The Savoy Cocktail Book

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Jones, Carwyn. "Savoir Beds expands to larger works in Treforest", BBC News, 28 June 2012, accessed 6 May 2014 a b c d Faith, Sara. "London's Savoy continues its Artist in Residence Tradition", Artlyst.com, 30 September 2013 a b c Baker, Anne Pimlott. "Wontner, Sir Hugh Walter Kingwell (1908–1992)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 16 September 2009 Numerous notable guests have stayed at the hotel. Claude Monet and James Whistler both painted or drew views, from their Savoy rooms, of the River Thames. [71] [72] [73] The Savoy featured prominently in guest Oscar Wilde's trial for gross indecency. [74] Other celebrity guests in the hotel's early decades included the future King Edward VII, Sarah Bernhardt, Enrico Caruso, Lillie Langtry, H. G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, Nellie Melba, Charlie Chaplin, Al Jolson, Errol Flynn, Fred Astaire, Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Barrymore, Harry Truman, Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, Josephine Baker, Cary Grant, Babe Ruth, Ivor Novello and Noël Coward. [9] [64] The hotel kept records of its guests' preferences, so that it could provide for them in advance. For Coward, the staff made history by taking the first photographs of a hotel guest's toilet articles so that they could lay them out in his bathroom exactly as he liked them. They made sure to provide a fireproof eiderdown quilt to Barrymore, as he always smoked while reading in bed. [31]

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By a resolution passed this morning you have been dismissed from the service of the Hotel for, among other serious reasons, gross negligence and breaches of duty and mismanagement. I am also directed to request that you will be good enough to leave the Hotel at once. [22] Brigid, Allen. "Ritz, César Jean (1850–1918)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, September 2004; online edition, May 2006, accessed 13 October 2015 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 ]

Jones, Ronald F. Inside the Best Hotels: Grand Hotelier (1997), p. 248, Jones & Jones ISBN 0953273709 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). Silver, Dena. "Charting the Evolution of Gucci", CR Fashion Book, 26 March 2019, accessed 1 December 2022 a b Singh, Anita. "Little-known artist chosen as artist-in-residence at The Savoy, The Telegraph, 19 March 2012Guccio Gucci worked at the Savoy as a luggage porter before founding his fashion house in 1921. [36] 1913 to WWII [ edit ] 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] Under Wontner's leadership, the Savoy appointed its first British head chef, Silvino Trompetto, who was maître-chef from 1965 to 1980. [31] Giles Shepard (1937–2006), succeeded Wontner as managing director from 1979 to 1994 and helped to defend the Savoy Group against Charles Forte's attempt to take control of the Board in the 1980s. Forte gained a majority of the shares, but was unable to take control due to the company's ownership structure. Shepard also introduced competitive salaries for the staff, increased international marketing of the hotel, and led the Savoy's centenary celebrations. [50] Ramón Pajares was managing director from 1994 to 1999. [51] The Savoy continued to be a popular meeting place. " Le tout London was there it seemed, from film stars to businessmen to politicians, all staying or being entertained at the grand old fun palace on the Strand." [52]

a b c Shalam, Sally. "The Savoy, The Strand, London", The Guardian, 6 May 2011, accessed 10 January 2012 If all be true that I do think, There are five reasons why men drink, Good wine, a friend, or being dry, Or lest we should be by-and-by. Or any other reason why." a b UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth . Retrieved 11 June 2022. Lovell, Jeremy. "London's Posh Savoy Hotel Reopens After a Pricey 'Green' Makeover". The New York Times, 18 November 2010 Carruthers, Nicola. "Savoy's American Bar names head bartender", The Spirits Business, 24 June 2022

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] Macfarlane, Rory. "Why does traffic entering and leaving the Savoy Hotel in London drive on the right?", The Guardian, accessed 12 May 2020