DINNER BY HESTON BLUMENTHAL AT MANDARIN ORIENTAL HYDE PARK, LONDON OPENS 1 DECEMBER 2010

8/17/2010 8:37 AM EST

DINNER BY HESTON BLUMENTHAL AT MANDARIN ORIENTAL HYDE PARK, LONDON

OPENS 1 DECEMBER 2010

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

• The word dinner comes from the 13th century French word disner (dee-nay) which stood for breakfast and developed into the main meal of the day. The evolution of the word reflected social and economic changes. Dinner was originally eaten in the middle of the day, and as people could afford candles in the 1700’s it moved forward and with gaslights and electricity became later still


Opening Date

• December 1st 2010 serving Lunch and Dinner
• Lunch served from 12 noon to 2.30pm, Dinner from 6.30pm to 10.30pm


Location

• Dinner by Heston Blumenthal has magnificent views over Hyde Park and is reached from the lobby of Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London


Executive Chef

• The kitchen will be headed by Ashley Palmer-Watts, who has worked with Heston Blumenthal at The Fat Duck for eleven years as Group Executive Chef


Modern and Historic British

• The menu will comprise of simple modern dishes, inspired by our historic gastronomic past and celebrating the very best of British produce. Heston Blumenthal and Ashley Palmer-Watts, have been working with food historians and the British Library, researching our much celebrated British culinary history. The result will be dishes inspired by recipes dating as far back as the 16th century


Dishes

• Bergamot cured mackerel salad
• Slow cooked short rib of beef
• Scallops with cucumber ketchup and peas


Prices

• Three course set lunch £25

• Three course a la carte dinner from £55


The Design by Adam D. Tihany

• Contemporary and innovative with an understanding of tradition to reflect Heston’s vision, and including floor to ceiling glass walls between the kitchen and dining room

• A unique feature is the pulley system modelled on a 16th century design for the Royal British Court’s kitchens resembling the craftsmanship of an oversized watch, mechanically rotating a spit over an open fire

• Private dining room for up to ten guests


Bookings

• Telephone number - 0207 201 3833
• Booking lines will open on October 15th 2010
• Website www.mandarinoriental.com/london



For further information, please contact:
Agency Contact
Henrietta Carnegy ( )
Ann Scott Associates
Tel: 020 7823 9988

Katerina Panayotopoulou ( )
Ann Scott Associates
Tel: 020 7823 9988

For further information and images regarding Heston Blumenthal and the Fat Duck Group contact
Monica Brown ( )
Tel: 0207751 5812 Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London
Holly Johnstone ( )
PR Manager
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7201 3616

www.mandarinoriental.com/london

Corporate Office
Jill Kluge ( )
Group Communications – Global
Tel: +44 (20) 7908 7810

Anna Glover ( )
Group Communications – Europe, Middle East & Africa
Tel: +44 (20) 7908 7812

www.mandarinoriental.com