Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites

In restaurant news this week: Dining out in the UK is predicted to fall by over a third in September, London wine bar Top Cuvée gets ready to open a shop, and a MasterChef: The Professionals finalist prepares to open a West African restaurant in October. 

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New scores for 2020 to be published in May

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.