
Eight million pints of no and low alcohol beer to be sold this January, but pubs will struggle
A total of 7.8 million pints of no and low alcohol (NoLo) beer are on track to be sold during Dry January this year, but most will not be bought of consumed in pubs.

‘No science’ to support dry January is good for your liver
“There’s no science” to support a belief that taking a month off drinking is good for your liver, according to a gastroenterologist, writing in Decanter.

Hong Kong restaurant launches gin-infused Chinese tasting menu
Golden Leaf, the award-winning Chinese restaurant of Conrad Hong Kong, introduces a new Cantonese tasting menu with some of its dishes infused with gin from local Two Moons Distillery.

London restaurant fined £10,000 after claiming expired chicken was ‘crabmeat’
An inspection of an East London eatery resulted in a food hygiene rating of zero after containers of mouldy chicken were passed off as “boiled crabmeat”.

Bartender ignites debate after showing six receipts over New Year with no tips
A bartender has sparked a debate on social media surrounding tip etiquette and hospitality after sharing a video of six receipts left by customers with no added gratuity over the New Year’s weekend.

Unfiltered: Stefan Kobald
Stefan Kobald started as a sommelier at Pollen Street Social in 2014, being promoted to head sommelier at Social Wine and Tapas just six months later and more recently, The Biltmore. Returned to Pollen Street as Head Sommelier, he speaks to Douglas Blyde about his love for aged Austrian wines, cravings for Krug and fanaticism for film.