10 London restaurants to look forward to in 2021
While London restaurants remain shuttered, we’ve rounded up 10 new openings we’re looking forward to this year, from seafood sanctum Manzi’s to the Batman-themed Park Row.
Sommelier training reshapes the brain, study reveals
It’s official: sommeliers are smarter. A new study investigating brain response to tasting wine found that sommelier training doesn’t just refine the palate, but reshapes the brain itself.
St Patrick’s Day brings in £81.3 million for UK on-trade
St Patrick’s Day 2024, which took place on Sunday (17 March), boosted the UK’s pubs, bars and restaurants by £81.3 million, up from £78.9m the year before.
The best cocktails to shake up St Patrick’s day
St Patrick’s Day is almost upon us, and to celebrate the Apostle of Ireland, db has put together a list of the best cocktails to make at home during the festivities.
Guinness for 20p: Dublin pub reveals 1970s prices
Fancy a pint of Guinness for 20p? You’ll have to go back to Dublin in the 1970s for a deal like that.
Welsh pub faces backlash for ‘Google translate’ English name change
One Welshman is urging punters to boycott their local pub after it replaced its “proper” Welsh name with the English translation.
Balfour buys Kent pubs
Balfour Winery has bolstered its on-trade offering with the freehold purchase of two Kent pubs, despite a “tough” trading environment, operations director Lee Hart told WLC.
Will the revolving restaurant in London’s BT Tower return to its former glory?
With the ink dry on a £275m deal to sell the London landmark to a US-based hotel chain, Eloise Feilden takes a look back at the BT Tower’s revolving restaurant and cocktail bar to consider what could be in store for future guests.
Ketchup cocktail, anyone? Why bartenders are embracing alternative flavours
From Vegemite to Wagyu beef, are bartenders taking cocktail ingredients too far? Eloise Feilden finds out.
The Sideways effect: Brits break up with Merlot
British consumers have fallen out of love with Merlot as a single-varietal wine, new research shows, but which other grapes are winning market share in the on-trade?
The Drinks Trust calls on the trade for its annual industry survey
The Drinks Trust has launched its fourth annual industry survey aimed at better understanding the drinks and hospitality industry.