Ahead of the opening of the Embassy Club at Grosvenor House Dubai Tower Two this month, London restaurateur Mark Fuller shares his thoughts on bringing back the ‘dinner and dance’
On his relationship with celebrity chef Marco Pierre White
I went into partnership with Marco Pierre White and we started Sugar Reef and Red Cube Bar & Grill together. Marco and I parted company amicably in 2001 and we remain great friends, but it’s very difficult for us to be in the same room together because of the clash of egos!
On bringing back dinner and dance
The Embassy is all about dinner and dance, and so was Sugar Reef. It’s what Marco and I call ‘total entertainment and affordable glamour’ – a one-stop shop, it just appeals. We’ve been through two recessions – we’re just getting stronger.
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On Embassy, the celebrity hang-out
The original Embassy Club opened at number seven, Old Bond Street, London in the early 1900s and first came to celebrity status in 1925 when it was King Edward VIII’s and Mrs Wallis Simpson’s hangout while they were dating.
It’s where Duran Duran and Wham! were discovered, and the place where Elton John and David Bowie socialised. Then you had the rock crowd – Ozzy Osbourne, and the fashionistas.
On tripping over Madonna
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