Mayfair Italian Dining – Camillo Benso: Milan, the Italian centre of fashion and design has a distinct sense of style and elegance. And the food is excellent. I have just spent a day there en-route back from the Italian Lakes. So when I was asked to review Camillo Benso, the new Mayfair outpost of a […]
Live in the Square – Grosvenor Square
Mayfair Magic at Live in the Square: The last time we had a summer like this in England was 1976. I remember it well – my O-Level year. We all tried our best to revise while sunbathing (frying gently in baby oil rather than factor 30). This year, exams are well behind me and I’m […]
The Colony Grill
Dinner at The Colony Grill – The Beaumont Hotel: The Colony Grill is not merely a restaurant. It is an experience that transports diners to 1920’s New York. Situated in Mayfair, but a block away from Selfridges and the mayhem of Oxford Street, the restaurant exudes grace and elegance. The Art Deco style begins in […]
Feria de Jerez at StreetXO London
StreetXO London, Tio Pepe and Feria de Jerez A last-minute invitation to preview the sherries on offer for the StreetXO Feria de Jerez sounded intriguing. I’m partial to a little sherry – and I’ve done enough sherry tastings and recipe development of my own with sherry now to understand a little about the complexity and […]
Corrigan’s Mayfair and Dickies Bar Review
Richard Corrigan’s Mayfair Restaurant – The Clatter of Forks and Spoons in a Fine Mayfair Setting: There are certain invitations which I know will be a real treat. Having visited a few times in the past, for me Corrigan’s is one of the best restaurants in Mayfair. It’s timeless, comfortable, elegant and inviting – somewhere […]
Park Chinois’ New Talent Tuesday
Mayfair Musical Soirées at Park Chinois: There’s not much I like more than a night out in the West End with great food and drink alongside some live music.Park Chinois, Mayfair’s premier restaurant and musical entertainment venue, has recently launched an all-new music night – New Talent Tuesdays – which plays host to emerging artists in a […]
Tsukiji Sushi at The Westbury Hotel Mayfair
Japanese Fine Dining in Mayfair – Tsukiji Sushi: I love Japanese food. What’s not to enjoy – ultra fresh fish dishes, meltingly tender meat, perfect presentation and charming service? I was thrilled, on my recent visit to The Westbury Hotel to be invited to review Tsukiji, the compact Japanese restaurant which is one of the […]
Five Star Luxury at The Westbury, Mayfair
A Mayfair Staycation – The Westbury Hotel: There are parts of London, like Mayfair, where most of us can only aspire to live. Even if you shop on Bond Street and take tea at Sketch, actually living in Mayfair is out of reach for most Londoners. So, why not live the dream and vacation or […]
Picasso: Minotaurs and Matadors
REVIEW OF PICASSO: MINOTAURS AND MATADORS. Guest Post by Deborah Tarrant: Set in the modern gallery space of the Gagosian, tucked away in a corner of Mayfair, the exhibition, in partnership with the artist’s grandson, Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, examines the intersection of Picasso’s bullfighting imagery with his mythological and biographical compositions of the 1930s. There are also […]
Trader Vic’s – an Institution on Park Lane
Malibu Cocktails at Trader Vic’s Trader Vic’s in the Hilton on Park Lane is an institution, roughly the same age as I am (although I can’t claim to be an institution!). I do remember being wildly jealous of a friend of mine who got taken there when we were about 17 in 1979 (no ID […]