Ensuring your picnic basket is packed with only the finest treats, our Head Chef Stewart Turner provides a premium update on the humble Scotch egg. Another slightly retro classic, which for me is a picnic must, the Scotch egg is a joy to behold, and when properly made, is as far removed from the mass-produced […]

In the first of a new monthly feature on seasonal produce, our Head Chef Stewart Turner dishes up a simple asparagus starter, while Richard Veal from our Private Wine Events team suggests wines to partner the season’s slender stems. On the plate: Asparagus is one of the truly great seasonal treats in an age when we are used […]

This month Victoria Stewart visits the flourishing King’s Cross area to check out the newest branch of Vinoteca, a stalwart on the London food and wine circuit. Restaurants are springing up around the new King’s Cross station development faster than Gordon Ramsay can roar the F-word. Yet these are not the sorts of unassuming bolt-holes […]

May heralds the booking process for the Proms and, with his tickets safely secured, Tom Cave – our Cellar Plan Manager – looks ahead to the season, making plans for essential pre-concert picnics. I have a propensity for the works of Gustav Mahler and these always enjoy a good representation at the Proms.  To enjoy […]