005 BE L GRAVI A RE S I DE NT S J OURNA L

Grace invades your kitchen

For those not in the know, Grace Belgravia delivers three special services to its
members: Grace DeliVery, Grace to Go and Your Grace. The rst is a delivery
service consisting of three meals and two snacks chosen from a range of menus
that target different dietary requirements. The second trumpets Graces ability to
do takeaways. The third and perhaps the best service is Graces offer to supply
your dinner party with not only its own chefs but waiting staff and cleaners too.
Grace DeliVery delivers between 6pm and 7.30pm. Orders must be placed the day before.
Prices range from 42.50 to 50 (gracebelgravia.com)
Calling all local lm buffs
Boutique cinema chain Curzon has just opened
its latest London venue at 58 Victoria Street.
The rm has a long history (its rst cinema
opened in neighbouring Mayfair in 1934) but
the new address houses a ve-screen agship.
Curzon is kindly offering B.R.A members a
10 per cent discount on presentation of their
membership card.
(curzoncinemas.com)
The director is dead,
long live the director
The Belgravia Residents Journal rst
encountered outgoing Duncan Lawrie
managing director Matthew Parden after a
shoot. Having left our dead animals at the
door, his response (Why didnt you bring
them in?) made us appreciate him from
the off. We are therefore sad to announce
his departure after 17 years at the rm.
Duncan Lawrie assures us his chair will be
kept warm by a worthy occupant, seasoned
senior wealth management executive Byron
Coombs. At the top of his game, he has
spent the past two years in non-executive
roles at Deutsche Bank and Coutts. We
wish him and the company well.
(duncanlawrie.com)
No parking on the parklet
If you have noticed a bit of greenery on the corner
of Elizabeth and Ebury Street, its not negligence:
it is Belgravias rst parklet. The concept was
dreamt up by San Franciscans in America and
revolves around converting urban space into a
garden area. Grosvenor Estate has agreed to roll
out the rst of many as part of its Creating a
Buzz initiative. Tomtom Coffee House sponsored
the event, which saw the wine owing and the
bees presumably rejoicing.
(grosvenorlondon.com)