December 2020 :
"Langan's closed in March following the coronavirus outbreak and did not reopen..The famous 1980s celebrity haunt Langan's Brasserie which was once frequented by famous faces including Rod Stewart has reportedly been saved from administration."..
"Langan's closed in March following the coronavirus outbreak and did not reopen..The famous 1980s celebrity haunt Langan's Brasserie which was once frequented by famous faces including Rod Stewart has reportedly been saved from administration."..
"The Mayfair eatery, a favourite with boxer Muhammad AliΒ and The Rolling Stones lead man Mick Jagger, is believed to have been acquired by a group of individuals led byΒ Oakley Capital founder Peter Dubens."
"Mr Dubens, 54, who has built a fortune of around Β£150 million according to The Sunday Times, is understood to be investing in the restaurant in a personal capacity, according to The Times." π€
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"The restaurant, opened in 1976 by Sir Michael, the film actor, and Peter Langan, the colourful restaurateur, appointed administrators from Begbies Traynor last month. [November 2020]" π€
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"At the time it went bust, Richard Shepherd, the restaurantβs former chef, retained an interest alongside controlling shareholders Vijay Malde, an entrepreneur, and Ken Anderson, the Bolton Wanderers FC chairman."
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"Mr Dubens, 54, who founded Oakley Capital in 2002 and remains its managing partner..Other restaurant investments have included Five Guys UK, Chilango and he once backed Tom Aikens, the Michelin-starred chef."
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Then they take back everything that you have"
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"Langanβs, which has been closed since the first lockdown, will reopen under the direction of Graziano Arricale and James Hitchen, two experienced restaurateurs."..
"In his book on Sir Philip Green, Oliver Shah, business editor of The Sunday Times, described how he bumped into Tony Schneider, the loan shark: βWhen Green bounded over to say hello, Schneider leapt up and punched him in the face twice, sending him sprawling. ."
"Schneider apparently said, βLeave that prick where he is. He can crawl out.β β
Sir Philip denies that version of events."
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Sir Philip denies that version of events."
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"None of its patrons was as colourful Langan, who died in 1988 at his home in Essex in a fire. Sir Michael once recalled: βHe died trying to murder his wife. He was going to set fire to her. He fell over and set fire to himself.β" π€
"Peter Langan moved from Ireland to London in the 1960s, starting his catering career at Odin's in Devonshire Street.
But, according to the restaurant's website, he had grander dreams, wanting to bring the Parisian cafe culture to London."..
But, according to the restaurant's website, he had grander dreams, wanting to bring the Parisian cafe culture to London."..
"He teamed up with Sir Michael to transform Le Coq d'Or into Langan's Brasserie, with original artwork, a change in lighting, live jazz ..
A year later, in 1976, they were joined byΒ Richard Shepherd, the former head chef of the Michelin-starred Capital Hotel in London."..
A year later, in 1976, they were joined byΒ Richard Shepherd, the former head chef of the Michelin-starred Capital Hotel in London."..
"Shepherd, who still owns an interest in the business, created a menu that the restaurant still boasts today has 'changed very little' ...
Other big names to have been pictured at the famous brasserie are former Chelsea captain John Terry"
Other big names to have been pictured at the famous brasserie are former Chelsea captain John Terry"
"By the mid-1980s it was a famous haunt for many big name stars.
These include ..David Hockney - [he] helped design the menus turning them into collectorsβ pieces.
Other artists to feature including Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Gerald Moira."
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These include ..David Hockney - [he] helped design the menus turning them into collectorsβ pieces.
Other artists to feature including Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Gerald Moira."
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"They know god exists for the devil told them so
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"British songwriting duo Tim Rice (left) and Andrew Lloyd Webber with Lloyd Webber's wife, British singer Sarah Brightman at a New Year's Eve dinner at Langans restaurant in December 1986"
"In 2018, a sketch byΒ David Hockney for the menu of Langanβs Brasserie was reportedly expected to fetch Β£500,000 after the veteran actor put it up for sale."..
"Langan's name was retained by the restaurant and Richard Shepherd subsequently bought Michael Caine's share of the company to become the sole owner of Langan's Brasserie."
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And drag him to the feet of the purple headed priest" πΆ
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The Art Newspaper: "Back in 2013, we reported that Patrick Procktorβs celebrated murals depicting views of Venice had been removed from the upstairs room at Langan's Brasserie off Piccadilly in London.."
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(entertaining aside: the entrepreneur Peter Langan varnished over part of the Italian vista in a drunken rage)."
"The Irish restaurateur, who was famous for commissioning paintings in return for hospitality, originally asked for a snow scene but Procktor, working while Langan was on holiday, produced a picture of Venice in summer."..
βThe painting is obviously an extraordinary feat,β said Anna Somers Cocks, founding editor of The Art Newspaper. βItβs wonderfully evocative of Venice.β
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Green Network participates in the presentation of a new book: βThe Italian Embassy in Londonβ - Green Network
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"The sweeping panorama of La Serenissima was due to be sold at Christie's, a move which enflamed the late UK artistβs devotees including the London-based artist Alessandro Raho."
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"βThe fate of the murals concerns me very much. They are not only one of Procktor's most impressive works, but also constitute one of the most important examples of British mural painting of the postwar period,β says his biographer, Ian Massey."
"Procktor lived in Manchester Street, Marylebone, central London (in a flat formerly occupied by William Coldstream), where he socialised with, among others, Derek Jarman, Francis Bacon, and Cecil Beaton"
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"Despite his homosexual leanings, in 1973 Procktor married a widow, neighbour and restaurateur Kirsten Benson. She sold her restaurant (Odin's) to Peter Langan, and Procktor, Hockney, Bacon and Lucian Freud all provided paintings to hang on the walls"..
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"Patrick Procktor was born in Dublin in 1936, the younger of two brothers; but he was not Irish, as his Wildean persona led people to suppose. His father, a brilliant accountant, died in 1940 and his mother had to pursue a career - in hotel management."
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"Procktor enjoyed his National Service in the Royal Navy. He was assigned to learn Russian and after demob worked as an interpreter, visiting the Soviet Union three times at the height of the Cold War."..
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