Viva Negroni
ONE of the more curious entries in this race is the Lira, which has just set a new record: all hail to the 3,000-lire negroni! I shall raise a glass to it in the Bar Giacosa, in......
I'll Have The Grill
FOR half a century Fortress Savoy has fought off all corners, from Harold Samuel through to Charles Forte. Now, though, I sense some of the garrison are ready to run up the......
City And Suburban
Alice comes to Euro-land, where everybody wins, and she has to dish out the prizes CHRISTOPHER FILDES W hen Alice fell down the rabbit-hole and into Wonderland, she found......
No Job For Jonathan
SCARLET faces at the General Electric Company, where Jonathan Aitken's new job has lasted a fortnight. To nobody's surprise but GEC's, he received an approach from Felt Collars......
Hold That Tiger
ANOTHER weird entry is the Punt, better known to its followers as the Celtic Tiger. This one has been fairly whizzing round, tuned up on a diet of Guinness and eggs, and now......
Seasonal Adjustment
THIS must be a sign of the times, and all that we have to do now is to work out which way it is pointing. First of all, at Christmas, the Bank of England's shop — until now the......
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