Sir Henry Tate
![Sir Henry Tate 3-11-1819-12-5-1899](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Sir-Henry-Tate-3111819-1251899-247x300.jpg)
The Sugar Cube – Main source of Sir Henry Tate’s fortune.
![Sugar cubes - the main source of Sir Henry Tate's fortune was the patent for the sugar cube which he acquired.](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Sugar-cubes-300x261.jpg)
Sir Henry Tate was the founder of the Tate art collections and galleries, two in London, the Tate Modern and Tate Britain, One in Liverpool – Tate Liverpool, and one in Cornwall – Tate St Ives. He made the bulk of his fortune from acquiring the patent for the sugar cube.
![Richard Tuttle's 'I don't know' in the great hall at the Tate Modern London](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Tate_01-1024x757.jpg)
I have been to the Tate a few times now and it is one of my favorite places in London , and the world for that matter, to go for art. They also happen to have a very nice and vegetarian friendly restaurant on the sixth floor with an extraordinary view of the river Thames and the city. I went back this year while visiting for the Holidays and found that the quality is still top notch, although one might wish for a menu refresh as far as the Vegetarian alternative goes. The Mushroom risotto is very good but another alternative would be welcomed.
![A view from the 6:th ffloor restaurant at Tate Modern, London](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Tate_03-1024x757.jpg)
![Inside the restaurant](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Tate_04-1024x757.jpg)
![Aperitif](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Tate_05-757x1024.jpg)
![Onion soup and a Port to start](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Tate_07-1024x757.jpg)
![Mushroom Risotto paired with a nice Côtes du Rhône](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Tate_08-1024x757.jpg)
You can also, and it may even be advisable, pair your food selections with excellent beers chosen especially for some dishes – in this case I just felt like wine…
![Regional British cheeses, oatcakes and chutney paired with Flight of wines, 3 wines of 50ml each](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Tate_09-1024x757.jpg)
![Coffee and Cognac in the Memeber's room at the Tate Modern](http://thelosangeleno.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Tate_10-757x1024.jpg)
If you plan on visiting more than one of the Tate’s and to come back – it may be worth becoming a member – you will also support this great organization’s work by doing so. Memberships currently – December 2014 start at GBP 62.