Well last night my best friend asked me along to The Criterion for it's 135th Anniversady dinner. It was a wonderful evening. After a terrifying walk down a short red carpet (devoid of flashes...just to make it more awkward!)the spectacle of the magnificent interior was stunning. Gold, Gold, Gold! Sounds very vulgar, but somehow in such abundance it wasn't! I had once been to tea at The Criterion, but my overall impression of it was gleaned from imagining my Grandparents there, especially my maternal Grandmother at parties there, or between parties, as a deb in 1934/5 and my paternal Grandparents during the war years, when scaled down (and probably rather tasteless) meals were served amidst the opulent surroundings. Pre-war entertainment was the name of the game last night as we drank champagne and swallowed oysters amidst the great and the good (maybe not the best description, but 'celebrities nonetheless). Daisy Lowe cut the cake and Rhys Ifans larked around...he really is rather scruffy! Jodie Kidd was much prettier than one imagined and Jo Wood looked like an old Bond Girl. Our table at dinner was full of fine chat and was such fun. The owner of The Criterion, Irakli, was charming and un-assuming and is clearly running the place beautifully.
From the gilt splendours of The Criterion we bounded along to Mahiki for a little more champagne. This was a proper Mayfair evening, full of old World elegance and modern fun.
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