In restaurant news this week: late-night venues express anger at their lack of government support, landlord Shaftesbury announces it has only collected 41% of rents in the first half of the year and Adam Handling introduces Chelsea to wagyu and wine Wednesdays. 

University students in Scotland have been told to avoid going to pubs, bars and restaurants this weekend in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.

New restrictions imposed on the UK hospitality sector in a bid to slow the spread of Covid-19 have been described by one Michelin-starred chef as tantamount to “shooting the wounded”.

Chef Thomas Keller’s three Michelin-starred Napa restaurant The French Laundry has launched a lavish $850 per person private dining experience.

New findings from the British Beer & Pub Association and other hospitality industry bodies show that almost a quarter of their members believe their businesses could fail in the next three months without support.

Hospitality venues in England are now required by law to display QR codes, which users of the NHS Covid-19 app can scan to check-in.

French chef Pierre Troisgros, one of the pioneers of the nouvelle cuisine movement, has died at his home in Le Coteau in the Loire, aged 92.

The UK hospitality industry has reacted with frustration to the news that from tomorrow, all restaurants, bars and pubs will have to close at 10pm, with one bar owner calling it “a death sentence”.

Curfews, London-centric restrictions and tighter health and safety measures for bars and restaurants could all be on the cards this week as the UK government prepares to announce new measures to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Wine-centric private members’ club 67 Pall Mall in London has launched its first book – a guide to some of the best food and wine pairings on the planet.

In restaurant news this week: hospitality companies issue an eviction ultimatum to the government, new data reveals one in four licensed venues are yet to open, and Gordon Ramsay announces plans for a cookery school in Surrey. 

Millennial consumers drove the majority of trade at UK restaurants, pubs and bars in August according to a new report by drinks distributor Bibendum Wine.