Luxury briefing

published 12 November 2018

1. The Greenhouse: Alex Dilling’s new tasting menu

Hunkered down under a tall mansion block and secluded from its London mews by a garden of potted shrubs and trees, for four decades The Greenhouse has been quietly satisfying the exalted residents of Mayfair. They, along with the bucket-listers drawn by the lustre of two Michelin stars, had to look elsewhere over the summer as the doors closed for a kitchen refit and a change at the helm. Now it’s back in business. The new executive chef is Alex Dilling, late of the Connaught, which should calm anxious minds: the venerable hotel retained its two-star status throughout Dilling’s tenure, and his previous haunt, Caviar Russe in New York, gained a star while under his command.Click here to read the full article

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