The Porn Issue: Fifty Shades of Martinis
The Olympics are over. It's been rather good - typically quirky, occasionally brilliant and thoroughly British. The unde ...
My Dinner with Nigella
Being the Chancellor of the Exchequer (a.k.a Finance Minister) is a shitty job. In hard times you get blamed for the tou ...
The Opera Singer, the Investment Banker and the Communist
My father loved opera and our home in Sri Lanka was filled with music. Gigli, Callas, Caruso and Pavorotti would boom ou ...
Why We Drink: Tales of Margaritaville and Frat Parties
This is my 20th post for Martini Mandate. In researching this blog I have expended many pleasant hours in some fine bar ...