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May bank holidays gave hospitality businesses 5.6% boost
UK pubs and restaurants reaped the rewards of the bumper number of bank holidays last month, achieving an eighth consecutive month of year-on-year sales growth.

Chef bans vegans from restaurant after bad review
Chef John Mountain has banned vegans from his restaurant Fyre in Perth, Australia, after a customer complained about the menu.

UK’s most remote pub offers free beer for 15 mile hike
The most remote pub in the UK, as verified by the Guinness Book of Records, is offering free beer to anyone willing to take a 15 mile hike to get to it this summer.

The Drinks Trust launches biggest fundraising appeal yet
Industry charity The Drinks Trust has announced its aim to raise £230,000 by the end of the year through its Cost of Living Crisis Appeal.

Wine List Confidential: The Palmerston, Edinburgh
Douglas Blyde heads to the Scottish capital to put Haymarket brasserie The Palmerston, from Edinburgh native James Snowden and Australian-born Lloyd Morse, to the test.

Top 10 rosés of 2023
Following the completion of this year’s Global Rosé Masters, we bring you the top 10 wines from the competition, taking in a range of styles, and prices from £12.99 to £200.

Night time economy trade body slams ULEZ expansion
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has criticised the planned extension of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), suggesting that it will “penalise night workers”.

Dark Horse partners with chef Mike Reid
Californian wine brand Dark Horse has partnered with Mike Reid, the culinary director of M and Gaucho, for its new ‘Taste the Unexpected’ campaign.

Berry Bros. & Rudd to open its first spirits shop
The UK’s oldest fine wine merchant, Berry Bros. & Rudd, is to open its first spirits shop next door to its iconic headquarters in St James’s.

Netflix opens its first restaurant
Streaming service Netflix has announced that it is opening Netflix Bites, a Los Angeles pop-up restaurant that will host chefs from some of the platform’s biggest cookery programmes.