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Gnome De Plume 2010.Pdf GnomedePlume2010:Layout 1 01/09/2010 11:49 Page 1 Published Autumn 2010 The Newsletter of The Savoy Gastronomes • www.savoygastronomes.com FOUNDED IN 1971 • DELIVERING THE NEWS THAT MATTERS • PUBLISHED IN LONDON FOR THE WORLD Andrew Natale SALUTING SHANGHAI Farquharson Rusconi is A GASTRONOMES VISIT TO EXPO 2010 M.V.O. President The granting of membership of the 2010/11 - The incredible pace of change culminated in the success of Shanghai Expo 2010. There are now five new Royal Victorian Order is in the see page 2 tunnels running under the Huangpu River, three additional bridges and a massively improved metro system. personal gift of the Sovereign and it That’s apart from acres of freshly created green space and, of course, some fabulous new hotels. is therefore huge congratulations we Tyrie leaves the extend to Gastronome Andrew Farquharson on receiving this Eton Collection rolling out great talent. The perfect Honour recently. Having created the Eton Collection trading partner and place to study. just ten years ago past President Andrew was in charge of the Her Peter Tyrie , who sold the company Belgium , according to its pavilion, is Majesty’s entertaining for ten years the home of perfection in chocolate before joining The Prince of Wales in 2007, has stood down from the making. Godiva had a very strong at Clarence House as Deputy company and is taking a little time off brand presence. Lovely pictures Master of the Household in for reflection. This meant that he could portraying the country as a green February 2006. participate in the reunion in Rapallo – and pleasant place to live, perhaps a coast line he has often sailed, but Recently Andrew has been in Doha in some ways rather old fashioned, sadly his partner Uruguayan born yet the exhibit offered a glimpse into advising the Ruling family on hospitality matters and hopes to Catherine Coates had to stay behind a modern future with the world’s first in England on family watch duty. solar-powered car (I’m not quite sure return to that part of the world. it would fit into my garage, however). Volcanic Ash Our own UK Pavilion, where Lewis Tree planting Delay Leads to Hamilton of F1 fame is said to have We are delighted to announce that been truly moved by our innovation we have permission to plant a tree in European with the Seed Cathedral. First of all, I Mark Norris the Embankment Gardens in Adventure by hugely appreciate the warm front of the Savoy’s River Entrance to in Shanghai hospitality that we were given - true commemorate our 40 th Anniversary. Terry Foremen British style – however, I do question We plan to make a little event out of Following the successful AGM and The Expo theme – ‘Better City, Better and China. One cannot help but whether the majority of visitors the this in 2011 and further details will Reunion this year in Rapallo, several Life’ is clever. Of course this has been wonder what Londoners will be world over will share Lewis’ and my be sent out once our plans are firm. Gastronomes and their guests decided China’s chance to showcase saying about the 2012 Olympics a enthusiasm for an exhibition clearly to stay an extra day to enjoy the town Shanghai. However, there is far more few years hence. developed from the right (i.e. logical) on their own. The following day, when to Shanghai Expo 2010 than Sino Perhaps I should share my own side of the brain. When other Service of arriving at Genoa airport, they found all self-promotion. experience visiting three of the Expo countries were pushing messages of flights back to the UK cancelled due to heritage, cuisine, climate and Thanksgiving the volcanic eruption in Iceland. For those of us lucky enough to go, exhibitions. Sadly, due to queues resources what was our story? Fortunately Natale Rusconi had a the message Shanghai invites us to estimated to be in excess of three Another commemorative occasion th contact at the Sheraton at the Genoa take back seems to be more about a hours, a visit to the China Pavilion Well, the stand is undoubtedly very will be held in 2011 to mark our 40 Anniversary at the Queen’s Chapel Airport, and called to alert him that global ‘we’ than an inward-looking, was not viable. That was a great clever: an open and undulating of the Savoy. This Chapel will have there might be a travel problem for his territorial ‘us’. This World’s Fair disappointment as I had very much space made of grey astro turf poignant memories for some fellow Gastronomes. He was assured hoped to experience China’s vision surrounding the famed acrylic ‘Seed brilliantly enables the visitor, whether members who have been married that the Sheraton would help in any for the future, particularly in the Cathedral’ fashioned out of rods an overseas dignitary, tourist or one there. The Chaplain, The Reverend way possible. provinces, first hand. So I must issue containing little seeds from different of the millions of inhabitants of Professor Peter Galloway, O.B.E., a serious warning to London 2012 plants. Seeds? The source of all living Although some of the party decided to mainland China, to visualise and has graciously given us permission to organisers: unless all entry things! Hmm. Was it symbolising the return via Paris, Cheryl and I decided to understand the value that ‘great cities’ hold a Service there, and we are arrangements are thoroughly thought UK as a place of unpredictable relax and enjoy the journey home, – as a collective — bring to society. planning an uplifting occasion which spending two nights at the Sheraton. But in doing so, Shanghai positions through and planned, we seriously winds and weather where we risk another Millennium Dome we hope will be attended by many The staff were welcoming and itself as an essential part of the treasure the opportunity to get Members, their friends and those disaster. The over-riding experience accommodated us in a suite. The global jigsaw, with every right to be outside? In fact, I think we could do who have been associated with us. should not be tainted by the lack of Assistant Manager introduced us to the proud. better, and I only hope that for 2012, The date and format of the occasion organisation. So to the three British Airways crew, who kept us well the legacy will not be ‘Better city, yes, will be advised in due course. If any informed of flight news. At dinner in the I was delighted to see great strides exhibitions we visited: but we could have done better ’. towards liberalism in a country Member would like to put forward hotel’s restaurant, we had a wonderful hobbled by a reputation for restricting As far as Shanghai goes, I think Expo any suggestions please send them to surprise - the extremely helpful and The Polish Pavilion had a very clear friendly waiter told us he had learned freedom of expression, particularly will serve it well. Greener, better Jim Sarton jim@dedhamhall. theme: lovely country, landscape, demon.co.uk his well spoken English while working at through the availability of free content heritage and a proud people, the understood and with a bright future ahead. Roll on 2012! The Savoy! Lorenzo spent two years on the internet. Naturally, there was driving force for the future, brought working in Private Rooms and the Grill. plenty of information about the into the 21st century by EU Submitted by Gastronome Mark Lanson On Friday, the hotel’s shuttle took us to benefits of the Expo to both Shanghai membership. Fabulous education Norris the centre of Genoa for additional International sightseeing. Members’ dinner at Brooks’s Friday 20th November 2009 The Savoy Gastronomes is indebted to Paul Beavis, Managing Director of By Saturday it became obvious that it was not going to be possible to fly We do not think there are many Room, looked down upon by a pair Lanson International and back to Gatwick, so we rented the last amicales that have the very good of pictures depicting groups of available car from Avis – a bright fortune to be able to offer to their Dilettanti by Joshua Reynolds. orange Ford Ka. After a drive north Members such a rich opportunity of An Assiette of Cured Fish, followed through the Mont Blanc tunnel, we dining in private clubs such as by delicious Roast Partridge, Black spent the night at Mâcon, in southern Brooks’s. So it was with a fair amount Velvet Cream and Welsh Rarebit was Burgundy. An excellent Burgundian of anticipation for most members that the order of the day. Graham then dinner was enjoyed at Le Poisson d’Or we gathered behind the 1776 gave an illuminating potted history of on the banks of the River Saône façade of Brooks’s in St James’s the club. We are greatly in his debt (www.lepoissondor. com). Sunday was spent driving north through rural France Street. Here, through the kind for giving us such a great privilege to Champagne Besserat Bellefon in to arrive in Calais by early evening, in intervention of Martin Harvey , we dine at Brooks’s but the tragic London (telephone 020 7499 0070) time for a meal at La Mer Restaurant were greeted with glasses of accident that befell June Johnston for his generous support of (www.resaurant-lamer.com) which Champagne Besserat Bellefon and that afternoon cast a long shadow The Savoy Gastronomes. offered everything that a seafood lover by Graham Snell , Secretary. We over the proceedings.
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