HOUSE NOTES
Notes from 105 Piccadilly, Mayfair.
Our editorial wing and candle-lit corner of conversation. This is where the cork comes out and the stories begin to breathe: dispatches from dinner tables, conversations on travel, taste, art, and the odd beautiful mistake along the way. Think of it as the after-hours lounge of House of Decant — and everyone is welcome.
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- Events
No Empty Seats, Plenty of Champagne
The townhouse was already busy before the first cork was pulled, our fullest house yet. Then again, with Ruinart involved, it was never likely to be a quiet one.
- Events
An Evening with Casa Dragones
A proper margarita to start, followed by four standout Casa Dragones pours, guided by Sandra Chollet.
- Events
A Night with Joe Fattorini
We hosted a small group for an evening with Joe Fattorini, four wines, well paired, and plenty of stories along the way.
- Places
The Insider Series | Jura Distillery
Jura, Scotland’s “ungettable island,” crafts whisky of resilience, beauty, and community on its wild shores.
- Events
International Women’s Day at the House
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we hosted an evening dedicated to women in wine, a relaxed tasting with good bottles and personal stories.
- Lifestyle
Is it time to bring back the punch bowl?
The twentieth-century’s obsession with personal cocktails did for the classic communal punch. But you just can’t keep a good drink down (so to speak)
- Advice
The secret to excellent Christmas hosting? It’s simpler than you think
Our hospitality expert has learned the hard way how to throw the finest festive party.
- People
“A restaurant should really be almost pitch black…” Calum Franklin’s Tasting Notes
The Pie King of London (and now Paris) on crimes against schnitzel and his drubbing by Jay Rayner
- Places
The bistro-ification of London has only just begun
Why is the capital going back to the most traditional of dining formats?
- Advice
Does your wine glass really make a difference? We asked four top sommeliers
Coupes, flutes, goldfish bowls, chalices: what we drink from matters. Except, of course, when it doesn’t…
- Lifestyle
The unavoidable rise of the Espresso Martini
They’re notoriously tricky to make and beloved by screeching hen parties. But is there something noble in the caffeinated cocktail?
- Advice
How to find the true gems on a restaurant wine list
And the one question to ask any sommelier to ensure great value booze.