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@douglasblyde
Connector, Consultant, Columnist. Realised in an international cocktail called ‘Jekyll & Blyde’.
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18-06-2009 23:28:06
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I discover “space, time, and faultless execution” on a visit to Hélène Darroze at The Connaught and a 3,000-strong wine collection which reads like “a billionaire’s shopping list”... (The Drinks Business) -> thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/02/wine-l…

Florence: a living theatre of art and excess, where every corner has been painted, sung about, or chiselled into eternity. But even in this gilded setting, the Four Seasons Firenze stands apart: a Renaissance palazzo enfolded by the city’s largest private park... thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/03/wine-l…

We all hate last minute cancelling bastards who force me into taking ever bigger deposits but you can benefit from their discourteous ways by taking a seat or two at dinner tomorrow night. £80pp to eat or £400 for DB&B for two. PM me or email us [email protected]



Locale Firenze is where the Medici might have raised a toast to molecular mixology had they known what a centrifuge was. Read review The Drinks Business -> thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/03/wine-l…






I visit VOYAGE with Adam Simmonds at The Megaro Collection King’s Cross for The Drinks Business and consider whether the non-alcohol pairings actually surpass their vinous counterparts... thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/04/wine-l…

Astonishing that Familia Torres Wines didn’t make more of their support of Soil at Somerset House - not a single press release…


A celebration of life's culinary constants in The Arbuturian: arbuturian.com/food/restauran…



Some restaurants creep into historic buildings like guilty mistresses. Not this one. Victor Garvey at The Midland Grand sprawls across its dining room like a dandy on a chaise longue, asking what vintage you’ve brought to please it. Read The Drinks Business - thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/04/wine-l…

‘Catch of the Day: Cocktails and the Codes of Astir’. Led by Manon Kapfer, Avra, at the Four Seasons Astir Palace, is a salon of spirits, sometimes cheeky stories, and increasingly, vinyl... Read feature Luxuriate Life Magazine: tinyurl.com/4skxpsz7


For The Drinks Business: Drawing from a cellar marked only by a poster promising WINES FOR CURIOUS MINDS, Jessica Bourne delivers, in Krokodilos, a level of refinement and intent still largely absent from London’s Greek restaurants... thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/04/wine-l…
