Masterpiece London 2011 The Fair Masterpiece London will take place from 30 June to 5 July 2011 at Royal Hospital Chelsea in central London and is set to be one of the most exciting international events to occur in the capital for years. Representing an inter-disciplinary fusion of traditional and modern, old and new, Masterpiece London will bring together not only the finest of the fine and decorative arts, but also the best of wines, classic cars, jewellery and contemporary design. Masterpiece London has partnered with Urban Caprice to provide an exceptional cultural, culinary and social experience for the Fair s discerning and distinguished clientele. Offering the ultimate in elegance, quality, luxury and sophistication, Masterpiece London will be a truly exceptional experience. The world s top collectors, institutions and connoisseurs will not miss this unique opportunity to purchase some of the finest pieces on the market from the world s foremost galleries. Preview, 29 June - 11.00-22.00 30 June - 11.00-18.00 1-5 July - 11.00-21.00
Masterpiece London 2011 Entertaining Opportunities Masterpiece London is delighted to be working with event production and catering company Urban Caprice using their portfolio of world-class restaurants and private members clubs as inspiration. Visitors to this innovative event will be able to dine at a pop-up Le Caprice, and experience tastes of The Mount Street Deli. And for those in search of the perfect Bellini, Harry s Bar will complete the restaurant collection at Masterpiece London. There are numerous lounges and restaurant areas at Masterpiece London which are available for private and corporate entertaining. Details of entertaining opportunities at the fair can be found in this document. To learn more about this unique opportunity, please contact Elizabeth Walder, Event Manager, by telephone on +44 (0)20 7499 7470 or by email at elizabeth.walder@masterpiecefair.com
Attendees at Masterpiece London 2010 Clockwise from top left: Sir Mick Jagger, Kim Hersov, Leslie Phillips, Piffa Schroeder and guest, Mr & Mrs Julian Fellowes, Sir Roger & Lady Moore, Sir Michael & Lady Caine, Viscount & Viscountess Linley, Julian Lennon, Oscar Humphries.
Our Package Prices At A Glance Package Preview 29 June 30 June - 5 July Champagne Brunch From 140pp From 60pp ********** Afternoon Tea From 135pp From 55pp ********** Canapé Reception with Wine only From 155pp From 75pp Canapé Reception with Champagne From 165pp From 85pp Canapés and Bowl Food Reception with Wine From 175pp From 95pp Canapés and Bowl Food Reception with Champagne From 185pp From 105pp ********** Price includes Food and drink as agreed, use of a lounge at Masterpiece London, admission to the Fair and a copy of the Fair catalogue. Dining options Should you wish to add fine dining to one of the packages shown above, there is the option of using Le Caprice at Masterpiece London. Further details and prices for fine dining are available on request. Evening only.
Styling Notes Corporate Packages The look is classic, cool and white Simple florals, while not quoted for, would add a splash of colour
Urban Caprice Staff Superlative Service They are the backbone of the Urban Caprice success story our vivacious and stylish teams have a flair for service and have been trained to treat everyone as a VIP. We propose dressing our staff in simple blacks for these events: pressed shirt and trousers with polished shoes and long black aprons.
About The Drinks Champagne White and red wines A selection of good quality wines Elderflower spritzer Sparkling elderflower freshened with lemon and mint British still and sparkling mineral waters Somerset Whitehole spring water purified deep underground through white tufa rock beneath protected organic land
Champagne Brunch Menu Prices: Preview 29 June from 140pp / 30 June 5 July from 60pp For an event of 2 hours with 50 guests Fresh fruit skewers Fresh fruit skewers with strawberry, rock melon and pineapple Miniature pastries Pain au raisin, pain au chocolat, brioche and beignets Smoked salmon bagels The finest smoked salmon with dill and cream cheese on toasted miniature bagels Heirloom tomato bruschetta Bite-sized, marinated heirloom tomatoes with fresh basil on bruschetta Served with Gaston NV Champagne 1er Cru Brut Tradition Le Caprice house Champagne. Complex with a rich, toasty and nutty flavour Elderflower spritzer Sparkling elderflower freshened with lemon and mint British still and sparkling mineral waters Somerset Whitehole spring water purified deep underground through white tufa rock beneath protected organic land Filter coffee & tea selection To include English breakfast, Earl Grey, jasmine, green, and mint
Afternoon Tea Menu Prices: Preview 29 June from 135pp / 30 June - 5 July - from 55pp For an event of 2 hours with 50 guests Savouries (please select three) Burford Brown egg mayonnaise Served on seeded rye bread Wiltshire ham and tarragon mustard Served on square cut raisin and rosemary bread Ridge cucumber and organic goat s curd finger sandwiches Served on caraway seed bread Brown and Forest smoked salmon Served on rye bread with lemon and horseradish crème fraîche Goat s cheese gougères Black truffle and goat s cheese gougères with wild chervil
Afternoon Tea Menu cont Something Sweet (please select two) Elderflower and strawberry tartlets Individual tartlets filled with elderflower mousseline, Gariguette strawberries and grated pistachios Lavender shortbreads Lavender shortbread biscuits filled with butter cream Devon scones Served with lemon curd, wild strawberry jam and clotted cream Chocolate délice Bitter chocolate délice flavoured with Amaretto Served with Elderflower spritzer Sparkling elderflower freshened with lemon and mint British still and sparkling mineral waters Somerset Whitehole spring water purified deep underground through white tufa rock beneath protected organic land Filter coffee & tea selection To include English breakfast, Earl Grey, jasmine, green, and mint
Canapé Packages Canapé reception with wine for 100 guests For an event of two hours - please select six canapés from the following hot/cold/sweet selections together with house wine, soft drink and mineral water - Preview 29 June from 155pp, 30 June- 5 July from 75pp Canapé reception with Champagne for 100 guests For an event of two hours - please select six canapés from the following hot/cold/sweet selections together with house Champagne, soft drink and mineral water - Preview 29 June from 165pp, 30 June- 5 July from 85pp Canapés and bowl food with wine only for 100 guests For an event of two hours - please select six canapés from the following hot/cold/sweet selections, three bowl foods together with house wine, soft drink and mineral water - Preview 29 June from 175pp, 30 June- 5 July from 95pp Canapés and bowl food with Champagne for 100 guests For an event of two hours - please select six canapés from the following hot/cold/sweet selections, three bowl foods together with house Champagne, soft drink and mineral water - Preview 29 June from 185pp, 30 June- 5 July from 105pp
Canapé Menus Cold Canapés Shetland lamb and sugar snap pea Rolls of Shetland lamb fillet with lemon mayonnaise and sugar snap pea Bresaola and Tallegio Wild rocket and tallegio wrapped in bresaola with goat s curd dressing Beef carpaccio Parmesan wafer topped with a wafer thin slice of beef Spring chicken and leek pies Hot water crust pies filled with Devonshire chicken and confit leeks Seared tuna niçoise Seared tuna loin with confit potato, green beans and olive purée Atlantic prawns and saffron Steamed Atlantic prawns with sea salt and saffron aioli
Canapé Menus Cold Canapés Cont Lobster, chilli and avocado Nuggets of native lobster with guacamole and chilli salsa Loch Fyne salmon and cucumber Marinated salmon with fennel and pickled cucumber Westcombe Cheddar and walnut Cheddar and walnut sable biscuits Quail s eggs and celery salt Served on a bed of land cress Crudités and wild herbs Baby carrots, fennel and vine ripened tomatoes with wild wood sorrel, pennywort and herbed mayonnaise Evesham asparagus Tips of green Evesham asparagus with wild herb mayonnaise
Canapé Menus Warm Canapés Chicken alla Milanese Bread crumbed ballotine of Devonshire chicken with lemon juice and parsley Seared foie gras and truffle peach Pan-fried foie gras with apple galette and truffle peach The Ivy burger Served with dill pickles and club sauce in a sesame seed bap Lamb shoulder and harissa Slow-cooked lamb shoulder with harissa puff pastry base and a spicy chickpea salsa Salt cod and tartare sauce Crisp fried fritters of salt cod with tartare sauce and bitter cress Salmon fish cake With sorrel crème fraîche
Canapé Menus Warm Canapés Cont Bream and broad beans Fillet of bream with broad bean salsa and tomato conserve Rock shrimp burger Served in a nigella seed bun with spicy tartar sauce Heirloom tomato tortino Baked puff pastry topped with roasted cherry tomatoes and basil Tortellini of squash Hand-made crisp fried tortellini with roasted squash and rocket pesto Wensleydale, girolle and leek tartlets Miniature tartlets filled with wild mushrooms, young leeks and Yorkshire cheese Pea and mint arancini Risotto fritters made with English peas and garden mint with organic crème fraîche
Canapé Menus Bowl Food Served in a white china bowl with a silver fork Jersey tomato risotto Risotto cooked with clear tomato consommé aged Parmesan and fresh basil Garden peas, feta, mint and cucumber Salad of fresh garden peas, fresh mint, oak aged feta and pickled cucumber Sea bream and globe artichokes Roasted fillet of sea bream with a tomato crust and globe artichoke purée Dorset crab and avocado The finest Dorset crabmeat with chicory, avocado and fresh lemon Lamb and borlotti beans Roasted rump of lamb with borlotti beans and salsa verde Guinea fowl and fennel seed dressing Roasted breast of guinea fowl, watercress, Jersey potatoes and warm fennel seed dressing
Canapé Menus Something Sweet Eton Mess Crisp meringue with Jersey cream and Gariguette strawberries Amedei chocolate and black cherry The finest Amedei chocolate délice with crème fraîche and Brogdale Farm cherries Elderflower jellies Perfect cubes of elderflower jelly with mint sugar Almond and raspberry Freshly baked raspberry clafoutis with toasted almonds Plum and almond Bakewell tartlets Bite-sized plum Bakewell tartlets with clotted cream Fruit loaf and Blue Monday Rich fruit loaf with crumbled blue cheese and port jelly Rhubarb fools Elegant shot glasses filled with Jersey cream and sweetened rhubarb Dorset blueberry pies With clotted cream Cider brandy ice cream The finest Jersey cream ice cream laced with Devonshire cider brandy
Drinks Menu Champagne & Wine No red wine is allowed to be served within the Masterpiece London space; however it is available for consumption within the lounge areas. The wines below are merely examples from our cellar. A Masterpiece wine list will be available soon. Gaston Chiquet NV Champagne 1er Cru Brut Tradition Le Caprice s house Champagne. Complex with a rich, toasty and nutty flavour Gavi di Gavi La Maddelena, Roberto Sarotto, Piedmont, Italy Crisp, floral, peachy, Pinot Grigio with aromatic qualities Domaine du Colombier Petit-Chablis Guy Mothe, 2006 Chardonnay A classic, fresh wine with subtle, elegant flavours of citrus, pear and stone Domaine Sautereau Sancerre Les Espailles 2006 Sauvignon Blanc Lean and light from the home of Sauvignon Blanc Pinot Grigio, Bertoldi 2008 Fresh and elegant with clean, green apple flavours Domaine de La Bergerie Sauvignon de Touraine, 2008 The nose is fresh with hints of white flower and mild green pepper. On the palate, the wine is well-balanced with lovely minerals and acidity
Drinks Menu Soft Drinks Elderflower spritzer Sparkling water spiked with elderflower infused sugar syrup and sharpened with lemon Nettle, Lime and Mint spritzer Nettle and mint infused sugar syrup topped with soda water and served over ice with a sprig of mint Ginger, Apple & Mint Cooler Fresh ginger syrup, pressed apple juice and muddled mint, served long over ice and charged with soda Mandarin, Lime and Basil spritzer Fresh mandarin and lime juices muddled with torn basil and topped with soda British still and sparkling mineral waters Somerset Whitehole spring water puffed deep underground through white tufa rock beneath protected organic land
Urban Caprice We are obsessed by food Insisting on using only the freshest ingredients from sources we know and trust and with whom we have worked for many years. We offer a wide range of vegetarian, fish and meat dishes and each menu is put together with careful thought as to who will be eating it. Seasonality, the duration and nature of the event, guest numbers and guests profile are taken into account. We can offer signature dishes from our restaurants We can recreate the classic menus of the restaurants and clubs in our group, including The Ivy, Le Caprice, J Sheekey, Bam-Bou, Daphne s, Scott s, Mark s Club, George or Harry s Bar. No other catering company can do this. We are accredited by the Soil Association To offer completely organic menus. Please let us know if you would like to consider an organic menu. Our over-arching philosophy is to keep things simple, classic and authentic with modern British, European, Moroccan, Pacific Rim and French-Vietnamese flavours all considered. Our Executive Chef, Iain Graham Oversees the menus and culinary creativity of Urban Caprice. Iain has worked extensively in the UK and overseas. He began his career in The Lensbury Club in Teddington before moving to Boston working as a pastry chef at The Marriott Hotel and later to Sydney and the stylish W Hotel. In London, Iain has worked with John Torode and Peter Gordon working as part of the team that launched Providores. Iain has also been involved in the creation of Cru in Hoxton, Fifteen Restaurant (where as sous chef he trained the first group of chefs) and the Tabernacle Bar and Grill in Shoreditch. What s a party without a drink? Liquid inspiration, all day refreshments, classic or mixed up cocktails and fine wines. We produce a bespoke drinks list to accompany each menu.