tepping out on your live-in lover: Tell him/her to meet you in the Dining Room*, clandestinely sneek out the back door, put the car in neutral, push it around the corner before starting it, and head to dinner at the Dining Room. It' s also a great way to break up. Sample opening salvo: 'You were supposed to meet me at the Dining Room. Didn't I make that clear? I can't believe that you stood me up.'

The Dining Room, situated in the Palms hotel (high-class adultery, anyone?), serves chic contempo fare in an airy room or on a romantic covered terrace.

*Note: this only works if you actually have a dining room. Don't try it in your dodgy studio apartment.