Dating app Bumble to open wine bar in New York
Dating app Bumble, which only allows women to make the first move, is expanding its brand with the opening of a café and wine bar in New York City.
Are we heading for a Provence rosé shortage?
After two small harvests, grape prices in Provence have more than doubled over the past two years and one producer has hinted at a possible Provence rosé shortage this summer.
Pioneering London restaurant The Providores to close
Pioneering New Zealand restaurant The Providores on Marylebone High Street in London, run by Kiwi chef Peter Gordon, is to close at the end of July
Belfort: Wine traders should sell the lifestyle
The secret to being a successful wine trader is to sell clients the lifestyle rather than getting bogged down in facts, according to the ‘Wolf of Wall Street’, Jordan Belfort.
WLC Eats: Adam Handling Chelsea
WLC’s resident sybarite, Lucy Shaw, heads to Adam Handling’s latest venture, at the Belmond Cadogan Hotel in Chelsea, for sensational king crab, heavenly halibut and indecent amounts of chicken butter.
Bollinger teams up with top chefs on Grande Année 2008 pairings
Champagne Bollinger has teamed up with some of London’s top chefs on a series of recipes designed to pair with its recently released La Grande Année 2008.
Cheese made from celebrity bacteria to go on show
Five cheeses made from celebrity bacteria, including a Cheshire cheese crafted from the bacteria of former Blur bassist Alex James, are to go on display at the V&A museum in London.
Jason Atherton to sell Social Wine & Tapas
English chef and restaurateur Jason Atherton is seeking a buyer for his small plates restaurant Social Wine & Tapas in Marylebone, according to Eater London.
Bollinger ‘presses pause’ on Grande Année 2008 mags and Jeros
Such has been the demand for bottles of the recently launched Bollinger La Grande Année 2008, Mentzendorff, the Champagne house’s UK agent, has “pressed pause” on the release of magnums and Jeroboams of the fizz.
WLC Eats: Yopo at The Mandrake
WLC’s resident foodie, Lucy Shaw, heads to South American-inspired newbie Yopo at The Mandrake hotel in Fitzrovia for Parmesan churros, octopus tacos and a cherry-scented Pinot.