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...make for the wines by the glass and bar menu in the third room, while small groups book out the Burgundy Lounge for a bit of discreet revelry....
...The entrance to its lounges and the 32 rooms and suites is unassuming; but once inside it’s a series of Venetian and Tuscan aesthetic delights....
...Everything is glass, from the ground-floor restaurant with its views over the park to the twin aquaria on the roof, one holding a bar, the other a cigar lounge....
...Firms that have shorted the stock include London-based Marble Bar, CapeView Capital and Kuvari Partners....
...shaded seating, and a restaurant and bar....
...All of this “substantially raises the bar for change at this time”, the proxy adviser said....
...The service is impeccable, and front-of-house staff are terrific. The chic bars — the Spy Lounge and the George Bar — are not to be missed....
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...Douglas is waiting at a booth in the bar, smart in a dark jacket (the dress code prohibits ripped denim or crop tops) and a crisp pink shirt....
...But it is not yet obvious it has cleared the bar in proving this counts as anti-competitive behaviour. richard.waters@ft.com...
...And a ramping up of volume and tempo with perhaps disco or house pushes people to the bar for one more drink, or to the dancefloor....
...Dear Jackie and Bar Jackie, its Italian-inflected restaurant and boîte, will be open to the public, while a second dining lounge is for residents only....
...She points to Toronto’s wellness club Sweat and Tonic, which has a spa, gym and cocktail bar all under one roof, as an example....
...of the Sethi family, who own the JKS Restaurants group behind the bar....
...The bar, which also serves tapas, is cosy and comfortable with an adjoining terrace, and gets more lively at weekends when a DJ plays. Negronis steeped for 72 hours in clay pots are its speciality....
...It is in on the joke, even if its youngest clientele (and, for the most part, they all were young) are not. Old-timey lounge singers croon from the speakers....
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