restaurants
Restos shut in San Fran while NY introduces 10pm curfew
From tomorrow, restaurants in San Francisco will be shuttered again due to rising Covid cases, while a 10pm curfew is being introduced in New York.
30% of licensed venues in Britain closed last month, study finds
A survey found that 69.9% of licensed venues in Great Britain were trading by the end of October, as a combination of a Welsh firebreak, localised restrictions and financial pressure led to closures.
Paris bans takeaway food and alcohol at night
The city of Paris has banned takeaway food and alcohol from being delivered between the hours of 10pm and 6am to try to curb the rising tide of Covid cases.
Government updates takeaway alcohol sales and essential retail guidance
The government has updated its guidance on takeaway alcohol sales from hospitality outlets and what is considered essential retail in England.
Lockdown 2.0: ‘It’s going to be carnage’
The hospitality industry has reacted to the news of being shuttered again for a month, with one restaurateur warning that “it’s going to be carnage”.
Rioja restaurants and bars ordered to close
As coronavirus cases begin to surge again in Spain, restaurants and bars in Rioja’s two largest towns – Logroño and Aguado – have been ordered to close.
Tier two ‘like being cut off at the knees’
London’s restaurateurs have opened up to WLC’s Lucy Shaw about the difficulty of trying to trade under tier two restrictions, with co-founder of The Wolseley, Jeremy King, describing the situation as “like being cut off at the knees”.
London’s best igloos with a view
If you’re keen to dine with people outside your household but want to keep toasty while you’re at it, then why not try one of these igloos with a view…
Survey finds ‘extremely low’ Covid transmission rates in hospitality venues
A survey by UKHospitality has found that Covid-19 transmission rates in the on-trade are “extremely low”, with 0.06 customer infections per venue reported.
Restaurants urged not to exploit business lunch ‘loophole’
The government has warned that a loophole in the Tier 2 restrictions that allows colleagues to meet inside a restaurant for business should only be used by those that have a real need.