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Top PIO restaurateur found guilty of spiking woman’s drink at Annabel’s in Mayfair

An Indian-origin restaurateur, owner of Michelin-starred Benares, has been convicted of drugging a woman's cocktail at Annabel's with intent to overpower her for sex. Staff intervened, preventing her from drinking the spiked 'Spicy Margarita' laced with GBL. Police found GBL traces in a vanilla extract bottle and at his home.

The Times of India

Restaurateur was caught on CCTV spiking woman’s drink in Mayfair club

Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman’s spicy margarita with GBL after she left him with the drink at Annabel’s.

Evening Standard

Restaurateur guilty of spiking woman’s drink at Mayfair club

Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman’s spicy margarita with gamma-butyrolactone.

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Michelin-star restaurant boss guilty of spiking woman’s drink in Mayfair club

Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman's spicy margarita with gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) at Annabel’s

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Jeffrey Epstein planned to buy Mayfair hotel for London ‘playroom’ after push from Andrew associate

An associate of Prince Andrew’s encouraged the late paedophile financier to buy Dukes London in St James's Place

Evening Standard

Top restaurateur accused of using date-rape drug at Annabel's 'warned victim about drink spiking'

The alleged victim told jurors she had been ‘betrayed’ by Vikas Nath, whose portfolio of top restaurants include Michelin-starred Benares in Mayfair

Evening Standard

Michelin-star restaurateur 'spiked woman's drink with date-rape drug at Annabel's club'

Vikas Nath, 63, used a straw to put gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) into the woman's spicy margarita drink while sitting in the rooftop garden bar at the Mayfair club, a court heard

Evening Standard

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Maza: Couple behind Mazi and Suzi Tros to open '1980s Athenian taverna' in Mayfair

Maza translates from Ancient Greek as ’everyday bread‘

Evening Standard

Millionaire neighbours vent anger over Liz Truss’s £500k private members club in MI5’s former Mayfair offices

The ex-Prime Minister described the new club as ‘a strategic nexus for a global network of pro-growth leaders’

Evening Standard

Red meat, no lettuce: Nigel Farage and Liz Truss attend private lunch after week of Tory defections

Meal at Mayfair club took place on day Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick criticised former PM’s mini-budget

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Thames Water apologises after burst water main cuts supplies to thousands of London homes

Thames Water engineers work through the night trying to fix burst main near Holland Park Roundabout

Evening Standard

Oscar Wilde’s Former Mayfair Mansion Offers a Rare Glimpse Into the Writer’s World – Now on the Market for £14 Million

The writer's former lodging is for sale, and it includes four reception rooms, four and a half bedrooms, a cinema room, a steam room, and two private terraces

Homes & Gardens

Temaki: London's first handroll sushi bar makes move from Brixton to Mayfair

Temaki earned a loyal following in Brixton after opening in 2021

Evening Standard

Sketch: 84 clay masks added to Gallery restaurant as new artist announced

Sketch, in Mayfair, is collaborating with the British artist Jonathan Baldock

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London's 11 most expensive postcodes revealed

Despite recording some of the highest sales figures last year, these ultra-luxurious postcodes are experiencing lower price growth now

Evening Standard

Oscar Wilde's former Mayfair home now for sale for £14 million

The townhouse on Half Moon Street inspired the setting for The Importance of Being Earnest

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s rather rude’: Truss accused of trying to poach members of rival Tory club

Former prime minister allegedly wandering 5 Hertford Street to find members for her Mayfair club a street away

Evening Standard

American investor swoops for £100m office block in Mayfair

The property was built as apartments in 1903 but has been converted into “hotel-style” offices over the past two years

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TV tonight: Kieran Culkin, Josh Hartnett and Nick Mohammed do Gogglebox

Stand Up to Cancer kicks off with unexpected Hollywood stars … and the beloved ‘hundys’ from The Celebrity Traitors. Plus: all-out luxury (and the best cheeses) at a Mayfair hotel. Here’s what to watch this evening

Evening Standard

£250,000 Rolls Royce hauled off Mayfair street in crackdown on illegally parked supercars

The Saudi-registered supercar was towed after Westminster Council admitted the usual practice of issuing £160 fines was not deterring rich visitors from parking badly

Evening Standard

The Beaumont Mayfair: a hotel that deserves to be much more famous than it is

Step into this discreet London hideaway, where club-like comfort and seamless service combine to create one of the city’s most quietly captivating escapes. It is, quite simply, a very chic stay

Evening Standard

The Standard's Big Misteak, episode two: Crisp Pizza, 60/40 Guinness and karaoke

David Ellis shares a harrowing tale of horrible decision in the karaoke booth

Evening Standard

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson 'no longer welcome' at London's swankiest club Annabel's

The ex-couple’s two daughters are both members of the exclusive Mayfair club

Evening Standard

Is this London's most Christmassy walk?

From Claridge’s to the Regent Street angels, this dazzling Mayfair stroll has gone viral as London’s most Christmassy walk — but does it live up to the hype?

Evening Standard

Flurry of leasing deals sends rents higher on Mayfair's Old Bond Street

A flurry of leasing activity over recent months means only one retail unit remains available

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