he Wolseley sits handsomely on Piccadilly, a stone’s throw from The Ritz. Behind its baroque ironwork entrance is a grand café of a type long familiar to residents of Paris and Vienna, yet rare in London. The interior is inspired by the columns and round arches of the Basilica Santo Spirito in Florence, but dressed with black-and-gold Japanese lacquer. A cosmopolitan space, it’s the jewel in the crown of the city’s pre-eminent restaurateurs, Chris Corbin and Jeremy King.
It’s natural to feel a pang of nostalgia for the well-appointed world of a few months ago. The crisis has shown us how precarious that era was King is a shy man who taught himself to be an extrovert. He spent much of his childhood in the Somerset town of Burnham-on-Sea. In his teens he was a bartender’s assistant at a local holiday village and also manned the ice-cream counter at the Seaspray Café on the high street. Both experiences forced him to be more outgoing. Eventually he would become the archetypal restaurant “greeter”.
King has a taste for the Mitteleuropean. When talking about Viennese institutions such as Café Central and Zum Schwarzen Kameel, he becomes fervent. “There’s a buzz and a glow and a sense of warmth and belonging,” he says.
The restaurants manage to be elegant and glamorous without being inaccessible. It’s a feat of alchemy born of a relationship that began in 1979. King was working as maître d’ at Joe Allen, a restaurant in Covent Garden with the atmosphere of a speakeasy, and got to know Chris Corbin, who at 27 was two years his senior. Corbin had also stumbled into the business.
Corbin soon became manager of Langan’s. But he quickly started hatching plans with King to set up their own place. So began the long process of working out exactly what made them happy and how to turn it into a business. Their first venture was Le Caprice, in 1981. They were backed by the fashion designer Joseph Ettedgui, but within weeks it became clear that their ideas were at odds: Ettedgui was intent on having harsh monochrome decor and fluorescent lights.
In 1981 Britain was known for its dismal cuisine and limited range of restaurants. Pasta was still seen as exotic and the country was in recession. But after deregulation boosted London’s status as a financial centre, it took off as a glossy global city and culinary playground for an increasingly aspirational and diverse population. Over the past 40 years the capital has remained Corbin and King’s heartland, as they have catered to trendsetters, gourmets and budget-conscious foodies.
1843mag It is the food, the fact someone else does the work and you have more room for a large group of people
1843mag It is when I go. (About food)
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1843mag No, it honestly is.
1843mag It is about the food. Who cooks like that at home. I do not have the budget to eat like that every day . If I did , then no , I would not ever go.
1843mag For me... I enjoy the food, the place, the view, the music and the people to have a nice conversation.
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1843mag FOR SEX IT IS OBVIOUS ...!!!
1843mag No. People like me go for the purely vegetarian delights in tried & trusted outlets only.
1843mag well if it got me no effort im going
1843mag No, it’s about the food.
1843mag A restaurant is special by the food, good & fast service, reasonable prices & a good atmosphere.
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1843mag Hospitality “industry”. I don’t need this industry or any industry anymore. You fellas gonna have to make your own tater tots and pour your own box wine from now on
1843mag Wow that was a great day but I'm not interested then drink.
1843mag Eat,drink and the rest you better you know. Remember your reporter's interview with Colin Firth?
1843mag It's carnage in the hospitality industry. I have mixed feelings about how they were treated during this crisis. And the worst thing is that it is far from over. 👊
1843mag It's never about the food. It's about having somebody else prepare the food.
1843mag Again?
1843mag I'm optimistic that common sense and a vaccine will allow us to largely return to what we deemed 'normalcy'. While many businesses have closed for good, I think the dining scene, and why we enjoy it will continue on once we find a way to combat the virus.
1843mag Rubbish. They’ll be back bigger and stronger.
1843mag The food tastes better in the restaurants, no matter if you ask a delivery to that same restaurant. You dont need to find other reasons to go to restaurants. Its simply tastes better when freshly served.
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1843mag Oh just stop
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1843mag For attraction
1843mag I go for the food.
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1843mag ...communism has begun
1843mag Have faith it will come back 🙏
1843mag Misleading publicity. Deceptive headline. This article is a paid feature and promotion of Corbin & King. It should be called as such. Why mislead twitter users with fake baits? This is NOT about future of gastronomy in pokst covid.
1843mag Maybe not in the UK but elsewhere. When I spend it is about the food. Furthermore dining out is also a social experience and G-d Bless it. Stuck at home in a room looking at 4 walls for months now. You know when you`re being had!
1843mag i mean it’s in part for the food and ambiance but truth is it’s the industry catering to ppl needs specially when it comes to fine dining. ppl want to be seen, look their best, be seen w the best, eat the best, spend on the best...going out to eat is a damn show.
1843mag Have you ever counted the number of times you have claimed that something 'may never be the same again'? And how many times you were wrong? My bet would be that they're about the same.
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1843mag 'never' is a very, very long time. Have another think
1843mag Bite me
1843mag When you hire divorced milfs as journalists they write this kind of articles.
1843mag Fantasy now is wondering what lunatics' are going to show up and drive you away from your table. Back to the howling old owl in the woods Hunting the horny back toad Oh, I've finally decided my future lies Beyond the yellow brick road
1843mag The dismiss of the restaurant business may be a blessing overall in UK particularly? Its depressing work overall, unless you are head-top chefs-management. Full of Tory airs of subservience in the UK-london mainly. Worked there for many years in it. Worked the best places..
1843mag It often is just about the food. These 2 guys clearly haven’t been responsible for getting dinner on the table every night of their adult lives. Having someone else do the cooking is a real treat.
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1843mag It’s about not having to do the dishes
1843mag Because they are bored with the company they keep at home and need to have others to look at to either a) slag off later or b) think about while having duty sex.
1843mag Oh, well in the US it’s so much fun to be guilted into the obligation to tip, tip, tip...
1843mag I go to restaurants because I don't know how to cook for shit and if I attempted to make sushi, I would die. I live in a desert. There's no way I could get raw fish of that quality out where I live.
1843mag Not anymore!
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1843mag Going the way Stephan Zweig’s Vienna Cafe Life
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1843mag What a depressing statement hahaha 😂
1843mag SOONER OR LATER... EVERYTHING BECOMES THE SAME.... IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME.
1843mag To be served, dine, and relax with other people. The little death of live music is another sympathetic bummer of this whole pandemic.
1843mag True... back to good ole American cooking at home, finally. People will probably be a lot healthier for it.
1843mag Oh please!
1843mag It’s about the food, it’s about enjoying talks in person, and it’s about enjoying the places, except home.
1843mag Vaccine should get us back to where we were.
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1843mag For eating..
1843mag To Eat !
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1843mag Nah ...by the end of 2021 it should be good again. Thanks for the doom and gloom heads up though 🤬
1843mag For me, it's about the food. If I don't like the food that's offered, why would I go to that place. .
1843mag Interesting piece.
1843mag Noooo
1843mag should be read
1843mag Yes, idiots, it will all be different this time than after the last several pandemics. Haven’t been able to find a good restaurant since the Spanish Flu came about.
1843mag It's social entertainment. Same reason why people pay $10 for a beer in a bar which they can buy for $1 at local retail store.
1843mag Indeed
1843mag Laziness as its finest
1843mag Fantasy so its a hoax ? Admit it govs
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1843mag Could have sworn you guys posted this article like a month ago... what’s up with that?
1843mag More nonsense from the Economist. 'It's not only about food' might have made sense. Oh well, keeps us amused.
1843mag I go to restaurants to butter missus up for sex!? No other reason. Never has been, never will.!? 🤨
1843mag Restaurants are impacted badly due to Covid19. However I am sure restaurant business will get back to normal from next year on.
1843mag 👁
1843mag By contrast, 'the report estimates that at a minimum, another 83 million people, and possibly as many as 132 million, may go hungry in 2020 as a result of the economic recession triggered by COVID-19.' --690 m went hungry in 2019–up 10 m fm 2018
1843mag After Covid-19 probaply restaurant business won’t be same like before. ..
1843mag Why is this getting reposted every single day?
1843mag beauconstantia LaColombeCT TestKitchenCT it’s all about the food
1843mag Depends. Some ARE actually about the food, others convenience, others just social.
1843mag I'm a person and I go to restaurants for food
1843mag Seriously. Phuck Off.
1843mag For many reasons Like the food and the environment, it also depends on individuals
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1843mag absolute bullshit 😂
1843mag beinsporstiptal
1843mag Do you promise? Too much sodium
1843mag *in America
1843mag How many times is this article going to be posted
1843mag Si claro.
1843mag Never say never.
1843mag If it wasn't for COVID-19, I would be eating a cheeseburger right now.
1843mag Nah it will be back. Humans are social animals and we all love to go out to eat. The virus will pass and everyone will forget about it.
1843mag We humans are driven to socialize and socially rank. Restaurants evolved to serve these needs, feeding us became secondary. Other venues and models have and will continue to bevolve. If they are better than resaurants they will displace them.
1843mag Prepare the end of the world and put it before people. Economist style
1843mag Do you expect to resurrect Occident with such statements? Magazines of all kinds also GO.
1843mag Getting restaurants to realize 'it's not about the food' presented a whole universe of opportunity to add value to people's lives. Unfortunately, the clock ran out.
1843mag Panademics, wars and other force majeure events had not changed humans to live as per their nature.
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1843mag Nonsense front to back. Firstly it is primarily about the food, secondly the “grand fantasy” of eating out like it’s some recent fever dream and not ingrained in our history, thirdly this is written with such haughty pretentiousness it’s naturally behind a paywall. Drivel.
1843mag Stop this fear-mongering! There was the Spanish Flue 100 years ago and we had a great time afterward, without masks, still shaking hands, doing party and enjoying life. It might take a while but we will all go back to the old normal.
1843mag 'The restaurant remains a symbol of freedom. It enshrines the idea of choice.' imagine having such a pathetic view of freedom & choice
1843mag Eating at restaurants is way overrated and very expensive as well
1843mag Speak for yourself. Unusually.
1843mag Yes it is!
1843mag It's about the food. Try preparing a 13 course Prix fixe meal on your own.
1843mag One basically misses the dose of serotonin as was felt while going to and sitting in a restaurant.
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1843mag In the new normal, dining out or within unless it has the space of a tennis court would just be nostalgia. Take out or eating alone in ones home is what may be the style for the future unless we get the vaccine fast. AI robots would come in handy...sigh
1843mag It will if you go to DrapersArms
1843mag Concerts either, from festivals to club shows, ruined
1843mag Sad
1843mag It's not about food it's about experience
1843mag Mal sehen, wessen Phantasie das Ende bevorsteht...
1843mag Socialization
1843mag Yeah-nah, it’s all about the wine, ya bloody drongos!
1843mag Not true in many cases people go only for food.
1843mag I’m a foodie. It IS (in part) about the food. Sharing a meal with a good conversationalist has to be of significant and equal importance.
1843mag That's ridiculous. People felt this way after the Spanish flu and life returned to normal. It might take a few years but we will be back to the old ways in the future. But for now, wear your mask and social distance.
1843mag I go for the conspiracy theories
1843mag Stay at home. Stay safe. Don't communicate. Obey your masters.
1843mag Ag bull. People will still go out and dine...
1843mag Well lets focus on the positive 😌
1843mag Stop being so dramatic. This is no worse than the influenza pandemic in 1918. And 'normal' for everyone alive today came well after that outbreak.
1843mag I only go to the restaurant to eat great food I'm not capable of cooking myself or to spend the evening with friends/family. Everyone I know does the same. It must be a class problem, I don't know. Maybe I'm a petite bourgeois beyond saving.
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1843mag That was then. Now Media like encourages grievance so that society comes at each other’s throat. Good job, guys.
1843mag And then go home and read about it on the internet all over again
1843mag If there's not a drive-thru window; I'll pass.
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