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WLC Eats: The Terrace Rooms & Wine
Douglas Blyde journeys to the Isle of Wight to visit The Terrace Rooms & Wine. While there, he meets co-owner Tom Fahey, who switched from a career as a restaurant guidebook writer to become a restaurateur himself.
Brits drinking cocktails at ‘high tempo’ festive occassions
When going out for drinks with friends, family and colleagues in the run-up to Christmas, UK drinkers are largely ordering cocktails, according to research from CGA by NIQ.
Woman handed £50,000 restaurant bill after social media mishap
A Chinese woman ended up with a CN¥430,000 (£50,000) bill from a hot pot restaurant after posting a photo of her meal onto social media platform WeChat.
Could session wine take off?
Session beer may have been around for centuries, but as demand for low- and no-alcohol drinks continues to climb, could session wine be the next big thing?
Manteca launches own wine and amaro
Shoreditch restaurant Manteca has announced the launch of its own Sicilian white wine and an amaro which it will be selling both on- and off-trade.
Shane MacGowan put €10,000 behind the bar for his wake
The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan’s wake was hosted at a tiny Irish pub last week where he made sure that €10k was put behind the bar to pay for everyone’s beer.
Managed restaurants optimistic ahead of crucial Christmas
The UK’s leading hospitality groups achieved 4% year-on-year sales growth in November, raising hopes that consumers are ready to splash the cash this Christmas.
Online casino offers customers £200 to become mulled wine taste tester
VegasSlotsOnline, a casino game provider, is seeking a mulled wine taste tester, offering £50 an hour for the right candidate.
Historic England lists pioneering railway pub
The Railway Tavern public house in Darlington, County Durham is among the buildings to have been recently added to the National Heritage List for England.
Court of Master Sommeliers ditches outdated wine terms
Wine producing countries will no longer be referred to as Old World or New World in materials from the Court of Master Sommeliers, the body announced in its December newsletter.
WLC Eats: Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal
Douglas Blyde visits Alex Dilling’s establishment at Regent Street’s Hotel Café Royal. While there, he discovers how “perpetually positive” head sommelier Giuseppe Grasso has developed the restaurants list, and finds one dish that evokes “very posh Marmite”.
