As a wave of riots hit Britain, ex-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty took refuge in a Beverly Hills restaurant. The couple enjoyed a meal at Funke, where a mushroom pizza costs almost £32. The restaurant, in a 1930s Art Deco building, is frequented by stars such Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox and is in the Michelin Guide.
It suggests guests can “start with their pillowy focaccia, then savour a plate of tender South Pacific blue prawns in a garlicky salsa verde. Handmade agnolotti is delightful with a creamy filling of taleggio fonduta, finished with a meaty, buttery sugo di arrosto and Parmigiano Reggiano. Finally, torta di cioccolato is a wonderful finish.
” Mr Sunak, who waited tables as a teenager, owns a £5.7million luxury penthouse several miles away in Santa Monica, near Muscle Beach. He is enjoying the five-week Parliamentary break.
Since being voted out of No 10, there have been rumours in America that he may move to the States, with several Silicon Valley venture capital firms “taking a keen interest”. Mr Sunak has made no secret of his affinity for California. He has previously said living and working there helped shape him as a politician.
Mr Sunak studied at Stanford, where he met his wife, and ran a hedge fund in Santa Monica. But before steering the Tories to their worst-ever defeat, he rejected the idea of returning to California. Last year he met US President Joe Biden , who joked: “I want to welcome you back to California.
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