10 London restaurants to look forward to in 2021

While London restaurants remain shuttered, we’ve rounded up 10 new openings we’re looking forward to this year, from seafood sanctum Manzi’s to the Batman-themed Park Row.

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HK bakery fined after lizard found in pork bun

Hong Kong’s biggest catering chain Maxim’s was fined HK$9,000 on 29 January for selling a pork floss bun with a small lizard lurking among the filling.

Shangri-La Group to open brew house in Beijing

Shangri-La Group, Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotelier, is going to open its first standalone restaurant in Mainland China, in collaboration with the Shougang Group.

Chinese study shows how air con spread Covid-19 in a restaurant

Scientists from Guangzhou have released recommendations for restaurants after conducting a study that explored how air conditioning in an establishment contributed to an outbreak of Covid-19 in the city. 

Restaurant chain lost £145m in value after dead rat found in soup

Chinese restaurant chain Xiabu Xiabu saw its stock value slide by £145 million after video footage emerged on social media of a diner fishing out a dead rat from a bowl of bubbling broth.