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Chef Tom Kerridge to host BBC TV series to save ‘much loved pubs’
Michelin-awarded chef Tom Kerridge is set to host a documentary series on BBC2 shining a light on the UK’s struggling pub industry.
Litmus Wines: Making still wine in England has got so much easier
Managing director of Surrey’s Litmus Wines, John Worontschak, recalls how making still wine in England has become less troublesome as he strives to make his white blend “the Cloudy Bay of England”.
Earl of Sandwich teams up with Furleigh to create English sparkling wine
Dorset-based wine producer Furleigh has partnered with the Mapperton Estate and the Earl of Sandwich to release an English sparkling wine called the Montagu Cuvée.
WLC Drinks: Coupette
WLC’s resident sybarite, Lucy Shaw, heads to French-inspired bar Coupette in Bethnal Green for a Champagne-laced Piña Colada and a nostalgic strawberry cocktail with a lickable white chocolate rim.
Wine sales soar at Royal Ascot 2019
This year’s Royal Ascot event saw record-breaking wine sales with over 17,500 bottles of French and 14,000 bottles of Italian wine consumed over the five day event.
WLC Eats: Arros QD
WLC‘s resident glutton, Lucy Shaw, heads to Arros QD in Fitzrovia for exploding pasta parcels, deconstructed steak tartare and a game changing seafood paella.
Nyetimber teams up on new menu with Lympstone Manor and Michael Caines
Michelin starred Exmouth restaurant and country house Lympstone Manor has partnered with English fizz producer Nyetimber to serve “the most extensive” range of the brand’s wines.
Bar chain gives away free cocktails in exchange for tinned food
The Alchemist is offering customers a cocktail when they bring a tin of food to the restaurant and bar later this month.
Eurostar launches ‘press for Champagne’ button
Diner deluxe Bob Bob Ricard pioneered the ‘press for Champagne’ concept and now the Eurostar is following suit with a button of its own to mark its 25th birthday.
Eat Pray Love Pizzeria to open in London’s Soho
L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele, the Neapolitan institution made famous by Julia Roberts in Eat Pray Love, is to open a second London site in Soho this autumn.