Happy Hampers at Mount Street Deli

A luxury but a staple, Mount Street Deli generally play a big part when we’re entertaining. Naturally, Christmas comes with hoards of hungry relatives and whether you’re in need of extra gifts or delectable nibbles, The Mount Street Deli are here to save the day once more. Genius food curators, they’re renowned for selecting the best…
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Chimes at Midnight: Celebrate NYE at the Lanesborough

Auld Lang Syne at the Lanesborough? 2013 just got classier. Turn to the fashion pages of LUSSO 28… like what you see? Let us introduce you to The Lanesborough. If you’re not already familiar with the stunning Knightsbridge hotel, you really should be. One of the world’s most exclusive addresses, The Lanesborough is a residence befitting…
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The Churchill Bar & Terrace

The newly opened Churchill Bar & Terrace on Portman Square was certainly designed with a young Churchill in mind. Guests are invited to enjoy a menu of fine cigars and cocktails on the glamorous private terrace until the early hours. The bar serves its own Churchill Craft Gin (what else!) with house made tonics, as…
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Master of the Grape Arts

We’ll be raiding the racks to bring you the finest wines known to humanity. Or at least to Master Sommelier, Christopher Delalonde. Like everyone for a taste of the finer things in life, we at LUSSO like to think of ourselves as having refined and elevated senses. Whether the feel of a scarf made from…
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L’Atelier de Courvoisier Competition

LUSSO is giving you the opportunity to win two tickets to experience L’Atelier de Courvoisier – an explorative insight into its renowned ageing cellar in Cognac, hosted by master blender Patrice Pinet. Select guests will have the opportunity to join Courvoisier for a very special evening indeed. The evening will see guests embark on a…
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Courses (Not) For Horses: Total Diet Food

A company that brings the mountain of plentiful healthy food to the Mohammed of… let’s just stop there, shall we? I once met terrifying Kiwi personal trainer, Tim Bean, with a view to becoming another one of his victims…sorry, clients. A revered expert and hard ass, Tim charged £5,000 for a three-month stint, in which…
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Experimental Cocktail Club Goes Vintage

The terribly impressive sounding Thor Berquist, manager of The Experimental Cocktail Club, has obviously been feeling nostalgic of late. So nostalgic in fact, that he has created a series of delicious vintage cocktails inspired by the 50s, 60s and 70s. Using ancient spirits of the highest quality, drinks are poured before you from their original…
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The World’s 50 Best Bars

As part of London Cocktail Week, 8 Northumberland staged the World’s 50 Best Bars Awards 2012. Hosted by Lucy Britner, Editor of Drinks International and ‘King Cocktail’ Dale DeGroff, around 400 drinks industry professionals gathered to witness the unveiling of regional winners and the number one venue itself. Described by DeGroff as ‘an extraordinary group…
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O-Fishal Merchandise*

* Sorry. London’s best fish restaurant (sorry Scotts) goes into print. Ask most famous actors, artists and film makers what their favourite restaurant is in London and they’ll near to a man, woman and Tracey Emin say Sheekey’s. Maybe it’s the mirrored glass that faces a quiet passage off Charing Cross Road, affording no gawping…
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Vodka with the Spirit of Whiskey

Purity Vodka, as the name suggests, is incredibly pure. Distilled a whopping thirty-four times at one of the smallest distilleries in the world (located within 13th century Ellinge Castle to be precise), this crystal-clear spirit is 100% organic. It was master blender, good old Thomas Kuutanen, who spent ten years carefully developing something that would challenge the…
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