Who else wants to dine with some of the world’s most eminent chefs?

Someone left the kitchen door open and the chefs have escaped. But all is not lost; you won’t go hungry as the critics are stepping in.

Yes, that’s right. For one night only you will be served a sumptuous banquet cooked for you by a brave band of ten food critics, including Charles Campion, Jay Rayner, Matthew Fort and Tom Parker-Bowles.
But what had happened to the chefs?

They will be sat out in the restaurant with other guests enjoying the sumptuous feast prepared by the critics. As well as the feast, entertainment is key to this whole event with the kitchen being in full sight of the diners exposing every foible of the critics.

Just to increase the pressure, the master of ceremonies BBC’s Nigel Barden, will be on hand to disrupt the cooks on duty for a chat and will invite the dining chefs to pass judgement on their cooking abilities and techniques.

This is a unique opportunity to dine with some of the world’s most eminent chefs such as Raymond Blanc, Ed Bains, Fergus Henderson and Atul Kochhar. If you are a member of The SaVVy Cub® you will be guaranteed to dine with one of the chefs, plus you will be presented with an exclusive souvenir plate signed by the chefs and critics.

The event takes place at the opulent Royal Exchange Grand Café and Bar on 19th October 2008. Your evening kicks off with a Champagne Taittinger canapés reception to get the taste buds going.

This is the perfect evening to see if the old adage ‘too many cooks spoil the broth’ also applies to too many critics!

Sally Ormond
The SaVVy Cub®
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A Review of Marguerite – Theatre evening hosted by The SaVVy Club

We met for champagne in the Brumus Bar before the main event of the evening. The atmosphere amongst us was one of excited trepidation. We had gathered to watch the third performance of the new musical Marguerite. None of us had heard or read any reviews about it so we weren’t sure what to expect.

We were handed our programmes before making our way to the theatre and taking our seats. The auditorium was full. Being only the third performance there were obviously still a few gremlins in the wings as the show was ten minutes late starting. But as the lights dimmed, silence fell across the audience.

The opening scene was very solemn and the story unfolded and moved quickly. Marguerite (Ruthie Henshall) is the French mistress of a high-ranking German officer in Nazi-occupied Paris. She is very popular because she can get petrol coupons and nylons and so forth. But at her fortieth birthday party she meets musician Armand (Julian Ovenden) who falls hopelessly in love with her. The musical follows their secret affair and the ensuing tragedy.

Unlike other musicals, Marguerite is not full of high octane dance numbers. It is altogether far more solemn and intense. By the time the interval came we all felt quite emotionally drained and were pleased to be escorted down to the stalls bar where champagne and a lovely selection of sandwiches were waiting for us.

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