Fourth investor enters frame to buy Gaucho chain
Restauranteur Luke Johnson, known for his involvement with Pizza Express, Giraffe and The Ivy, has reportedly thrown his hat in the ring to purchase Argentine steakhouse chain Gaucho, after it slipped into administration last month.
The Dish: George Barson, Kitty Fisher’s
George Barson is the executive chef of Mayfair hotspot Kitty Fisher’s and newcomer Cora Pearl, a restaurant inspired by the nineteenth century courtesan famed for her glamorous lifestyle, that opened in Covent Garden in June.
Atherton’s Sosharu closes with plans to relocate
Jason Atherton’s Japanese Restaurant Sosharu In Clerkenwell Has Closed Its Doors, But Has Plans To Relocate To A New Premises.
Principal of WSET leaves to set up own academy
The principal of the WSET London School has stepped down from his position with plans to establish his own academy that will support students studying for their diploma through bespoke masterclasses.
Google maps to ‘match’ your tastes to any restaurant in the world
A new function on Google Maps promises to tell you if you are a ‘match’ for any restaurant in the world, based on the paces it knows you have already been too, personal tastes and user reviews of the restaurant.
Alex Freguin crowned Taittinger UK Sommelier of the Year 2018
Alex Freguin, head sommelier at Moor Hall in Ormskirk, West Lancashire, has been crowned the Taittinger UK Sommelier of the Year 2018 at the competition’s final in London last night.
Fukushima disaster leaves trace on Californian wines
Researchers at Bordeaux University have traced the impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster to the Californian wine industry, identifying a trace spike in radiation levels in wines from the 2012 vintage onward, which nevertheless remain within a normal threshold.
Tom Kerridge to open first London restaurant
British chef Tom Kerridge, the owner of two-Michelin-starred gastropub Hand and Flowers in Marlow, is to open his first restaurant in London.
73% of Brits are intimidated by wine lists
A staggering 73% of Brits are intimidated by restaurant wine lists according to a new study, while 58% don’t feel they have enough wine knowledge to order with confidence.
The Dish: Michel Roux Jr
The face of a culinary dynasty, Michel Roux Jr was born in Pembury, Kent, where his father Albert Roux worked as a private chef
Unfiltered: Gonzalo Rodriguez Diaz, Seven Park Place
Gonzalo Rodriguez Diaz, who oversees a list rich in Burgundy as head sommelier at Seven Park Place in St James’s, reveals why he isn’t a fan of natural wines, where in the world he has chosen to make his own wines, and how a bottle of Château Lafleur 1982 left him lost for words.