Fashion, trends and lifestyle in the City _ May 2007
NetJets Europe stays ahead of the game with a whole new take on in-flight dining. By partnering top London restaurants, they can offer clients big name menus from Hakkasan, Yauatcha, the Four Seasons, Vama, Fortnum & Mason, and Ubon by Nobu at 45,000 feet. Order picnics or sumptuous meals, (black cod with a glass of Krug anyone?) all perfectly packaged and fuss free on board. www.netjetseurope.com
No time for boring business manuals? Try Life's a Pitch... the must-read for City slickers. Irreverent mix of profound observation, common sense and blue-chip authors. Stephen Bayley's skills define intelligence with attitude, while Roger Mavity's boardroom background includes Granada, Citygate and CEO of Conran Holdings. Bags of thought-provoking humour but this is a serious management tool for business and for life. Bantam Press £14.99.
Petrol-heads check out GPLive at Donnington Park 18-20 May. Grand Prix and Formula1 stars and technology line up with historic and classic cars for three days of power and glamour. There'll be racing and demonstrations; supercars; celebrations of great names like Cosworth, Brooklands, Fangio, Moss, Nuvolari and Senna; and an auction by Coys of cars and memorabilia. Ticket hotline 0870 4000 889 www.gpliveuk.com
The British superchef bounces back into the spotlight with Rhodes W1, a swanky West End alternative to Rhodes 24 in the City. Glamorous 42-seater restaurant designed by Kelly Hoppen with Swarovski chandeliers, antique chairs, mirrors and lashings of black and deep purple velvet. Dainty French dishes as well as Rhodes' signature style of butch English food. Opens 18 May. Great Cumberland Place, W1 (020 7479 3737)
Learn to make perfect cocktails with expert tuition at the super-deluxe Artesian bar. The daiquiri was Ernest Hemingway's favourite tipple and Artesian stocks 60 types of premium rum. Starting 14 May and every second Monday evening, there's an hour-long Daiquiri Masterclass with sharing platters, rum sampling, and group games of dominos. It beats getting the early train home. The Langham Hotel, 1c Portland Place, W1 (020 7636 1000)
International festival of hip hop dance and the world's best poppers, lockers, breakers and krumpers. The Bank Holiday weekend is hosted and curated for Sadlers Wells by Jonzi D. with a packed schedule of workshops, performances, screenings, DJs, and a specially commissioned graffiti exhibition. Sat 5 - Monday 7 May, Sadlers Wells, Rosebery Avenue, EC1 (0870 737 7737) www.sadlerswells.com
