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In the last issue of LUSSO, we pondered on how Michel Roux Jr was getting on in the weekend wasteland that is Whitehall, following the re-design of the bar at Roux at Parliament Square. Well, own horn a’ tooting, Roux at the Pembury was named after the chef’s birthplace. Left slightly confused by the particular…
The names of the royal couple, and, coincidentally, of seven or eight of my collection of offspring, scattered around this great land like Aston Martins in a world of Hyundais. Not since one of my own weddings has the country seen such a spectacle. And my weddings – well, they are hard to beat. There…
I’m finally reading Simon Mawer’s The Glass Room. It has moved up and down the teetering pile of books beside my bed for months, gently taunting me. I have heard great things about it, but always something more pressing has intervened. This Friday, though, I will read it, losing myself in the wartime world of…
After conquering Russia, multiple restaurateur Arkady Novikov is now looking to other countries to conquer. Or, according to some, disappoint. In a huge Mayfair space, Novikov has split the room and the big name critics. At the front, the pan-Asian restaurant. Downstairs, a vast Italian one. On the one hand, AA Gill loving it. On…
If you ever thought of owning a second home in London but have been dissuaded by all the hassle and costs then think again. 47 Park Street Grand Residences by Marriott is offering elegantly designed one or two bedroom residences in the heart of Londons Mayfair for £111,000 and £260,000 respectively. In return, members get…
Standing in the entrance of the Halcyon Gallery, Bruton Street, London, an older gentleman (who frankly should know better) walks in with a beautiful younger woman. She immediately makes a bee line for a piece entitled ‘Sex in the City’, an alluring display of brightly jewelled high-heeled shoes, picks one up and is in the process…