After 3 month, 300 cocktails, 500 miles and 6 heats stretching the length of the UK, 500 bartender hopefuls have been whittled down to the final 8. | more
Pomp’s Editor-at-Large co-founded the luxury concierge service Quintessentially. A broadcaster and food writer for The Mail on Sunday and Esquire, his fourth book, Let’s Eat, will be published in 2012.
Charismatic billionaire businessman and socialite who founded the Shanghai Tang label, the Pacific Cigar Company and opened China Tang at the Dorchester hotel. To right celebrity wrongs he has just launched icorrect.com.
Thomas van Straubenzee is a chartered surveyor with an impressive array of contacts throughout the property industry. Discreet and professional, he is an expert in London's prime properties and works closely with each client to help them realise their aspirations. For more information go to robertbaileyproperty.com
Giles is a writer, television presenter and long-serving restaurant critic for The Times. His output includes the novel Winkler, winner of the Literary Review’s Bad Sex Award, and the best-selling autobiography of James Dyson.
When it comes to smoky eyes and the perfect pout superstar make-up artist Charlotte Tilbury is the go- to girl. Having worked with everyone from Kate Moss to Mario Testino she is always in particularly hot demand during the collections but still found time to collaborate with Tom Ford on his recently launched line of cosmetics.
Emily is the go to girl for all things news worthy in the Capital. Alongside writing for Pomp, she storms London for , co-edits the online mutterings of www.trivialpursuits.org, rocks for www.rockfeedback.com, dates for www.thegreatdateguide.com and goes underground for www.pinch.tv.
Co-founder of Pomp Magazine, Marina is also a contributor at Vedomosti newspaper in Russia. Her past experience includes political articles for French Radio London, writing news, features and analysis for independent political website www.politics.co.uk and yahoo.com 'talking politics' blog.
www.marinakim.co.uk @MarinaKim_
Tom Harrow is the founder of online wine resource winechap.com, offering tastings, events, an eno-tourism concierge service and wine portfolio consultancy. His writing can be found online at How To Spend It, More Intelligent Life, Urban Junkies and Vintage Seekers. Tom is also a wine presenter for Times Online.
Jessica has worked as a writer at Harper's Bazaar in Sydney and at Harper's Bazaar and Nylon in New York. She writes regularly for The Sunday Times and will publish a book next year, although it doesn't have a name yet.
London theatres are enjoying an unprecedented run of success and the city is becoming a world leader once again. But how much of this can be attributed to the popularity of theatre lite and the jukebox musical?
Polo has a history of princes and playboys but the modern game has moved on. The oldest and fastest team sport in the world is recruiting new players and a wide audience with the thrill of speed and skill, and the social whirl that surrounds it