Waitress fired for ‘mixing own blood’ into cocktails
A Japanese cafe has given an employee the boot after accusing her of using her own blood in place of coloured syrup to make cocktails.
Politician kept schtum about his ‘wine advisor’ earnings
MEP Mick Wallace has been forced to amend his declaration of financial interests after news of his involvement with three wine bars came to light via a TikTok video.
Irish politician in hot water over wine bar video
MEP Mick Wallace has been asked to clarify his assets after a TikTok video surfaced showing the politician talking about three wine bars he owns, none of which had been declared as financial interests.
Olive Garden accused of boxed wine dupe
A diner’s post has gone viral on TikTok after suggesting that eponymous restaurant group Olive Garden misleads customers by trying to pass off boxed wine as bottled.
Is ‘cakeage’ the new corkage?
Chances are you’ve heard of a corkage fee, but a hidden cost for bringing your own birthday cake to a venue is blindsiding customers.
Restaurant fined for turning away blind customer
A court has ordered a Somerset restaurant to pay £2,000 after refusing entry to a blind man and calling his guide dog “unhygienic”.
Kim Jong-un drinks fine wine ‘like a fish’, claims regime insider
The North Korea leader is reportedly in the throws of a “midlife crisis”, and is imbibing fine wine and spirits liberally in addition to his copious cheese consumption.
London restaurant group D&D announces shock closures
D&D will permanently close the doors to four of its UK restaurants, the company revealed in a statement yesterday.
Could you fuel your delivery trucks on ramen fat?
Japanese companies are using biodiesel fuel made from discarded lard from cooking ramen noodles and tempura to power their vehicles.
Drink-driving chef says he had to ‘sample new wine list’
A chef caught driving home almost four times over the legal alcohol limit claimed he had been asked to “sample” new wines at work.