Have you ever wondered what the good people at HH do during their spare time? Singto Saro-Wiwa takes you into the lives of some of our colleagues outside office hours.
Discover new worlds through your colleagues’ eyes! Every month on Eat, See, Do, we will share what your friends at HH are doing to expand their minds, explore the world and relax. This month, Ade Fadeyibi (TNC), Felicia Okoye (TEF) and Bunmi Akinremi (HH) tell us what cool kids are doing.
Adeoye Fadeyibi, CEO, Transcorp Ughelli Power
Tells us: Where to go
Likes: Music, gist
Dislikes: Champagne
Where does a laidback guy with the most important job in Nigeria go to unwind in Lagos? According to Ade, nowhere you will hear the pop! of a champagne bottle. For him, the lure of the lounge is irresistible and SS Lounge in Victoria Island cannot be overestimated.
“SS Lounge is the Saipan of today,” says Ade, speaking to anyone for whom that has any meaning. He says there’s a great live band on Thursdays, and you can beat the crowd if you get there by 7pm.
Or if you fancy some shameless, open-faced eavesdropping, Ade recommends L’Afric, where “the weirdest old men in Lagos” have mastered the art of conversation and will be happy to let you join in. If you make it, be sure to let us know the craziest thing you heard!
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Bunmi Akinremi, Office of the Chairman
Tells us: What to read
Likes: Variety
Dislikes: Chronological reading
By self-confession, Bunmi never finishes a book nor does he read each page in order, but after we mulled over the sheer volume of his library, we decided he can be described as very well read.
He’s currently “reading” about a dozen works; at the top of the pile is C. K. Prahalad’s The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits. It’s a book about the fastest-growing, most overlooked market in the world, and the next frontier for killer profits: the bottom of the pyramid.
Featuring detailed case studies from India, Peru, Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela, this might be considered a must-read for anyone who is, say, running a bank in a developing economy, seeking insight on how to increase lending to the untapped working poor….
Bunmi is also engaged in some light reading. An avid follower of the politico, he’s currently thumbing through the first volume of former President Obasanjo’s controversial memoir, My Watch, which he has been reading since it was published in January.
If you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t heard of My Watch, you can read a review here. Just don’t ask Bunmi what he thinks – he’s still on page 35. “I’m good at finishing things I’m measured on,” he says, with a wry smile. No explanation necessary, sir.
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Felicia Okoye, Communications Manager, The Tony Elumelu Foundation
Tells us: Where to eat
Likes: The shawarmas at Maroccaine
Dislikes: Everything else at Maroccaine
You’re tired of eating rice and amala, but you don’t know what else is out there. Or you want to impress someone special, but Iya Eba and even Spice Route aren’t going to cut it this time. If this sounds like you, lovely, doe-eyed Felicia has a remedy…or several, as she has made it her business to eat her way around Lagos, in search of the city’s best culinary offerings. We applaud your efforts, Felicia, and will forever resent your trim waistline.
Anyway, if you’re love-struck or just feeling friendly, Felicia says Sky Lounge at Eko Hotel is one of the best places to share a meal. Located on the 12th floor of the hotel, Sky Lounge has the nicest views in the city and food that is just well-prepared all around. Her top recommendation is the duck breast and creamed mashed potatoes.
“For my gelato fix, I go to Hans & Rene in Victoria Island,” she says, belying the rising importance of this establishment to variety-obsessed sugar aficionados. At Hans & Rene, agbalumo ice cream, zobo sorbet, strawberry cheesecake gelato and raspberry coconut cupcakes reign supreme, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
And for the hungry night crawler, look no further than Maroccaine, which “isn’t good for much, except their shawarma, that is” raves Felicia. You heard it from her first.
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