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Cigar Aficionado

16th Oct 08

Format: Magazine
Motivation: Good with a whiskey in the bath

Are you an aspiring industrialist stuck in a journalist's pay packet? Cigar Aficionado is the periodical for you. While it won't help you make your fortune, it will give you lots of useful ideas for spending your future millions.

Published bi-monthly, the magazine takes a pragmatic approach to wealth.

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Match Bar & Grill

1st Oct 08

Venue: Bar
Meal: All day

Walking into Match on a Tuesday afternoon I found it hard not to imagine the place on a Friday night, teeming with types I cross the road to avoid, but one cannot judge a venue by its potential crowd (especially not a Friday one). You can judge it by the layout, the menu and the staff, though. The space is massive and the decor relaxed, with a sea of leather couches and a separate dining area.

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