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Good Godfrey’s Opened last month, Good Godfrey’s at The Waldorf Hilton in Aldwych is already proving a serious competitor to the City’s other numerous hotel lounges. The bar serves lunch and afternoon tea during the day and bold cocktail concoctions, alongside a variety of sumptuous food plates, in the evening. Complete with rich wood panelling, deep armchairs and elegant chandeliers, Good Godfrey’s is as much gentlemen’s club as hotel bar and an ideal place to entertain clients after work or enjoy a drink before a night out at the theatre. 22 Aldwych, WC2B 4DD www.waldorfhilton.co.uk
Destination Dorsia
Bonkers for British Biltong off-cuts of lesser parts, which are cured and air dried to perfection. Diners can enjoy Biltong as a bar snack, after-meal treat or even as takeaway back at the office. Since last month, High Timber has also been offering diners an awardwinning, non-alcoholic gourmet fruit drink called VÅR – the perfect alternative to wine during important lunch meetings.
South Kensington, SW7 2HR
www.hightimber.com
www.thedorsia.co.uk
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Iconic French liqueur Cointreau is offering women the chance to learn the classic art of contemporary cocktail-making in the privacy and comfort of their own home. Ideal for the chic urbanite who enjoys learning about the finer things in life, the evenings will be hosted by a professional Cointreau mixologist who will arrive at your home armed with everything needed for a pop-up cocktail-making master class.
Boerewors
book at www.cointreau rendezvous.co.uk
3 Cromwell Road,
8 High Timber Street, EC4V 3PA
Based on an older traditional Dutch cuisine, boerewors is a type of sausage now most popular in South Africa. The name boerewors comes from the Afrikaans words ‘boer’ (farmer) and ‘wors’ (sausage). Comprising coarsely-minced beef and spiced with herbs, including coriander seed, nutmeg and cloves, the sausages are typically cooked on an open flame and eaten as part of a meal or individually as a wholesome snack.
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We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun. George Orwell, 20th century English author
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www.kneadbakery.co.uk
Renowned more for its phenomenal steak, High Timber has seen an unprecedented interest from carnivorous Square Mile diners since the restaurant launched its unique British biltong. Neleen Strauss, co-owner, comments: “Biltong has long been a favourite in South Africa and we have always offered it as a flavoursome accompaniment to wine. Since last year’s World Cup, we have found more and more of our diners asking for it.” High Timber’s luxurious biltong uses prime cuts of quality meat, rather than the traditional
It was designed to be the talk of the town and, when it opens at the end of this month, Dorsia is sure to be just that. Occupying 3 Cromwell Road – the place where Jimi Hendrix played his first UK concert and where Tom Jones celebrated his first number one – the private member’s club taps into the energy of a building that has enjoyed the most hedonistic of pasts. Named after the fictional restaurant in the cult novel American Psycho, Dorsia will provide its members with a home from home where they can relax and socialise with like-minded friends.
Allergy sensitive and bored of gluten free cakes packed with sugar or dairy free ones full of wheat? Have no fear, Knead, the allergy-friendly baking company, has just launched online. Producing delicious cakes and sweet treats for those with multiple allergies, the company caters for everything from breakfasts to after dinner desserts. With prices starting at £2.99 a pack, you can’t afford not to visit the website.
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