Not quite the same as when it opened. I asked where I could buy something that was on the display. The shop was empty and I clearly didn’t look important enough so he waved his hand and said, ‘downstairs’! Went in there to get some glassware. Everything was dusty and filthy and my palms were black with dirt from handling items. Told the shop assistant and he said something along the lines of, ‘this isn’t Harrods. Why do you think I wear these?(he was wearing latex gloves)’. He also mentioned they were on a main road and things get dusty. Why then is the neighbouring Skandium immaculate? I love this store but stick to the Marylebone High Street branch. It’s much more lovelier and awesome and you don’t leave wanting to take a shower! Yuk!
Nina B.
Classificação do local: 4 London, United Kingdom
This is a well-stocked cooking store where you’ll find just about everything except a bargain. If you’re a cook like me, you’ll find it’s quite a nice store, so you may not care about the ridiculous amount of dosh you’re about to spend on that knife, waffle iron, etc. I took a cooking class here and was pleased with what I learned. I feared that it would be focussed more on selling items in the store than teaching me, but this wasn’t the case. I took a hands-on class, and that’s just what it was. It was small enough for the chef to spend some time with everyone, checking technique, etc, and I’ve found I actually remember what was taught.
Whitney N.
Classificação do local: 5 London, United Kingdom
Pure kitchen romance. This is where love affairs with things like copper pots and French cooking techniques start. The store is *gorgeous.* If the store’s warm wood-floored interior and enticing shelves filled with decadent kitchen appliances doesn’t seduce you into joining the snobbish ranks of high-brow cooking and epicure — I don’t know what will. I *love* this store. I can spend copious amounts of time browsing each and every corner… admiring the unique dishware… inspecting the waffle iron… contemplating the varieties of saffron. And unless you want to spend the entire afternoon in the shop, don’t even let me go downstairs where they keep piles of the most fantastic cook books. This is also where they hold their classes — expert instruction on everything from Chinese cooking to Whiskey tasting… but if you want to sign up, don’t procrastinate… they book up quickly… most of January’s offerings are already sold out.