At this point I need to shout out to my server and muse for the evening, Nikola, or Nikki, who is not only informative and knowledgeable on the drinks and dishes, but also an absolute delight and a hoot! She is brilliant and honestly she is making it into one of those memorable evenings.

A slight pause now whilst I finish off the Bicicletta.

And for those of you that already fear for my liver, which, frankly, has been doomed for quite some time, a lot of the wine is going back with only a couple of tastes from each glass simply because the cocktails are so much better up to now.