The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has announced that the Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival will take place online this year owing to concerns surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.
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the drinks business to honour hospitality heroes at its 2020 awards
With the hospitality industry one of the hardest hit during the coronavirus crisis, WLC’s sister publication, the drinks business, will be honouring the heroes who have helped the on-trade get back on its feet at its awards next month.
Two London restaurants relocate after Covid-19 closure
Asma Khan’s Darjeeling Express and wild food specialist Native are set to open in different locations after closing in March, with the latter swapping the capital for an island off the Essex coast.
Zachys to host first London sale
US auctioneer Zachys has announced it will be holding its first ever European sale in London this September, offering rarities from the cellar of Michelin-starred Italian restaurant Enoteca Pinchiorri.
Did scientists discover a hangover cure?
Researchers from the University of Helsinki claim to have discovered what centuries of trial and error has failed to produce; a hangover cure.
Restaurants in London suburbs faring better than centre since reopening
Restaurants within London’s suburbs and commuter belt have bounced back more quickly since reopening in July than those in the city centre.
The Drinks Trust creates face masks
UK drinks trade charity The Drinks Trust has released branded face masks to support on-trade workers heading back to their posts during the coronavirus pandemic.
‘Financial armageddon’ forecast for UK nightclubs
“Financial armageddon is to hit the night-time economy”, said Michael Kill, CEO of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) today, with 60% of businesses in the UK set to go bust by September, putting an estimated 754,000 jobs at risk.
Amuse-bouches: Latest restaurant news bites
This week in restaurant news: we present the latest on the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, Hallgarten Wines donates 100,000 free glasses of wine to help the hospitality sector in September, Gordon Ramsay announces a major expansion in the UK, and the Ritz Hotel is targeted by scammers.
Japanese fine dining spot ordered to take down social distancing domes
Japanese restaurant Hashiri in San Francisco has been ordered to take down its igloo-like domes designed for socially distanced dining by the city’s health officials.
Smartphones can tell if you’re drunk by changes in walking
A new study has found that smartphones are capable of recognising when people have had too much to drink by using sensors to detect changes in walking.
Why Jumilla should be on every wine lover’s radar
If you want inexpensive, organic wines from historic, ungrafted, dry-farmed vines – and who doesn’t? – then head to Jumilla in Spain. See our pictorial review of this remarkable place, which needs promoting before it’s too late: Jumilla’s relic vineyards are under threat.