The Incomparable James Hannan

New York

Well, here I am, back in New York - what a city this is. I flew in for business a few nights ago, and I have to say, I had forgotten how good this place is, even though it is damn hot currently.

We had a great ‘Welcome to New York’ meal at Anthony Bourdaine’s ‘Les Halles’ on Park Ave South on our first night here, and it was just as good as I remembered. It was packed, so lucky we got a table. French food at it’s best, and a great way to welcome ourselves!

We are staying down in NoHo at the Bowery Hotel - a great boutique hotel that I would recommend to anyone. It is in a great location, and the staff are excellent.

We had our first series of meetings today, so won’t have that much free time to do many things, but managed to do some shopping on Sunday - my colleague I am with can shop like no one I have ever met - a true proffessional!

We are going to have a small and cheap dinner tonight at Nobu Next Door - we have to keep it light so we don’t blow our budget - but really, who could say no to Nobu?

I am back here at the end of the year, when it will be nice and cold, so not too upset that I don’t have much time out of an office. I think I could definitely live in this city, at least for the 6 months of the year it is cold.