Description: A product of contemplation
A mid-August evening, what could be called lolling (and not laughing out loud) along the Wandsworth Thames-side promenade, passing upper class families who’ve bought up the river, beautiful youths cashing in on their early (or parents) monetary success and celebrities, mainly sporting, all taking in the air and absorbing the retiring sunshine. There’s no sense of urgency as children on scooters dart across the path, cyclists and segways kill their speed to prolong the picture, and paps like me involuntarily
It’s a Friday night in Wandworth/ Battersea, and I feel abroad. This feeling heightens as you cut through the cobbles into Sherwood Court, arriving at the terrace of Gazette Brasserie, our dining choice for the evening. It’s only as I am writing this that I am surprised to find this branch is from the chain I have seen or visited in both Balham and Putney. Surprised as the feeling is entirely different, that of an independent- the care, the elegance, the treat. You wouldn’t get the same attention/ romance o
I literally felt like I was in France due to the decor of the rooms, as waiter after waiter welcomed us with warmth the French aren’t known for, before seating us at the bar in reception as our table on the terrace was being prepared. With a close humidity in the outside air, the air-con in this waiting area was a delight, and so was the Courvoisier XO cognac we chose as an aperitif – slightly backward I know, but it’s Friday and rules were made to be broken.