Today Tony Blair hands over the reigns of power to Gordon Brown in the culmination of the infamous pact between the two made in Islington restaurant, Granita.
As the hospitality industry marks this passing of power it is worth thinking about the story of the Granita: the spiritual home of new Labour.
The restaurant ran successfully for ten years under the same management until a tumultuous hand-over period that saw the establishment change management. It closed in 2004 and was turned into Desperados: a Tex-Mex.
Legend had it that Brown ate nothing on the night the "Granita pact" was formed on table 13. One wonders if he will be returning to 127 Upper Street to mark his ascent to power with a chimichanga and a margarita?
