tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post3918795024861963980..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of Chic®: Quaglino'sThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-49672337844307399252014-09-23T13:26:35.063-04:002014-09-23T13:26:35.063-04:00What an amazing flashback! My parents took my brot...What an amazing flashback! My parents took my brother and I to dinner at Quaglino's during our first family trip abroad in 1997. It was such a wonderful dinner. (my parents are foodies and raised us on filet mignon and crab cakes, ha!). My 6th grade self did not know what to do in such a spiffy place, with celebrities milling about. I remember the massive floral arrangements down the center of the room to be overwhelmingly beautiful, and the ceiling to be perfect for a young teen who loves people watching.WorthyStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02509683372492114140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-8373543283933606142014-09-18T12:47:40.623-04:002014-09-18T12:47:40.623-04:00I just love that book. You have inspired me to pu...I just love that book. You have inspired me to pull it off the shelf!Lucindavillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706865784070675588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-51661346173725452912014-09-17T22:55:46.591-04:002014-09-17T22:55:46.591-04:00Those were the days! Those were the days! Charming Paris Apartmenthttp://rent-paris-apartment.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-83546522499261017712014-09-16T16:13:21.452-04:002014-09-16T16:13:21.452-04:00Jack Ross, the character played by dishy Gary Carr...Jack Ross, the character played by dishy Gary Carr in Downton Abbey, is loosely inspired by Hutch. Methinks Jack Ross a bit more appealing, personally, but, oh, it is delicious fun to read about Mr. Hutchinson. Great post about the book and shimmering evenings in Quaglino's, Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-23179024468471591372014-09-16T15:16:17.036-04:002014-09-16T15:16:17.036-04:00If you want to visit the era and site through fict...If you want to visit the era and site through fiction read the murder mystery Swing, Brother, Swing aka A Wreath for Rivera by Ngaio Marsh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-83617582596941381652014-09-16T13:07:36.874-04:002014-09-16T13:07:36.874-04:00I remembered reading the Duke of Windsor hosted Wa...I remembered reading the Duke of Windsor hosted Wallis Simpson's 37th birthday party there- had to google it to make sure which birthday!Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-30262533716841020992014-09-16T11:15:53.112-04:002014-09-16T11:15:53.112-04:00Postscript to my earlier comment:
It was in fact t...Postscript to my earlier comment:<br />It was in fact the Café Malmaison where Hutch was filmed singing Irving Berlin's How Deep is the Ocean.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndg5fZJipWU<br />There is but one man in the audience wearing a dark business suit + neck tie... and he looks sadly out of place.Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-4157918968371522962014-09-16T11:07:31.875-04:002014-09-16T11:07:31.875-04:00Quaglinos( abbreviated to 'Quag's" in...Quaglinos( abbreviated to 'Quag's" in more than a few inter-war novels) might have been the setting for some of those British Pathé<br />film clips of Leslie A Hutchinson at the piano, as shown on You Tube. All I know is that the well-dressed clientele in those film clips gives testimony to the fact that back in 1930s London, people really did dress UP for an evening, by which was meant, in some instances, men in white tie. Which I found somewhat more distracting than Hutch trying to be heard above the noisy throng. <br /><br />As for Hutch's personal life, well---it has convinced me that the less one knows about the sordid carry-ons of talented people, the happier one will be.Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-69345631832281609092014-09-16T10:56:17.784-04:002014-09-16T10:56:17.784-04:00Gawd, I hadn't thought about stuffed celery in...Gawd, I hadn't thought about stuffed celery in ages! My late mother used to make it (she was born in 1908 so she was of this era as a young woman). It really is delicious, but somehow I don't think it qualifies as a "diet snack" when stuffed!srbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02856563845261571825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-47367747985818120132014-09-16T09:13:10.588-04:002014-09-16T09:13:10.588-04:00Oh to be able to go to Quaglino's in its heyda...Oh to be able to go to Quaglino's in its heyday! I'm interested to look for images of the current Quaglino's interior. And the stuffed celery recipe is a new must try.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661924372446086432noreply@blogger.com