Il Pampero an intimate Knightsbridge Italian restaurant, recently renovated with a luxurious golden feel but with service that is old school and personal. One of Belgravia best kept secrets Open for lunch and dinner, experience exceptional Italian cooking in a sophisticated setting which embodies Italian chic and vintage glamour; designed by acclaimed designer, Tara Bernerd. Under the direction of Executive Chef Claudio Covino, the team deliver a traditional Italian menu complemented with an impressive wine list and cocktail menu. Il Pampero Italian bar & restaurant www.ilpampero.com 20 Chesham Place, Belgravia, London SW1X 8HQ 020 3189 4850 [email protected] This was definitely…
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Classy afternoon tea dates, intimate cocktails & wines, opulent fine dining and civilised relaxing Sunday lunches.
Christmas Festivities at London’s Franco’s of St. James Italian restaurant FRANCO’S INVITES YOU TO CELEBRATE AN ITALIAN CHRISTMAS, A SUMPTUOUS FEAST FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON Christmas food is one of life’s great pleasures. It’s a time of year to snuggle up, keep warm, and feel festive. Franco’s a London institution embodies that wonderful mix of St. James class combined with an all-Italian cooked sumptuous meal and provided by a team of genuinely hospitable staff. Franco’s kitchen team has prepared a culinary journey that embodies the spirit of Christmas with a delightful blend of traditional and innovative…
Denbies Wine Estate, Award Winning English Wine is one of England’s great wine success stories. Sitting on the same strata of soil as the Champagne region its hardly surprising that its had so much success. Denbies Wine Estate, London Road, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6AA www.denbies.co.uk Denbies Wine The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) is proudly sponsored by Denbies Wine Estate and last month I was lucky enough to have been invited out to Denbies Wine Estate just a few minutes’ drive from Dorking train station, which is under an hour away from London in the Surrey countryside. I went…
In 2017 Michael Grenville from Gentlemans Butler added their modelling skills to a campaign for Shock Top Belgium Beer & Socks. Beer & Socks for the dad that has everything. Father’s Day, the third Sunday of June in the UK, a celebraton for father’s. As you wake in your palace, the sun is shining, your Butler is polishing your Bentley, your darling wife leans over to give your kiss on the cheek with a joyful “Happy Father’s Day” then a tap on the door, brings your trusty maid with your morning tea….. “Sounds familiar so far”….. I thought…
Colonel Saab, London’s luxury Indian dining concept Think a fusion of historical India, vintage, family with sublime Indian cuisine served up with a smile in an authentic setting and created as a love letter to his family. Indian Etiquette When a gentleman (@gentlemansbutler) takes a south Asian lady out to dinner @sarasordillo we better make sure the food is good and the setting up to her standards!!! Roop Partap Choudhary created Colonel Saab as a “love letter” to his family and India. And in the past year it has been named the UK’s Best Asian Restaurant at the…
The Petersham Restaurant, Richmond offers a slice of calm & seclusion and is one of my great culinary finds of 2018, so much so that I have been back twice in the last 2 months. It offers you a highly civilised space to enjoy food with friends, with fantastic views over The River Thames. The Petersham Restaurant The Petersham Hotel Nightingale Lane, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 6UZ www.petershamhotel.co.uk/restaurant As you walk up Richmond Hill from the town centre you are entering a slice of period London with majestic views over The River Thames and Petersham Meadows a landscape made famous, by…
Indulge in the Divine Flavours of Rosebud Preserves luxury marmalades, a fine way to start the day with class and quality ingredients. www.rosebudpreserves.co.uk Marmalade Trio Gift Box (£13.95) – A gift box with three marmalades for the perfect breakfast. It contains: 1 x Seville Orange Marmalade (227g), 1 x Three Fruit Marmalade (227g) and 1 x Red Grapefruit Marmalade (227g). Recently, Gentlemans Butler indulged in a beautifully presented box of marmalades from Rosebud Preserves. A labour of love, this story begins with a connection to family, the earth and its bounty and follows to the present day where these fine products…
Wop-pob-a-loo-bop Pizza … That’s Crazy Pizza’s luxury lunchtime extravaganza. Pizza is probably the world’s most popular food. It’s certainly one of the most enduring. First mentions date from the Stone Age, though it wasn’t until the late 18th century that pizza as we know it appeared…in Naples. Baked as a flatbread with a scarce topping, it was eaten fresh and warm by working people such as porters, soldiers and sailors who wanted cheap and quick food. The first pizza restaurant opened in Naples in 1831. It is still there. The rest, as the say, is history; which brings us right…