http://members.quintessentially.com/insider Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:14:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2011/05/17/the-italian-job/ http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2011/05/17/the-italian-job/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 20:30:20 +0000 Polly Crossman http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=27003 The dulcet tones of Italian singing sensation Mario Biondi are currently providing the soundtrack for the latest Peroni Nastro Azzuro ad campaign. Biondi is a multi-platinum selling soul star in his native Italy, and has DJ Norman Jay to thank for a strong and ever-growing following in the UK. We sat down with the soulful crooner himself to talk lyrics, luxury and life.]]> http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2011/05/17/the-italian-job/feed/ 0 http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/05/21/operatic-excess/ http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/05/21/operatic-excess/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 11:06:59 +0000 Alex Larman http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=2835 Puccini's Tosca, which was first performed in 1900, has deservedly acquired a reputation as one of the most famous in the world canon. ENO's new staging is exceptionally well sung, conceived and performed.]]> http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/05/21/operatic-excess/feed/ 0 http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/03/19/hyde-park-class/ http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/03/19/hyde-park-class/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:03:18 +0000 Alex Larman http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=2466 Heinz Beck is best known for La Pergola, his three Michelin-starred restaurant at Rome's Cavalieri Hotel, which has attracted an apparently endless amount of acclaim and attention. His first UK venture, Apsleys at the Lanesborough Hotel, was hugely anticipated, and won a Michelin star early in 2010]]> http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/03/19/hyde-park-class/feed/ 0 http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/02/02/babbo-dulci-babbo/ http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/02/02/babbo-dulci-babbo/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:52:09 +0000 Alex Larman http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=2041 Mayfair's chic Albermarle Street has stealthily become one of London's top dining streets with the likes of Hix at the Albermarle, the ever-popular Chor Bizarre and now the latest addition, the sleek and decidedly swish Babbo, which has joined the ranks of London's top Italian restaurants,]]> http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/02/02/babbo-dulci-babbo/feed/ 0 http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/02/02/italian-class-and-chic/ http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/02/02/italian-class-and-chic/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:02:11 +0000 Alex Larman http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=2106 Situated in a discreetly upmarket street a short walk from St John's Wood and the legendary Abbey Road, Vineria soon announces itself as a seriously classy destination. Part of a small Italian group, this restaurant is their first outside Italy, and can easily stand comparison with anything else in the UK at the moment.]]> http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/02/02/italian-class-and-chic/feed/ 0 http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/01/25/a-true-sicilian-promise/ http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/01/25/a-true-sicilian-promise/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:56:02 +0000 Alex Larman http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=1971 Three cheers for the excellent Caponata, a superb neighbourhood Italian restaurant that sits on the site of the late, lamented Cafe Delancey, but offers an altogether different culinary experience.]]> http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/01/25/a-true-sicilian-promise/feed/ 0