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The Harrods restaurant will be decorated by Italian architect, Laura Franco, with prints from the 1500s that showcase the history of the black and white truffle to create an immersive dining experience. Laura designed the dining space at both restaurants in Rome and Milan, both of which receiving four stars on trip adviser.
Opening among the ten existing restaurants at the London department store, Tartufi & Friends is set to offer a unique, luxury experience. The Sermoneta Group, founder of the concept, has been a prominent Italian name in the luxury fashion and retail sector for 40 years.
The lounge will also offer truffle products to be purchased separately, including the brand’s limited edition range of extra virgin olive oil with white truffle, truffle infused chocolates, truffle salts, condiments and truffle infused honey.
The Harrods food collection is renowned for the exotic and luxury ingredients taking pride of place in the food court, from Foie gras de canard truffle to sourcing Alae Red Salt from Hawaii.
The restaurant is set to open in April, ready for the Italian black truffle season starting in May.