Air France Beats Alitalia
We found the Alitalia flight from Boston to Rome very average. The service was present but not gracious. Only one flight attendant smiled. No one checked to see if you needed anything, you had to ask. There was no electrical
I’ll Eat You Last
This one-woman, Bette Midler show about famed agent Sue Mengers was reviewed today by Terry Teachout, the notorious Wall Street Journal reviewer who has dreams he's Clive Barnes or Charles Isherwood. He's having an all-too-frequent hissy-fit because Ms. Midler doesn't
Game of Moans
Game of Thrones was so boring last night that if it were the first one I'd watched, I'd never come back. Apparently, with its popularity, the writers became confused and thought they were writing Don Quixote or The Grapes of
New York Reviews
Swing 46: After Bette Midler's one-woman show, we wandered over to Restaurant Row on 46th and randomly chose Swing 46. They have an old-time "big band" in the rear, which was packed with patrons around a dance floor. We chose
New York Reviews
We're in New York all week working on some workshops and our annual Mentor Hall of Fame meeting. Some reviews thus far (and it's hitting 80 degrees, by the way!): • Caravaggio: I took a group of 12 people there last
Some Customers Just Need To Be Told They’re Unwelcome
I'm designing my fifth Bentley soon, to be delivered later this year. But affording these wonderful cars and having taste are two different things. Dave Brock sent me this shocker from outside a California airport. Looks like an explosion at
Review: Les Miserables Is Sometimes Miserable
I walked out of the theater after seeing Les Mis last night in tears—because I thought it had ended three times, but then they just kept on singing and singing…. We saw the musical on Broadway with the original cast. It
“Lincoln”: A Review
So many people have asked what I thought about the new film, Lincoln, that I decided to post my response here, having seen it last night. The title, of course, is misleading, tending to invoke a biography. But the movie opens
An Epicure’s Guide to San Francisco
My wife and I had the opportunity to spend 10 days here and we visited old haunts and new. Here is my guide for those who are inclined toward good food and wine. In order of preference: R&G Grill Simply the best
Cost of Capital
My son, Jason, is in a new Internet movie, Cost of Capital. You can see the current episodes and subscribe here: http://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/cost-of-capital/ Jay doesn't appear until the end of the third episode, which features him on the opening screen shot with