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67 Pall Mall releases its own Cognac with Delamain
Private members’ club 67 Pall Mall in London’s St James’s has launched its own house Cognac in collaboration with Delamain.
Restos shut in San Fran while NY introduces 10pm curfew
From tomorrow, restaurants in San Francisco will be shuttered again due to rising Covid cases, while a 10pm curfew is being introduced in New York.
Government extends takeaway permission for hospitality
The government has announced that restaurants and pubs in England will be granted automatic permission to provide takeaway services until March 2022.
From bar to bottle shop: how London venues are surviving the second lockdown
A survival of the fittest scenario is playing out in the UK on-trade at the moment, and venues are being forced to adapt in order to stay afloat. Lucy Shaw talks to a trio of operators in London who have turned their bars and restaurants into bottle shops.
Khan: We need to end the military culture in kitchens
Chef Asma Khan believes there needs to be a radical shake up of how kitchens are run, with an end put to the military culture of long hours and scant regard to mental health.
30% of licensed venues in Britain closed last month, study finds
A survey found that 69.9% of licensed venues in Great Britain were trading by the end of October, as a combination of a Welsh firebreak, localised restrictions and financial pressure led to closures.
Barcelona gives 11 historic bodegas protected status
The city council of Barcelona has given 11 of its historic wine bars protected status to prevent them disappearing from the cultural landscape.
Indigo founder launches The Sorting Table
The founder of UK importer Indigo Wines, Ben Henshaw, has launched The Sorting Table, a new online wine shop. He tells WLC how lockdown was the catalyst that spurred on this long-held ambition to branch out into the world of retail.
William Sitwell launches ‘world’s smallest online wine shop’
UK restaurant critic William Sitwell has launched what he claims is “the world’s smallest online wine shop”, which offers just eight different wines at a time.
Paris bans takeaway food and alcohol at night
The city of Paris has banned takeaway food and alcohol from being delivered between the hours of 10pm and 6am to try to curb the rising tide of Covid cases.
Court of Master Sommeliers chairman steps down
Devon Broglie, chairman of the Court of Master Sommeliers Americas, has stepped down from his role following the sexual harassment scandal within the organisation exposed by The New York Times.
Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites
In UK restaurant news this week: Data shows there have been 500,000 hospitality job losses since January, the first arrests are made in relation to Eat Out to Help Out fraud, and St. John restaurant banishes the lockdown blues with a pie delivery service.