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Unfiltered: Charles Carron Brown
Launched in 2019, Henrock is Simon Rogan’s ‘informally elegant’ restaurant in the scenic grounds of Linthwaite House in the Lake District. Douglas Blyde catches up with its head sommelier, Charles Carron Brown.
In focus: How the UK on-trade is faring since reopening
Pubs have been fully reopen less than two weeks, so it is too early to know whether the hoped for spending spree is taking place despite the plethora of press photos of customers brandishing glasses in celebration. But initial reports are hopeful.
Unfiltered: Sarah Helliwell
Sarah Helliwell is head of wine at Wilding, a new restaurant, wine bar and wine shop in Oxford’s bohemian Jericho area founded by Kent Barker of Bibendum, Enotria and Oddbins. It is the sequel to Eight Stony Street in Frome.
Cafe discovers secret menu hidden in the wall from 1913 during refurb
A cafe in Liverpool, United Kingdom has unearthed a rare treasure while undergoing renovation works: a menu dating back more than 100 years that was discovered hidden in the wall.
Takeaway defends £130 delivery fee after woman reveals her shock on Twitter
A Deliveroo takeaway has defended itself after charging a woman a whopping £130 small order fee to deliver a meal for two, saying that the cost is justified.
Ducasse to depart from Plaza Athénée in Paris
Culinary heavyweight Alain Ducasse is to part ways with the three-Michelin-starred Plaza Athénée in Paris amid rumours that he has been ousted from the venue.
Bar apologises for Britney Spears-themed drink with offensive name
A bar in America has apologised after a flyer posted on social media promoting a Britney Spears appreciation night drew backlash due to an insensitively named drink.
Second-cheapest wine on the menu isn’t a bad choice after all, study says
The age-old maxim regarding the second-cheapest wine on the menu and its relative shortcomings is well known. However, a new study may just have put paid to the idea that the second most-reasonable plonk is a poor choice for drinkers.
Daniel Boulud opens lavish seafood restaurant in New York skyscraper
French-born, US-based chef Daniel Boulud has opened an extravagant new seafood restaurant called Le Pavilion in Midtown Manhattan’s One Vanderbilt skyscraper.
US on-trade “roars back to life” as 98% of the channel now open for business
The US on-trade has “roared back to life”, and is even seeing growth compared to the same period in 2019, according to the latest stats from CGA.