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JO MALONE
How we can all adapt
to new challenges
Also Inside: Fine food delivered to you door
Tips to keep you fit and healthy at home
Father's Day: local luminaries talk about their dads
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B E L G R A V I A Welcome & top three
How the local community is
pulling together – and our
Business
Take inspiration from perfumer
Jo Malone who says now is the
lockdown culture picks time to be creative
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you to all of the brands who are keeping their doors open to Upfront Literature
keep Belgravia fed. Satisfy your taste buds and stay safe. Farewell to local legends: From Eliot to Auden, many
George Goring, Terry Mansfield poets and writers have called
and Bill Martin Belgravia their home
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The Fine Cheese Co: The
Motcomb Street eatery is open Culture Made in Belgravia
for in-store services. Also offering Recommended books, films, Candle maker Rachel Vosper
home delivery of online and in- TV and podcasts to help you celebrates 10 years in
store produce including cakes, through self-isolation Kinnerton Street
pantry essentials and freshly
made chef-cooked meals. 14 40
Dominique Ansel: Experience Community Health
#DominiqueAnselBakeryAtHome Leader of Westminster City Inspiration from your favourite
collect or order from a range Council Rachael Robathan on trainers and therapists to help
of sweet and savoury treats, L’ETO Caffe: Offering helping the vulnerable you stay fit and healthy at home
handmade pasta, sauces and a wholesome and varied
fresh bread service. breakfast, brunch and dinner
menus alongside their famed
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cake selection, available via
Deliveroo. Also offering kind
44 Just because you're indoors We catch up with Sonja
donations to the NHS. doesn't mean you have to miss Vodusek, managing director of
out on your favourite food The Peninsula London
Poilâne: Order from the world
renowned French bakery
via Deliveroo. Or head to 23 44
Instagram for lessons in how Food Father's Day
you can recreate the taste of Thomas Cubitt: The Recipes to get you cooking at Some local faces on how their
Poilâne at home. team behind The Orange, home from top chefs and food dads helped to shape their lives,
Alfred Tennyson and The outlets plus great gift ideas
Thomas Cubitt are offering
#CubittHouseAtHome,
for delivery or collection
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including pantry items, veg Food & Drink A day in Belgravia
boxes, recipe boxes, Sunday Wines to match everyday dishes Zoom chats, online yoga, a take-
roast and barbeque boxes. 14 – including the perfect Primitivo
to go with beans on toast
out – just an average day in the
time of Coronavirus
Daylesford Organic: Offering
fresh, seasonal produce from
their farmshop for collection
or delivery, with recipes to
accompany on their website.
Visit mayfairandbelgravia.com for a full
directory of the services and shops that
are operating in Belgravia.
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Upfront
Tea, cake and conversation Hit writer dies
Residents in Belgravia can still get together Songwriter to the stars Bill Martin MBE,
through the pandemic, thanks to daily “virtual who co-wrote Eurovision number one
tea parties”. "Puppet on a String" and Cliff Richard’s
Father Alan Gyle of St Paul’s Church in "Congratulations", has died aged 81 from
Wilton Place launched the initiative alongside heart failure.
Grosvenor’s Simon Mantle as quarantine rules Martin, a Belgravia resident since 1998,
were put in place. penned Sandie Shaw’s 1967 hit which became
The tea parties take place at 3pm Monday to the UK’s first winning Eurovision entry.
Saturday for 30 minutes. Anyone is invited to Alongside writing partner Phil Coulter,
join through their smartphone, iPad, tablet, they would work with the likes of Cilla Black,
PC or laptop. Use the link The Troggs and the Bay City Rollers and in
https://zoom.us/j/693897147 1970, they wrote the England football team’s
or dial in on 0208 080 6591 and enter World Cup song "Back Home".
meeting ID, 693 897 147. When Belgravia magazine asked him how
he would like to be remembered in 2017, he
replied simply: “As a laugh.”
Teen lands Netflix role
A teenager from Belgravia has his sights set on
Hollywood after bagging a part in a Netflix comedy,
alongside some of the biggest names in the business.
Zack Propert stars alongside Will Ferrell, Rachel
McAdams and Pierce Brosnan in "Eurovision", released
later this year.
The 14-year old attended St Peter’s Eaton Square
before moving to Knightsbridge School to pursue his
passion for acting under head of drama, Rosie Parton. Social graces
A keen drummer, he honed his skills with teacher
Jesse Bildner, before a casting director Scottish crooner Lewis Capaldi has been
approached the school and Zack minding his Ps and Qs after refining his
was put forward. manners with Belgravia resident and ‘etiquette
“After sending a music queen’, Liz Brewer.
Farewell to local legend audition tape they
wanted to see him in
The 23-year old singer-songwriter, who
topped the charts with "Someone You Loved",
Publishing legend and Belgravia resident
Terry Mansfield has died after contracting
person for a screen
test,” recalls mum,
undertook social behaviour lessons at Brewer's
home in preparation for future stardom. Charitable gifts
Laura Wilder. “After “We spoke about how to behave with royalty,
Coronavirus.
a recall he was lucky meet those wiser and older and the correct Former news anchor and one of Britain’s most
The 81-year old was managing director of enough to land the table manners,” said Brewer. respected broadcasters, Sir Martyn Lewis,
the National Magazine Company (Nat Mags) part.” The lessons were filmed in her drawing and is using his latest venture to raise money for
for 34 years and was awarded a CBE for his Zack, who takes the dining room and were used to promote the Brit charities across the UK.
service to the magazine industry in 2002. role of ‘Stephan’ in the award-winner’s video for song, "Grace". The Belgravia resident runs Your Big Day, which
Mansfield, who continued to work as comedy, filmed alongside The course covered ‘first impressions and draws on two years of work by researchers
a consultant for the Hearst Corporation the cast in London last social graces’, including small talk and the and editors with access to Reuters and ITN
up until his death, was regarded as a summer and travelled for a ‘English sense of humour’, ‘powerful posture archives. Customers can buy a curated
heavyweight of the publishing industry. location shoot in Iceland last and body language’ and dining etiquette from six-minute video – a personalised video gift
Tributes were paid to the father-of- October. how to eat tricky foods and pass the port. delivered via Yourbigday.tv – that will tell the
two who enjoyed a glittering career and A regular social commentator for national tale of a specific date in history with access
whose warmth, wit and enthusiasm will TV and radio, Brewer is a long-time Belgravia to more than 100 years of footage.
be remembered by family, friends and resident and star of ITV’s hit reality series, Email martyn.lewis@yourbigday.tv if you
colleagues. "Ladette to Lady". want your charity to be involved.
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Upfront
Tremlett
goes
detatched
Will Tremlett, who
has been a part
of the Belgravia
estate agent
community for
over 20 years,
has launched
his own agency.
He says his
aim is to offer a
George Goring remembered personal service
that benefits
from having
Tributes have been paid to much-loved hotelier George Goring OBE,
just one contact
who has died, aged 81. He was the third generation of his family to run
through the whole
The Goring hotel in Beeston Place, taking charge for 43 years before
process.
handing over the original brass keys to his son and current CEO Jeremy
Contact William
in 2005. Tremlett Properties
In an interview with Belgravia in 1994, he said: “Our hotel has my at Will.Tremlett@
name over the door and my grandfather used to say, 'if you have your TheLondonBroker.
name over the door, you try that much harder', and I think it’s true.” com
Managing director David Morgan-Hewitt said George was “a true
gentlemen and a huge bundle of fun. Quite simply he was a legend
amongst 20th century hoteliers”.
Restaurant plan Sweet gesture to NHS staff
for bank site The Lanesborough delivered the hotel’s limited-edition afternoon
tea – a collaboration with Belgravia’s celebrated cakemaker Peggy
In Westminster’s first ever virtual Porschen – to NHS staff at St George’s Hospital as a thank
planning committee, consent you for their tireless work.
was granted to convert the old Peggy’s signature pink-hued cakes and sweet
NatWest bank on the corner of creations, alongside classic
Elizabeth Street (35-39) into a savoury finger sandwiches, were
restaurant. The decision was a given to NHS teams across all
unanimous one from the four the wards at the London hospital
committee members presiding on St George’s Day.
online. A gesture of thanks, it was also
As part of the Grosvenor a nod to the hotel’s historic roots
project, the building next door – as the original site of St George’s
a former antiques shop that has Hospital, founded in 1733 before
been derelict for more than a closing its door as a hospital in
decade – will be replaced with 1980. MD Marco Novella said:
four flats. “The team at The Lanesborough
There are plans to start join the heartfelt applause of
building on the site during the the country to the NHS and to
summer with an 18-month everyone who is fighting against
timeline. this invisible enemy.”
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Culture
Andy Barr Paulene Stone Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott Ross Anderson
Manager of Belgravia Books Resident and former model Resident and bestselling author Motcombs' owner and actor
Books Films Films/Television Books
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons Indecent Proposal A compelling limited series makes for ideal I am currently reading Like a Virgin by Richard
A book that is rivalling Douglas Adams in its It was sort of glamorous and had fabulous theme quarantine bingeing. I recommend both Fosse/ Branson and finding his core values inspiring. I'm
number of re-reads; this is a joyfully funny, precise music from John Barry and his music is just Verdon, exploring the famed director/choreographer’s also flicking through the pages of True at First Light
pastiche of rural melodrama, which anyone who has fabulous – I could listen to it all day and all night. complex relationship with his wife/muse/equal – and by Ernest Hemingway, to mentally project myself to
endured Thomas Hardy, DH Lawrence and their Chernobyl, set against the 1986 nuclear disaster. In the breathtaking plains of Africa now and then. My
like, or in fact anyone at all, is going to appreciate. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off a rewarding feat of marathon viewing, I’m feeding absolute favourite is The Great Gatsby by F Scott
An enduring and unfailing amusing read. You have got to have a bit of a laugh and this is a my desire for nostalgia, rewatching all seven seasons Fitzgerald, which I could read over and over again.
classic. It’s really funny – it’s about this awful boy of Mad Men.
The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis called Ferris and his plan is to steal his father’s car I’ve pre-ordered the poignant, darkly hilarious Podcast
Since being compelled to read this by a colleague and go for a romp around Chicago. It’s Matthew Jojo Rabbit. Until then, I’ve been revisiting cinema I like to listen to Russell Brand's podcast, Under
some years ago, I have done my best to compel as Broderick and he is always excellent in everything. classics – 1930s-1970s – whose timelessness is the Skin, as I find his always evolving views on life
many others as possible to read it. An astonishingly proving strangely comforting in our uncertain very relevant and there is always something to take
gripping, unexpected story of chess, obsession, All About Eve/Sunset Boulevard present. away and ponder.
addiction and growing up. Why this is not more If I really want to sink into the oldies, you can’t
widely known is baffling. Easily one of the best go wrong with All About Eve and I love Sunset
books I have read. Boulevard because I can recognise a lot of the
locations.
French Exit by Patrick DeWitt
If you are in need of profoundly meaningful fiction to
signal some in-demand virtues, best look elsewhere.
Otherwise brace yourself for an absurdly diverting,
darkly funny, wonderful characterised high-
society farce.
Films
My wife and I recently watched Harriet, which
follows the legacy of Harriet Tubman and her
Books journey to free over 70 people from slavery. The film
Looking forward to James Scudamore’s English is stunningly made.
Monsters, of which critic Alex Preston wrote: I also like to watch A Good Year featuring Russell
"Imagine Edward St Aubyn writing The Secret Crowe around this time every year, as it always
History." In trying times, I turn to epic reads, reminds me of the romance and beauty of the
currently Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead, and the south of France and a good glass of wine. A nice
Joan Didion non-fiction anthology We Tell Ourselves little piece of nostalgia.
Culture club
Stories in Order to Live. A personal favourite is Steven Spielberg's Hook
which I consider an absolute masterpiece from
Podcasts the writing to the score by John Williams and
I’m addicted to the books podcast Backlisted, hosted everything in between. A beautiful reminder of
by John Mitchinson and Andy Miller, featuring what lies within. And Robin Williams is fantastic.
literary luminaries, Giving New Life To Old Books
– guaranteed to inspire teetering TBR stacks. Television
During this period of self-isolation, we all need books, films, Equally compelling, You Must Remember This offers We have just started watching Ozark on Netflix,
a fascinating exploration of the secret and forgotten which is a gripping psychological thriller,
TV and podcasts to help us get through these dark times. histories of Hollywood's first century. beautifully shot with mind-boggling twists in each
Some local culture vultures give us their recommendations and every episode. It’s certainly not for the faint
hearted though!
w o r d s : j o n at h a n w h i l e y
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Culture
Andrew Roberts Andrew Coney, Sir Martyn Lewis Ingrid Seward
Bestselling author and resident General manager, The Hari hotel Award-winning newsreader, journalist Editor-in-chief, Majesty
and resident magazine and resident
Books Books
L.E.L.: The Lost Life and Scandalous Long Drawn Out Trip: A Memoir by Gerald Books Books
Death of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, by Lucasta Scarfe Beyond Recall, by Gerald Seymour The Mirror & The Light, Hilary Mantel
Miller Margaret Thatcher as a pterodactyl, Pink Floyd’s "The For fiction that is just as believable I always turn to Gerald I had a girl friend who was an avid reader and
Lucasta Miller wrote The Bronte Myth, so it was Wall" album cover – most are familiar with the work of Seymour, the master thriller writer. His latest novel sees a always had a book on the go before audio or iPads
always likely that when she focused on her next Gerald Scarfe, the often harsh but always accurate and retired special forces agent “going rogue” to seek revenge for a were invented. To make them transportable, she
literary biography it was going to be remarkable. witty illustrator, but less so with his story. I found his memoir massacre he witnessed while undercover in Syria, and kill the cut them in half or even quarters so she could
This is an extraordinary work of literary sleuthing, fascinating, covering early years in war zones to his Russian officer responsible. Gerald and I were both reporters always have a section in her handbag. With that in
as well as a fascinating tale in itself. establishment as the most preeminent political cartoonist at ITN in the 1970s. mind, I bought The Mirror & The Light at the airport
of our time. before everything shut down. Then I realised
The Hitler Years: Triumph 1933-1939, by Films/Television modern paperbacks don’t cut up like the old ones!
Professor Frank McDonogh Films/Television Bosch (Amazon Prime)
A very well-written and lavishly-illustrated history Black Mirror (Netflix) For binge watching, my wife Patsy and I have been utterly The Mountbattens, Andrew Lownie
of the rise of Hitler. With an eye for telling detail, Introduces a different story and characters in each gripped by Bosch, one of the best crime series to come out of I was not well versed in Dickie Mountbatten’s role in
McDonogh tells the monstrous but well-known story episode and plays around the theme of how technology is America for a long time. Starring the laconic Titus Welliver India and even less about his marriage to Edwina.
in an attractively fresh way. consuming society. Each is gripping, bizarre and intense. as an LAPD detective, it is packed with gritty realism and It was a fascinating glimpse into the louche society
surprise twists. of the Twenties and Thirties and very informative
Television Two Doors Down (BBC) and historically interesting at the same time.
Fauda (Netflix): A superb series about the struggle It is incredibly funny, following the lives of residents in three Podcasts
between Palestinian terrorists and an Israeli neighbouring houses in a Glasgow suburb. At times it is Bill Gates (TED talk) The Perfect Wife, JP Delaney
counter-terrorist unit. There are scenes of violence, outrageous but full of constant laughs. Just months after the Ebola outbreak, Gates argued it was Far easier to read and I couldn’t put down. The
so it is not for everybody, but it is compelling. time for the world to bring together all its best ideas to tackle story of a man so obsessed with his wife that after
Podcasts the next pandemic – vaccine research, health worker training, her death he creates a robot in her image. Full of
Call My Agent! (Netflix): An excellent comedy TV Coffee House Shots, The Spectator scenario planning etc. If we don’t, he said, we won’t be ready unexpected twists and turns.
series set in a Parisian entertainment agency, which I often tap into The Spectator’s instant political analysis to take on the next global virus threat and, surprise, surprise,
stars real French movie stars every from its expert and well-connected team of writers. we weren’t! Worth a rueful watch.
episode.
QU
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adversities, as Chris whose problems Moscow by Amor Towles, RO KFIR
Queen Elizabeth has run her opera. I am so grateful for the seem endless! However, the which I feel is a very UN E
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monarchy with utmost dignity. Royal Opera House and English feel-good, classic Russian advice Chris gives to his son is beautiful and uplifting
Philip Treacy I’ve also been listening to National Ballet who share some cinema, like comedy caper clear: ''Do not let anyone tell you book about living in one
Hat designer, 69 Elizabeth Street meditational chants while of their best performances The Diamond Arm (1969), and that you cannot do something. building for 32 years!
My favourite documentary is waking up and in the early on YouTube. I also watched coming-of-age classic Courier Protect your dream. Go get what
called Koyaanisqatsi. It is a cult evening. Mayerling on BBC iPlayer. It is (1986) – think Breakfast Club but you want.'' James Wright
classic – and a visual feast. fantastic and it really helps me sharper in humour and set during Belgravia Residents
This very unusal film is scored Her Excellency escape for a few hours. Perestroika Moscow of the 80s. Anna Watts Association Chairman and
beautifully by Philip Glass. It’s Evelyne Genta The Jones Family Kitchen local resident
unforgettable. Ambassador of the Principality Talitha Piggott Helene Oratore 7-8 Eccleston Yards I have indulged myself reading
of Monaco to the United Belgravia resident Secretary to the AGM & Trustee Having listened to Isabella novels by Conn Iggulden who
Vinti Lodha Kingdom and to the Republic Helping lift my spirits during at The Belgravia Society and Tree's conversation with Lauren is my daughter-in-law’s cousin.
Belgravia resident of Kazakhstan and Belgravia lockdown is the free online local resident Laverne from November last His Empire series on the life of
I’ve been binge-watching resident screening season, Klassiki, My recommendation for an year, I'm now reading her recent Julius Caesar was really good
TV shows like The Crown, One of the things I miss the most run by Kino Klassika. I’ve uplifting film is The Pursuit of book Wilding. Next up, I will and also his riveting novels on
which shows that, even with in this lockdown is ballet and been introduced to the most Happyness that stars Will Smith be revisiting A Gentleman in Genghis Khan.
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Community
“
F
rom the 19th floor of Westminster are getting to rough sleepers and others
City Council’s head office, you will made homeless through either mental health Isolating at home
find our office canteen – normally issues or young people who have fled chaotic
bright, bustling, with people taking backgrounds. Rough sleeping is so difficult at is clearly not a
their trays to sit down and eat with any time, but Coronavirus has meant we have
a panoramic view of Victoria and beyond. to find shelter immediately for the individuals usual option for
Those streets are now eerily quiet, and who might otherwise gather in shop doorways
the noisy clamour of canteen chat and coffee or parks. Isolating at home is clearly not a rough sleepers
machines has given way to a new noise – of usual option for rough sleepers.
kitchen staff and volunteers working flat out Westminster has always had a significant
”
to produce meals for the homeless. rough sleeping population – on any given
The normal breakfast and lunch service night there were typically around 300 people
has given way to an assembly line producing sleeping out. Our council rough sleeping team
two meals a day for 900 people. They are have spent the last eight days securing hotel
being made by the team from our catering bedrooms – the majority in Westminster, but
contractors Unity Works, a social enterprise some in a nearby borough – to ensure rough
company that gives a start to people with sleepers have somewhere to stay. So far, we
learning and other difficulties. Under the have 297 hotel rooms and we continue to
watchful eye of head chef Brian Fantoni, his search for more accommodation. It is to these
five team mates – Dan, Olivean, Michael, hotels that the food parcels of Unity will find
Terry and café apprentice Dan Berton – work their way. In the north of our borough we have
at full speed to prepare food which is boxed also opened a hub which will send food parcels
up on tables in the normal catering area by to 180 ‘shielding’ residents. Again, a mix of
a team of volunteers. Today’s menu – cheese council officers and volunteers will work seven
and onion slice with couscous, fruit juice, days a week to make this facility work.
croissant, and a piece of fruit. Big business is also pitching in. McDonald's
Talking to this whole team, I am again is offering fresh food from all of its
humbled by the amazing groundswell Westminster outlets which will be used in the
of community support we have seen in meals for the homeless and by the foodbanks.
Westminster since the Coronavirus epidemic London black cab drivers are ferrying rough
hit. More than 2,000 people have now offered sleepers to hotel places. The New West End
to help the council through our umbrella Company, representing 600 major retailers, is
volunteering coordination organisation that asking its members to loan parking spaces for
we have established, Westminster Connects. key workers and donate personal protection
Here, volunteers are ensuring that meals equipment like face masks, gloves, overshoes
Pulling together
The Leader of Westminster City Council on how the local
community has been united in its support for the council's
initiatives to help the vulnerable
w o r d s : R a c h a e l R o b at h a n
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Community
and aprons. The Duke of Westminster has
made a £2 million donation to help vulnerable
people (he has since donated an extra £10
million to the UK's Coronavirus relief effort).
“
I am again humbled by the
We know there are many more acts such as amazing groundswell of
this taking place all across our city and the
country. community support we have
And we are doing our best to look after
businesses in return. While the health of our seen in Westminster since the
residents is the overriding priority, there will
come a point when, in future months, we need Coronavirus epidemic hit
to revive our economy for when our usual
influx of one million people a day pass through
”
Westminster’s streets. The thousands of
businesses based in our part of central London
collectively generate £53 billion a year – three
per cent of the country’s economic output –
Rachael and we need that economic powerhouse to fire cared for. We appreciate that as an authority
Robathan up again to safeguard jobs. I will continue we are by no means unique. There is great
(above) to lobby the Chancellor to ensure businesses collaboration across London local government
serving tea, get any help they need and welcome the and I see local authorities leading the way
coffee and huge support the Government has already across the country on our daily news and
meals to announced and we will do all we can to help. updates. I pay tribute to all councillors and
emergency But for now, normal life is suspended but officers for their hard work in these difficult
service our councillors and staff continue to work times and their commitment to public service.
teams at The closely, although remotely, together to look Our council programme is called City for
Berkeley; and after the strategic interests of the city and All. The huge outpouring of community spirit
assembling deliver essential services. Our flexible staff I have seen in the past days shows those words
food for the have also been volunteering to be redeployed have real meaning, and will take us through
vulnerable to different areas to make the authority the current emergency to the promise of a
run and ensure the vulnerable remain well recovery to come.
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Food & drink
THE FINE l ' eto
CHEESE CO No virtual tea party is complete without a slice of perfect
cake. The West Halkin Street café has plenty of sweet
The artisan cheese shop in treats for a pick-me-up.
Motcomb Street is operating
reduced opening hours, Available from 11am until 6pm via Deliveroo.
from 9am until 4pm Monday
to Friday but is closed at
weekends. It has a free home
delivery service for those
living within a mile radius
of the shop and can deliver
deli items, essentials – such
as bread, free-range organic
eggs and organic milk – and
a selection of dishes from its
kitchen prepared by head
chef Maggie, including roast
Image: Jason Lowe
chicken and sweet potato
salsa and croque monsieur.
To place an order,
call 01225 617953
or email
belgravia@finecheese.co.uk
Fine food on demand
B O I S DA L E
Boisdale needs you! The Scottish restaurant,
something of a local institution, has launched
‘Boisdale War Bonds’, which can be redeemed
when they reopen.
We are spoilt for choice when it comes to food locally. There are 14 different ‘bonds’ available, including
the ‘lobster thermidor bond’ - priced at £75 for
Thankfully, we can still enjoy the best of the area at home two whole lobsters and four sides (usually £120) -
and the ‘Dom Perignon 2008 bond’ to celebrate
w o r d s : J o n at h a n W h i l e y
‘victory’ over Covid-19 in style (priced £125, usually
£249).
olivo Bonds range from £45 to £1,500 with a printed
war bond sent on request. Visit their online shop
Mauro Sanna and his prized collection available), and is also on Deliveroo. at 8.30pm,” said Ashlea at boisdale.co.uk
of neighbourhood Italian restaurants are Olivomare, in Lower Belgrave Sanna, marketing director
operating an amended service. Street, remains closed. and wife of Mauro.
Currently, Oliveto and Olivocarne in With restaurants closed to “We have now alternated C H U C S B E L G R AV I A
Elizabeth Street and Olivo in Eccleston the public from March 20, pizzas with pasta dishes
Street are open seven days a week for Mauro and his team began too. This is a great With Coronavirus closing Chucs temporarily, the Eccleston
collection and delivery via Deliveroo to deliver pizzas to the ICU example of what a whole Street restaurant has launched a ‘Chucs at Home’ service.
(noon until 3pm and 6pm until 10pm). department of Chelsea & community can do and we Available seven days a week, ‘zero touch’ deliveries are UNI
Deli and wine shop Olivino, in Lower Westminster hospital in are so incredibly grateful.” possible from 6pm until 10pm. The extensive menu includes
Belgrave Street, is open for business from response to an initiative from springtime classic, risotto primavera, trofie alla genovese Peruvian and Japanese fusion fare is still
10am until 6pm (closed on Sundays) and some of its customers. To contribute and get and a selection of pizzas. NHS workers are given a 30 per available, with the Ebury Street restaurant
available for delivery via Deliveroo. “They set up a scheme with other involved in the scheme, call cent discount. Payments taken over the phone. running a delivery menu. The seabass
Meanwhile, gelateria Olivogelo, in neighbours/customers to order pizzas Oliveto on 020 7730 0074 with tiradito remains the must-try dish.
Elizabeth Street, is now open seven days directly from Oliveto on rotation and payment taken on the day Visit chucsrestaurants.com to see the full menu and call
a week from 1pm until 9pm (no seating we would then deliver them every night your order is delivered. 020 3827 3000 to place an order. Order via Deliveroo.
18 Belgravia — June 2020 Belgravia — June 2020 19Food & drink
ba k er and
p i z z a p ilgrims You and the Law
While la dolce vita might seem a
s p ice distant dream, you can still enjoy
a taste of Neapolitan pizza. Pizza Do I need a
The Elizabeth Street
favourite is offering a
Pilgrims, which recently opened
on Buckingham Palace Road, has
cohabitation
delivery menu with reopened for a delivery-only service agreement?
many of their brunch, (including kids’ menu), available with
pastries and salads Deliveroo.
available. The menu It has also launched ‘frying pan Cohabiting couples are couples who live
includes comfort pizza kits’ (£15) so you can create an together but are not married or in a civil
‘at-home’ version of its much-loved partnership. Such couples have become the
food classics such
fastest growing type of family with statistics
as chicken and Margherita with ingredients shipped in
showing that there were over 3.3 million
mushroom pie, in the post.
cohabiting families in 2017 and that up to 1 in
addition to brunch
five families cohabit (instead of getting married
favourites such as Visit pizzapilgrims.co.uk
or entering into a civil partnership). There are
shakshuka. many reasons for this change, but the most
important notion to understand is that such
Available on Deliveroo and families are not protected under the law.
Uber Eats.
What are Cohabitation
Agreements?
Cohabitation Agreements record arrangements made Accordingly, if you are not married or in a civil partnership and
between couples who are unmarried but live together. have chosen to live with your partner, it is advisable to enter
They record how the property is owned both in respect of in a Cohabitation Agreement. Indeed, many family lawyers are
the legal and beneficial ownership. In this way, they are finding that enquiries about both Cohabitation Agreements
similar to Declarations of Trust. The difference between and Nuptial Agreements (both pre and post nuptial) are
the two is that in a Cohabitation Agreement, you can increasing. While cohabiting parents are able to seek some
record what should happen in the event that you have financial relief from each other in respect of the maintenance
children, the relationship breaks down or if one of you of a child, there is no provision for the former partner upon
dies. Additionally, you can include details about how the the breakdown of the relationship. The ownership of any
mortgage and other household expense should be paid assets held by the couple will be determined by reference
and whether payment of the same will enable a party to to the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
gain a beneficial interest in the property. rather than the more generous provisions of matrimonial law.
The benefits of a Cohabitation Agreement is that it means We have seen an increase in numbers cohabiting families in
D O M I N I Q U E ansel the parties can avoid the costs of future litigation in recent years and until the law catches up to reflect this reality,
respect of the ownership of the property. It is much simpler it is important to take all necessary steps to protect yourself
The popular Elizabeth Street bakery,
home of the famed Cronut, has launched
w ild b y tart to agree in advance how you intend to deal with matters and your assets.
rather than leave it up to the Court in the event that an
its new Italian ‘meal for two’ kits. They agreement cannot be reached, as this can be expensive. If you would like to know more about Cohabitation
include homemade pasta, a homemade One of Belgravia’s most popular Other products, including Agreements, please contact Ali Granville an Associate in our
sauce (three to choose from, including restaurants is offering people homemade marmalade, I consider my partner to be my Family Team.
plum tomato, oregano, garlic and basil, the chance to cook some of their Northumberland honeycomb and Common Law spouse, do I need a
three cheese and beef bolognese with favourite dishes at home with a loose ginger tea are also available. Cohabitation Agreement? Direct Dial: 020 7201 1897
rosemary and red wine), extra virgin olive selection of recipe boxes. Visit wildbytart.com E-mail: aligranville@childandchild.co.uk
oil, breadcrumbs, grated parmesan and Sourcing ingredients primarily from Alternatively, try one of its four Resolution (a community of family law professionals)
freshly-baked focaccia. its trusted supplier, Natoora, the specially-created hampers stocked reports that 46% of people believe that if unmarried
It’s available on its website, priced £10 boxes are delivered every Thursday with treats from its deli, including couples live together for a certain period, they effectively
(dominiqueansellondon.com) or via between 9am and 6pm and feed the ‘Survival Hamper’ (£195) and have a ‘common law marriage’. This is not correct as
Deliveroo, priced £8.50. four to six people. Smoky lentil and ‘Essentials Hamper’ (£85). cohabitation is not a recognised concept under the law of
With schools closed indefinitely, the ndjua stew with feta and tarragon They are available to order via email, England & Wales. This means that even if you have been 21 Grosvenor Place
bakery is also offering free lunchboxes (£38) and spring minestrone with info@wildbytart.com and each living with your partner for many years, or have children, London SW1X 7HN
to any children who would normally be courgette, fennel and wild garlic comes with a complimentary loo roll. then you are not protected under the law if you split.
entitled to a free school meal. The boxes pesto (£37) are among the boxes Alternatively, show your support by Unless you are married, or in a civil partnership, the legal Tel: +44 (0)20 7235 8000
contain a sandwich, drink and snack and available, with shipping at £5 within purchasing vouchers with 10 per cent system considers you to be ‘single’. www.childandchild.co.uk
can be picked up from the bakery with a five-mile radius of the Eccleston off your bill when you redeem it in the
relevant documentation. Yards restaurant. restaurant once it reopens.
20 Belgravia — June 2020Food
Divine Cashmere is a luxury
womenswear boutique based in
Chelsea, specialising in luxury fabrics
Home cooking
including cashmere, leather and fur.
Founded by Daniele Chemla, her
aim is to make women feel beautiful, If you're missing your favourite food shops and restaurants, why not rustle up
confident, and empowered in the
clothes they wear. one of their dishes at home? Here, some local foodies share their recipes
Daniele works closely with quality
artisans in France and Italy to source
beautiful pieces for each collection.
INGREDIENTS
Divine Cashmere invites women
to enjoy its delicate blend of 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil For the caper
sophistication, exclusive fabrics and 3 garlic cloves, thinly gremolata
elegant cuts that will leave them Divine Cashmere sliced 2 tbsp capers, dried on
feeling simply exceptional. 171 Fulham Road ½ tsp dried chilli paper towel
London, SW3 6JW 1 tbsp minced parsley 1 garlic clove, minced
+44 7900 673 690 stalks 2 tbsp dried breadcrumbs
Order online Follow us on Instagram 5 anchovy fillets, chopped (or panko crumbs)
www.divinecashmere.com @divinecashmereboutique 2 tbsp pitted black olives, Small handful parsley
roughly chopped leaves, minced
150ml white wine 1 red chilli, deseeded and
1 tin good quality minced (optional)
tomatoes, 400g 1 lemon zest
½ lemon juice
Big pinch grated
parmesan
300g linguine
METHOD
Over a medium heat, of grated parmesan and
heat the olive oil with squeeze of half a lemon,
the garlic and dried and mix in. Finish in a
chilli, as it begins little olive oil and take
to colour. Add the off the heat.
anchovies and parsley
stalks. Allow to break In a separate pan heat
down in the oil, then a few tablespoons of
add the white wine olive oil. When hot add
and reduce a little, the capers and allow to
then add the olives and crisp for a few minutes.
tinned tomatoes. Season Then add the garlic
generously and allow to and breadcrumbs – let
simmer for 20 minutes. this go golden. Season.
News and features from Spoon onto kitchen
Belgravia, Knightsbridge and Cook linguine until al
dente.
towel, drain oil off
and cool. Place wild by tart
surrounding areas on your Add linguine to your
into a bowl and
add the minced Tarty puttanesca
mobile or any other device sauce (once sauce is parsley, lemon with a crispy caper
cooked) and add a good zest and chopped gremolata
ladle of pasta water chilli. Spoon this
MayfairTimes.co.uk and cook for a further generously over your Serves 3
minute. Add a big pinch pasta and serve.
Belgravia — June 2020 23Food
INGREDIENTS
For the pasta For the sauce
400g plain flour 400g chopped plum tomatoes
4 medium eggs 20g parsley
Apollonia
1 tsp of extra virgin 2 garlic cloves
olive oil 1 fresh red chilli Poilâne
Pinch of salt 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Ingredients
Pinch of salt Croissant 2 large eggs
Pinch of sugar Pudding ½ cup packed (75g) light brown
sugar
METHOD Serves 6 to 8 Fine sea salt
For the pasta dough Using the sheets of pasta, 2 cups (475ml) whole milk (oat
Mound 350g of flour onto create as many shapes as milk or nut milk possible, but add
marcus a large board, making a you can. Get creative and an extra egg to help bind)
warEing hollow in the centre. have fun! Six 1- 2-day-old croissants, torn
into thirds
Caramelised Break the eggs one at a For the sauce Softened butter, for the pan
Cauliflower time and mix into the flour Heat the oil in a pan over Whipped cream, for serving
Cheese with a fork. a medium flame, add the Raspberries or slices strawberries,
chopped garlic and chilli. for garnish (optional)
Serves 4-6
When the eggs are mixed
into the flour, knead the Add the chopped tomato to
dough with your hands the pan and let it cook for method
INGREDIENTS until stiff and elastic. 15 minutes. In a medium bowl, whisk
2 medium heads 1 tsp thyme leaves together the eggs, brown sugar,
cauliflower, leaves 50g breadcrumbs (panko Cover with plastic wrap and Mix well, season with a and a pinch of salt. Pour in the
or homemade from stale place in the fridge. Leave pinch of salt and sugar. milk and whisk until frothy.
removed
to stand for at least 30
100g butter bread)
minutes. Meanwhile, bring a pot of Place the torn croissants in
500ml milk 100g smoked Applewood
salted water to boil. Once a large bowl and pour the egg
1 tsp Dijon mustard cheese, grated
Shape the dough into a boiling, cook the pasta for a mixture over them. Toss together
2 tbsp Worcestershire sea salt and freshly
rough circle using a rolling few minutes. and let sit at room temperature for
sauce ground black pepper pin. Start in the centre and two hours so the croissants absorb
roll away from you towards Strain the pasta when done. the liquid (or cover with plastic
METHOD the outer edge, working wrap and refrigerate overnight).
Preheat the oven to butter in a pan. Place the your way around until the Add the pasta to the sauce,
230°C/210°C fan/gas 8. remaining cauliflower sheet of dough is 1/8 inch mix well and add the Position a rack in the middle
florets on a roasting tray. thin or less. Use the leftover parsley. and preheat the oven to 350°F
Cut the stem from the Coat with the melted flour whenever it starts to (180°C). Butter a 9 by 5-inch (23
cauliflowers, trim and butter and season with stick to the surface or the Transfer the pasta to a by 13-cm) loaf pan.
finely chop. Cut the salt and pepper. Roast for rolling pin. serving plate.
cauliflowers into florets 25–30 minutes, stirring Transfer the croissant mixture,
the size of a dessertspoon. regularly, until golden. including any liquid, to the pan.
Bake until the custard is set
Heat half of the butter Mix the roasted florets and the top is browned, 40 to 45
in a large saucepan over into the cauliflower purée
mediumhigh heat. Add with the thyme leaves
il pampero minutes. Cool slightly on a wire
rack.
the chopped cauliflower and transfer to a large
stems and a third of the (approximately 20 x 30cm) CHEF CARMINE’S
FRESH PASTA Cut the pudding into slices and
florets. Season well with pie dish or baking dish. serve warm or cold with whipped
salt and cook for around ARRABBIATA
cream, if you like.
15 minutes until a dark Mix the breadcrumbs and
golden colour. cheese together and place A simple pasta recipe
From POILÂNE: The Secrets of
on top of the cauliflower using only a handful of
the World-Famous Bread Bakery –
Add the milk, mustard mixture. ingredients available online at amazon.co.uk
and Worcestershire sauce and poilane.com
and blitz in a blender to Bake for 15–20 minutes
make a smooth purée. until the top is golden,
then remove from the oven
Melt the remaining 50g of and serve.
24 Belgravia — June 2020 Belgravia — June 2020 25Food & Drink
Wine time Veggie stir-fry
Louis Pommery
England Sparkling NV
Pizza acciughe e
capperi
Olivo Riserva
Beans on toast
Cubardi Primitivo, IGT
Salento
“A stir-fry is an easy “This pizza with a topping “The meal of champions,
supper and can of anchovies and capers, this works well with
be as simple and with the addition of a a fruity acidic red, for
We ask some local wine experts to offer their as you wish. little chilli to give it an extra example, a good Piedmont,
suggestions for the perfect pairings to match Louis Pommery kick, really lends itself or with a soft red with a
England offers to being accompanied dried fruit character –
takeaways and store cupboard suppers a bright, fresh by wine rather than with Zinfandel or Primitivo are
and full-bodied beer, which is the norm for best. Try the 2016 Cubardi
b y c a l ly s q u i r e s
taste to most pizzas in Italy. The Primitivo, IGT Salento
accompany wine that I like to drink from Schola Sarmenti.
stir-fried with this pizza bears our Because I have
vegetables own label of Olivo Riserva, actually road-
Pesto pasta Chicken Milanese with Fish and chips like but normally carries the tested these,
St. Supery Sauvignon rocket and Amalfi Devaux 'Augusta' Brut, aubergines name Barrile and comes beans have an
Blanc lemon NV Champagne and from the Cantina Contini acidic sauce with
Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, courgettes in Sardinia. It’s a blend them and that
“You are looking for a wine Apollo, Ausonia “The absolute ideal for perfectly. of local grapes with the needs an
that can deal with the your fish and chip supper The crisp main constituent being acidic red.
sweet yet green flavours “A light and healthy is a bottle of fizz. I'd orchard apples and Nieddera, an old and They also
of basil, the nutty notes of option from our go with the Devaux delicate gooseberry renowned Sardinian have plenty
pine nut and the savoury takeaway menu, 'Augusta' Brut, NV flavours of this grape. This is a big red of sweetness
notes of parmesan. A this dish requires Champagne. This is classic English wine, very round and (if homemade
pungent and fresh white is a wine which from a real hidden sparkling wine long with the flavour of they have
the key here and, although complements treasure. It has compliment mature red fruit like plums molasses
the local match for this rather than a lovely deep the bold, and berries, with a slight in them) so
Genoese dish is generally overpowers. golden colour umami balsamic finish. There is a going for the
Vermentino, I prefer Trebbiano is with plenty of flavours of long tradition in Sardinia full richness
the more aggressive a great match apricot, floral the dish. of drinking stronger local experience,
grassiness of the because of its notes. A zippy Add a red wine with salty food we have Primitivo which
Sauvignon family. delicate and soft acidity is what glug like anchovies. I grew up accentuates the sweet side
The 2018 Friulano, texture. It’s a makes it such of soy with this tradition and can of the dish.”
Vigna Traverso, medium-bodied a good pairing sauce, a vouch for the combination Peter Mitchell, Jeroboams
Colli Orientali wine, so not too for fish and few of tastes going together.” £24.95
del Friuli would overpowering chips. It helps to spring Mauro Sanna, 50-52 Elizabeth Street
be a treat or, when consumed alongside cut through the onions, Olivino 6 Pont Street
better still, the this fairly simple dish. batter, making garlic £27.50 jeroboams.co.uk
2018 St. Supery What’s more, the freshness both the wine and a 12 Lower
Sauvignon Blanc of the Trebbiano cuts and your meal generous Belgrave Street
from the Napa through the oily texture feel lighter and squeeze olivorestaurants.
Valley, whose of the meat. Apollo is more flavoursome. of lime to com
pithy grapefruit made using 100 per cent Honestly, finish, and
notes would Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, and is champagne with this will really
offset the basil fresh and dry on the palate fish and chips is carry the flavours
and pine nut flavours with a velvety texture and one of life's great of the wine.”
perfectly.” a long, beautiful length.” wine pairings!” Julien Lonneux,
Peter Mitchell, Jeroboams Stefano Barbarino, Chucs Jack Merrylees, Pommery
£24.95 £27.50 (50 per cent off Majestic Wine £39.99
50-52 Elizabeth Street restaurant price) £27.99 1 Lower Belgrave Street
6 Pont Street 25 Eccleston Street 1 Lower majestic.co.uk
jeroboams.co.uk chucsrestaurants.com Belgrave Street
majestic.co.uk
26 Belgravia — June 2020 Belgravia — June 2020 27Business
Scents and
sensibility
Jo Malone CBE has faced many challenges in her life and a global
pandemic isn't going to stop her enjoying life or continuing to innovate.
Her latest creation is a new fragrance collection for Zara
w o r d s : c a l ly s q u i r e s
A
nyone suffering from a bout of When this is all over, he’s going to be like a rabbit
lockdown fatigue, could certainly out of a trap! Yesterday, we had our Sunday lunch
take a leaf out of perfumer Jo Malone’s on the terrace and talked about life, and those are
motivational playbook. Having sold her moments to be treasured.”
namesake brand to Estée Lauder in Taking the rough with the smooth, Malone admits
1999 after completing treatment for breast to losing the plot somewhat in week three, but
cancer, Malone could have easily bowed out of the swiftly finding herself again. “I have a fragrance
fragrance business altogether. Instead, she which I wear all the time, called Grapefruit, which
founded a new brand, Jo Loves, and a boutique people know is part of me and part of my character.
at 42 Elizabeth Street. Last night, when I had a terrible anxiety attack at
While that store may be closed temporarily, 2am, I covered my sheets in Grapefruit cologne and
Malone isn’t slowing down amid the Covid-19 felt a sense of wellbeing and calm returning.”
pandemic. Chatting over the phone from her nearby It is a scent from a new collaboration with Zara,
Chelsea home, Malone advises that we should all be however, that will remind Malone of the lockdown
looking at the things we do have, and enjoying life in period. “I adore the Waterlily Tea Dress candles.
a different way. “We can’t sit for six months and cry They’re not very expensive and I’ve been burning
everyday,” she says. them so much that the scent will really remind me of
“I think the way to get through this is routine and this time. It’s a very clean and crisp smell.”
discipline. Don’t let one day bleed into the other – The newly-launched collection for Zara is available
make sure each day you’ve got something that you’re to buy online, and likewise the Jo Loves website is
working towards and creating to focus your mind.” very much open for business and “thriving”, Malone
Malone’s new schedule revolves around cooking happily reports. “When you take a situation like
lunch and dinner, not just for herself and husband this, you have to think very differently and do it
Gary, but also for the couple’s teenage son who has quickly,” she advises.
returned to the family home to quarantine from Luckily, the agile Jo Loves team had been working
university in America. on new website anyway for a solid 18 months, which
Mother and son have remarkably only had two big was just about to launch when London locked down.
fallouts in eight weeks of isolation, which “isn’t bad”, “It hit at just the right time and we were able to
jokes Malone. “I just think when else would you have get it running. If this had happened last year, we
this kind of time with your 19-year old son again? wouldn’t have been ready.”
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O
P
W M
Business
VI EE
RT T I N
UA G
L S
Malone is nevertheless thinking ahead to a
welcome return to the bricks and mortar of Elizabeth
Street. “We’re going to need all our shopkeepers
when this is over,” she says. “I’m so proud of our
street – it’s been so community-orientated. Mauro
[Sanna] from Oliveto has been delivering pizzas to
NHS staff – he’s such a good man. And I go and
see Shilpa from the pharmacy every week – she’s
doing such an incredible job. All the food shops
on Elizabeth Street have really helped keep the
community together.”
While Malone has been working hard over Zoom –
“I’ve probably created four years’ worth of fragrance
already!” – she admits to missing human contact.
“I’ve always got a mask on, and when I walk my dog
I’ve got my head down. There’s a couple of people
I’ll say good morning to, but I miss that intimacy of
having a conversation.”
With her husband being high risk, Malone only
ventures out once a week for grocery shopping. “I get
really anxious and I Dettol everything when I get
home before I put it away.”
Hence why, when
things get back to
more of the norm, she
says: “I just want to
get out there and be a
“
person again. We have
really come together
as people – there is so
much good around, I
hope we don’t lose that
appreciation and love
This is time that no-one once this is over. This
is time that no-one
is ever going to have is ever going to have
again, and it’s a real
again, and it’s a real opportunity to invest
in creativity.”
opportunity to invest Speaking of the
future, Malone is
in creativity looking forward to
visiting a few places
close to her heart. Join Eaton House Belgravia’s Headmaster Mr Huw May for a virtual information
”
“I can’t wait to go
and sit in one of my session and live Q & A for entry in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Book online at
favourite places on
earth in the south of France just outside of Grasse. www.eatonhouseschools.com or call 020 3917 5050 for details.
There is a little restaurant where you can watch
artists painting and the world going by. I can’t wait
to ride horses in Montana again, as the ranch has
3-5 Eaton Gate, London SW1W 9BA
now been closed this year. But I don’t actually really
want to jump on plane – I want to go and see my best
friends and have Sunday lunch in their garden.”
EATON HOUSE BELGRAVIA
Jo Loves, 020 7730 8611, joloves.com
30 Belgravia — June 2020
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