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As a trader, you have to be able to keep a check on your emotions, no matter what the state of play. Like air traffic controller, a sniper. Life or death.My next guest on A Trader's Life is no stranger to extreme pressure in trading.He's been trading since the eighties when charts were typically worked up with a pencil and paper. When he was diagnosed with arthritis as a young man, he knew he'd have to work on his mindset if he was to cope with the kinds of stressful situations he found himself in on a daily basis.. Today Mark Randall is a very successful high performance coach. He helps develop traders, and trading teams at corporate level. They hire him because his methods and teaching make a real difference, not just in financial gains but also in terms of a trader's overall wellbeing. ==A unique trading strategy with a very high win rateYou've probably heard of Fibonacci, and you may already be using the Fibonacci tool you find on TradingView as part of your trading stratregy. Until about a year ago, I thought these tools were the last on the subject of Finoacci sequences. Then I met trader and investor All Peters-Plocher and talked to the people using her proprietary Fibonacci tool and strategy. To date, I have met five of Alla's students, and they all said joining Alla's courses was the best investment they ever made. One of the guys I spoke to said he'd been struggling for about 10 years before he joined one of Alla's courses, and once he got going, he was consistently profitable. He just bought a house in Arizona with the money he's made since he joined.Like me, he's a filmmaker. One of things he loves about her system is that he spends only a few minutes a day checking trades, and can focus on his filmmaking projects. I also met Alla herself when she was over in London, early in 2024. She even took me to lunch - at Claridges! - with her husband and two other 'student' traders. I believe she genuinely cares about the traders who sign up to her programs. More than that - she's on a mission to help traders of all abilities.  It's very rare I send out affiliate links, not least because I have to have complete faith in the person and his or her coaching or product before I do - but down below you'll find some links to her courses. Transform your trading performanceIf this is a good time for you to join one of Alla's program, and you found this podcast episode useful in helping you come to that decision, I'd really appreciate it if you were to sign up via one of the links below - it would be extra cost to you but would help me cover some of the costs of running this podcast and enable me to do more ambitious episodes, both audio and video, in the future.If you'd like to talk to me in person about Alla's courses, feel free to reach out on email - nic.penrake@gmail.com - and we can arrange to have a chat over Zoom or WhatsApp, whichever you prefer. Links to explore:Fibonacci Trading Institute -  https://jn521.isrefer.com/go/fibinstitute/Penrake/Group Mentoring for Any Platform - Support the showSubscribe to A Trader's Life

Previously a lawyer, now a full time trader, Pablo Fdez Escarzaga from Spain told me he spent his first two years trading the markets "going nowhere". Then, quite by chance, he came across Alla Peters Plocher's Fibonacci Trading Institute and, within a few months of applying her strategy, his trading improved. Massively.Today he typically makes 10% a week trading her method on a range of assets, from Futures to options. Pablo is the fourth person I've spoken to who signed up to Alla's course and completely transformed his trading performance. If you feel as Pablo did that you're "going nowhere" with your trading, or you're making progress but it's all so up and down, I think you'll find this conversation highly motivating. ==Discover the benefits of Alla's unique trading strategyIt's very rare I send out affiliate links, not least because I have to have complete faith in the person and his or her coaching or product before I do. At the time of writing this, I have met four of Alla's students in person, and they all said joining Alla's courses was the best investment they ever made. One of the guys is a filmmaker. He said he'd been struggling for about 10 years before he joined one of Alla's courses, and once he got going, he was consistently profitable. He just bought a house in Arizona with the money he's made since he joined.Like me, he's a filmmaker. One of things he loves about her system is that he spends only a few minutes a day checking trades, and can focus on his filmmaking projects. I also met Alla herself when she was over in London, early in 2024. She even took me to lunch - at Claridges! - with her husband and two other 'student' traders. I believe she genuinely cares about the traders who sign up to her programs. More than that - she's on a mission to help traders of all abilities.  Transform your trading performanceIf this is a good time for you to join one of Alla's program, and you found this podcast episode useful in helping you come to that decision, I'd really appreciate it if you were to sign up via one of the links below - it would be extra cost to you but would help me cover some of the costs of running this podcast and enable me to do more ambitious episodes, both audio and video, in the future.If you'd like to talk to me in person about Alla's courses, feel free to reach out on email - nic.penrake@gmail.com - and we can arrange to have a chat over Zoom or WhatsApp, whichever you prefer. Links to explore:Fibonacci Trading Institute -  https://jn521.isrefer.com/go/fibinstitute/Penrake/Group Mentoring for Any Platform - https://jn521.isrefer.com/go/grpmen/Penrake/Group Mentoring with Software for NinjaTrader 8 -  https://jn521.isrefer.com/go/grpmensw/Penrake/Support the showSubscribe to A Trader's Life

Food and drink at the Mill Road Winter Fair. Christmas dinner wine recommendations. Winter Foraging. A trip to Trumpington Allotments. Plus, lots of food news, including a top Cambridge chef popping up at Claridges, Fin Boys' piloting of a new idea in January, and Vanderlyle's shop.

If you've been trading a while, it's probably safe to assume you've come across the Fibonacci retracement and extension tools. And perhaps you've also come across a few traders on YouTube who show you how to use these tools. But unless you've already joined the Fibonacci Trading Institute, you won't have come across the Fibonacci tools and strategies as created by Alla Peters Plocher. This, to me, is another dimension altogether.Alla has been fascinated by numbers and patterns in music and mathematics since she was a child. She became fascinated by the markets some twenty years ago, and today she has students all around the world. If you're fascinated by the patterns we see in the markets, and you want to develop a more preciseI trading strategy than you currently work with, I think you'll get a lot of value from this episode. ==Alla's Coaching ProgramsIt's very rare I send out affiliate links, not least because I have to have complete faith in the person and his or her coaching or product before I do. I have met three of Alla's students in person and they all said joining Alla's courses was the best investment they ever made. One of the guys is a filmmaker. He said he'd been struggling for about 10 years before he joined one of Alla's courses, and once he got going, he was consistently profitable. He just bought a house in Arizona with the money he's made since he joined.Like me, he's a filmmaker. One of things he loves about her system is that he spends only a few minutes a day checking trades, and can focus on his filmmaking projects. I also met Alla herself when she was over in London, early in 2024. She even took me to lunch - at Claridges! - with her husband and two other 'student' traders. I believe she genuinely cares about the traders who sign up with her. More than that - she's kind of on a mission to help traders of all abilities.  In this episode you have here I was again fascinated by the precision of her strategy. I don't know about you, but it's less the thought of making more money than the thought of being more accurate and efficient with my trading that motivates me. Like a runner who wants to beat his personal best.If this is a good time for you to join one of Alla's program, and you found this podcast useful in helping you come to that decision, I'd really appreciate it if you were to sign up via one of the links below - it would be extra cost to you but would help me cover some of the costs of running this podcast and enable me to do more ambitious episodes, both audio and video, in the future.Links to explore:BootCamp '24 Page -  https://jn521.isrefer.com/go/bootcamp24/Penrake/Fibonacci Trading Institute -  https://jn521.isrefer.com/go/fibinstitute/Penrake/Group Mentoring for Any Platform - https://jn521.isrefer.com/go/grpmen/Penrake/Group Mentoring with Software for NinjaTrader 8 -  https://jn521.isrefer.com/go/grpmensw/Penrake/Private MentorinSupport the showSubscribe to A Trader's Life

On a recent trip to lecture in Boston, I had the great privilege to visit the home of Dr Horace Wood ‘Woody' Brock. Woody was probably the first collector I ever met. Before I joined Christie's as a graduate trainee in September 1997, I visited the Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair, at the time the most important art fair in the Western hemisphere, a place where the international great and the good would visit to buy the best the world's dealers had to offer. As I wandered around the fair, I walked onto the Asprey stand - probably the last fair Asprey's attended - and inspected a rather elaborate English clock with superb gilt bronze mounts. I don't remember the maker, but it was highly decorative. After a minute or two, I was approached by a tall, rather impressive figure in glasses, dressed immaculately in a dark chalk-stripe suit. He demanded - in his unmistakeable firm East Coast American tones - why I was interested in said clock. This had never happened to me, and I certainly wasn't expecting anyone to take any notice of me. Was he, perhaps, more interested in my girlfriend who I had dragged along and was rather bemused by all of this? No, it seemed he was curious - insistent even - to know what I was doing with my life, where I had been to university, and which department I was to be joining at Christie's. As I said that I was shortly to join the furniture department, he sensed a like-minded soul (and he was right). To my great surprise, I was invited to meet him later in the week for breakfast at Claridges, where I tried hard to keep up with his insistence that I will enjoy furniture - having never previously shown any interest in that direction. Woody was right of course, and it all changed after I joined Christie's in September 1997 and found that I really did enjoy the study of 18th century furniture, which Woody considers in our discussion here, to be the zenith of great design of almost any age.Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, ‘Emperor', 1992. Krystian Zimmerman (piano), Leonard Bernstein conducts the Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraSome objects from Woody's collection in US museums today:Furniture presented by Woody to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where these superb pieces are beautifully displayed in a Regency-themed room.Woody's chosen object: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rufusbird.substack.com

“Verano de 1976. John Phillips, es Papa, de cuarenta años, antiguo rey del pop y destacado mujeriego de Los Ángeles, vivía en Londres mientras trabajaba en la banda sonora de la película de Nicholas Roeg El hombre que cayó a la tierra (con David Bowie de protagonista).  Phillips y su esposa, la actriz Genevieve Waite, vivían cerca de Cheyne Walk, cerca de la casa de Mick. Mientras Mick estaba de gira en verano, Phillips disfrutaba flirteando con Bianca Jagger. La desconfiada esposa de Phillips los sorprendió una noche y se generó un pequeño escándalo en Chelsea. A Keith y Anita, sumidos por la droga y paralizados por la culpa y la desesperación, la dirección de Claridges los invitó a que dejaran la suite que ocupaban en el hotel. Un día fueron a casa de Phillips, para que Marlon jugara con su hijo, y se quedaron allí. En el espacio de algunas semanas , John y Gen se habían convertido en yonquis. Mick reaccionó a la seducción de Bianca por parte de Phillips, invitándolo a partidos de Cricket, pasando la noche en blanco y tocando la guitarra con él. Phillips, el compositor de “California Dreaming” y “Monday Monday”, tenía un lote de nuevas canciones que Mick le sugirió que grabaran , utilizando a los Stones como grupo de estudio.  El 21 de agosto, los Stones encabezaban un enorme festival de rock al aire libre en Knebworth Park. Fue su última actuación del año y se había rumoreado de manera amplia que sería definitivamente la última, desde la creencia de que Keith Richards podía morir en cualquier momento. Los Stones salieron a las once y media después de las actuaciones de Lynyrd Skynyrd, 10 cc, Hot Tuna, y Todd Rundgren. El programa de treinta canciones incluía algunas antiguas como “Route 66” y “Dead Flowers”, y se juzgó como un éxito enorme. Keith y Ronnie se relajaron finalmente y tocaron en equipo, combinando figuras y carreras el uno con el otro. Mick actuó en la pasarela de nueve metros y medio que se extendía hacia el público, como un heraldo del futuro, y justo después de “Street Fighting Man” se encendió una gran cortina de fuegos artificiales (...)”. Los que cantaron: Mannish Boy - The Rolling Stones If You Can´t Rock Me / Get Off My Cloud - The Rolling Stones Happy - The Rolling Stones Hot Stuff - The Rolling Stones Tumbling Dice - The Rolling Stones You Gotta Move - The Rolling Stones You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones Viva la radio Saludos cordiales El galgo

Wally gets more than she bargained for at Claridges whilst old rivalries are stirred up and new alliances formed. Based on the brilliant 'Bookhounds of London' sourcebook for Trail of Cthulhu by Kenneth Hite with additional material by Steve Dempsey. If you like what you hear please support the show at Patreon to get early access, exclusive content and more Keeper - Andy Goodman from Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks Dr. Emory Watson is played by Scott Dorward from Good Friends of Jackson Elias Milton Blyth is played by Spencer Game of Keep Off the Borderlands Rita is played by Barney from Loco Ludus Wally is played by Jenny at GrimHumor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andy-goodman9/message

This episode is dedicated to all the that happened in weddings this year, and everything we can expect for the coming one. Our guest is a returning fan favourite: Nicole Natassha Goulding, full service luxury event planner and bridal stylist. It's always a great time when Nicole Natassha joins Alison to chat about everything we love, what's creatively inspiring us, and what we can wait to see more of in the year ahead. Aisle Seat will be taking a little after-holiday break and we will be back with brand new episodes on February 1st, kicking off the new year chatting about weddings at one of the world's most iconic and fabulous hotels, Claridges.

Peckham-born actress, writer, director - and contestant on the current series of Taskmaster - Susan Wokoma, joins us this week.Susan is hosting the 67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards and we get the inside scoop on how she's feeling ahead of London theatre's big night, whichtakes place at Claridges this Sunday.Nancy and the Nicks discuss news that Ian McKellen will play Falstaff in Robert Icke's new adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV parts I and II, plusCharlie Josephine's Cowbois which is heading for the Royal Court in 2024.We review Marcelo Dos Santos' new royal comedy, Backstairs Billy, at the Duke of York's Theatre. It stars Dame Penelope Wilton as the Queen Mother aswell as Fast and Furious 6 actor Luke Evans as her loyal servant William “Billy” Tallon.The play features a real Corgi, so in honour of that – and Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters' West End Woofs dog and cat adoption event this weekendwe looked at some of our favourite animals on stage from a herd of goats at the Royal Court to a noisy budgie at the National.In addition to our main episode this week, we've got a special bonus show on Monday 20 November – a behind-the-scenes special from the EveningStandard's 67th Theatre Awards. You won't want to miss it.Get in touch with us: theatrepod@standard.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I remember the day I looked in the mirror, and it dawned on me that I had been living a lie. I had lived all my life thinking I had my mum's eyes. An eye, I can assure you, that would never require a Blepharoplasty. That day, I realised I had inherited my dad's eyes. It's funny how I loved my mum's brown eyes because they reminded me of her; I never had the same warm feeling when it came to my dad's heavy eyelid. Lol. I decided at that moment that I would have a blepharoplasty at some stage in the future, only considering it again once I was invited to London to interview the recently appointed medical director of Environ Skincare, Dr Matthias Aust. After a few glasses of Rioja in Claridges, I felt ready to ask Dr Aust if he would be so kind as to perform the procedure. And here I am. 14 days post-surgery, ready to give you all the details. I want to thank the amazing Dr Matthias Aust for his professionalism and patience. He made the whole procedure a very positive experience and was constantly on hand to evaluate and reassure when required. You will find Dr Aust and his team here: https://www.instagram.com/aust_aesthetik/ Thank you to Lusso Tan for making this possible. Shop 20% off using my code SKINDEEP20 at LussoTan.com.

In this episode Justine interviews the inspiring Two Michelin star chef of Da Terra, Rafael Cagali.Originally from São Paulo in Brazil, Rafael started his career in London at the age of 21. Inspired by his Italian heritage, young Cagali then took to Italy to work under Chef Stefano Baiocco at A Villa Feltrinelli where he spent over 3 years. Later in another European excursion, he began growing his career after travelling to Spain to work for Chef Quique Dacosta and Martin Berasategui. After returning to England, Cagali joined the team at famed restaurant The Fat Duck by Heston Blumenthal where he had an honourable stagiare position and after graduating took on the role of their Chef de Partie. From there, he went onto work with Simon Rogan at Fera at Claridges. Leading the Aulis in Fera, Rafael carried on there as head chef. In January 2019, Rafael opened his first restaurant Da Terra in Bethnal Green, London. With Cagali as executive chef after only 8 months, and followed by hard work and dedication, Da Terra gained its first Michelin star. And just 1 year later, following a very eventful 2020, the restaurant was awarded their second star in the Michelin guide of 2021. Rafael Cagali's experimental cuisine is inspired by the flavours of his origins and influences of his culinary experiences throughout his career.Instagram: @rafacagali and @daterrarestaurant and @elis.ldnWebsite: daterra.co.uk and restaurantelis.co.ukThank you for listening. Subscribe now so you don't miss an episode.You can follow mymuybueno on Instagram to stay updated in all going on, now in it's eleventh year and all Justine's restaurant visits and reviews too.And mymuybueno Chefs Instagram – our culinary community and mymuybueno Group.Use our hashtag when posting your best dishes and when searching for inspiration #mymuybuenochefs#mymuybueno #mymuybuenochefs #mymuybuenochefsgetpersonal #eatlivelearn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the final episode of The Last Bohemians: LA, supported by Audio-Technica, we meet French fashion disruptor and true original, Michéle Lamy. She's been married to the designer Rick Owens, her former pattern cutter, since 2006 and is often referred to as his 'muse'. But Michéle is a chameleonic creative in her own right, forever staging art happenings, musical collaborations and style projects around the world, as well as co-designing the furniture for the Rick Owens line. She's so in-demand that she's tricky to track down: we did this interview partly in London, at Claridges in Mayfair, and partly at the Chateau Marmont in LA, the city Michéle lived in for 26 years until the early 2000s. In those days, she was better known as the owner and host of cult Hollywood nightspot Les Deux Cafe, where anyone who's anyone would dine as Michéle performed smoky jazz numbers in her thick drawl. Now Michéle is more nomadic, splitting her time between Los Angeles and Paris, and attracting beautiful freaks wherever she goes. A gothic style icon (she's been called a vampire, ageless, the ultimate eccentric…), her signature look is ink-dipped fingers, a line of kohl on her forehead, a voluminous outfit and a cigarette always in her hand. Listen out for her many bangles too, which clank as she speaks! In this hypnotic episode, Michéle talks to us about the influence of French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, her style awakening in the Moroccan desert, how she decides who to collaborate with, her unlikely kinship with Kim Kardashian, why she loves boxing, how she got gold teeth, following her instincts and the importance of “finding your tribe”. That's it for the LA series but listen out for some bonus episodes very soon.  CREDITS Presenter and Exec Producer: Kate Hutchinson Editors: Holly Fisher and Mariana Sousa Aguiar Additional production: Sefa Nyki Photography: Matilda Hill-Jenkins With thanks to Janet Fischgrund and everyone at Owenscorp All music by Mara Carlyle with the exception of 'Laman' by Imdukal'N' El Hussain Safir and The Last Bohemians theme music by Pete Cunningham, Ned Pegler and Caradog Jones. ABOUT AUDIO-TECHNICA In 1962, with a vision of producing high-quality audio for everyone, Audio-Technica's founder Hideo Matsushita created the first truly affordable phono cartridge, the AT-1 in Shinjuku, Japan. Since then, Audio-Technica has grown into a world-renowned company devoted to Audio Excellence at every level, expanding the product range to include headphones, microphones and turntables. Audio-Technica's commitment to the user experience and their devotion to high quality design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution has placed them at the forefront of the industry for the last 60 years. ABOUT THE LAST BOHEMIANS Journalist and broadcaster Kate Hutchinson launched The Last Bohemians in 2019, pairing the audio with stunning portraits by photographer Laura Kelly. It featured 86-year-old Molly Parkin's stories of self-pleasuring, LSD countess Amanda Feilding's trepanning tales and Pamela Des Barres' reflections on supergroupiedom. The series won silver for Best New Podcast at the 2020 British Podcast Awards and was a finalist at the 2021 Audio Production Awards. Season two featured folk legend Judy Collins; British fashion icon Zandra Rhodes, dealing with the aftermath of losing her lover while celebrating 50 years in fashion; anarcho-punk innovator and illustrator Gee Vaucher; and the controversial witch at the heart of the 1970s occult boom, Maxine Sanders. In 2021, The Last Bohemians launched a lockdown special with performance artist Marina Abramović; it returned in 2022 with the UK's greatest living painter, Maggi Hambling, as well as Bowie's former best friend Dana Gillespie and theatre actor Cleo Sylvestre, and launched an LA series, supported by Audio-Technica, in summer. thelastbohemians.co.uk patreon.com/thelastbohemians instagram.com/thelastbohemianspod twitter.com/thelastbohospod 

The ultimate in luxury. A true experience if you ever get the chance. Grab your tea sandwiches, break out your clotted cream. We fantasize about living in a different time. We discuss our big splurges. In other news, new on Netflix, The Great British Steep-Off. How do you pronounce Scone?

This month we talk to a legend in the design industry.  Frank Sawkins from Czech & Speake.  You may not realise that many of the iconic ‘looks' of bathroom brassware, which is the name used for taps, spouts and shower heads, were originally designed and supplied by Franks company.  An industry leader, design innovator and expert in how to achieve the 5* luxury function and aesthetic in on of the hardest working rooms in your home.  Great Design means something functions as brilliantly well as it is beautiful! Frank shares with us one of the first attempts at creating an innovative function in the bathroom incorporating a push button flush (something which is common place today, but wasn't heard of then) and how his boss' brilliant design solution turned out not to be so brilliant - resulting in a flooded house.  Reminding us that the function is the most important aspect!  Helping reinforce my favourite phrase, function first, aesthetic after. Hotel feature bathrooms - Why are they such a common source of inspiration? Why do we love them Frank reminds us that the bathroom is an important test of the value of a hotel room - if we've spent €500 or €800 euro a night we expect for every element to be a very high standard, and the bathroom is one of the most important locations to showcase this.  The investment in a hotel bathroom, therefore, is really a way of making you comfortable and feeling like you've got value for money from your stay! It's also why trying to reproduce that look at how exactly like for like can be eye waveringly expensive! Bathrooms are glamorous  Bathrooms are a really good way of articulating the epoch of the hotel and whether it's the classical style of Claridges or the more modern styling of the Rosewood hotel there is a way to inject glamour into the bathrooms.  Bathrooms are inspirational & emotional! Staying in a hotel normally means we have the space and time to relax in the way we can't at home.  We will take the time to have a bath on a Monday night, when we would never manage this in our day to day busy lives! So not only are we spending time in these beautiful spaces taking in all the design details - we are also generally in a more positive and relaxed mindset - all of which is conducive to absorbing all those inspirational design details.  ‘Who doesn't love a glass of Champagne, good music and a beautiful bathroom!' Frank Sawkins, MD Czech & Speake Sympathetic bathroom design. If you live in a period property - there is a great supply of era specific brassware which you will find to suit the period of your building.  Frank goes on to talk beyond taps, into the icon roll top baths and even the use of appropriate wallpapers all too invoke and articulate the design style.  The original creator of the heritage tap range  I tell off Frank for not self promoting that in the 1970's and 80's, Czech & Speake brought out a range called the Edwardian - which has since been imitated and adopted (but never bettered in regards to quality) across the world.  If you have used or own a property with a ‘Victoriania' styled bathroom - there is a very good chance you are seeing the inspiration from Franks design.  If you are really lucky - you will actually have Czech and Speake originals! Must haves in a bathroom The first is water pressure: A bathroom should be therapeutic experience - this does mean good supply of hot water at the right pressure, literally, on tap.  And if you are thinking about water supply also making sure the drainage is as efficient as the supply. Challenge your designers with your desires: If you want to have three people all having showers or baths at the same time in the house, challenge your designers with how to achieve this.  It is possible to operate different systems to create this, but with extra design comes extra cost.  If the investment in that solution is too great for you - at least you know that you chose to have to stagger your showering, rather than being disappointed that your home isn't performing as you wanted.  Separate Lavatory: Adverts for bathroom sanitary ware always shows everyone in one room - but the reality is separating out the loo from the rest of the bathroom gets twice the use of the space. 5* hotels are using lavatory cabinets to achieve this - ensuring that the remaining space is pure luxury. Lighting - should not be an after thought. Natural light is the most important light when doing makeup but focused lights is essential for shaving.  So all kind of lighting needs to be thought about.  Just overhead lights will not work as it's too harsh for relaxing, casts shadows in the wrong place for anything you need to be close up in the mirror for and will create a false impression of the finish of your makeup.  If all of this is too overwhelming to think about - designers have a very good idea of what great lighting is and you can challenge them to ensure you have the full variety of types of lights for your varied needs.  Franks personal choice; He loves to have a consistent pallet for wall and floor - be it marble, ceramic or terrazzo.  He worked on a property with a great designer which had a number of elements cast in terrazzo and loved the consistency of that pallet.  Each to their own.  Say no to carpet! There is no excuse for carpet.  Full stop.  Rather have tiles with underfloor heating. The rest of the technical stuff Both Frank and I agree that a shower with a flush threshold is very important (nothing to trip over) but to get this right there needs to be lots of consideration to get the angle of the shower floor right so the water drains as fast as it is being supplied and that there is sufficient space under the shower for the drain and associated pipework. Something your designers will be able to ensure is possible. Mix and match or same same for bathroom accessories Frank talks about his own design style and how he prefers to have the same style for you taps, towel rails, toilet roll holders etc.  Achieving a mix and match style is much harder than you think.  When you see a mix and match style done well - it has a very good designer behind it and will follow a very clear and clever aesthetic strategy - often the things that feel effortless, have taken the most effort. And so much more Frank and I basically just love bathrooms and we talk fragrance, Japanese design, cleaning, views… listen to hear more about two people who love a glass of Champagne, good music and a stunning bath.  For more information Frank and the Czech and Speake range of products can be found at https://www.czechandspeake.com/bathrooms/ and his range of aromatics are available at https://www.czechandspeake.com/fragrance/  If you have enjoyed this episode please rate, review and subscribe as it helps other home owners design their happiness.

Let me Introduce you to Claire Clark MBE , consultant pastry chef, the only woman in the UK to be awarded an MOGB ( more of that in the episode).Claire and fellow pastry chef, Sarah Crouchman, partner in Pretty Sweet a high-end Patisserie catering service producing pastry treats for hotels, events like Chelsea Flower Show, Wimbledon and desserts for The Brit Awards. In the week we record this they are making 1100 Yule logs and hand decorating 350 Christmas cakes that they have baked as well as hundreds of small, individual desserts …. all with an incredible finish and eye for detail. Claire has worked at the Ritz, intercontinental, Claridges, Buckingham Palace and in California with Thomas Keller for 5 years at the French Laundry.She has worked alongside some of the best known chefs and pastry chefs in the UK, and has loved the opportunity to learn from them all.We talk about what her current day entails , about running a business as well as creating new products and working out the schedules, timings etc for all of that day's productionWe talk about being organised, methodical, practical and if that is why pastry attracts a lot of female chefs rather than the main kitchen where things are very urgent and very much here and nowClaire reveals she is a Marmite lover She talks about travelling to California to work with Thomas Keller at the French Laundry, as someone who is very close to her own family and had never missed a Christmas with them , and how it surprised her she did that, stayed 5 years and loved it.We talk too about the challenges facing the industry , about the shortage of skilled pastry chefs and how we can encourage more people into these jobsFor all that Great British Bake Off is a huge hit, there are still not the numbers of people we need wanting to learn these skills and work their way up, the way that Claire did … See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 12 of Always in Season I am joined by one of the most respected chefs in Britain and Executive Chef at The Ritz, John William's MBE.   Here we chat about his experience of cooking for Margaret Thatcher on her 70th birthday and the surprise dinners she used to love, the importance of apprenticeships within the hospitality sector, why John gets excited about seasonal produce, the magical Ritz experience and so much more.      Check out John on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/johnwilliamschef/  and or you can purchase The Ritz cookbooks here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ritz-London-Cookbook-John-Williams/dp/1784724963/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1INY182PG9O9K&dchild=1&keywords=the+ritz+cookbook&qid=1633961100&sprefix=the+ritz+cook%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1    You can follow host James Golding on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/james_golding_chef/ and Maple from Canada UK https://www.instagram.com/maplecanadauk/ for more seasonal recipe inspiration    James' recipes are available here: https://www.maplefromcanada.co.uk/benefits-of-maple/ambassadors/james-golding/     Resources mentioned in the interview:   The Ritz https://www.theritzlondon.com/  The PIG https://www.thepighotel.com/  Claridges www.claridges.co.uk  Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Apprenticeships https://www.royalacademyofculinaryarts.org.uk/what-we-do/apprenticeships/ 

Chris Donnelly is the founder and chief executive of Verb Brands. Founded in 2013, the luxury digital agency specialises in creating marketing strategies for companies including Jimmy Choo, Claridges and Alexa Chung. The company now boasts a team of over 60 people and works with brands internationally across fashion, hospitality and lifestyle. In this in-depth conversation, Chris reflects on his career journey so far, with a family of entrepreneurs and starting his first business at 13 to launching Verb Brands at 21 which has become has become “one of the leading agencies for luxury brands;” discusses how he became a leading expert in the luxury Chinese consumer industry, and why being aware of the cultural differences is key; and shares the launch of his new business, Lottie - helping the elderly find their perfect care home, a business he hopes will drive success and social change.

“Love, Passion & Hard-Work” are the three things that define Sara Taneja, the founder and head-chef of “Let's Bake Love”. Sara was a trained Bharatnatayam & Western Dancer who turned to Baking as a profession, right after her school. Her first encounter with baking was when her tuition teacher taught her to bake a biscuit cake in class 7th. She was so intrigued by the process that thereafter, she would spend hours experimenting with her cakes. Soon, she bought herself an oven and a mixer and sold cakes as a home baker.As a strong-headed girl, she went on to fund her culinary course, interned in The Claridges, and honed her skills in every arena. It was quite early on in her journey when she realised that she would be her own boss and would start her own bakery.At 21 yrs, she opened her dream Pastry Store, “Let's Bake Love” but unfortunately, it had to shut due to the pandemic. However, lockdown gave her enough time to think about the right business model for her bakery as well as for deciding the products and flavours that she should offer on her Menu. “Just keep trusting the process”, she says.Now, “Let's Bake Love” runs a Cloud Kitchen with a huge team at the back-end.“The biggest mistake that people often make is of not delegating their work; You cannot keep your hands and feet into everything” - Sara Taneja, Let's Bake LoveEven for Sara, it has been a transition from being a control freak to becoming an encouraging and super-supportive boss lady to her staff.In this episode, we have covered so many important and interesting topics that you got to give it a listen as a young and aspiring baker. From training, internships, hiring and staff management to products, packaging and delivery, we have covered it all for you. So go ahead and give it a listen. Topics Covered: - Sara's early start into the baking world- Internship - the best training days for Sara-  Are college and good marks really important for a successful career?-  Early challenges as a Home Baker-  Importance of delegating work- How to become a good boss and manage your team-  Hiring and Logistics- How to set-up a delivery team- Sara's USP as a baker- When, why and how she refreshed her Menu- Packaging & Its costing- Logo Designing- Sara's future Plans for Let's Bake Love- Her Success MantraLinks:Let's Bake Love :Website: www.letsbakelovebysara.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/letsbakelovebysaraZomato: http://zoma.to/r/18356840Facebook: www.facebook.com/letsbakelovebysara/Packaging Partner -  Delhi Design Company - www.delhidesigncompany.comPan India Delivery Partner - Delivery - www.delhivery.comWebsite Photographer - Ankit Nandwani - www.ankitnandwani.in

Ep 144 - Bringing authentic Argentian food to the Melbourne faithful with Dan Szwarc from Dan's Empanada Bar Born and raised in Argentina, Dan Szwarc's driving passion is food and, most of all, honesty when it comes to food. His food style is multi-faceted combining influences from his French training, Australian lifestyle and South American heritage. Dan is bringing the flavours of his homeland to Australia with Dan's Empanada Bar, a concept that combined comfort food with snack elements. A tradition in Argentina and a legacy that he wants to share. The talented Chef began his career as a student at the prestigious cookery school The Bue Trainers in Buenos Aires. He graduated with distinction at the top of his class before gaining experience at the Hyatt, Claridges and Gate Gourmet. Dan moved to London to work under Peter Kromberg at the Intercontinental Hotel. A stint in cruise ships followed before he finally landed in Melbourne at Sofitel Hotel's Le Restaurant with Marcus Moore. Dan's career took off in Australia at Crown casino, helming the kitchen of Number 8, before opening Les Boucheries Parisiennes with Phillipe Aubron. Next up was running Joseph Vargetto's Oyster Little Bourke, Albert Park Hotel and Livebait, before becoming Head Chef at Gary Mehigan's Fenix restaurant and Made establishment's Hellenic Republic in Brunswick and Hellenic Hotel in Williamstown. Dan has represented Australia at the finals of LCDR in Singapore and in 2020 he will judge the renowned Chef of the Year Competition, which sees professional chefs compete against other chefs and the clock in a test of creativity, kitchen skills and ingenuity. In this podcast we discuss how Dan ended up coming to Melbourne, what true Argentian food is to him, and his plans as he scales his amazing Empanada bar concept. Please find out more about Dan and his Empanada bar here: https://dansempanadabar.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/dansempanadabar/ As always please connect with us at POH here: https://principleofhospitality.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/principle-of-hospitality/message

On dining with Obama, his star-studded studies at Guildhall with Ewan McGregor, and working with Quentin Tarantino, award-winning actor Damian Lewis stays in for lunch with Jay. Damian and Jay enjoy a delicious meal delivered from Claridges in London: https://www.claridges.co.uk/restaurants-bars/ You can find Damian performing Dr. John’s ’Such A Night’ with Kansas Smitty’s here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYoPh8StafE A Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner production For the exciting new range of OTL merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this special bonus episode, I interview Chef Léa Piel, a French chef raised in the South of France. Chef Léa originally started her professional life by going to med school, but after deciding to follow her passion, she switched to culinary school and has not looked back. Chef Léa started her culinary career at Fera, the esteemed restaurant of the five-star hotel, Claridges. There she honed her skills. Afterward, she received a tremendous opportunity to return to Paris to work with famed pastry chef, Chef Stephane Glacier. Léa is vegetarian and gluten-free, and her diet has influenced how she cooks. Lea currently works as a private chef, a venture she started after COVID hit, where she decided to bring the joy of a restaurant-quality meal safely to people’s homes.

Known to fashionistas as the much-loved Mrs B, my next guest on the podcast is the original curator, the first and foremost fashion retailer with her multi-brand emporium Browns. A persuader, who was able to entice luxe brands to London, and a nurturer who scooped up entire collections from Central St Martin's graduate shows, her career has spanned over fifty years in fashion. The first woman to wear trousers in Claridges, her style and her instinctive eye have made her an icon. I'm delighted to welcome Joan Burstein to My Life In Seven Charms. https://bit.ly/3BMjTCd

This episode Ross speaks to Luxury Wedding Photographer and TV Stills Photographer Stuart Wood. Plus that time he over indulged at the free bar at The RadioTimes Awards. An interesting and an inspiring chat with a photographer who is at the top of his game.Apart from his highly acclaimed wedding photography, Stuart is also a successful people and portrait photographer for national magazines and television and has years of experience working for clients such as Grazia, the BBC, ITV and the Radio Times, for whom he has photographed various covers.Stuarts Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/stuartwoodphoto/Keep in touch with Talking Shot Podcast updates and new episodes by subscribing to our Podcast on your favourite Podcast App. We'd love to hear your suggestions or wishes for future guests.Website: http://www.talkingshot.co.ukTwitter: @talkingshotpodInstagram: @talkingshotFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/talkingshot/Our guests views are their own, and may not be those of the Talking Shot team.Recommended Podcasts:He Shoots He DrawsMastering Portrait PhotographyPPN - Photography Podcast NetworkRecommended by The British Institute of Professional Photographers.

Bhavna Kant owner of Bhavna Talkies, She is a hospitality professional for a reputed hotels such as Intercontinental &Claridges. Thereafter, she spent about two years experiencing the corporate world with Earth Water Group. Eventually, instead of full time work responsibilities, she decided to be proactive in the family-owned consultancy firm, Strata Services. This gave her the advantage of indulging and devoting more time towards films and related writing, which she is so passionate about.She uses this platform to aim and ignite her passion and love for cinema through its film reviews, pre-release & other film related articles.She follows and promotes films of all formats and genres in English, Hindi & Selected International cinema.Her inherent love for cinema, the instinct to absorb it as an experience and the ability to capture that in wordsturned her to writing.Bhavna has previously been associated with a news app – News Mobile, where her film reviews and pre-release articleswere published.Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @bhavnatalkiesSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/back2basicsmode?fan_landing=true)

He has worked on some of the most revered hotels in the world, from Claridges and The Connaught to The Standard in New York, but Guy Oliver started life very differently.As a closeted gay navy recruit interiors became his retreat, and his passion led him to apprentice in some very grand Scottish homes before taking over and rebranding the agency he now runs, Oliver Laws. Home Truths is a product of Livingetc, and hosted by Pip McCormac. This episode is sponsored by Harlequin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Amy just celebrated her anniversary, but was in for quite a surprise when arriving at their hotel. Jennie lowers the tone with anniversary expectations and an unsavoury moment in Claridges. Far too much toilet humour for one episode plus the return of Wue! 

Ekstra podkast fra Appleton og London Fra sitt private tilfluktssted på Appleton i Norfolk i England, dro dronning Maud inn til London for juleshopping i november 1938. I denne ekstra podkasten forteller dronningens biograf, Tor Bomann-Larsen om Mauds siste dager på Claridges hotell og The London Clinic, og vi får høre om hvordan det var på Appleton House der prinsesse Maud og prins Carl av Danmark levde lykkelig i mange år før de måtte akseptere familiens skjebne og bli konge og dronning av Norge. Dette er en collage av flere programmer fra 2009, og bygger også på Museums dokumentarfilmer «Kongelige fotografer» fra 2015, som fortsatt ligger i appen NRK TV. Et privat dronningrike Dronning Maud tilbrakte inntil fem måneder hvert år på Appleton House i Norfolk i England. Her hadde hun sitt private dronningrike, med hester, have, spaserturer og selskapelighet. Det vakre teglsteinshuset lå en kort ridetur fra Sandringham Estate, den private og slottslignende herregården hvor resten av den britiske kongefamilien var samlet hver jul, og som fortsatt er et sted den utvidede storfamilien Windsor ofte trekker seg tilbake til. Appleton House var en moderne herskapsvilla dekket av villvin, med hageanlegg, staller og turstier. Allerede i 1896, da prinsesse Maud og prins Carl av Danmark fikk huset i bryllupsgave av kong Edward den 7., var det sentralfyr, innlagt vann og elektrisitet. Et fast tjenerskap sto klart året rundt, og det nygifte paret, som ikke ante at de en gang skulle bli kalt til den norske trone, delte sin tid mellom København og Appleton . Sirkus Maud Det som en gang var «et lite paradis», som Maud skriver i et privat brev, ble etter hvert en kile mellom Dronning Maud og Kong Haakon. I denne podkasten forteller kongebiograf Tor Bomann-Larsen om hvordan Dronning Maud etter første verdenskrig tilbrakte inntil fem måneder på Appleton hvert år. Hun reiste på et kort våropphold, og kom tilbake i slutten av september for å bli til juletider. Hver gang ble flyttingen organiserty som en stor ekspedisjon, med togvogner fulle av hester, utstyr, kokker og alt som hørte til. Dronning Maud var del av både den britiske, danske og norske kongefamilie og deltok ofte i arrangementer både på Buckingham palace og på Sandringham. Ensom slutt på Claridges En tur inn til Claridges hotell og juleshopping i London hørte alltid med når Dronning Maud reiste på sin høsttur. Men da Dronning Maud ankom sin suite i byen i november 1938 var noe galt. Hun klaget på magesmerter og ble undersøkt av de kongelige leger som kom til hotellet. To dager senere var hun operert for ”et maveonde” på den private The London Clinic i Harley street, og det var sendt bud etter kong Haakon, som var på vei fra Norge. Haakon og Maud snakket sammen en siste gang etter operasjonen den 16.november, og det så ut som om dronningen skulle komme seg, men natt til 20.november, klokken 00.25 døde dronning Maud alene i sitt rom på sykehuset, med en sykepleier på nattevakt ved sin side. I MUSEUM forteller dronningens biograf. Tor Bomann-Larsen om Mauds siste dager, og om hvordan Appleton ble gitt tilbake til det engelske kongehuset allerede i 1938. Huset ble revet midt på 1980-tallet, men haveanlegget er fortsatt inntakt. Disse programmene ble sendt første gang i 2009 og 2015. Tor Bomann-Larsens kongebiografi ble avsluttet høsten 2019 med bind 8 : «Kongen». Programleder Øyvind Arntsen

• Claridges deny work to Sikh job hunter because of his beard • Conversation – essential to inclusivity at work • Nicole Goodkind on the myth of female rivalries • HBR encourage friendships in remote teams

Love a cuppa? Fall in love with La Lovell - you can't escape her passion and enthusiasm for tea the way we used to drink it before the bag deprived us of the deep pleasure of the full leaf. The Iron Goddess of Mercy lit her fire and it will inspire you to aspire to savour your tea and save the valiant tea farmers. A modern day adventurer - all global all the time - whose pioneering spirit is bringing tea back to true full leaf life. (This is why they let her stay at Claridges for free!) Pu'er bliss! www.rareteacompany.com @raretealady @FaberBooks #Infused

When it comes to chocolatier-patissiers, William Curley is a world-class player. He’s one of only 7 chefs in the UK to have achieved ‘Master of Culinary Arts’.  The chance to earn this accolade – which is the culinary equivalent of a Nobel Prize – only comes round every 4 years…and it took William three attempts.  Gruelling, as you’ll hear… Perhaps it’s not surprising that William has done so brilliantly. As well as having natural talent, he’s fostered that talent by working with the best, from the moment he became an apprentice at Gleneagles, followed by stints with acclaimed chefs such as Pierre  Koffmann, Anton Edelmann, Raymond Blanc and Marco Pierre White. You might think that working with big personalities and big brands (Harrods, Claridges, The Savoy …I could go on) would have gone to his head.  Not a bit of it.  As you’ll hear, William is delightful, down-to-earth and humbled by the fact he was able to crowd-fund his latest venture: his own shop in the heart of Soho. This means he can continue to be hands-on, creating amazing chocolates and chocolate patisserie.  Be warned, your mouth will water during the course of this conversation…  Enjoy.  

Mario C. Bauer war bereits in der Vergangenheit zu Gast im Bewohnerfrei Podcast. Damals reiste er für Vapiano als Internationaler Brand Ambassador 300 Tage um die Welt und wurde im Januar 2017 in den Vorstand des Unternehmens berufen. Auf eigenen Wunsch hat er sich mit der Gesellschaft auf die Niederlegung des Vorstandsamtes zum Ende des Jahres 2017 geeinigt, um seiner Passion nachzugehen: Ein eigenes Unternehmen gründen und erfolgreich aufbauen. Heute leitet er das Unternehmen Curtice Brothers. Eine Marke die bis in die 1940er Jahre Ketchup hergestellt hat und dann eingestellt worden ist. Sein Ziel ist es den Heritage-Gedanken der Gebrüder Curtice  wiederzubeleben und die Marke in der Hotel- und Gastronomiebranche zu etablieren. Curtice Brothers ist in 11 Ländern aktiv mit Kunden wie Eataly, Claridges, Hoxton Hotels, etc. Zu seinen ersten Partner in Deutschland zählen unter anderem die 25hours Hotelgruppe, die Ash Steakhäuser, das KaDeWe, Spreegold Berlin sowie die Mook-Gruppe in Frankfurt am Main und die Betriebe von Rudi Kull (Brenners, etc.) in München.https://curticebrothers.co  2** Great Taste Award Winner, best Organic Ketchup https://www.facebook.com/aperitivo.international  https://www.instagram.com/bauercmario/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-c-bauer-5b074a37/ Erster Bewohnerfrei Podcast mit Mario C. Bauer Bewohnerfrei Podcast mit Chris Rogers Mario’s latest Newsletter Mario's neues Buch “The Teddy Bear is everywhere” “The Teddy Bear is everywhere”, ist eine Geschichte über den Rand hinaus von Mario C. Bauer & Christian Rogers. Am Anfang jeder Geschichte steht „Es war einmal…“ Das ist der Beginn von etwas Neuem. Dieses Buch ist eine Reise in das Unbekannte, welche an einer Schwelle beginnt und in einem Raum voller Teddybären endet. Dieses Buch ist für Kinder, Eltern, Freunde, Unternehmer & Macher. Und definitiv für alle die ein Teddybär werden wollen. Bist du am Start einer neuen Erfahrung und ein wenig ängstlich den ersten Schritt zu tun? Dieses Buch nimmt dich mit auf eine inspirierende Reise und zeigt dir was hinter der Schwelle wartet, sobald du deine Angst überwindest und sie überschreitest. Quick Links: Sichere Dir jetzt kostenlos eine Leseprobe von „Unbox Your Life“ im Audio Book Format direkt als Download. https://unboxyourlifebuch.de Masterclass of Personality Sichere Dir jetzt 25% Rabatt auf Deine Buchung mit dem Gutscheincode: "PODCAST25" Hol dir jetzt Zugang zu deinem kostenlosen Persönlichkeitstest im Wert von 99€! Bewohnerfrei.de Mehr Infos und alle Folgen des Podcasts findest du hier!

Mario C. Bauer war bereits in der Vergangenheit zu Gast im Bewohnerfrei Podcast. Damals reiste er für Vapiano als Internationaler Brand Ambassador 300 Tage um die Welt und wurde im Januar 2017 in den Vorstand des Unternehmens berufen. Auf eigenen Wunsch hat er sich mit der Gesellschaft auf die Niederlegung des Vorstandsamtes zum Ende des Jahres 2017 geeinigt, um seiner Passion nachzugehen: Ein eigenes Unternehmen gründen und erfolgreich aufbauen. Heute leitet er das Unternehmen Curtice Brothers. Eine Marke die bis in die 1940er Jahre Ketchup hergestellt hat und dann eingestellt worden ist. Sein Ziel ist es den Heritage-Gedanken der Gebrüder Curtice  wiederzubeleben und die Marke in der Hotel- und Gastronomiebranche zu etablieren. Curtice Brothers ist in 11 Ländern aktiv mit Kunden wie Eataly, Claridges, Hoxton Hotels, etc. Zu seinen ersten Partner in Deutschland zählen unter anderem die 25hours Hotelgruppe, die Ash Steakhäuser, das KaDeWe, Spreegold Berlin sowie die Mook-Gruppe in Frankfurt am Main und die Betriebe von Rudi Kull (Brenners, etc.) in München. https://curticebrothers.co  2** Great Taste Award Winner, best Organic Ketchup https://www.facebook.com/aperitivo.international https://www.instagram.com/bauercmario/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-c-bauer-5b074a37/ Erster Bewohnerfrei Podcast mit Mario C. Bauer Bewohnerfrei Podcast mit Chris Rogers Mario’s latest Newsletter Mario's neues Buch “The Teddy Bear is everywhere” “The Teddy Bear is everywhere”, ist eine Geschichte über den Rand hinaus von Mario C. Bauer & Christian Rogers. Am Anfang jeder Geschichte steht „Es war einmal…“ Das ist der Beginn von etwas Neuem. Dieses Buch ist eine Reise in das Unbekannte, welche an einer Schwelle beginnt und in einem Raum voller Teddybären endet. Dieses Buch ist für Kinder, Eltern, Freunde, Unternehmer & Macher. Und definitiv für alle die ein Teddybär werden wollen. Bist du am Start einer neuen Erfahrung und ein wenig ängstlich den ersten Schritt zu tun? Dieses Buch nimmt dich mit auf eine inspirierende Reise und zeigt dir was hinter der Schwelle wartet, sobald du deine Angst überwindest und sie überschreitest. Quick Links: Sichere Dir jetzt kostenlos eine Leseprobe von „Unbox Your Life“ im Audio Book Format direkt als Download. https://unboxyourlifebuch.de Masterclass of Personality Sichere Dir jetzt 25% Rabatt auf Deine Buchung mit dem Gutscheincode: "PODCAST25" Hol dir jetzt Zugang zu deinem kostenlosen Persönlichkeitstest im Wert von 99€! Bewohnerfrei.de Mehr Infos und alle Folgen des Podcasts findest du hier!

Episode 11 is all about celebrating one of our favourite grape varieties: Nebbiolo. This month we have a very special guest from Piedmont: Luca Roagna from the Roagna family, and we are also joined by Nebbiolo expert David Harvey from Raeburn Fine Wines. Check out the videos on our Facebook page and You Tube: www.facebook.com/BYOPodcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5UXSVPMFBt1awJ1jqwgfyyZnC6el01hV Thank you to Fera at Claridges for the beautiful space and service, you can book at at www.claridges.co.uk/restaurants-bars/fera-at-claridges and we highly recommend it! You can support us at www.patreon.com/bringyourown or make a one off Paypal donation to mike@bottledfilms.com. Please subscribe to the podcast to make sure you catch all future episodes: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/byo-wine-podcast/id1272844694?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/419imp4vKuvT9DmLOBNcuW?si=XLIkdoDFRsqpV6VKnf4J4w Enjoy, follow and subscribe on social media @BYOPodcast. The Wines: Roagna Barolo Pira 2012 Roagna Barbaresco Paje 2012 Ferrando Carema 2013 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo 2013 Brovia Barolo Rocche Di Casteligione 2011 Roagna Barbaresco Crichet Paje 2008 Roagna 'Mystery Bottle' Barbaresco Crichet Paje 1988 Intro Song: “Islands” by We Were Lovers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy84Y87tRvM Produced by Bottled Films: www.bottledfilms.com Additional camera: Warren Forster www.warrenforster.co.uk

**PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A TINY BIT OF SWEARING IN THIS EPISODE!** At the age of 27 Chris Donnelly already runs a very successful business, Verb. He's the founder and managing director of the digital agency that works with luxury brands, including Jimmy Choo, Claridges and The Wolseley. Chris started the business at university and then developed it into what it is today when he saw a gap in the market for high-end brands. The entrepreneur talks to podcast host, Dominic Monkhouse, about that journey and the ways in which he's managed to create such a successful company in such a short time. They cover: - Finding your niche - Building relationships, and trust, with prospective clients even before a pitch - How culture, and spotting the right talent, is essential - Pitfalls to a merger - Pitches, and how organising them like a military operation has led to a fantastic win rate - And why he wants to give back Plus, Chris talks about how his event 'Trend', a conference for luxury brands, is pushing his success further and why they've also started 'London Women In Digital'.

The podcupboard is back on tour! Jo Elvin and Kat Brown have headed to Claridges to catch up with Sam Taylor-Johnson, the artist-turned-film director who is now moving into TV with her first Netflix show, Gypsy.And in between discussing turning 50, Sam's experiences of breast and colon cancer, and the film that shall not be named, there are some important questions to put to rest. So hey, is it OK to cull friendships? To be really good at your job but hate it at the same time? And to have a friend who scares you a little bit...Episode edited by Kat Brown with music by Martin Austwick. The new August issue of GLAMOUR is in stores now, and is dedicated to all things Instagram. Get more glamour online, and by searching GLAMOUR UK on social media.And don't forget, Hey, It's OK... is coming to the London Podcast Festival! On Saturday September 16, join Jo, James and a celebrity guest for a special live edition of the podcast. Get tickets now at kingsplace.co.uk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Libby Purves meets hypnotist and self-help writer Paul McKenna; theatre director Jonathan Church; chef Judy Joo and Rear Admiral Kit Layman. Judy Joo is a Korean-American chef. Her new TV series, Korean Food Made Simple, explores South Korea's food markets, culinary traditions and street food. Judy graduated in engineering and worked in New York's financial district before enrolling at the French Culinary Institute. Based in London, she has worked at Claridges, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck. Korean Food Made Simple is broadcast on Food Network UK. Rear Admiral Kit Layman's new book, The Wager Disaster, pieces together the shipwreck of HMS Wager in 1741. Using eyewitness accounts and diary entries, he tells the story of this little-known nautical tragedy involving murder, starvation, mutiny and an epic open boat voyage of 2500 miles through hostile seas. During his 35-year career, Rear Admiral Layman commanded a variety of ships including HMS Argonaut during the Falklands conflict and the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible. The Wager Disaster - Mayhem, Mutiny and Murder in the South Seas is published by Uniform Press. Jonathan Church is artistic director of the Chichester Festival Theatre. He is currently directing Penelope Wilton in Taken at Midnight which tells the story of young Jewish lawyer, Hans Litten, who subpoenaed Adolf Hitler in 1931. Jonathan, who learnt his trade backstage as an assistant electrician and stage manager, recently directed Singin' in the Rain; The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Taken at Midnight is at Theatre Royal Haymarket, London. Paul McKenna is a hypnotist and self-help author. His new book, The 3 Things that will Change Your Destiny Today, aims to enable readers to take control of their lives and make decisions. A former radio presenter, Paul has hosted self-improvement television shows and seminars about hypnosis, weight loss and motivation. The 3 Things that will Change Your Destiny Today is published by Bantam Press. Producer: Paula McGinley.

Fra sitt private tilfluktssted på Appleton House i Norfolk i England, dro dronning Maud inn til London for juleshopping i november 1938. I MUSEUM forteller dronningens biograf, Tor Bomann-Larsen om Mauds siste dager på Claridges hotell og legebehandlingen hun fikk i Bentinck Street i London før hun døde. Bomann-Larsen forteller også om avviklingen av Appleton og hvordan bisettelsen og hjemsendelsen av Dronningens kiste ble organisert. Sendt første gang i 2009. Se også del 1 av denne historien.

I produced this documentary on Claridges when I started studying for a life in radio back in 1992. Interesting to listen to this in the context of the current TV series about the top London hotel. #Claridges #hotel #London

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Dominic Frisby meets Mexican multi-billionaire Hugo Salinas Price at Claridges and finds out about his simple scheme to introduce silver as money in the UK (and globally) . Salinas also reveals why he thinks it is inevitable that the current global system of money will collapse …See the slides the accompany this talk. Or read Hugo's London Speech In Full.Hugo's Website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frisby.substack.com/subscribe

Dominic Frisby meets Mexican multi-billionaire Hugo Salinas Price at Claridges and finds out about his simple scheme to introduce silver as money in the UK (and globally) . Salinas also reveals why he thinks it is inevitable that the current global system of money will collapse … See the slides the accompany this talk. Or read Hugo’s London Speech In Full. Hugo’s Website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How much will British taxpayers suffer from the fallout in Ireland? British banks such as RBS and Lloyds have large debts in the Republic, and are making decisions about which to call in, threatening more pain for local communities. Morland Sanders hears protests from small contractors in Donegal where Ulster Bank want to sell off a prestige residential development at rock bottom prices. This amid questions about the part British institutions actually played in fuelling the property market bubble. As the Irish government deals with the "toxic loans" of the Republic's banks, it's being estimated that 15% of them are in the UK. We explore how this will affect the businesses reliant on that borrowed money, and what will happen to those trophy assets such as Claridges, now 'owned' by the Republic's new holder of its toxic debts, NAMA. The Chancellor, George Osborne may have said the £3.2bn loan to Ireland was to support a friend in need, and protect British exports, but we report on the importance to British banks and British businesses of an economic recovery in Ireland. Producer: Ian Muir-Cochrane.

For starters, we look at the common lies told by stand-up comedians, followed up with a critique of the rubbish interests people sometimes include on their CVs, and a story from Mr. McHale’s childhood about a trip to Legoland. Doomsday Diana, the flat’s ghost, makes an unwelcome reappearance to answer a listener’s e-mail, before we examine the importance of accents and their effect in the world of business. As if that wasn’t enough, we then look at the problem of people who are too into average stuff, before Alan Merrick rings in to tell us about his date with high maintenance Donatella at Gordon Ramsey’s restaurant in Claridges. Do get in touch: electricalpodcast@gmail.com

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is one of the world's leading interior designers, John Stefanidis. Described as brilliant and inimitable, his work has blazed a trail since the late 1960s. The homes he designs for a closely-guarded list of loyal customers include palaces in Saudi Arabia and log cabins in Aspen, Colorado. His clients will sometimes ask him to design four or five houses for them. He's also designed commercial properties - the public areas in the Bank of England as well as suites at Claridges and Rocco Forte's Le Richemond Hotel on the shores of Lake Geneva. He had a cosmopolitan upbringing. The only child of Greek parents he was born in Alexandria but, from the age of eight, he mostly lived with his aunt and uncle in Cairo where he became a frequent visitor to the Cairo Museum. It was growing up among the teeming, richly scented streets and bone dry heat of Egypt that he became enraptured with architecture, artefacts and the transformative power of light. On coming to England for the first time as a teenager he watched 12 plays in 10 days - and says in spite of the cold rooms and dripping walls of his halls at Oxford, he found the rain and green grass exotic.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Vissi d'Arte from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini Book: Odyssey by Homer Luxury: Sketch book with lots of pencils.

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is one of the world's leading interior designers, John Stefanidis. Described as brilliant and inimitable, his work has blazed a trail since the late 1960s. The homes he designs for a closely-guarded list of loyal customers include palaces in Saudi Arabia and log cabins in Aspen, Colorado. His clients will sometimes ask him to design four or five houses for them. He's also designed commercial properties - the public areas in the Bank of England as well as suites at Claridges and Rocco Forte's Le Richemond Hotel on the shores of Lake Geneva. He had a cosmopolitan upbringing. The only child of Greek parents he was born in Alexandria but, from the age of eight, he mostly lived with his aunt and uncle in Cairo where he became a frequent visitor to the Cairo Museum. It was growing up among the teeming, richly scented streets and bone dry heat of Egypt that he became enraptured with architecture, artefacts and the transformative power of light. On coming to England for the first time as a teenager he watched 12 plays in 10 days - and says in spite of the cold rooms and dripping walls of his halls at Oxford, he found the rain and green grass exotic. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Vissi d'Arte from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini Book: Odyssey by Homer Luxury: Sketch book with lots of pencils.

This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the chef Gordon Ramsay, the only British chef in the country to have three Michelin stars, at his eponymous restaurant in London. He has recently become 'chef Patron' (head chef) at the restaurant at Claridges, owns two more restaurants, Pétrus in London and Amaryllis in Glasgow and is the author of four books. In conversation with Sue Lawley, he talks about his life and work and chooses eight records to take to the mythical island.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Yellow by Coldplay Book: Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Luxury: A fresh vanilla pod

This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the chef Gordon Ramsay, the only British chef in the country to have three Michelin stars, at his eponymous restaurant in London. He has recently become 'chef Patron' (head chef) at the restaurant at Claridges, owns two more restaurants, Pétrus in London and Amaryllis in Glasgow and is the author of four books. In conversation with Sue Lawley, he talks about his life and work and chooses eight records to take to the mythical island. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Yellow by Coldplay Book: Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Luxury: A fresh vanilla pod