Category: Food & Wine

Gymkhana comes to the Sussex Cellar

Following our inaugural Cellar Series event, an Anglo-Indian collaboration with the Michelin-starred Gymkhana, Demetri Walters MW reports on a remarkable meal in our Sussex Cellar. Gymkhana: the name used to conjure-up children’s show-jumping competitions. At least it did to me. Now it immediately brings to mind the finest Indian cuisine that I have ever encountered. […]

Tips for tackling wine lists

The infernal, eternal wine list can prove intimidating even for expert oenophiles. Here, Steffan Griffiths from our Private Wine Events team provides the ultimate guide to fearlessly navigating a restaurant’s wine list. Restaurant wine lists can sometimes feel like the arch-nemeses of the budding wine enthusiast: providing one with so much choice you have no […]

On the table: Medlar

Food writer Victoria Stewart continues her exploration of London’s culinary scene with an impeccable lunch at the elegant Medlar, a pristine spot on the King’s Road that punches above its Chelsea peers. What do two suited young men, a fabulous pensioner in a multi-coloured spotty dress coat and London’s wine crowd all have in common? They […]

Introducing our Cellar Series

To celebrate the opening of our Sussex Cellar, a new event space hidden beneath St James’s Street, we are launching a series of exclusive dinners in collaboration with London’s top restaurants. This week heralded the opening of our Sussex Cellar, a new venue in our St James’s premises. Like our Pickering Cellar, Napoleon Cellar and […]