At the inaugural Square Meal Ayala Female Chef of the Year Award announced at Daphne’s (head chef Michael Brown), a ponderous wild mushroom risotto but suitably bubbly winner in lovely Angela Hartnett.
An indulgent supper at Zelman Meats’ Black Cod & Wagyu residency was a plate of these “luxuries” preceded by feathery tiger prawn tempura with Holy F*** mayo.
Harry’s Bar in James Street near Selfridges is on the crest of a rolling out wave. Harry’s Toadstool dessert will be cropping up all over the place.
Cubes of signature Welsh rarebit at the launch of Christmas & Other Winter Feasts by Tom Parker Bowles at a delightfully glitzy party at Fortnum & Mason.
Martinis — freshly chilled glasses provided midstream — at The American Bar at The Stafford followed by partridge pithivier with rich gravy from its Game Bird restaurant.
