Restaurant chain lost £145m in value after dead rat found in soup
Chinese restaurant chain Xiabu Xiabu saw its stock value slide by £145 million after video footage emerged on social media of a diner fishing out a dead rat from a bowl of bubbling broth.
Usain Bolt tries Champagne Mumm’s space Champagne in zero gravity
Former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt took high altitude training to another level yesterday, trying out Champagne Mumm’s Grand Cordon Stellar in zero gravity on board an Airbus Zero-G.
Unfiltered: Nicola Perrone, Orrery
Italian-born Nicola Perrone, head sommelier at French neighbourhood restaurant Orrery in Marylebone, explains how his wine list is “his baby” and reveals that the one wine he can’t get along with hails from his motherland.
Restaurateur blames bad reviews on ‘cursed’ chicken foot and snake sculpture
The owner of the Matlock Gurkha Inn in Derbyshire has blamed bad reviews and a temporary loss of business on the discovery of a bejeweled chicken foot and a three-headed snake statue outside his restaurant.
Lord Ashcroft invests further £2.7m in English wine
Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft, the majority shareholder in English winery Gusbourne, has invested a further £2.7 million in the company as it announced it had raised a total of £3.7 million through the issuing of new shares to investors.
The Good Food Guide reveals top 50 UK restaurants
The Good Food Guide, published by Waitrose and partners, has released its list of the top 50 restaurants in the UK with a total of 14 from London, including the first restaurant to win top marks with its debut in the guide.
Olly Smith opens Hidden Spring’s winery as it prepares for first harvest
Broadcaster and writer Olly Smith cut the ribbon at the opening of East Sussex vineyard Hidden Spring’s first on-site winery, as the producer aims to produce 25,000 bottles of both still and sparkling wine each year.
Loire Valley’s Vignes, Vins et Randos in pictures
WLC heads to the Loire to take part in the 15th edition of Vignes, Vins et Randos (VVR), a walking tour through the vines, châteaux and towns in the region which is organised by Loire Valley Wines.
Bride rents out wedding dress that holds 50 glasses of Prosecco
A woman who commissioned a custom-made wedding dress with a metal frame that holds 50 glasses of Prosecco has decided to rent it out to would-be brides so that it doesn’t “go to waste”.
Here are the first award-winning wines on pour at The Wine & Spirits Show
Take a look at the Global Masters medal-winning wines on pour at this year’s Wine & Spirits Show, including a sparkling rosé from Kazakstan and an oak-aged Sauvignon Sémillon blend from France.