VEXED IN THE CITY SOLVING YOUR RECESSION PROBLEMS VEXED IN THE CITY SOLVING YOUR RECESSION PROBLEMS February 8, 2010 DEAR VEXED: I work with a guy that has highly disturbing views about women and minorities – he’s always making quips and I find them really difficult to live with. On one hand I don’t want to start a fight or create tension, but on the other, his remarks have become really bothersome and I [...]
CASE STUDY | CONNOR NOLAN, 33, FORMER BLOOMBERG ANALYST, NOW A DIRECTOR AT AQUILA PROPERTY GROUP February 8, 2010 “Getting braces is a new lease of life. I used to play rugby quite a lot, and got hit in the teeth. They were crooked and bent, so I eventually started to hide my smile without realising it. It wasn’t until my business partner and I went on TV that I noticed how he was [...]
For a late winter ski trip, north-east France is a red hot option February 8, 2010 YOU will hear many British voices on the slopes of the French ski resort of Morzine, but despite the fact that “the Brits are here” the region still retains a Gallic shrug. Unlike Meribel, which has long since been colonised by Brits, and where the main town is full of raucous British pubs like Dick’s [...]
WANDSWORTH GETS A TASTE OF MOROCCO February 8, 2010 OCCUPYING a useful spot on the central drag of villagey little Wandsworth Town, Moroccan restaurant Doukan might be one more local joint in an area packed with pretty cafes and no end of buggy-pushing mummies to eat in them. However, only a few months after opening last year, it made it onto The F Word, [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS February 8, 2010 KOCHHAR LAUNCHES NEW COLONY Busy times for Atul Kochhar, the celebrated chef in charge of the Michelin-starred Indian restaurant, Benares. Having just re-opened that venue following a fire and extensive refurb, he’s now overseeing the launch of Colony Bar & Grill, a restaurant inspired by the days of the British Raj that opens next week. [...]
THREE OTHER MOROCCAN RESTAURANTS IN LONDON February 8, 2010 KENZA Head down a tunnel off Devonshire Square and find your way into this Middle Eastern netherworld, full of sequined cushions, incense, magnificent carpets and – of course – belly dancers. The food mixes Moroccan and Lebanese flavours, and there’s a lot of it. Kenza, 10 Devonshire Square, EC2M 4YP. MOMO The West End’s most [...]
Slope back to the mountains one last time February 7, 2010 IT is around this time of year that the travel negotiations begin in earnest. At Christmas time, in our house anyway, the trading begins with: “I’ll see your night out with the boys, and raise you one spa weekend with the girls.” Now, with the “big” winter holidays behind us, there’s a desperate dash going [...]
BANG GOES THE BONUS February 7, 2010 Even with those pesky bonus caps, surely there’s room for a little celebration. And if you’re looking for luxury, you could do worse than visiting the banker’s paradise of Zermatt in Switzerland. As well as high altitude, good snow conditions and a link to Cervinia so you can ski to Italy for a long lunch, [...]
OFF PISTE AND PARTY February 7, 2010 There’s no doubt package holidays are easier to arrange – book it and it’s all organised for you. But for flexibility on dates and sometimes (though not always) price, it makes sense to head off the groomed path – off piste you might say – and put your holiday together yourself. If you’re looking for [...]
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT February 7, 2010 For the real high flyers, a day (or two) heliskiing offers the ultimate adrenaline rush. And of course there’s no problem finding virginal top-of-the-mountain snow for the very best of late season skiing. Danielle Stynes, of SwisSKIsafari (0041 273982194; www.swisskisafari.com) has the enviable job of putting together tailor-made helicopter and back-bowl skiing trips with idyllic [...]