“It’s the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre!” came the shrieks from 2ml-full lips and clingfilm skin, as videos of the beloved Chiltern Firehouse, engulfed in flames on February 14, spread across WhatsApp like the 21st-century equivalent of the 1666 inferno.
Demi Moore was told her party of 12 would have to seek shelter — and supper — elsewhere. Other loved-up diners shivered in their furs and Aquazzura stilettos on Chiltern Street’s pavement as 125 firefighters and 20 engines tackled the blaze.
