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Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites
In restaurant news: sales of takeaways and food deliveries have more than tripled in the UK in the past year, Salt Bae may finally be opening his London outpost, and Portuguese eatery Bar Douro launches a new sandwich concept.
Restaurant chain that asked staff to loan wages or face sack returns 500 workers’ pay
A restaurant chain that asked furloughed staff to loan back part of their wages to the company to cover National Insurance and pension contributions or face the sack has repaid the money.
Fine dining restaurant to pay US$600,000 to settle wage theft lawsuit
A nationally renowned restaurant on Lumni Island in the United States has agreed to pay US$600,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit over alleged wage theft.
Lease terminated on Covid-hit Hong Kong restaurant
Mr. Ming’s Chinese Dining, a restaurant in Hong Kong that has reported a cluster outbreak of Covid-19 recently, has had its lease terminated by its landlord, the K11 Musea shopping mall.
Dates announced for UK hospitality reopening
The UK government has laid out the timeframe for the reopening of the hospitality sector and easing of wider lockdown restrictions in England.
Old ski gondolas are being revamped as private dining rooms
A Colorado woman is revamping old ski gondolas to convert them into outdoor private dining spaces as a creative solution to socially-distant dining amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Table Talk: Claude Bosi
The Lyon-born executive chef of Bibendum on memories of homemade gnocchi, eating whale in Japan without realising, and why Comté and Jura is the perfect pairing.
Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites
In restaurant news: Gordon Ramsay has a controversial chat with Chancellor Rishi Sunak, a new report states that hospitality venues are not significant areas of Covid transmission, and the Mayor of London announces a £5 million plan to help reopen restaurants.
Diner accidentally spends $800 on bottle of wine
A diner in Japan accidentally spent US$800 on a bottle of wine in a hotel restaurant on Valentine’s Day after he miscalculated the exchange rate.
WLC Eats (in): Simon Rogan at Home
WLC’s resident foodie, Lucy Shaw, pops her meal kit cherry with a three-course delivery from Simon Rogan’s Aulis in Soho, which included a triumphant trout dish.