DiscoverThe Go To Food PodcastS3 Ep4: Nima Safaei aka 'The Duchess of Soho' - The Death of The Long Lunch - Getting Banned From Soho House & Why The Government Are F***ing Hospitality!
S3 Ep4: Nima Safaei aka 'The Duchess of Soho' - The Death of The Long Lunch - Getting Banned From Soho House & Why The Government Are F***ing Hospitality!

S3 Ep4: Nima Safaei aka 'The Duchess of Soho' - The Death of The Long Lunch - Getting Banned From Soho House & Why The Government Are F***ing Hospitality!

Update: 2024-11-28
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Today we're joined by the owner of 2 Soho institutions in 40 Dean Street & 64 Old Compton Street Nima Safaei to celebrate the square mile playground he calls home. Nimah is a wonderful character, hence his nickname 'The Duchess of Soho' and relays some incredibly entertaining stories throughout from; the weirdest sights he's witnessed and tasted at The Box, being banned from Soho House, why the government are ruining hospitality, the death of the long lunch, sleepwalking after a heavy night into breakfast at Dean Street Townhouse and much much more....

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S3 Ep4: Nima Safaei aka 'The Duchess of Soho' - The Death of The Long Lunch - Getting Banned From Soho House & Why The Government Are F***ing Hospitality!

S3 Ep4: Nima Safaei aka 'The Duchess of Soho' - The Death of The Long Lunch - Getting Banned From Soho House & Why The Government Are F***ing Hospitality!

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