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. 

Ruinart

New scores for 2020 to be published in May

67 Pall Mall’s Jitka Auermüllerová wins 2019 UK Ruinart Sommelier Challenge

Jitka Auermüllerová, sommelier at 67 Pall Mall in London, has been named the winner of this year’s UK Ruinart Sommelier challenge.

UK Ruinart Sommelier Challenge open for entries

Champagne Ruinart has opened entries for its annual UK Sommelier Challenge, offering 30 sommeliers the opportunity to compete for the chance to win a four-day educational trip to Champagne hosted by chef de caves Frédéric Panaïotis.

Camouflage artist plays hide and seek at Ruinart

Chinese performance artist Liu Bolin, known as ‘The Invisible Man’, played an epic game of hide and seek at Champagne house Ruinart. Can you spot him among the vines?