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VASHI OPENS ITS NEW CONCEPT FLAGSHIP

STORE IN COVENT GARDEN

Vashi has unveiled and opened a new home for
bespoke fine jewellery in Covent Garden – the brand’s
new flagship store and its seventh bricks-and-mortar
location. With an immersive in-store experience,
open workshop and full behind-the-scenes visibility of
every stage of production, the new flagship welcomes
customers into the heart of the jewellery making
process like never before.
The brand is on a mission to make buying and creating
jewellery a better, more friendly customer experience
Guests can use the space to meet with their partners,
friends or family right in the middle of the action of the
new store, with the casting laboratory and workshop
in full view.
Transparency is one of the core pillars of the brand
and the new promises even more visibility into the
design and making process, from the makers in the
store’s front windows to the state-of-the-art workshop
on the shop floor and the casting and laser labs.

THE HOWARD DE WALDEN ESTATE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE WELCOMING A NEW OTTOLENGHI DELI TO MARYLEBONE VILLAGE, ENHANCING THE AREA’S ALREADY DIVERSE
FOOD & BEVERAGE OFFERING ANND FURTHER INCREASING ITS APPEAL. OTTOLENGHI HAS TAKEN 1,500SQ FT OF GROUND AND BASEMENT LEVEL SPACE ON MARYLEBONE LANE FOR A
10-YEAR LEASE PERIOD. THE SPACE, DESIGNED WITH LONG-TERM COLLABORATOR, ALEX MEITLIS, WILL OPEN THIS MONTH AND FEATURE A COMMUNAL DINING AREA, AS WELL AS SOME
OUTSIDE SEATING FOR VISITORS TO ENJOY. OTTOLENGHI IS AN ESTABLISHED AND HIGHLY REGARDED BRAND WITH THRIVING ONLINE STORE AND HAS A STANDOUT NAME FOR YEARS.

NEW F&B VENUES LAND ST JAMES SIGNS UP KA
AT LIVERPOOL ONE PAO RESTAURANT

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has announced the launch of two St James Quarter, the 1.7 million square feet city centre
new independent dining concepts at Liverpool ONE. The openings development in Edinburgh, has announced the signing of Ka Pao
coincide with an upswing in the destination’s restaurant footfall and to infuse some South East Asian flavour to an already exciting
sales since the reopening of indoor hospitality, following several and varied feast of Scottish and international food and beverage
weeks of strong alfresco dining performance across the destination. options as St James Quarter prepares to open its first phase from
South East Asian bar and brasserie, Mamasan, has opened the 24 June 2021.
doors to its 6,875sq ft site on College Lane, offering an experience Together with the recent announcement that The Gannet
to visitors which combines premium cuisine, cocktails and music. and Erpingham House will be joining Bonnie & Wild’s Scottish
Visitors are now being welcomed to enjoy the spacious and Marketplace within St James Quarter, the addition of Ka Pao, from
sophisticated brasserie-style setting, which features a mezzanine and the team behind Ox and Finch, will help provide St James Quarter
panoramic terrace. with a diverse upscale dining offer.
Maggie Fu, the independent Asian street food restaurant, has “We are incredibly excited to be bringing Ka Pao to Edinburgh
also launched its new 4,700sq ft flagship venue at Liverpool ONE’s and we know that the restaurant’s fun, relaxed, party vibe will
Hanover Street. The restaurant is serving a range of authentic family be an excellent fit alongside lots of other fantastic leisure, retail
recipes and dishes including salt and pepper chicken, ramen, and its and restaurant businesses at St James Quarter,” said Jonathan
crowd-favourite king prawn pad thai. MacDonald from Ka Pao.

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