To the London Eye on Friday evening where Gordon Ramsay took his turn cooking for ten guests who had bid to eat in our extraordinary capsule restaurant.

The great man was on cracking form and came to meet the guests who included singer James Blunt. He then headed off to the little kitchen we have created in the ticket hall and produced a wonderful dinner. The first course was a ravioli of lobster followed by the fillet of Angus beef, cheese and then a Granny Smith apple trifle. Wines were kindly provided by Fields Morris & Verdin and involved magnums of Jacquesson Cuvee 732, Mountford chardonnay 2005 and a Bodega Pintia 2004.

The successful bidder had paid £23,000 for the one-off opportunity with money going to Starlight, the charity that grants wishes to seriously and terminally ill children. Fay and I would like to thank Gordon for taking the time to support Starlight and the London Restaurant Festival.