By the time you read this though, Woodward should be back in Shanghai preparing to turn his dream of becoming a restaurateur cum professional DJ into reality. The first order of business is to pick a name for Woodward's fledgeling watering hole. Readers may remember the bar-naming contest launched early this year on this very page - Diary's bit to support the industry, or in this case ex-industry hands - to help Woodward get started.
Well, nothing's come through, perhaps because details were a little sketchy the last time, or that prizes weren't interesting enough.
Woodward's come back with a little bit more information, though admittedly with the competition out there, he's playing his cards close to his chest.
All we now know about the project is that it's a hybrid, a Sezchuan/Jamaican restaurant cum bar.
So get your thinking caps on for a name, and nothing but the most creative will do. As for the prize,we'll leave that to Woodward: "As I will be administering Swedish massages in my restaurant, it will be a free one for the winner - but no 'happy endings' if it's a bloke who wins."
