Early August saw the transformation of The Worx for Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood wrap party. Cast and crew enjoyed
medieval food stalls including whole spit roast hog and barbecued lamb, gourmet sausages, Coeur de Lion pie and mash and ‘ye olde’ sweetie stall filled with treacle tarts, chocolate pots and flap jacks… it was definitely one
for the trenchermen.

Burberry know how to throw a party, and their end of Fashion Week party was no exception, in fact it was the jewel in the week’s crown and the inauguration of their new HQ in Horseferry Road. Ultra-slick design and production lead to a party that blew away the lucky invitees and sent the London press into frenzy. Christopher Bailey’s guests included the uber stylish Liv Tyler and Gwyneth Paltrow, Slumdog star

Dev Patel, a spell-binding Emma Watson partied to the sounds of the à la mode band the Kooks and the à la minute model/DJs Alexa Chung and Agyness Deyn. Rocket added our own sparkle of Brit-tastic culinary style with Yorkshire puds & horseradish mash with fillet of beef, Caramelized onion scones with Colston Bassett & plum chutney along with our famed Burberry Bramble and new soft drink Pink grapefruit & ginger lemonade.

Rocket lives in the shadow of Battersea Power Station, one of London’s most recognizable landmarks, and everyday as we nip to the New Covent Garden Market, or dart over Chelsea Bridge we fantasize of the day when our vans roll into the Power Station, and the Rocket machine fires up one of the greatest party venues of all. Well, readers, the wait is over…

From December the venue that hosted the Batman premier is back in business with a bespoke clear roofed structure that has a capacity for up to 1000 guests and views of the four towering chimneys above.

The Boiler House at Battersea Power Station
http://www.1st-option.com/battersea

This impressive 1,600 sq ft marquee on London’s prestigious Berkeley Square is available to hire in June. Home to the Glamour Awards for many years, this versatile space which includes a reception area, seated dining for up to 500, a full cocktail bar, chill out room and dance floor, makes an ideal place to host a magnificent event.

TimeBased Events +44 (0)20 7608 0080
clare@timebased.co.uk

A new event space has evolved at the Natural History Museum. The brand new Darwin Centre is a feat of modern architecture and the awesome 8 story cocoon provides impressive back drop to any event. Alongside the ceiling to floor glass windows, lies a private garden which would be ideal for summer drinks. Capacity is up to 150 for dinner and 350 for cocktails receptions.

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/business-centre/ exclusive-events/darwin-centre/index.html

With the evenings beginning to draw in, the kettle is flicked on a little earlier in the afternoon. At Rocket, the Great Tea Debate has started to come to the boil. There are the purists: darjeeling, lapsang or verveine, all without milk of course. Charlie, fresh off his sub-continental sabbatical, is the only taker for chai masala - spicy, sweet and milky. There are the blenders who argue over ratios of Twinings in the pot… 2 parts of the

Earl to 1 of lapsang or is it English breakfast? Then there are the herbalists - at Rocket it’s fresh mint only, fruity numbers are shown the door. A butch cup of builder’s tea causes a stir with the blondes in the office; they like its coarseness - strong and caramel-tanned. But while we simmer over whether to blend or add milk, the chefs keep cool with their take on iced jasmine tea.

Pink grapefruit & ginger lemonade

Our latest non-alcoholic cocktail, Pink grapefruit & ginger lemonade stands on its own two feet as a delicious drink in its own right and will give the drivers amongst us something to think about on the way home…

Ingredients (to make 1L or 4 glasses)

Method
- Squeeze grapefruit and lemons into jug
- Add 50ml of sugar syrup
- Add Jamaican ginger beer
- Pour into a highball filled with crushed ice
- Garnish with a slitherette of fresh root ginger
- Serve with a straw