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Motcombs

By | Foodie, Travel | One Comment

 Across the street from the Motcombs Townhomes 

Previous entry:  Motcombs Townhomes June , 2014

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is the restaurant 

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Again, many works of art bought in auctions by the Irish owner, Philip Lawless 

Picasso prints!

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A work of art previously owned by Elton John which he gave for charity and was auctioned

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Many famous people have dined here 

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That evening was the last day for their special and it was a friday night!!!  So after the event, we walked across to have dinner

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You can have the lobster Thermidore

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or grilled. Both yum!

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We just ordered Tiramisu to share in the table and it was so good!!!

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 Click below to go to their website

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Motcombs Town House

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Welcome to Motcombs Town House 🙂  Located in one of the most prestigious areas in London, Belgravia

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Meet my beautiful friend, Darcy who manages this place.  I love her 🙂  So nice, so funny, so lively and bubbly!!!  So happy to see her.  I have not seen her in 20 years.  She’s been living in London for 24 years and recently just got her residency! 🙂  

She has hosted many VIPs like Margaret Thatcher, Sarah Ferguson who has her annual reunion, Duke of York, Gavin Rossdale and wife Gwen Stefani, Roger Federer, Tom Jones, Kurt Russel, Goldie Hawn, Penelope Cruz, Rod Stewart and Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson and many many more!

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Just like a British home, this has 4 levels.  They converted the house into an events venue for small private functions or events.

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The first level which can be a reception area or it can be an event for cocktails 

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The owner loves art so the place has many beautiful artworks.  Darcy loves them too! 🙂  

Horse 1984 pencil  by Elisabeth Frink ( 1930 – 1993 )

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Tamara Limpika – Darcy says its her in the painting 🙂 

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David Hockney

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The kitchen 

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 20 years ago we were in this same room in Motcombs Townhouse celebrating the Despedida de Soltera of our friend, Rina.  It’s truly a beautiful venue.  The room is called the Robert Sangster Room, named after the racehorse thoroughbred owner and breeder

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We attended an Ayala Land Premier event 🙂  This was on the 3rd level

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Darcy’s office. Do give Darcy a call if you have any events in London and she will definitely take care of you!  

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 Click below to go to their website

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Filipinas in London

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It was so nice to meet some lovely Filipina ladies in London.  I admire these ladies because I personally think that you have to be very strong and be really independent to move away from your comfort zone and live far from home to be with your spouse.  They each have their stories to tell and believe me they are really really very strong women.    It was a pleasure to meet them and  enjoyed being with all of these beautiful ladies.  I wish we had more time

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I am so glad they all posed for me with my special request to include their handbags 🙂  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE? 🙂  I heard the ladies joking among themselves  – that meaning Genuine or Copy ? 🙂 

Cha Completo Turner- Very British with a Burberry bag  

I was so happy to know that Cha is a regular reader of Heart2Heart.  Thank you Cha.  Cha is married to a British gentleman and has one son. She’s a very good source of places to go to in London, so I will be asking her a lot of tips on my next trip back there     

Fled Huab with a Moschino bag.  Very practical because she said its easier to clean with the charol/patent leather fabric

So so nice this lady! She is apparently the daughter of my high school teacher Mrs. Huab! And she is also the cousin of my good friend, Arlene!  Fled used to live in Hong Kong when she married a German gentleman and from HK, they moved to London in 2005.  She has two very intelligent sons studying at Winchester College and Eton 🙂  This lady is amazing and I am so happy to have met her and I learned a lot from her from just one evening  

 Meg Nolasco Brewer with a Chanel bag.  TRUTH!!! 🙂  

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Very tall and pretty and married to a very successful British man but accredits his success because of her!  haha!! I love it!  🙂  I did not get to talk much with Mitos but in the little that she said, she is also one tough lady and I am happy that we have strong women like her 

We were talking about her children – she has a son and a daughter and they were telling me about her daughter who is just as pretty as her Mom with modelling potentials but was advised to finish her studies first 🙂  Sharing this photo from Darcy! 🙂  

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James’ Cebuana cousin Marichelle Veloso Waring  A very good friend of our friend, Rina.img_6699.JPG

And my very elegant friend, Rina – Prada- Always TRUTH! 🙂  

She’s not married to a Brit but to a Pinoy 🙂  And they have been living in London for 20 years

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And of course Darcy – with the Prada bag of Rina haha!! 🙂  

She is not married yet

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but she has her “sweet caramel” 🙂 which I met through her phone 🙂   

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Aubaine

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Ria and I had a nice lunch at Aubaine off Marylebone High Street

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I love how the bread is served 🙂

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We had a nice salad – Salade de Chèvre 

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Their dessert tray which we just looked at 🙂  and took a photo

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Click below to go to their website

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La Fromagerie

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Ria knows I love cheese!!! 🙂  She took me to La Fromagerie – everything cheese plus more!! I have always wanted to open something like this and here it exists!!

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Dining

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St. Johnswood London

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Ria was a great tour guide!!

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We took her cute car around the city.  We accomplished so much in a day!  

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She took me around her area which is St. Johnswood.  

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The famous Abbey Road  

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Many people were waiting on the sides to take their photo.  So i just took a photo of the road 🙂

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It became the cover of their album

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The recording studio is nearby 

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Then we went to Panzer’s their neighbourhood gourmet supermarket!  It reminds me so much of a New York grocery.  Paul Mc Cartney lives in the area and Ria told me that she bumped into him here!!!  

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Fresh vegetables, herbs and fruits outside

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Deli

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Freshly baked bread

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Ria says their bagels are good

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Brioche

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LOVE!

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Their high street

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Yay Starbucks

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Savile Row

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There’s a street in London just for Men!  For Tailored clothing.  The “in” thing now – personalise, tailored, bespoke.  These all existed long ago but people now are appreciating more the value of Made to Measure or Haute Couture over Pret a porter or ready to wear 🙂

On the basement of the store is where the tailor shop is! 

We went into Ozwald Boateng – designer for Givenchy

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Fitting room

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Dover Street Market London

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The Original Dover Street Market is in London.  There is Ginza and New York.

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Photos not allowed but was able to sneak some photos.  Love the store!!

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Click below to go to their website

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No photos allowed but apparently there are many in their website 🙂  

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