UK’s biggest nightclub operator pivots into bars
Rekom, the largest nightclub group in Northern Europe, has hired consulting firm AlixPartners to assist in shifting its focus towards bars as clubs in the UK struggle.
The Hand and Flowers bar manager: ‘I love Tequila and rum, but Sambuca can do one’
Anthony Peart, bar manager at Tom Kerridge’s two-Michelin-starred pub The Hand & Flowers, talks to WLC about hospitality’s “new normal”, his hatred of Sambuca, and his latest venture into the world of rum-making.
UK pub installs token meters to make patrons pay for outdoor heaters
One pub owner in the north-eastern town of Teesside is asking patrons to pay £1 per 30 minutes under its outdoor heaters, after estimating that the average monthly cost of running them “exceeds £1,000”.
How to sous vide a cocktail, according to an expert
Iain McPherson, founder of Edinburgh’s Panda & Sons, talks to Wine List Confidential about taking inspiration from the kitchen in coming up with his ‘Souspression’ cocktail-freezing technique.
BrewDog closes Bermondsey taproom due to ‘slowdown in trade’
Scottish multinational BrewDog has called time on its Hawkes taproom in London’s Bermondsey beer mile amid mounting economic pressures.
One in three women in wine face harassment at work, new research finds
Almost half (44%) of women working in wine in the UK have considered leaving the industry because of gender-based challenges, a new survey of 726 respondents has found.
This Halloween horror bar charges customers by their heart rates
The Kraken Rum has launched a Halloween bar requiring guests to wear heart rate monitors as they navigate an immersive horror experience, with drinks prices determined by their beats per minute (BPM).
Drone delivers bottle of vintage Champagne worth £360 to superyacht
A drone trial to transport premium goods from the coast of Monaco to a superyacht in the ocean has been completed, with a £360 bottle of Dom Pérignon vintage Champagne and 500g tin of Caviar arriving safely onboard.
UK’s first brandy distillery launches cocktail bar
London-based brandy distillery Burnt Faith, the first of its kind in the UK, has announced the launch of a new cocktail bar in a bid to “take our liquid to the largest possible audience”, its CEO has said.
Michelin-starred Hong Kong restaurant angered over Malaysia copycat
The Chairman, a one-Michelin-star Cantonese restaurant in the Central business district of Hong Kong, has released a statement denying any affiliation with a new site set to open in Malaysia which uses both its name and logo.