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Journal

Notes from the basement.

Cocktail recipes, seasonal menus, party tips, and the occasional hidden Soho story.

01

Date night in Soho

Why a hidden basement bar tends to do more for an evening than a busy restaurant ever will.

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02

Private events in a Soho basement

What to ask, what to spend, and how to make twenty people feel like the only people in the room.

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03

Intimate birthdays, done properly

On smaller, better birthday nights, and why a basement does them better than a club.

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04

Mocktails, taken seriously

On not drinking in a drinking town, and why the alcohol-free order shouldn't be the boring one.

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05

Soho speakeasy bars, and how to find ours

Where the hidden-bar habit comes from, how to tell a real one from a theme night, and where the red door is.

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06

What happens at a cocktail masterclass

Two hours, three drinks, £50 a head, and the answer to why your old fashioned at home tastes thin.

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More entries to follow.

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