Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Bourgeois Decadence

Vulgar choices made by the bourgeoisie:

Carbonated water
Prosecco
Frexinet
Krug
XO
 
Fillet steak
Abalone
Sharks-fin soup

Louis Vuitton luggage
Mink fur coats
Manolo Blahnik shoes

Maroon coloured BMW
Pale green coloured Mercedes Benz
Stretch limousines 

Foie Gras 
Caviar

Cuban cigars
Rolex watches 

Leather sofas and armchairs

Oak-wood floorboards 
Marble bathroom tiles
Glass dining tables
Chandeliers
Spiral staircases 





* This list is not exhaustive *

Dinner with Communists

Venue: 
The Kremlin

Host: 
Comrade Stalin
 

Salmon Roe and Herring

Salted Cucumbers and Meat Salad

Grilled Vegetables

Borsht

Pelmeni

Blini

Lamb Cutlets

Pierogi with Ice Cream

Served with Wine and Vodka

Millionaire Row

Residences:

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire:
Chaucer Road, Bateman Street
Grantchester, Fulbourn

Edinburgh:
Scotland Street, Dundas Street, Moray Place

London:
Egerton Crescent (Kensington & Chelsea),Berkeley Street (Mayfair)

Surrey:
Long Ditton, Surbiton, Kingston

Hong Kong:
Jardine's Lookout, Taikoo Shing

New York City:
The Prasada (50 Central Park West, Manhatten)