
This week’s hottest restaurant news
From astrology cocktails to vegan Korean chicken burgers, here’s our pick of the most exciting additions to the London restaurant scene….

Everything you need to know about Champagne in 2021
We bring you everything you need to know about the past year in Champagne, from the vintage conditions to the sales figures, while revealing three records set by the region in 2021.

Tom Holland secretly worked as a bartender in London to prepare for new movie
Hollywood movie star Tom Holland has revealed that he secretly worked shifts as a bartender at a London bar to prepare his role in a new blockbuster.

Restaurant bans customers with tattoos, ‘heavy’ jewellery and designer clothes
An upscale restaurant has gone viral online after people learned of its divisive new dress code, which bans tattoos, “heavy” jewellery and designer clothes – in a bid to stop customers from “intimidating” others.

Fears Londoners could soon be forced to pay £10.50 for a pint
Londoners are already well used to forking out £6 for a pint, but if inflation continues at its current rate it won’t be all that long until we’ll have to adjust to paying a heavy price for a London pint. But according to analysts, that could be the least of our concerns…

Unfiltered: Charles Beaini
The wine executive for The Corinthia Hotel, Whitehall talks to Douglas Blyde about finding alternatives to increasingly steeply-priced Burgundies, what to match with pig’s cheek pie and “Useful Delusions”…

Unfiltered: Benjamin Picart
The Alps born manager of the acclaimed Oxeye bar and restaurant shares his first “wine crush”, gives insight into the predominantly English list and hints at a forthcoming vineyard project…

London’s iconic O2 arena ravaged by Storm Eunice
London’s O2 arena, home to almost 30 drinking and dining venues, has a hole now torn into its dome as Storm Eunice ravages the iconic site.

Huge beer hall, brewery and night market venue planned for Manchester
Plans for a huge beer hall and brewery have been disclosed as part of a project to transform derelict buildings in Manchester.

UK thirst for Champagne ‘incredible’ as shipments hit 29 million bottles for 2021
The UK market for Champagne has been described as “incredible” as shipments of the fine fizz surged by more than 30% last year to hit 29 million bottles.