The Bite Magazine - issue 16

Th e Playboy Tale Con tinues. . . I t was a case of the tale continues with the opening of the Tale Bar in the heart of London’s Mayfair earlier this year. The new cocktail lounge, formerly Salvatore’s, is an addition to the iconic Playboy Club London, representing the true essence of its her- itage and sophistication. Here you’ll find a place of exquisitely mixed drinks and exceptional service: a charming place where you can kick-back, relax, enjoy and have fun while being immersed in classic Playboy heritage. Whether you’re a member of the club or not, its vintage and opulently styled teal, camel and gold décor offers its guests the height of sophistication and excep- tional dining service that is so typical of classic Playboy. You’ll be intrigued by the vintage imagery and timepieces that are a fascinating and ornate portrayal of the club’s famous history in London since the 1960s. On 29th February 1960, American adult magazine publisher and well- known playboy, Hugh Hefner, opened the first Playboy Club on Walton Street in Chicago. It was aimed at giving men the opportunity to walk through the pages of his magazine which Hefner described as “a projection of the won- derful world I dig”. With a succession of clubs opening including the first club in Europe on Park Lane, London in 1966, the Playboy Club offered men a chance to fulfil their fantasies in a tasteful way. Built on multiple levels, the Playboy Club consisted of the Playmate Bar with illuminated centrefolds and high fidelity stereo system that played music especially selected by Playboy’s editors on the first floor; the Living Room with its piano bar and buffet on the second floor; and the Library and the Penthouse on the third and fourth floors. One of the things that made the Playboy Club so appealing was the fact that res- tauranteur Arnold Morton, one of the initial partners, instituted an unusual pricing system of charging just $1.50 for virtually everything - food, drinks and a pack of cigarettes (coupled with bite nightout