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. 

Great British Menu

New scores for 2020 to be published in May

Great British Menu 2019: The finalists

The finale of BBC Two’s Great British Menu saw the final four chefs cook at the banquet at Abbey Road studios in London, with Lorna McNee crowned the winner for her dessert of ‘Limes and Sunshine – There’s Enough For Everyone’.

Great British Menu chef in trademark row with former restaurant

Chef James Cochran, who is on the BBC series Great British Menu, is embroiled in a rights dispute with his former employer after the restaurant trademarked his name and has started selling his signature recipes as part of the brand.