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67 Pall Mall launches en primeur membership in Hong Kong
On the express path to expansion, 67 Pall Mall has launched a new category of membership in cities where it has no physical presence, beginning in Hong Kong.
Michelin-starred Edinburgh restaurant opens wine bar
The team behind Timberyard, which received a Michelin Star last year, has opened a bar and restaurant on Edinburgh’s Montrose Terrace, with a wine list that offers bag-in-box and cans.
Why Kent fizz is booming in the on-trade
Kent-based sparkling wine producer Chapel Down saw a 26% increase in on-trade net sales revenue for the year ended 31 December 2023.
The Tamworth Tap retains title as CAMRA’s Pub of the Year
The Tamworth Tap in Staffordshire has been named as the best pub in the UK by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) for the second year in a row.
Wine List Confidential: The PIG – in the South Downs
Douglas Blyde visits the South Downs outpost of The PIG hotel. During his stay, he finds an own-label Pinot Noir that proves how “accessible” English sparkling wines can be, and discovers what might be “the world’s most substantial spittoon”.
Goodbye to Le Gavroche
Le Gavroche shut its doors last weekend for the final time after 56 years – Louis Thomas asks whether it really was time for the legendary Mayfair restaurant to go.
BrewDog boss hits back over real living wage controversy
After it was revealed last week that BrewDog would no longer be paying bar workers the real living wage, co-founder James Watt has defended the decision, saying that the company has to “balance [its] books”.
Michael Caines sells second Cornwall restaurant
Michael Caines, the chef behind the Michelin-starred Lympstone Manor in Devon, has scaled back his West Country footprint, having sold one of his Cornish restaurants and put the other one on the market.
Latest train strikes to cost hospitality £350 million
Hospitality businesses have already lost more than £4 billion in sales from rail strikes, according to UKHospitality, with planned industrial action beginning on 30 January set to make traditionally quiet months for the on-trade “even more painful”.
Do robot bartenders put human jobs at risk?
Robot bartenders are a tale as old as, well, robots. But with new technological advancements being made every day, do we run the risk of making ourselves obsolete behind the bar?