crazy Bear Members Club and more recently The Mayor of Scaredy Cat Town (which can only be entered through a Smeg refrigerator) a little black door has just appeared on Orchard Street by Selfridges. The [...]
The debt nexus that binds the world June 27, 2011 MASOCHISTS seeking further evidence of the West’s decline will have had a field day this weekend. Most strikingly, China’s premier Wen Jiabao, currently visiting the UK, said his country was ready to buy billions of European debt to prop up the single currency. The Chinese haven’t lost leave of their senses – they can afford [...]
The debt nexus that binds the world June 26, 2011 MASOCHISTS seeking further evidence of the West’s decline will have had a field day this weekend. Most strikingly, China’s premier Wen Jiabao, currently visiting the UK, said his country was ready to buy billions of European debt to prop up the single currency. The Chinese haven’t lost leave of their senses – they can afford [...]
Brisbane: still surfing, sun, and lots of fun October 2, 2011 NOT so long ago, Brisbane was little more than the country cousin to Sydney and Melbourne, and the gateway to Surfers Paradise and Noosa. However, this city, the third largest in Australia, and the capital of Queensland, is transforming into a fast-paced modern metropolis. Brisvegas, as it is affectionately known, is making a name for [...]
America’s very own slice of the Caribbean, plus plenty of rum August 29, 2011 WELCOME to the United States of America,” says a groundsman as I land on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, introducing me to the first of many contradictions here. The island is, I find, a cocktail of the tropical Caribbean, American high rise (it is a commonwealth of the USA) all mixed with a huge [...]
America’s very own slice of the Caribbean, plus plenty of rum August 29, 2011 WELCOME to the United States of America,” says a groundsman as I land on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, introducing me to the first of many contradictions here. The island is, I find, a cocktail of the tropical Caribbean, American high rise (it is a commonwealth of the USA) all mixed with a huge [...]
Giggs bullish as United look to Chelsea decider May 5, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED stalwart Ryan Giggs insists the Premier League leaders have not even contemplated the prospect of being knocked off their perch when title rivals Chelsea visit Old Trafford on Sunday. The Blues are on the brink of completing a comeback in the title race many pundits thought impossible, having rediscovered their form and slashed [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 30, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES CHRISTIAN CANDY TO RESELL GOLD SHARES Christian Candy, the property developer, is to sell shares back to minority investors in a gold mining company after his attempt to take the mine owner private was thwarted. The agreement is part of a deal that could strengthen the rights of small investors. It is set [...]
Alpha snaps up Massey in £4.5bn deal January 30, 2011 ALPHA Natural Resources has agreed to a $7.1bn (£4.5bn) deal to buy Massey Energy, which was rocked by a deadly coal mining accident last year. The deal – the latest in a wave of consolidation sweeping the industry – creates the second largest US coal miner by market value, holding 110 mines and combined coal [...]