The UK Government’s research on the Covid transmission risk of large events was finally released last week, and it showed that they are safe – so let them take place, cries a hamstrung festival and nightclub sector.

A homesick ex-pat has painstakingly shipped every part of a Yorkshire pub to his hometown in Germany.

With his brother Jonray, Peter Sanchez-Iglesias turned his family’s Bristol trattoria into one of the UK’s most revered Spanish restaurants, winning a Michelin star in 2009, which it has held ever since. In October 2019 he opened his first London venture, Decimo, on the 10th floor of The Standard hotel. His Paco Tapas venue in Bristol also boasts a star.

We round up the latest bar and restaurant news this week, including a sizzling Greek feast, a floating steakhouse staple, and a premium tequila brunch…

The head sommelier at The Vineyard in Berkshire on falling in love with wine at catering school, the joy of English wine and why palo cortado is a perfect pairing for celeriac.

The owner of whisky emporium and fabled bar Milroy’s speaks to Douglas Blyde about creating an illegal bar, terroir in whisky, and his penchant for bubble and squeak.

Private distillery tours, single-cast tastings and 24-hour steward service are just some of the perks guests can expect on this palatial whisky train experience

Michelin-starred Fitzrovia restaurant Pied à Terre has followed Le Gavroche’s lead in closing for lunch indefinitely due to staffing shortages fuelled by Brexit.

An incredibly generous “mystery man” at a restaurant in the United States left staff stunned after he gave a tip that amounted to more than 400 times the price of his bill.

If you’ve ever wondered what your bartender really thinks about you, then you’ll be fascinated to learn that bartenders have been spilling the beans about the secret code they use to discuss customers while at work.

People are hailing one bartender as a “hero”, after his quick-thinking saved a woman from a “creep” who would not stop “harassing” her in a Florida bar.

Born and raised in Hampshire, Tom Peters began his culinary career aged just 14, when he got a job as a chef at Petersfield restaurant Annie Jones. In 2013 he moved to London to work for Michel Roux Jr at Roux at Parliament Square, where he quickly rose through the ranks. In 2017 he starred in MasterChef: The Professionals, and made it into the final 10 of the competition. After a stint at Maaemo in Oslo, Peters returned to London to take on the role of head chef at diner de luxe, Bob Bob Ricard in Soho, taking over from Eric Chavot.