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

Club sues its own waiter for $30k after Hermès handbag wine spill

Less than a month after a woman sued a country club after a waiter spilled wine on her pink Hermès handbag, the club has responded by placing the blame solely on the waiter. 

Woman sues club for $30k over wine spilled on designer handbag

A woman from New Jersey has sued a country club for US$30,000 after a waiter spilled wine on her pink Hermès handbag last year.