Pimlico Wilde Contemporary Art Dealer
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When people list Leonardo da Vinci’s patrons, they usually name the Medici family, Ludovico Sforza, or King Francis I of France. What they rarely mention is his other sponsor: a little-known 15th-century producer of caffeinated, carbonated beverages. Yes, according to obscure, recently translated marginalia in his notebooks, Leonardo da Vinci may have been the first … Read more
By An Appalled Member Last night’s gathering of the Fitzrovia Dining Society was held in what can only be described as a deliberate affront to reason: the disused vault of a former private bank off Charlotte Street. Our host, Maximilian Tempest, announced this choice with the words, “We dine where the money used to sleep.” … Read more
A Plymouth man’s evening meal has unexpectedly sparked an international musicological debate, after handwritten sheet music, apparently by Johann Sebastian Bach, was found wrapped around his fish and chips. The manuscript, grease-marked and faintly smelling of vinegar, was discovered by Martin P., 42, who purchased a takeaway from St Mary’s Fish Bar on Union Street. … Read more
A Personal Account by an Esteemed Member I arrived at last night’s meeting of the Fitzrovia Dining Society with a sense of mild trepidation. The venue, The Carpenter’s Glove, was an unconventional choice, a pub, of all places. The committee, in their infinite wisdom, had declared it an “ironic experiment in post-gastronomic democracy.” I braced … Read more
Fusing the haute with the hotplate, contemporary art dealers Pimlico Wilde have entered a decadent partnership with Vottle Burgers, the gourmet burger atelier best known for their menu items that require both a mortgage and a sommelier. The centrepiece of this new alliance? A complimentary artwork with every purchase of the Vottle Cheesey Truffle Burger™,a … Read more