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Naomie Harris, the Academy Award-nominated actress and Miss Moneypenny in the current wave of Bond films, turned 42 last week. She marked the occasion with dinner, drinks and dancing at Bagatelle, in Mayfair.
David Beckham has spent much of his summer posting envy-inducing Instagram shots of his family holidays in the south of France. But now he’s back in London, and was spotted at Gymkhana on Tuesday evening. The Indian restaurant in Mayfair has become a favourite of the A List. Becks is a regular there, as is Ed Sheeran, who is particularly fond of the butter chicken.
Is a week of celebrity spotting in London really complete without a showing from the Love Island crew? This week a quartet from the ITV2 romantic reality series stepped out for dinner at Caramel, the Knightsbridge restaurant and lounge for a double date. Adam Collard, Zara McDermott, Ellie Brown and Charlie Brake were spotted dining together.
A warm welcome to London for Tom Kerridge, the Michelin-starred chef who added a new string to his bow this week. He opened the Kerridge’s Bar and Grill at The Corinthia in Whitehall this week with a riotous dinner on Wednesday evening.
Guests at the dinner included singer Jessie Ware, Ian Matthews of Kasabian and Chris Evans, the radio presenter who just left BBC Radio 1, jumping ship to Virgin Radio.
Kerridge put on quite the spread: dinner included a (£29.50) glazed omelette lobster thermidor - which was all over Instagram - as well as fresh Cornish crab vol-au-vents, dry aged rib of beef, and lashings of Laurent Perrier.
Livia Firth, the fashion environmentalist and wife of Colin Firth, has recently returned to London after spending some time in her native Italy. This week she toasted her comeback with a private dinner at Annabel’s, the private members’ club on Berkeley Square.
The Duke of Cambridge, aka Prince William, was on Kensington High Street for lunch on Thursday afternoon. He was officially opening Japan House, a new attraction which exhibits the country’s best features, including the cuisine. So he tucked in to a meal at Akira, the restaurant on the first floor.
He seemed to enjoy the meal but nevertheless got a little mixed up: he asked a group of schoolchildren if they liked Chinese food. Oops.
Nicole Scherzinger — the former lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, ex-X Factor judge, and face of Muller yoghurt — was out in Mayfair on Thursday evening. She dined at 34, one of luxury restaurateur Richard Caring’s Caprice Holdings premium locations.