Spoilt for choice in London to celebrate another year on the planet and in the capital... and The Keeper's House has been on my wishlist since it opened a couple of years ago, so La Teen and I opted for its early evening, pre-theatre supper. The restaurant combines fine dining with fine art within the walls of the Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly.
I decided to put on my 'alternative' tea-dress, in a lively African print in feral greens and browns, by Osika; my patent-leather green jacket by BCBG Max Azria; and brown velvet heels by Robert Clergerie. The clutch - a Hong Kong original from the '50s - but purchased in Lewes, East Sussex, featured in my Belair posting. Vintage jewellery and a Mongolian lamb scarf, in baize green, happily complemented the interiors, created by acclaimed architect, David Chipperfield RA. Didn't realised subterranea could be so seductive!
A delicious birthday dinner... roll on another year.
From factory floor to hip new eaterie: Hixter Bankside puts meat on the plate (chicken or steak to share) and major Brit art on its walls. Launched in the summer at 16 Great Guildford Street, it boasts a range of fare for the avid carnivore (accompanied by lots of greens) in several relaxed settings, together with friendly service. The restaurant, just off Southwark Street, is the seventh opened by celebrated chef, Mark Hix. The dress to dine in, on this occasion, is an imperially purple silk chiffon piece, by Diane von Furstenberg.
