Alasdair Scott Sutherland 

 

Alasdair Scott Sutherland fell in love with Italian food at the age of eighteen when he
was taken to Mario and Franco’s La Trattoria Terrazza in Soho in 1964.
Born in Ceylon and educated in England and Italy, he trained in hotels before joining a public relations agency, but quit to become a restaurateur.

Small’s Café, which he opened in 1972, was a rock'n'roll revival joint featuring baked beans, champagne and Buddy Holly, while Small’s Restaurant, which opened in Knightsbridge a year later, offered steak and kidney pie, claret and live jazz from the Dudley Moore Trio.

Stifled by Mr Heath’s Three-Day Week, Alasdair sold up, and after six months as chef at his brother’s Old Compton Wine Bar in Soho, he returned to the PR business. In 2001 he was elected President of the International Public Relations Association.

Alasdair and Felicity Sutherland live in West London, and eat in Italian restaurants whenever possible.

Media Contact: Sally Randall.