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A la Colthard: Hakassan

There is a humourous passage in a David Lodge novel where English literary professors compete for the most famous book they have never read and one boasts he has never read a word of Jane Austen. At a Rust reunion the sports guys were talking of the great events they have never attended. This made [...]

June 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard: Hotel Costes, Paris and Bonnard

The latest National Rust expedition was to Paris, ostensibly to see the Pierre Bonnard at the Musee D’Orsay but also  to enjoy lunch at the uber cool Hotel Costes. My cousin in New York who works for a French bank is the man in the know on what the French call “branche”, [...]

June 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

Don Carlos/ Brighton Dome Concert

Yesterday husband Ollie and I made a late decision to come down to Brighton. Ollie is keen on classical music, being secretary of the local  madrigal society called the Pimlico Performers. Sounds likes a group of swingers rather than devotees of baroque music, but no such luck!!! The Brighton [...]

May 24, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Salt Room

The Salt Room, Brighton’s latest high end restaurant situated in the Hilton Metropole did not get off to a good start for me. I called to book, received a confirmatory email and then a second which I was asked to confirm. Enough already. Then Emily called in the morning for yet another [...]

May 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard : The Grand Eastbourne

There is one in Brighton and many in the capital cities of the world but for me there is only Grand by name, style, reputation and tradition: the Grand at Eastbourne.  In her time Daffers has been a naughty girl in many hotels but one which I would never contemplate a cheeky time is the Grand. [...]

May 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard Chateau de Beaulieu

Organising trips abroad is all the rage at the Rust these days. Yesterday Bob Tickler, Nancy Bright-Thompson and myself went on a jaunt to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passing of Ronnie Poulton Palmer, the Edwardian rugby player, organised by Henry Elkins. I was given the job of chef de [...]

May 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard: the Ritz restaurant

Twice a year I have lunch with a business magnate I have known for over 40 years. The protocol  is that he gives me lunch in the autumn and I reciprocate in January but what with his busy life the dates get delayed. So yesterday was my “winter” turn which arrived on a glorious spring [...]

April 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard: la Fourchette , Hove

After the successfully enjoyable Van Gogh expedition, it seems that National Rusters all seem to want to plan trips. Henry Elkins called me the other day about a trip to the World War battlefields of Flanders in early May so could I mark his restaurant card? He said in previous trips he found a [...]

April 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard: Utrecht

I was super-thrilled to be invited along with Nancy, our travel expert, to advise Alice on her new art venture. I thought too that Van Gogh was the right choice as he is probably the best known of the great masters and had such an interesting if flawed life. Nancy said that where you are going to [...]

March 27, 2015 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard: Gilbey’s (Eton)

I know and like Windsor. With the River Thames flowing through the town, the castle looking down on it and the scenic Thames Valley, Daffers has spent many a good time there. My hotel of choice is the Sir Christopher Wren beautifully positoned on Eton Bridge. It comprises a main building with [...]

March 25, 2015 // 0 Comments

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