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L'Escargot (restaurant)

1896 establishments in EnglandBuildings and structures completed in 1741Grade II listed buildings in the City of WestminsterGreek StreetMichelin Guide starred restaurants in the United Kingdom
Restaurants established in 1896Restaurants in London
48 Greek Street (geograph 5657941)
48 Greek Street (geograph 5657941)

L'Escargot is London's oldest French restaurant, and is also one of the city's oldest restaurants. It is housed in a Georgian townhouse on Greek Street, in the heart of the Soho district. The building, which dates from 1741, was previously the private residence of the Duke of Portland.

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L'Escargot (restaurant)
Greek Street, London Soho

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L'Escargot

Greek Street 48
W1D 4EF London, Soho
England, United Kingdom
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lescargot.co.uk

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The Establishment (club)
The Establishment (club)

The Establishment was a London nightclub that opened in October 1961, at 18 Greek Street, Soho, and which became known in retrospect for satire although at the time was a venue more commonly booking jazz acts and used for other events. It was founded by Peter Cook and Nicholas Luard, both of whom were also important in the history of the magazine Private Eye. The name "The Establishment" is a play on the meaning of "establishment" as in "institution," i.e. the club itself, and the broader definition meaning the prevailing social order of the time, which the satirists who founded, funded and performed at the club typically undermined. A pun is suggested as, to be a member of this club, was to literally but not figuratively be a "member of the establishment". Peter Cook called it "the only good title I ever came up with." The venue allowed the opportunity for budding comedians and satirists to perform new material in a nightclub setting, outside the jurisdiction of the Lord Chamberlain, whose censorship of language and content was a problem for many performers. Some who appeared included Lenny Bruce in 1962 (subsequently banned from entering the UK a year later), Barry Humphries (as Edna Everage), and musically, The Dudley Moore Trio. The Establishment, a tie-in album of comedy routines and sketches featuring John Bird, John Fortune, Eleanor Bron and Jeremy Geidt, was released on the Parlophone label in 1963. A second club was established in New York City in 1963. However, both folded after only a few years. The Establishment in London closed in 1964.