Luxury London Dining at the Holborn Dining Room, Rosewood Rosewood London 252 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EN, United Kingdom T: +44 20 7781 8888 www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/london Recently I entertained a beautiful lady to dinner at Rosewood London, after arlier on in the summer I had visited the hotel for the first time since its highly successful renovations. As part of London Collections I had attended Duchamp and Lutwyche shows and was really impressed by the mix of old school glamour but with such a contemporary décor. So it came as no surprise the fashion world had embraced it, its golden glows…
Recently Gentlemans Butler was invited to a test track day at Brands Hatch to drive the Peugeot RCZ_R+ You can watch our great day out and see how it glides round the track as if it’s on rails. After I had gone round myself I asked if the test driver would give me a few laps with him driving. Was that a wise question I ask !!! I grew up with Formula 1 on the BBC, names like Niki Lauda, James Hunt, Emerson Fittipaldi, Alan Prost, Ayrton Senna and many more gave driving a romance. My grandfather was a test…
Arezoo Kaviani – A-lister London Beautician & Facialist www.arezoo.co.uk Situated a stone’s throw from the luxuries of Harrods is a smaller but nonetheless equally valuable residence belonging to one of the crème de la crème of London’s beauty elite. Arezoo Kaviani, named by beauty editors as one of the UK’s leading beauty therapists, has her own private beauty salon in the heart of Knightsbridge in London. Arezoo’s name regularly appears in all the top glossy magazines and her London beauty salon is often featured in national newspapers. She is known as one of the pioneers in her field and her…
Ormonde Jayne London, Black Gold, Precious Oils Perfume. Exclusive to Harrods. Recently I was kindly invited to the launch of Ormonde Jayne’s Black Gold. Arriving at the very chic Parisian tea room Laduree now loved internationally for its iconic macaroons, a wonderful breakfast was served whilst we were told the story of Black Gold’s creation, and its exceptionally expensive and beautiful ingredients. I became aware of Ormonde Jayne some time ago, initially homing in on their branding which is chic, stylish but with an English sensibility about it. The first indelible impression of Black Gold is both an elegant and…
Rémy Martin Summer Luncheon at 34 in Mayfair To celebrate the appointment of Baptiste Loiseau as their new appointed Cellar Master. Rémy Martin last week invited twenty selected guests to celebrate a special moment in the heart of Mayfair at the famous 34 Mayfair restaurant. Gentlemans Butler was one of the twenty. This was also a suitable moment to bid farewell to the renowned former Cellar Master,Pierrette Trichet, marking the first time in the history of Rémy Martin for both Cellar Masters to visit the UK side by side. The lunch was held at 34 in the heart of Mayfair,…
Romeo and Juliet: Tamara Rojo & Carlos Acosta, Royal Albert Hall Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta star in Derek Deane’s Romeo and Juliet in the round at the Royal Albert Hall Romeo and Juliet Wednesday 11 June – Sunday 22 June 2014 Tickets: £19.50 – £70 Box Office: 020 7838 3100 www.royalalberthall.com English National Ballet returned with great poise and panache to London’s Royal Albert Hall last night to present probably the most famous of William Shakespeare’s play Romeo & Juliet, starring leading dancers and old friends Carlos Acosta and The English National Ballet’s creative director Tamara Rojo. I think…
Chocolate Ecstasy Tours luxury London Chocolate Tour So you have just made a ton of female friends very quickly…What did someone say girls like chocolate …what more than !! …. STOP! STOP Michael this is a family show …. Chocolate is just one of those amazing subjects…yes it is …as children we adore …yes in everyone’s family photo albums (showing my age I know) there are usually photos of children with chocolate smudged around their face. I famously dipped chocolate fingers into tomato ketchup as a child, something that I d0 not do anymore I should add, then there is…
Gentlemans Butler joins up for NEW CHINA TOURISM CAMPAIGN The GREAT China Welcome 09 May 2014 Gentlemans Butler joins up for NEW CHINA TOURISM CAMPAIGN Gentlemans Butler is a member of the GREAT China Welcome Charter, an initiative which aims to make Britain the most welcoming destination in Europe for Chinese visitors. Run by VisitBritain with the support of the UK Government, the GREAT China Welcome Charter is only open to companies which have demonstrated services and facilities that are particularly suitable for Chinese visitors. By selecting a company which displays the GREAT China Welcome Chartermark a visitor from China…