What’s your go-to drink after a stressful deadline?
What’s your go-to drink after a long day?
Usually I find nothing quite as satisfying as a cold pint of lager. But if it’s really been an endless day, I tend to order a whiskey sour to congratulate myself.
A whiskey sour. It’s the perfect mix of alcoholic hit and complex flavour.
What’s your top restaurant/ bar pick for a meeting or interview?
What’s your favourite bar and/or pub in London for post-work drinks?
My favourite drinking establishments are suspiciously quiet pubs in central London that don’t play music, don’t get rammed, and usually have seats – they have to remain a secret.
I love a good hotel bar; the Connaught is as good a place as any, and I’ll take the most expensive bottle of white Burgundy that my expenses account will allow.
What’s your top restaurant/bar pick for a meeting or interview?
Do you ever drink during the week, or save it for weekends and occasions only? I used to edit the wine magazine Decanter, so there’s generally a bottle open at home. It’s definitely more than a distraction – I love wine, and the intellectual side of it in particular. But more than anything, dinner feels so spartan without a bottle on the table.
What’s your tipple?
I spend most of my time in Westminster, so interviews usually have to take place at the Blue Boar, as there aren’t really any decent cafés in the area and it feels a bit wrong to meet in a pub at 11 a.m. Someone please open a nice café near Parliament!
Some of the industry’s best and busiest journalists reveal their go-to tipples; whether it’s after a long day at work, to celebrate hitting a deadline, or splashing out on a contact. Robyn Schaffer finds out what takes their edge off What’s your go-to drink after a stressful deadline?
I like very good red wine. But I also drink vodka because it’s calorie-free.
What’s your favourite bar or pub in London for post-work drinks? What’s your go-to drink after a stressful deadline? A frozen margarita from El Pastor.
What’s your favourite bar or pub in London for post-work drinks?
I don’t really like pubs. I think the myth of the great country pub is exactly that: a myth. My favourite bar is probably the Groucho [Club].
What’s your top restaurant/bar pick for a meeting or interview?
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Hoppers Bar in King’s Cross. They’ve got great cocktails and a fun atmosphere.
I’ve got half a dozen restaurants I go to in the area: the Beaumont, the Wolseley, the Caprice, a few others.
What’s your top restaurant/bar pick for a meeting or interview?
Do you drink during the week, or save it for weekends and occasions?
Arabica Bar & Kitchen in Borough Market.
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It’s fine in the evenings but I find drinking at lunchtime quite challenging. It’s then impossible to work in the afternoon.
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