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

Royal Academy of Culinary Arts names 2019 Awards of Excellence winners

The 18 recipients of this year’s award, which sees young professionals in the hospitality industry judged on a series of tasks, have been announced.

Six new Master Sommeliers announced following exam resit

The Court of Master Sommeliers has announced six new Master Sommeliers, all of whom have now passed the gruelling exam twice after a scandal earlier this year stripped 23 newly-crowned candidates of their titles.