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

London gets its first saké on tap

We’ve had craft cocktails and frizzante Prosecco on tap, now the latest drink to get the keg treatment is saké, which is being served on tap at The Arts Club in Mayfair.

‘Saké and food never fight’ says director of Japanese promotion centre

At the launch of London’s first ever saké week last night, Hiroki Oizumi, who is director general for the JFOODO promotion centre, highlighted the food pairing versatility of this distinctive Japanese drink.