The Savoy Cocktail Book

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verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ a b c d Faith, Sara. "London's Savoy continues its Artist in Residence Tradition", Artlyst.com, 30 September 2013 Augustin, Andreas. "César Ritz: The Savoy – 1889–1900", The Most Famous Hotels in the World, accessed 4 September 2013 Arnold Bennett wrote the novel Imperial Palace in 1930, based on his research at the hotel. The novel fictionalises the hotel's operations. [31] Michael Morpurgo wrote a children's book fictionalising the hotel's mascot, Kaspar, as an adventurer: Kaspar: Prince of Cats (2008), which was released in the US as Kaspar: The Titanic Cat (2012). Jones, Ronald F. Inside the Best Hotels: Grand Hotelier (1997), p. 248, Jones & Jones ISBN 0953273709

Williams, Olivia (2014). Gin Glorious Gin:How Mother's Ruin Became the Spirit of London. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4722-1534-5. The Savoy London", Historic Hotels Worldwide, accessed 7 October 2015; "The Savoy – One Hundred Firsts", Hospitality.net, 10 August 2009, accessed 30 April 2023 Since Gordon Ramsay employed his former protégé Marcus Wareing in the less formal Savoy Grill, the restaurant earned its first Michelin star. The Grill was originally "where people go to eat a modest luncheon or to dine on the way to the theatre without spending too much time or too much money". [93] Since 2010, the chef patron has been Stuart Gillies. [66] From 2015 to 2017, Kim Woodward, a former contestant on the TV show MasterChef: The Professionals, became the Grill's first female Head Chef. [94] The Thames Foyer serves breakfast, morning coffee, light lunch and supper, as well as afternoon tea, accompanied by the hotel's resident pianist. [95] Also part of the hotel buildings is Simpson's-in-the-Strand, featuring classic British style cuisine. Its specialties are aged Scottish beef on the bone, potted shrimps, roast saddle of lamb and steak and kidney pie. [96] Bars [ edit ]Guccio Gucci worked at the Savoy as a luggage porter before founding his fashion house in 1921. [36] 1913 to WWII [ edit ] Mortimer, Caroline. "Former MasterChef contestant Kim Woodward becomes first woman head chef at Savoy Grill restaurant", The Independent, 25 April 2015; and Gerrard. Neil. "D&D London appoints Kim Woodward as executive chef of Skylon", TheCaterer.com, 9 February 2017 Peter Dorelli, 1985 to 2003. His 1889er celebrated the hotel's centenary in 1989, and together with Salim Khoury, he created the "Millennium" to celebrate the end of the 20th century. [98] a b Sylt, Christian. "I'll never sell the Savoy, says billionaire Prince Alwaleed", The Times, 25 January 2005, accessed 15 October 2015

a b c Shalam, Sally. "The Savoy, The Strand, London", The Guardian, 6 May 2011, accessed 10 January 2012 a b Ward, Michelle. "Savoy reopens, claiming title of London’s greenest five-star hotel". GreenWise, The Sixty Mile Publishing Company, 12 October 2010 Ritz threatened to sue the hotel company for wrongful dismissal, but was evidently dissuaded by Escoffier, who felt that their interests would be better served by keeping the scandal quiet. [23] It was not until 1985 that the facts became public knowledge. [24] [25]Joe Gilmore, 1954 to 1975. Among his many creations was the "Moonwalk" to honour Neil Armstrong's achievement. [31] His hangover cure was two aspirins and a "Corpse Reviver". [98] [101] Ainger, Michael (2002). Gilbert and Sullivan – A Dual Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514769-3.