Popped into the Savoy with the Journalist Jonny BEARDSALL. Jonny was keen to sample the magnificent cocktails I keep banging on about.
We had some samples of his stunning fur hats beheaded with the real heads of English and French partridges that sell for £1900 plus in very exclusive stores...very much appreciated by the beautiful Laura who works for Boodles on the ground floor.
Brett Perkins, Communications Director, then told us about the Monet on display in the Monet Suite on the sixth floor. After a wet martini and an Aperol Spritz from Eric Lorincz we took the lift and went to view the pastel. En route Kiaran MacDonald, General Manager, explained that Monet's paints had been held up at customs so the page was sent out to buy some pastels. The result is the picture we looked at. A very pretty pastel in sky blue of Wterloo Bridge. It belongs to Simon Shore of the Trinity House gallery who was sitting the as a informative and interesting chaperone. Apparently he painted some 26 pictures from the hotel
It is simple but stunning and for those interested it has a cool one and a half million pound price tag....
Erik heard about the picture and realising the gravitas of the poignancy of Monet revisiting the Savoy, in a matter of minutes, created two stunning and wholly original cocktails...one light and fresh and totally 'au plein aire' as an aperitif and another Cognac based as a digestive. Both superb.
Now I am reflecting on it over a Sazerac made buy Ladislad Piljar which is a work of art in itself. I'm also hoping that Laura from Boodles will come and join me, though I don't want to annoy the charming David as I had wonderful lunch with both of them yesterday...
We had some samples of his stunning fur hats beheaded with the real heads of English and French partridges that sell for £1900 plus in very exclusive stores...very much appreciated by the beautiful Laura who works for Boodles on the ground floor.
Brett Perkins, Communications Director, then told us about the Monet on display in the Monet Suite on the sixth floor. After a wet martini and an Aperol Spritz from Eric Lorincz we took the lift and went to view the pastel. En route Kiaran MacDonald, General Manager, explained that Monet's paints had been held up at customs so the page was sent out to buy some pastels. The result is the picture we looked at. A very pretty pastel in sky blue of Wterloo Bridge. It belongs to Simon Shore of the Trinity House gallery who was sitting the as a informative and interesting chaperone. Apparently he painted some 26 pictures from the hotel
It is simple but stunning and for those interested it has a cool one and a half million pound price tag....
Erik heard about the picture and realising the gravitas of the poignancy of Monet revisiting the Savoy, in a matter of minutes, created two stunning and wholly original cocktails...one light and fresh and totally 'au plein aire' as an aperitif and another Cognac based as a digestive. Both superb.
Now I am reflecting on it over a Sazerac made buy Ladislad Piljar which is a work of art in itself. I'm also hoping that Laura from Boodles will come and join me, though I don't want to annoy the charming David as I had wonderful lunch with both of them yesterday...