The Groucho Club has closed its doors following the suspension of its licence pending a criminal investigation, in a severe blow to ArtFarm, the hospitality arm of Swiss art dealership Hauser + Wirth, which bought the Soho membership club for £40m three years ago. Westminster council suspended the licence for 28 days on Tuesday, following […]
Soho’s legendary Groucho Club, a magnet for hell-raisers since Oliver Reed and Ken Russell (pictured) attended the opening party in 1985, has been acquired by the Artfarm hospitality group for a reported £40 million. Owned by Swiss art dealers Manuela and Iwan Wirth, Artfarm began as a museum café at the country offshoot of their […]
This week, StreetSmart revealed the generosity of restaurants and diners during their 2017 campaign has helped the national homelessness charity raise record funds. An estimated final total of £662,000 was donated across the UK during November and December last year. StreetSmart unveiled the fantastic figure at the Groucho Club in London, where the charity was founded by William […]
