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

New on Wine List Confidential: Hakkasan Mayfair

Group buyer Christine Parkinson’s deep, detailed wine list is introduced with quirky titles such as ‘Curious Vines: Distinctive Wines’, and for Champagne, ‘Late Disgorged’.

New on Wine List Confidential: Serge et le Phoque

Award-winning sommelier, Bert Blaize describes his vision for Serge as ‘fun and fine’…

New on Wine List Confidential: Kricket

Bar manager, Will Rogers aims for symmetry betwixt drinks carte and the toothsome dishes fired by chef, Will Bowlby at this two floor site – sequel to the original pop-up in a Brixton community project.