EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: American-born Koo Stark is said to have rejected a then huge £500,000 to write her memoirs in the 1980s. Now, however, she has severe financial problems.
By Alec Mattinson2021-05-17T07:56:00+01:00
Amazon is to create a further 10,000 permanent jobs this year, cementing the online retailer’s status as one of Britain’s largest private sector employers (The Times £). Amazon will create another 10,000 jobs in the UK, bringing its total workforce to 55,000 permanent staff this year as its aggressive hiring spree showed no signs of slowing down (The Telegraph). Amazon is creating 10,000 permanent jobs in the UK as the company bolsters its workforce in response to the pandemic boom in online shopping (The Guardian). Amazon is creating thousands of jobs and investing in skills training in the UK (The Daily Mail). Amazon’s latest recruitment drive was ailed by the government as a “vote of confidence in the British economy” (Sky News).
Sales at Daylesford Organic, run by Carole Bamford, the wife of JCB billionaire Lord Bamford, soared 27 per cent to £43.1 million as orders via its online delivery arm almost quadrupled.
Two dogs hanging out at George
I sometimes wonder if my career choice of restaurant writer can be traced back to the mid-1980s and feeding the family dogs the offcuts that my mother rustled up instead of pet food. Brains and tripe has, to my mind, always seemed infinitely more appealing than Angel Delight.
Our Airedales’ offal-based diet might have anticipated gastronomy’s nose-to-tail movement by a good 15 years but we may soon all be making our own dog food. The huge growth in lockdown dog ownership has left Britain on the brink of a national pet-food shortage.
This summer, Exmoor Caviar is launching Dogviar, which at £50 per tin may possibly be the world’s most luxurious dog treat yet. The made-to-order canine snack is kibble coated in a patented mix of caviar oil and caviar protein, which, Exmoor says, equates to around 30g of traditional caviar per 100g of Dogviar.
Where Britain s top hoteliers stay when they go on holiday
From al fresco eggs Benedict in a Beverly Hills icon to a cabin in windswept Cornwall – our favourite hoteliers on their dream hotels
17 April 2021 • 5:00am
The Six Senses chain created the idea of barefoot chic . Above, their property in Botanique, Brazil
Who else did Picasso really rate as artists? What music did Schubert love to hear, apart from his own? Which start-up companies does Jeff Bezos tip to succeed? Insider advice has always been both fascinating and illuminating, so forget the so-called experts (like me) and let’s go straight to the practitioners themselves to answer the burning question of the day: where do you stay when you go on holiday?