Maybe I'm a bit thick, but the news of Ford's Fiesta Love Factory bar on Aribau threw me off. Firstly, the confusion caused by Fiesta taking over a place called Mini, and then, the incongruity of a car company peddling alcoholic drinks.

But perhaps it has something to do about the address - it's shared by BroadBar, and that's one place whose concept I've never understood, either.

I thought its 'broadcast' theme meant that I'd might finally be able to watch television while eating, making up for the times I had to turn off the box as a kid, but no, apparently it's to do with "webcast", "artist development platform" and other fancy words.

But I'm a simple guy who just fancied the prospect of cutting out the useless small talk over dinner. What's the point of “my day was fine, too”, when you can go “hush, I can't hear what he's saying”?