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letsdothis3 ago

Re: Tim Wilson's Ginger Pig company

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_Pig

Ginger Pig is a butchery which raises livestock in the Vale of Pickering and North York Moors, retails the meat in its shops in London and supplies restaurants and other specialist butchers. It was founded by Tim Wilson in 2003.[1] A series of Ginger Pig cookbooks based upon their produce was released in 2013.

Cooking the books: Ginger Pig Farmhouse Cookbook - https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/cooking-the-books-ginger-pig-farmhouse-cookbook-8628324.html

When is a butcher not a butcher? When it’s “a cult-like phenomenon” in the Ginger Pig’s case: not my words, but those of Tom Parker Bowles on the back of this week’s book.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Parker_Bowles

Parker Bowles is the son of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Andrew Parker Bowles. His stepfather and godfather is Charles, Prince of Wales.

From 1997 until 2000, Parker Bowles was a junior publicist for Dennis Davidson Associates public relations firm.[13] In 2001, he was one of the founders of the Quintessentially Group, a high end concierge service, which his cousin Ben Elliot co-founded and the same year became Tatler's food columnist.[14][15]

From 2002 to date he has been a food writer, critic and broadcaster. He is a restaurant critic of The Mail on Sunday and food editor of Esquire.[16][17] He is also a contributing editor to Conde Nast Traveller (UK and US), and Departures (US), as well as a regular contributor to Country Life, Harpers Bazaar and Town and Country.[18][19] He was a contributor to Gordon Ramsay's The F Word

letsdothis3 ago

Re Quintessentially Group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintessentially_Group

Quintessentially Group is a British concierge company founded in 2000 by Aaron Simpson, Ben Elliot and Paul Drummond.[3] The company is headquartered in London[4] and operates 60 offices worldwide.[5] Quintessentially is a members-only "luxury lifestyle management service" that provides concierge services including travel bookings, restaurant recommendations, and access to events.[6] Quintessentially Group includes 16 brand services, including Travel, Events, Estates and the Quintessentially Foundation.[7][8][9] Annastasia Seebohm is the company's global chief executive officer.

Quintessentially was established in 2000 by Aaron Simpson, Paul Drummond and Ben Elliot, the nephew of the Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

In 2010, the company was estimated to have about 86,000 subscribers, including 800 billionaires.[16] Quintessentially moved its headquarters from Soho to Portland Place in early 2011.

The Quintessentially Lifestyle App was introduced in early 2014. The mobile app features recommendations, reviews, and allows members to make requests to their Lifestyle Managers.[19] In November 2016, Quintessentially partnered with Eva Longoria and Victoria Beckham to host the seventh annual Global Gift Gala at the Corinthia Hotel in London.[20] In 2017, it was announced that the company was building a "super yacht" for its members.

Established in June 2008, the Quintessentially Foundation is the charitable arm of the Group.[17] It has raised more than £9,000,000 through various fundraisers, including the annual Poker Night.[27] In 2013, the annual Poker Night fundraiser generated £160,000 for the Duchenne Children's Trust that funds research for the development of a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy