We went to lunch at Arlington, Jeremy King’s new restaurant – actually, also his old restaurant, formerly the Caprice.  It could not have been nicer.  The thing which was striking is how well Eva Jiřičná’s luxurious, polished interiors have worn after more than forty years.  And Jeremy himself was there as we arrived, the best possible host as ever, making sure that everything is in immaculate order.  The only person who was missing was Tony Snowdon who always insisted on eating there, even though the photographs are by David Bailey.

A great treat.