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Winners of the BBC’s Million Pound Menu to open first London venture
The winners of BBC show Million Pound Menu 2018, Rupert Smith and Marita Lietz of Bubble&, are set to open Bubble& Café Bar at chef Atul Kochar’s Amersham restaurant, Hawkyns.
Honey-focused mead bar to open in London
Gosnells, London’s only meadery, is to launch its debut bar upstairs at the Coal Rooms in Peckham next month, serving ‘Original’ and ‘Vintage’ meads with a continually changing menu.
Bocca di Lupo chef to open London restaurant
Conceived by Bocca di Lupo’s head chef Daniele Ceforo and River Cafe’s Joshua Owens-Baigler, Angelina in Shoreditch will fuse Japanese and Italian cuisines.
French restaurant group Big Mamma to open first London venture
Paris-based restaurant group Big Mamma is to open its first London venture called Gloria in Shoreditch, pairing Italian cuisine with flamboyant interiors.
D&D restaurant group to launch hospitality initiative
London-based restaurant group D&D is set to offer a group-wide, two-week long initiative, encouraging young adults to join the hospitality industry.
One UK restaurant recognised at inaugural World Restaurant Awards
Just one restaurant from the UK received an accolade at the inaugural World Restaurant Awards, with recipients hailing from 10 countries competing for awards such as ‘tweezer-free kitchen’ and ‘trolley of the year’.
Tim Hanni MW: Food and wine pairing is bullsh*t
While food and wine matching is one of the most important roles of the sommelier, Master of Wine Tim Hanni has dismissed the concept as “bullsh*t”.
‘Saké and food never fight’ says director of Japanese promotion centre
At the launch of London’s first ever saké week last night, Hiroki Oizumi, who is director general for the JFOODO promotion centre, highlighted the food pairing versatility of this distinctive Japanese drink.
Champagne aged in gold set for release in 2021
In two years from now, Champagne Leclerc Briant will launch the world’s first ever fizz – or indeed any drink – that has been fermented and aged in a gold barrel.
New on Wine List Confidential: Kerridge’s Bar & Grill
Tom Kerridge’s new restaurant at London’s Corinthia Hotel boasts a budding, searching, flavour-forward list keenly exploring both England and Germany.