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Wiltons to open new café and wine bar
The team behind Wiltons, one of the oldest restaurants in London, is set to open a new café and wine bar in St James’s this autumn called Locket’s.
Gosnells launches mead in cans
London’s only meadery, Gosnells in Peckham, is aiming to “revolutionise the whole mead category” with the launch of mead in cans.
11 Madison Park’s Humm and Guidara part ways
Owners of 11 Madison Park in New York, Swiss chef Daniel Humm and restaurateur Will Guidara, are to go their separate ways after eight years in business, marking one of the biggest breaks-ups in the New York restaurant industry.
Wine List Confidential to print fully revised top 100 London restaurant guide
Wine List Confidential, the unique wine list rating service by the drinks business, is bringing out a fully revised guide featuring London’s top 100 restaurants for wine lovers.
Unfiltered: Charlie Blightman, Noble Rot
Charlie Blightman, head sommelier at Noble Rot wine bar and restaurant in Bloomsbury, tells WLC about meeting Beastie Boy Mike D, why he’s proud to be a sommelier in London and a dramatic incident with a bowl of soup.
Isle of Raasay launches Hebridean gin
Isle of Raasay Distillery has released a gin in time for International Scottish Gin Day which takes place this Saturday.
Corbin and King’s Bellanger to close
Restaurant mavericks Chris Corbin and Jeremy King are to close their Alsace-inspired venue Bellanger in Islington, marking the first closure for the pair since 2009.
London Restaurant Festival celebrates 11th year
This October, the London Restaurant Festival will return for its 11th year, offering a variety of culinary events and chef-hosted dinners throughout the capital.
Cono Sur to launch organic range in UK next year
Chilean wine brand Cono Sur is to launch a range of organic wines, comprised of a Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, red blend and a Malbec, in the UK next year.
Gymkhana owners to open gastropub in Fitzrovia
Gymkhana owners Jyotin, Karam and Sunaina Sethi of JKS Restaurants are to open a gastropub in Fitzrovia on the former site of The George on Great Portland Street.