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Santa Margherita opens US$4,051-a-night rosé retreat in New York
Italian wine group Santa Margherita has opened a luxury suite at Walker Hotel Greenwich Village in Manhattan that invites guests to wake up and smell the rosé.

How reverse psychology could get you free drinks
A method of obtaining free drinks using reverse psychology that works “99% of the time” has been revealed via social media.

WLC Eats: The Grill by Tom Booton
Douglas Blyde takes a trip to The Grill by Tom Booton on Park Lane and tastes how head sommelier Leonardo Barlondi “pairs a brave and personal course when it comes to liquid collaborators” with the menu.

Can hospitality boot camps solve restaurant recruitment woes?
Plans have been floated to fill the approximately 100,000 vacancies in the UK’s hospitality sector by introducing “boot camps” to train the unemployed in how to work in pubs, bars and restaurants.

Controversy as London Night Czar given honour
Night Czar Amy Lamé was awarded Freedom of the City of London last week, but some commentators have suggested that her work to support the capital’s nightlife does not merit the honour.

Eight Barbiecore Rosés for summer 2023
It’s Barbie’s world; we’re just living in it. The Global Wine Masters’ Michael Huband takes a look at the best Barbiecore rosés to celebrate the new film’s release.

Eight great London wine bars for al fresco drinking
With temperatures set to soar this summer, these are some of the best London wine bars to visit for outdoors sipping in the sunshine.

Booze burglars busted by blood trail
Two thieves who stole £2,500 worth of wine from a restaurant in Cheshire were caught after blood left at the scene of the crime was DNA tested.

Oxeye restaurateur lashes out at London’s food scene
Following the closure of Oxeye, restaurateur Sven-Hanson Britt damningly described London as being “plagued” with a “staid and vapid restaurant scene”.

Wimbledon gives local restaurants sales bounce
Restaurants in London’s SW19 postcode received an 18.7% spike in sales during the Wimbledon tennis tournament, new data from Barclays has revealed.