The head sommelier of Frog by Adam Handling, Covent Garden talks to Douglas Blyde about how she will take the innovative list, classified by concepts rather than countries, forward, the “challenge” of working with chef-owner, Adam Handling, and her classical ballet training…

We’re counting down female-run bars and restaurants in London that you simply can’t afford to miss, from wine bars to bistros, to Michelin-starred outposts. 

Boparan Restaurant Group has announced the implementation of two service robots trialled at its latest restaurant, with plans to expand the use of AI technology across more than 100 restaurants if the trial proves successful.

A former sommelier at Salt Bae’s London restaurant, Nusr-Et, has spoken out against the venue in an interview, claiming that he was fired for “eating an avocado past 5.30pm” in the canteen, and dubbing the restaurant a “McDonald’s for rich people.”

UKHospitality has called for pavement licences to be made permanent in response to the call from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) for views on the temporary scheme.

Bars and restaurants looking for ways to show their support for Ukraine can look at adding a Kyiv Mule cocktail onto their drinks menus.

Fine wine and spirits merchant Berry Bros. & Rudd has launched its first podcast, Drinking Well, with a focus on helping listeners develop their fine wine collections.

Research presented at a conference at the American Heart Association has found that those who drink a glass of wine with dinner are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared with people who ate without wine, a study has found.

The head of wine for the “urban sanctuary” that is Sessions Arts Club and contributor to Noble Rot magazine tells Douglas Blyde about fishy photography, a distrust of aubergines and the pleasure of bathing…

From 9th March, GM and wine buyer of Kitchen W8, Charlotte Prescot is offering a selection of her finer wines by the glass close to cost price including 2000 Château d’Armailhac, 2014 Pommard Clos des Épeneaux, Domaine Comte Armand and 2006 Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino as a means,, she says, “of us making our wine offering more accessible and frankly more fun…” She speaks to Douglas Blyde.

Coravin is boosting its focus on the UK on-trade, after seeing triple digit B2B growth in 2021.

Diners are tipping less in restaurants than they did before the Coronavirus pandemic, despite sentiment last year suggesting people were planning to tip those in the hospitality industry more generously.