Comm. Lino Quaradeghini established the group’s first restaurant, La Spezia, back in 1951, introducing Londoners to the traditional values of Italian cooking, using fresh and simple ingredients in a creative way.

Several years later in 1967, Lino bought Taberna Etrusca, demonstrating the confidence and knowledge that he now had in the London restaurant industry and securing his place among the finest restaurateurs in the city.