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Heston Blumenthal accused of underpaying staff by $1m
Molecular gastronomist Heston Blumenthal has been accused of underpaying chefs by as much as AUS$30,000 each per year due to hundreds of hours of overtime going unpaid at his restaurant in Melbourne, it’s been claimed.
Jackson Boxer to open Scottish resto in Notting Hill
Jackson Boxer, who runs Brunswick House in Vauxhall and St Leonards in Shoreditch, is to open a Scottish restaurant in Notting Hill with chef Andrew Clarke next year.
Five of this year’s best festive pop-ups in London
The season of good cheer is here, and with it a host of festive pop-ups where you can warm your cockles with a hot toddy to two. Here we round up a few of our favourites in London.
Six unusual Christmas gifts for the wine lover in your life
We’ve scoured the web to find the best off-beat presents for wine lovers, from a jigsaw puzzle to a DIY masterclass kit.
Government restrictions on EU migration would ‘devastate’ UK hospitality industry
The government’s plans to place a minimum salary requirement on EU citizens living and working in the UK would be ‘devastating’ for the hospitality industry, according to industry leaders.
UK restaurant closures reach ‘epidemic levels’
The number of restaurants filing for insolvency in the UK has nearly doubled over the last eight years, according to accountancy firm Moore Stephens, with the uncertainty over Brexit and rising business rates contributing to a cocktail of pressures.
Unfiltered: Terry Kandylis, 67 Pall Mall
Former UK Sommelier of the Year 2016, Terry Kandylis, head sommelier at 67 Pall Mall, is not a fan of Pinotage, once served Brad Pitt, and why engaging with customers and telling winemakers’ stories is his favourite part of the job.
Unfiltered: Giovanni Ferlito, The Ritz
Giovanni Ferlito, head of wine and beverages at The Ritz, reveals the perils of maintaining an 800-bin wine list, what it was like to serve Madonna, and why London is simply the best city in the world to be a sommelier.
Four reasons why UK consumers are drinking less wine
A report by industry insight service Wine Intelligence has identified four reasons why UK consumers are drinking less wine, after it revealed that the number of regular wine drinkers has fallen by around one million since 2015.
André Simon award shortlist announced
Simon Woolf’s book on orange wines and Oz Clarke’s reminiscences on the wines he loves are among the drinks books shortlisted for this year’s André Simon award.
