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T H E M A G A Z I N E O F B O I S D A L E R E S TA U R A N T S
journey into Lebanese cuisine, please read Michael Karam’s
delicious memoirs of Beirut; for a wider perspective,
William Sitwell, The Telegraph’s restaurant critic,
remembers 25 years of Britain’s evolving dining scene.
cavemen, and we still do exactly the same things. We form
tribes, distrust other tribes, and insist loudly that the next
group of leaders will 昀椀x everything.
Meanwhile, our technology has evolved faster than
our abilities, often at the cost of our common sense: in
both real and human terms we have ended up poorer.
Pocket supercomputers containing the sum of all human
knowledge are mostly used to vaingloriously photograph
lunch or an aspirational holiday. For perspective, our
Time to Remember section takes you 80 years back to
the end of World War II with Nikolai Tolstoy and General
Sir Peter Wall, and to 1925 with Bruce Anderson for an
examination of Churchill’s return to the Gold Standard,
before black gold reshaped everything. General Sir Simon
Mayall outlines the origins of the modern Middle East,
giving insightful context to a part of the world that seems
increasingly incomprehensible.
Sadly, insurmountable choice does not appear to extend to
economic opportunities for the young. Whilst AI promises
almost in昀椀nite possibilities, but paradoxically fewer jobs,
it is harder to start a business now than ever. We need to
celebrate entrepreneurial spirit at every level of society
to help us navigate our way forward, as well as drive the
economy.
In this issue, we celebrate the entrepreneur in all shapes
and sizes (no multiple offences intended!). While I was
assembling our selection of inspirational entrepreneurs, I
discovered that there is no established collective noun for a
group of entrepreneurs.
Given that this is what we are presenting to you in this
magazine, our new editor Bill Knott and I have come
up with a couple of suggestions for you to consider. So,
without telling you whose is which, the choice is either
an eclectic or a hazard of entrepreneurs. The former suits
our feature better, but please let me know your thoughts.
The best argument for either, or indeed a better suggestion,
will win a bottle of Boisdale Vintage 2006 Grand Cru
Champagne.
The truth is simple: the world is faster, louder, and more
subscription-driven than ever. Humans remain the same,
our instincts unchanged. The future is just the past on fastforward. We are now a species with in昀椀nite information
and zero wisdom, unlimited connectivity, and no idea how
to answer the phone when it rings. Thank God for Boisdale
Life!
The world has changed beyond recognition; humans, not so
much. Our brains are still running on the same hardware as
Founder & Chief Ranald Macdonald
Editor Bill Knott
Art Editor Matt Leppenwell
Cigar Editor Ricardo Carioni
RANALD MACDONALD
Marketing Director Palvi Bodani
Music Director Tom Bull
Operations Director Andy Rose
Financial Director Vishal Khimasia
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Boisdale Life ISSN 2058-499 BPA. Audited Circulation of
20,000 © 2025 Published by Boisdale Limited, 15 Eccleston
Street, London SW1W 9LX.
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and opinions printed in the magazine are the responsibility of
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intentionally is the sole responsibility of the individual
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for any injury or loss relative to such material. All material
is compiled by sources believed to be reliable, but published
without responsibility for errors or omissions.
Boisdale is not just a magazine. Boisdale has been
bringing Scottish cuisine and traditions to London
since 1989. The original restaurant in Belgravia
is warm, rich, and unmistakably Scottish and
Canary Wharf which opened in 2011 is our very
own Batcave in Gotham City where the whisky
昀氀ows and the music never stops. We serve the 昀椀nest
ingredients from across the British Isles, with a
nod to the Highlands and Hebrides. Every night
brings live music, menus showcase craftsmanship,
and every glass tells a story, from world-class
spirits and cocktails to our award-winning wine
list. Cigar lovers? Our humidor is one of Britain’s
昀椀nest.
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