Episode 006: The East Bar

This episode we continue with our Parlour Games, a series of creative talks hosted by author and cultural commentator Dr. Christina Makris. Held within the sketch Parlour, they explore themes from the sketch universe, art, design, gastronomy and more. Join us for our fourth instalment the low carbon wine challenge, Burgundy vs Essex, with sketch’s celebrated wine director Frederic Brugues. Discussing his decades long career as a sommelier in the UK, his philosophy on wine selection and how recent debates and concerns on the environment are effecting the wine industry…

In this episode we continue to venture into our Parlour Games, a series of creative talks hosted by author and cultural commentator Dr. Christina Makris. Join us for our third instalment ‘Gastronomical Histories,’ with sketch’s master Chef Pierre Gagnaire and restaurateur Mourad Mazouz, reflecting on their 20+ year partnership and discussing the changing history of gastronomy and the restaurant industry. They delve into their upbringing, career, history, the Michelin tradition and their passion for art collection and how art informs Pierre’s cuisine and approach to cooking…

In this episode we continue to venture into a series of creative talks, hosted by author and cultural commentator Dr. Christina Makris. Held within the sketch Parlour, they explore themes from the sketch universe, art, design gastronomy and more. Join us for our second instalment “Building Layers” with guests Sir Charles Saumarez Smith and Simon Alford, discussing the history of 9 Conduit street and the changing face of architecture and developments in Mayfair…

This episode we venture into volume 1 of our Parlour Games, a series of creative talks hosted by author and cultural commentator Dr. Christina Makris. Held within the sketch Parlour, they explore themes from the sketch universe, art, design, gastronomy and more. Join us for our first instalment “A Moment with Mary Mccartney,” joined by Brandei Estes, to hear about how her career has evolved in the 30 years she has been taking photographs. We will also explore Mary's other passions for food, writing cook books, and finding out how memories are also created through cooking...

Following through the Gallery doors, nestled beneath the instagrammable pod loos, we find the circular East Bar, where sketch’s Mourad Mazouz is sat reminiscing about it’s creation…

Entering through the front door and taking an immediate right, we find ourselves in sketch’s Parlour…arguably the most versatile space within sketch. The Parlour effortlessly transforms from restaurant to patisserie to auditorium. Hosting various talks and creative nights, and finally to a lively bar open until late in the night. Here, Mourad Mazouz is reminiscing on how this room came to be… The Parlour: https://www.sevenrooms.com/explore/sketch-the-parlour/reservations/create/search?tracking=ig

We find ourselves in sketch’s hidden oasis…the Glade room. Sketch’s restaurateur Mourad Mazouz is sitting comfortably on one of the plush sofas, reminiscing on how drastically this room has changed over the last 20 years… The Glade: https://www.sevenrooms.com/explore/sketch-the-glade/reservations/create/search?tracking=ig

Drifting up the melting chocolate stairs, we find ourselves on the first floor of sketch in the three Michelin-starred Lecture Room & Library, where Mourad Mazouz is sitting comfortably by the window… The Lecture room https://www.sevenrooms.com/explore/sketch-the-lecture-room/reservations/create/search?tracking=ig

Deep within the building, we find ourselves in the renowned Gallery, where Mourad Mazouz is sitting reminiscing on the origins of sketch’s most famous room... Visit The Gallery - Book Here: https://www.sevenrooms.com/explore/sketch-the-gallery/reservations/create/search?tracking=ig

You may be asking yourself the question. What is sketch? A restaurant, a bar, an art gallery? To truly understand what sketch is and how it came to be, one must first begin to know the man behind this painting that never dries…our restaurateur Mourad Mazouz.