Quaffing and scoffing at the LCC

December 28th, 2009 admin

Like highly trained hounds snuffling for truffles , the Smith collective is always on the hunt for new drinking dens. However, even we were surprised to hear of a new liquor-laden lair (with flair) in Leicester Square – aka the veritable armpit of London ). We’d been invited to a Christmas shindig at the London Cocktail Club (LCC), so westwards we headed, thirsting for festivities. And darn it, we deserved a drink – if battling through the crowds, straining muscles (and soul) under the weight of bulging bags, and watching our bank…


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