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

Hakkasan Group promotes Tobias Brauweiler MS to group sommelier

Hospitality group Hakkasan has appointed Tobias Brauweiler MS as its group sommelier, several months after the departure of its longstanding head of wine, Christine Parkinson.

Yang Lu MS to revamp Hainan Airlines’ wine offering

Hainan Airlines has appointed Yang Lu, the first Chinese Master Sommelier, as its ambassador and who will be responsible for creating a new wine list for the airline. 

Trade invited to celebrate the life of Gerard Basset

The life of Gerard Basset OBE, MS, MW, MBA, MSc (OIV) will be celebrated at a service of thanksgiving in Winchester in June, with all members of the wine trade invited to attend.

M&S releases wine with adult colouring-in label

UK retailer Marks & Spencer has released a wine with a label designed to be coloured in, tapping into a growing trend for adult colouring-in books said to aid meditation and mindfulness.