The First Event of Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
Friday 1 & Saturday 2 June

The only other British monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee was Queen Victoria in 1897. This is undoubtedly one of the most important racing days of all time and certainly for those who cherish our Queen, a poignant day to celebrate a life dedicated to her country and people, and reflect upon the joys and challenges that her reign has seen over the last 60 years. Perhaps one of the Queen’s greatest pleasures in life continues to be her dedication to racing. More than 200,000 race goers are expected to attend the Investec Derby Festival this year and global television audiences of over 1 billion are anticipated. We hope to see the return of the Queen’s horse Carlton House in The Investec Coronation Cup. If Carlton House were to win the Queen would be absolutely delighted and nearly a quarter of the world’s population would be celebrating with her… We’ll have to wait and see!

The most prestigious enclosure available throughout the Festival will be the Boisdale Enclosure, located next to the Queen’s Stand on The Prince’s Lawn. Part of Epsom’s Premier Enclosure, the Boisdale Enclosure badge will entitle you to access both the Queen’s Stand and Grandstand Enclosures should you wish. The Prince’s Lawn is situated on the finishing line between the Queen’s Stand and the Owners and Trainers Prince’s Stand. Lunch will be served inside the pavilion in which giant flat screen televisions will show all the racing. The Boisdale Enclosure extends all the way to the rails. Quite simply, there is not a better position from which to observe some of the finest quality thoroughbred horseracing in the world. The dress code will be suits on Investec Ladies Day and formal top hat and tails on Investec Derby Day.

The Boisdale exclusive facility will include a magnificent Whisky & Cigar Bar and an all-day complimentary Oyster & Champagne Bar. At the caviar reception Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 2002 champagne will be served. As the Queen arrives on Investec Derby Day a toast will be proposed with Chivas Royal Salute 25 year old whisky. The lunch will include Scottish lobster and the very finest dry aged Aberdeen Angus fillet of beef accompanied by exceptional white Burgundy and Claret. Traditional tea will be served with Boisdale Vintage 2005 Rosé Champagne. Betting facilities will be located within the Boisdale Enclosure, so there will be no reason to leave! After the races the party will continue with more Champagne and cocktails and truly the ultimate Frank Sinatra tribute from Stephen Triffitt and his big band.

As a very special leaving present to commemorate the day, guests will receive a Fortnum & Mason’s Hamper. Boisdale Jazz & Cigar Club members and friends have the opportunity to register interest, with no obligation, to purchase badges for The Boisdale Enclosure one week ahead of their being made available to the global market. There are 180 places available per day.

Friday 1 June 2012 - Investec Ladies Day – £675 +VAT
Saturday 2 June 2012 - Investec Derby Day – £750 +VAT

The ticket includes:

Queen’s Stand entry badge & ticket (dress code applies)
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Valet car parking provided
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Boisdale private terrace overlooking finish line
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Jazz on arrival
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All day Oyster & Champagne bar
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Caviar & Pol Roger Winston Churchill 2002 Champagne reception
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A toast with Chivas Royal Salute 25 year old
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Boisdale sumptuous 3-course lunch
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Selection of cheeses, available throughout the afternoon
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Unlimited drinks of Boisdale selected wines, beer and soft drinks
(until ½ hour after the last race)
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Full afternoon tea served with Boisdale vintage 2005 Rosé Champagne
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Live jazz playing after racing
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Cigar sommelier in suite
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Whisky and Cigar Bar - on a cash basis
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Betting facilities, racecards & racing papers
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Private tables of 10 are available, smaller groups will be accommodated on shared tables with other guests

For more information or to book the limited spaces call the hospitality team on 01372 460 460 or email epsom.hospitality@thejockeyclub.co.uk

The Contemporary London are delighted to offer members & friends of Boisdale complimentary tickets to the London Art Fair at the Business Design Centre, Islington, 18th - 22 January 2012. Each complimentary invitation admits two guests and may be used to visit the fair on any day or evening between Wednesday 18th  - Sunday 22nd January. The Contemporary London has a select number of tickets to give away on a first come first serve basis, to take advantage of this offer please simply email info@thecontemporarylondon.com quoting 'Boisdale LAF.’

Please contact info@thecontemporarylondon.com regarding any enquiries

Please visit http://www.thecontemporarylondon.com to find out more about The Contemporary London.

Please visit www.londonartfair.co.uk for more information about Art Projects and London Art Fair.

Please click here for a map and directions of how to reach the fair.

The Contemporary London @ Art Projects, London Art Fair 2012

The Contemporary London is an art gallery that offer sales advice and art advisory services to art lovers, private collectors and corporate clients. We showcase an international selection of recent graduates from some of the UK's most prestigious art schools. Our  portfolio of artists are carefully curated to provide art enthusiasts privileged insight to a refined selection of the most engaging and exciting recent graduates. The Contemporary London sources, exhibits and sells some the most exciting and promising contemporary emerging art and provides its clients with an opportunity to invest in the best emerging art talents.

Calling all budding Eric Claptons on Tuesday December 6th!

Boisdale of Canary Wharf is delighted to announce the second Gibson City Blues Jam in association with Stratstone of Mayfair Aston Martin and Gibson  Custom.  To be held on Tuesday December 6th. This exciting music event will see Boisdale customers and would-be Keith Richards take to the stage for a jam session on a Gibson Custom guitar with the Pacifico Blues, Gibson City Blues Jam’s house band.

This fantastic new series of jam nights is part of the Boisdale restaurant group’s commitment to live music. Here is a ‘money can’t buy’ opportunity for the true fan to live the dream and play in a band before a live audience at a world-class venue. Who knows, they might even be discovered.

Guests can join the house band to jam to a track of their own choice be it on guitar, bass, drums, keys or vocals. Pacifico Blues will support and improvise incorporating the participant’s style and musical ability. All those who wish to perform must have a reservation to eat at Boisdale on the night, be it for a classic burger, one of the restaurant’s set menus or a selection à la carte. Guests are asked to specify their intention to play when they make their reservation. The event commences at 8.30pm.

Pacifico Blues is a contemporary London Blues outfit featuring musicians from the internationally renowned All Stars Collective – the session musicians who, in their day jobs, play with the world’s most celebrated music artists.

Gibson City Blues Jam celebrates the Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll and above all, a great night out. A selection of new Gibson Custom guitars will be available for purchase on the night. For further information about Gibson Custom, please visit www.gibson.com

There will also be a chance to win some fantastic Christmas prizes courtesy of Stratstone of Mayfair Aston Martin and Gibson Custom.

For more information on Stratstone of Mayfair Aston Martin please see link below.

http://www.stratstone.com/dealers/aston-martin-dealer-london-391.html

Book early to avoid dissapointment!

To make a reservation to dine at Boisdale of Canary Wharf and play at the Gibson City Blues Jam, please call the restaurant on 0207 715 5818

After a day of judging with 585 oysters shucked over the two varieties of oyster tasted and 13 producers represented in front of 15 academic judges, the results are finally in from the inaugural Boisdale & Wright Brothers Oyster Tasting Championship 2011.

Poole, Dorset supplied byDorset Oysters in the Rock category and Loch Ryan supplied byRossmore Oystersin the Native took the gold medals at the event held at Boisdale of Canary Wharf in association with Champagne G.H. Mumm on Friday November 4, 2011 but the day was a triumph for the British Isles’ oyster industry as a whole.

“The oyster tasting turned out to be even more thrilling than we had hoped,” says Boisdale founder and owner Ranald Macdonald. “The quality was incredibly high and even the judges were astounded by the variety of oysters on offer. The days of people ordering ‘half a dozen oysters’ are long gone; now the discerning shellfish lover wants to talk about a given oyster’s flavour profile, its provenance and production. People now know their Maldons from their West Merseas, their Colchesters from their Caledonians. At Boisdale, we are finding more and more diners are comfortable tasting and talking about oysters just as they would wine.”

After a rigorous and nail-biting blind tasting, the judging panel selected oysters for the top award as well as silver and bronze in both categories. The judges marked the oysters on appearance i.e. meat-to-shell ratio, flavour & minerality. 

Winners:

Rock Category:

Gold – Poole, Dorset supplied by Dorset Oysters

Silver – Maldon Rock supplied byMaldon Oysters

Bronze – Portland supplied byFleet Oyster Farm, Dorset

Native Category:

Gold – Loch Ryan supplied by Rossmore Oysters

Silver – Duchy of Cornwall supplied by Wright Brothers

Bronze – Maldon supplied by Maldon Oysters

The Judging Panel:

Joe Warwick, Tom Parker-Bowles, Dai Francis, Robin Hancock, Lucas Hollweg, Trevor Gulliver, Dominic Prince, Richard Harden, Bill Knott, Ranald Macdonald, Nicki Kerman, David Loewi, Douglas Blyde, Henry Deedes and Nina Caplan.

Oyster lovers can taste all the oysters with podium places on Boisdale’s ‘Six Medal Plate’ available at all Boisdale and Wright Brothers Soho restaurants in London for the duration of the Boisdale and Wright Brothers Oyster Festival. To ensure that as many as people as possible have the opportunity to taste these spectacular oysters, Boisdale and Wright Brothers will be offering them at half price Monday to Friday during the festival at ‘Crazy Hour’ from 5pm to 6pm. (Please note that there will be a limit of 84 oysters per customer per ‘Crazy Hour’.)

The Oyster Festival takes place from November 8^th to December 1^st at Boisale of Belgravia, Boisdale of Bishopsgate and Boisdale of Canary Wharf and at Wright Brothers Soho.

The Contemporary London are delighted to offer members & friends of Boisdale FREE tickets to the Affordable Art Fair in Hampstead for a private charity view on Wednesday 26^th of October 2011 5.30 pm – 9.30 pm.  Each invitation admits two guests and are normally valued at £50. The Contemporary London has a selection of tickets to give away to this exclusive event on a first come first serve basis, to take advantage of this offer please email info@thecontemporarylondon.com quoting 'Boisdale'.

The Contemporary London are also offering half price tickets for members & friends of Boisdale for the duration of the fair which takes place from Friday 28th - Sunday 30th October, 11am- 6pm.

Please contact info@thecontemporarylondon.com regarding any enquiries

Please visit http://www.thecontemporarylondon.com to find out more about The Contemporary London. 

Please visit http://www.affordableartfair.com/hampstead/home/ for more information about the art fair.

The Contemporary London @ Affordable Art Fair Hampstead 2011

The Contemporary London is an art gallery that offer sales advice and art advisory services to art lovers, private collectors and corporate clients. The gallery showcases an international selection of recent graduates from the UK's most prestigious art schools. Their portfolio of artists are carefully curated to provide art enthusiasts privileged insight to a refined selection of the most engaging and exciting recent graduates. The Contemporary sources, exhibits and sells some the most exciting and promising contemporary emerging art and provides its clients with an opportunity to invest in the best emerging art talent. 

The Contemporary London will be exhibiting at the Affordable Art Fair North in Hampstead Heath, 27th- 30th October 2011, which takes place a week after the sister event in Battersea Park. 

Started in 1999, the Affordable Art Fair aims to make art more accessible by exhibiting works that are £4,000 or under. With the huge array of affordable paintings, sculpture, photography and prints there will be something to suit every taste. This new and exciting fair brings together a diverse and impressive selection of contemporary UK art galleries set in the idyllic Hampstead Heath. 

The Contemporary London will be showing a selection of exclusive works by Julia Bailey, Mercedes Baliarda, Ernesto Canovas, Sandra Erbacher, Fran Giffard, Jess Littlewood, Jessica Nina Mello and Margo Trushina. The Contemporary London will be situated at stand H3-12, which is just a hop, skip and a jump from the central bar!

Wing in to Boisdale, London’s greatest Highland haunt, to celebrate the Glorious Twelfth and the start of the grouse season. The Scottish restaurant group will offer diners Roast Grouse on Crouton, Game Chips, Watercress, Bread Sauce & Game Jus accompanied by a glass of Château Rahoul 2005 for just £35 from 18th August until the end of October.

The game dish including a glass of outstanding Bordeaux wine from Champagnes & Châteaux, an independent wine shipper owned by the famous champagne family of Alain Thiénot, priced at just £35 ensures diners will make a significant saving when enjoying grouse at Boisdale; the cost independent of offer is £51.40.

Grouse, an emotive symbol of Scotland, has enjoyed sympathetic management for years which allowed its economic importance to be fully recognised and, at the same time encouraged the welfare of other Mooreland bird species such as pipit, ring ouzel and wheatear which are showing such a sad decline today.

Scotland boasts one of the world’s most sought after sporting experiences in driven grouse shooting; it is unlike any other form of sporting shooting and provides a fusion of breathtakingly beautiful natural surroundings with the thrill of fast-moving wild birds which vary their speed and direction with the contours of the hill beneath them.

Ranald Macdonald, proprietor and founder of Boisdale, is fully embracing the season with a return to his ancestral roots by taking on the ‘Macnab’ challenge this year.  The challenge requires a salmon, a stag, and a brace of grouse all to be taken on the same day, but Mr. Macdonald remains undaunted: “The philosophy of Boisdale is distinctly Hebridean, so the Macnab challenge is a great way to embrace Scottish tradition and see in the season. I’m thrilled to be able to serve customers traditional grouse for such a superb price.”
 

Boisdale Jazz & Cigar Club Members Offer at Bang and Olufsen Knightsbridge

Spend £1,500 - £3,000
Receive complimentary His and Hers Earphones (2 pairs worth £240)
 

Spend £3,001 - £5,000
Receive a BeoTime clock alarm clock (worth £295)
 

Spend £5,001 - £10,000
Receive a BeoCom 5 Telephone (worth £570)
 

Spend £10,000 or more
Receive a BeoSound 8 iPad / iPod docking station (worth £895)
 

These offers are completely exclusive to Boisdale Jazz & Cigar Club Members until
30 September 2011 in the Knightsbridge Bang & Olufsen store (you will be asked to
show your BJ & CC Membership Card to redeem this offer).
 

Bang & Olufsen of Knightsbridge
3a 50 Brompton Road , London SW3 1BW
T: 020 7052 9292

A character straight out of the Hollywood hills, in both appearance and style, Casey MacGill performs boogie-woogie, swing and stride-piano like no one else. His audiences particularly delight in his astounding performances on a 6-string tenor ukulele and the cornet.

MacGill’s performances at the celebrated Boisdale restaurants in London come after 30 years of performing and arranging vocal harmonies, predominantly across the US. His extensive fan base has grown from successful stints in Los Angeles, Sokane, WA, Broadway and Seattle.

On 8 and 9 August, MacGill will be performing at Boisdale with his friends Pete Long on the clarinet, bass player Jerome Davies and Boisdale’s music director and exceptional percussionist; Richard Pite.

MacGill’s performances will be held at the sensational flagship venue; Boisdale of Canary Wharf on Monday 8 August, and the first restaurant in the collection; Boisdale of Belgravia on Tuesday 9 August.

Ticket Enquiries

8 August – 020 7715 5815  /reservations@boisdale-cw.co.uk

Online bookings for Canary Wharf at http://tickets.boisdale.co.uk/pages/events/casey-macgill/08-08-2011/

9 August – 020 7730 6922 / info@boisdale.co.uk

JOOLS HOLLAND AT BOISDALE OF CANARY WHARF, 21 JUNE 2011

Legendary bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter Jools Holland will be performing an intimate gig at Boisdale of Canary Wharf on Tuesday 21 June. Holland, who is currently in a break from filming his BBC2 programme ‘Later with Jools Holland’, will performing with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra joined by special guests Ruby Turner and Sandie Shaw.

Ruby Turner is a major star in her own right who posseses one of the finest soul, gospel and R&B voices in the world. To date, Ruby has released 14 albums plus the BBC's 'Live From Glastonbury', as well as appearing on releases by the likes of Brian Ferry, UB40, Steve Winwood and Mick Jagger. 

Sandie Shaw, an English singer described as "the barefoot pop princess of the 1960s”, was one of the most successful British female singers of her era.  With no 1 hits such as "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me", "Long Live Love" and "Puppet on a String", in 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest.  

One of Holland’s most intimate performances to date, there will be a maximum of 180 guests in the room, whom, in addition to the music, will also be able to enjoy a sumptuous dinner cooked by Michelin trained chef Andy Rose and choose their drinks from the bar that offers the world’s largest collection of malt, single grain, premium blended Irish and American whiskies, including rare vintages and bottlings.

Boisdale of Canary Wharf hosts live jazz, soul and blues performances every evening which can be enjoyed in the Restaurant and Whisky Bar on the second floor. The venue is also home to a 1,000 ft² Cigar Terrace, Cuban Cigar Library and Shop as well as art-deco inspired Caviar & Oyster bar on the first floor.   

Tickets to the Jools Holland concert are priced at £80 - £160 and are available from  http://www.boisdale.co.uk/tickets/ or 020 7715 5818. Doors open at 6pm.

Jazz FM have teamed up with Boisdale of Canary Wharf to launch The Discovery Show, a programme featuring live world-class jazz, blues, funk and soul performances every Wednesday night at  Boisdale’s new flagship restaurant, bar and music venue.  The Discovery Show is a first in jazz radio history. The Discovery Show will be recorded every Wednesday night at Boisdale of Canary Wharf and broadcast on Jazz FM every Tuesday night at 8pm. The show will comprise two unknown jazz acts that in the opinion of Jazz FM merit discovery by the British jazz loving public.

Jools Holland, Boisdale of Canary Wharf Patron of Music,  presented the bands on the inaugural night Thursday 14 April.  The evening, sponsored by Aberdeen Asset Management,  included performances from new UK funk band, Bad Ass Brass and pianist, singer songwriter Kate Threlfall who was spotted by Jazz FM at London’s Rich Mix to showcase up-and-coming jazz talent in the UK.

The Discovery Show show at Boisdale of Canary Wharf is supported by Singleton of Dufftown single malt Scottish whisky, a mellow and perfectly balanced dram, naturally rich and exceptionally smooth that perfectly accompanies great jazz and blues.

“This is a first for Jazz FM,” says Jazz FM’s Chief Exec, Richard Wheatly. “We are always looking for new ways to both support the extraordinary wealth of new jazz talent coming out of the UK and explore innovative programming formats. The Discovery Show, with the support Boisdale, will offer a perfect platform to do just that whilst dining on exceptional British food in the most exciting new music venue to come out of the Capital in a long time.”

Jools Holland commented, “I am honoured to have been invited to be Patron of Music for Boisdale Canary Wharf. I am delighted that a new brilliant live music venue will be opening in London, a place which intends to feature world class music from the world of jazz, blues and soul every night. I am counting the moments ‘till June 21st when I will be giving a special performance there with my Rhythm & Blues Orchestra.”

Ranald Macdonald, Boisdale Managing Director said: “Our dream is for Boisdale of Canary Wharf to become one of the best loved live jazz, blues and soul venues on the planet. We are very proud and excited to be hosting The Discovery Show every Wednesday night: be there or be square!”

Watch Jools Holland at Boisdale by clicking here.