It’s one of the beauties of public or semi-public art, this subconscious transformation of the way we feel about and interact with a space. The cartoon-like drawings filling the walls have become so much part of the space that it changes our experience of the afternoon tea event altogether. The distance one would experience in an art gallery between a work and oneself has been obliterated. If you’re interested in finding out more, you can visit their official website here.Īs for Shrigley’s works at sketch? Much like his thumbs-up statue, they become so much more than simply oeuvres to look up at. For no less than one and a half centuries, the future of the plinth was debated, then temporary projects instigated, until in 2003 the ownership of Trafalgar Square was transferred from Westminster City Council to the Mayor of London, marking the beginning of the Mayor of London’s Fourth Plinth Commission with a total of eight commissions to date, each lasting between one and two years. The Fourth Plinth is the northwest socle in Central London’s Trafalgar Square, which was originally intended to hold an equestrian statue of William IV, but due to insufficient funds remained bare. Just in case you’re wondering what the Fourth Plinth Commission is, here’s a quick lowdown. If you step inside and you’re wondering where you might haven seen his work before, there’s a good chance it was at Trafalgar Square, where his “Really Good” 10-metre tall bronze ‘thumbs up’ sculpture featuring a jovially elongated thumb has been sitting on top the fourth plinth since September 2016. With 239 works lining the room’s walls, it is the largest group of original drawings Shrigley has ever exhibited. In 2014 Shrigley’s work was installed in the newly-refurbished Gallery. More than simply a building to house restaurants in, it is a platform for artists’ imaginings and innovations in art, design and social space, allowing for an interaction with art in the public realm. Since sketch’s inauguration in 2002 the venue has hosted over fifty exhibitions of artists’ moving image. It comes as no surprise then, that these two souls would come together to launch a destination place for food, art and music, providing venues for artists such as Turner Prize-nominated David Shrigley to not only display their artworks to visitors, but to add to and enhance the space, creating an afternoon tea experience like no other. Michelin-star chef Gagnaire has been equally influential and adventurous in his cooking, receiving worldwide recognition for his restaurants in Paris, Dubai, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Seoul. Mazouz has not only opened multiple acclaimed restaurants and bars in cities such as Paris and Dubai, but he has also published his own The Momo Cook Book and founded the Mo’Zik record label. No less than five rooms have been redesigned and turned into restaurants and bars, including the Lecture Room, a sophisticated Michelin star dining room, the Glade, an enchanted forest with woodland bar for breakfast, brunch and cocktails, and the Gallery, which aside from offering dinner is also the venue for the famed afternoon tea. It spans two expansive floors of a converted 18 th-century building on Conduit Street in Mayfair, London. As a result I ended up trying quite a few different specialist teas such as phoenix honey orchid, jasmine pearls and silver needle.Sketch is the brainchild of French master chef Pierre Gagnaire and renowned restaurateur Mourad Mazouz. The Afternoon Tea also includes unlimited amounts of tea, and all different flavours too. These come with tangy citrus meringue and malabar marshmallow. The Sketch Afternoon Tea pastries include passion fruit tartlet, lemon and raspberry cake, pistachio choux, blueberry cheesecake and finally a delightful chocolate and mint gâteau. We tried to pace ourselves as the waiter were kindly and repeatedly asking if we’d like anything and we didn’t want to overdo it before we had even reached the pastries. Next we moved onto the warm scones which are served plain or with sultanas, served with clotted cream, fig and strawberry jam. These include corn-fed coronation chicken, smoked salmon and Jacob's cream, cucumber and ricotta, egg and mayonnaise, quail egg, caviar and my favourite which was a warm mozzarella and pesto panini. ![]() Sketch’s Afternoon Tea begins as usual with assorted finger sandwiches. ![]() ![]() I headed to Afternoon Tea with fellow food blogger Amy from Yummei on a cheerful weekday afternoon.
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