A survey has shown music can affect the taste of wine which could lead to more chefs following Heston Blumenthals example and serving food and drink with accompanying tunes
The protected Champagne region in France has been significantly expanded for the first time since 1927 in an attempt to ease ennourmous unfulfilled demand.
A recurring problem for hoteliers - overflowing baths - could be a thing of the past thanks to new technology that utilises an innovative magnetic anti-overflow system. Noa-FloTM was officially launched at Hotelympia.
Latest figures reveal that for the first time the majority of domestic holiday and business travellers in the UK are booking their hotels online, with a huge 70 per cent of business travellers using the internet to make their hotel reservations.
Pete Irvines guidebook Scotland: The Best is republished in a new bumper-sized edition featuring the authors top 10 restaurants in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
One of my favourite annual wine events is the Definitive Italian Wine Tasting. As a long-term fan of Italian wine, I know it will give me a chance to taste a huge range of varieties with idiosyncratic characters and a consistently high rate of ...
There are so many mineral waters to choose from, the choice is bewildering. Darrell Burnham puts his palate to the test The Best Western Monkbar Hotel has an unusual attraction for a hotel in York – a Water Sommelier. Darrell Burnham ...
The spiel? ;The promotion of a healthy and active lifestyle mixed with an uncompromising addiction to fun;. Which means? Lots of fresh fruit, low fat yoghurt, and generally nutritious, healthy ingredients. The juices, smoothies and crushes ...
With trendsetting Californian restaurants opting for old-fashioned tap water, expect a backlash against mineral water any time soon says Alex Renton Only morons drink imported mineral water, says The Times's Giles Coren – and he now marks ...
Who says wine is the only complement to quality cuisine? Time to wake up and smell the hops – beer belongs on the menu too Gone are the days when the only food associated with beer was a meat pie and a bag of pork scratchings. The country's .
What can I say? I've been asked to review a book by a chef from what is probably the best restaurant in Australia. The name Tetsuya Wakuda is one that young Australian chefs like myself have grown up with. His remarkable story is told from humble...
Few Brits had heard of a Caipirinha 10 years ago, now it's rapidly become one of the nation's most popular cocktails. Mocotó's bar manager Francisco Brasileiro, or Brazilian Frank (his real name, honestly), explains the art of ...
Despite the changeable weather, summer is well and truly upon us. The wine trade may think nothing happens from June until August, but many restaurateurs will be busy, not just with tourists, but regular customers who can't take three months off...
Iced coffee is a great summer drink with adult appeal, but there's only one way to make this refreshing classic Coffee-chains churn out gallons of the stuff during the hot weather. In fact, during the summer months, the major coffeehouses serve ...
The Bell at Skenfrith Six years ago Janet and William Hutchings, wanting ;To create somewhere we would like to go; converted The Bell at Skenfrith in Monmouthshire – originally a 17th century coaching inn – into a restaurant ...
BigHospitality discovers that offering free wireless coverage on your premises is no longer a luxury – it's a necessity if you want to keep your customers happy
With his restaurant holding three Michelin stars and a listing in The S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, Sergio Herman of Oud Sluis in Holland is not just another chef. And Sergio is not just another cookery book. Think White Heat meets ...
In the spirit of optimism that informs the British attitude to the weather, this Spring's fine conditions lead me to expect a hot summer. As I write, we are told that the oak tree budding before the ash means a dry summer – so the ...
Kaiseki: The Exquisite Cuisine of Kyoto's Kikunoi Restaurant by Yoshihiro Murata Forewords by Ferran Adrià and Nobu Matsuhisa, £24.99, R.R.P, Kodansha International Review by Nic Watt The simplicity and purity of Japanese cuisine is ..
Barrogill, the first North Highland blend, is selected by Prince Charles himself Watercolours, children's books, organic farming, ideal village building, faith defending, explaining to ignorant pharmacists and doctors how narrow-minded they are ...
Barbara Hine and her French husband Denis bought the Corse Lawn House in Gloucestershire in 1978 and ran it until Denis's death in 2005. Baba continues to run the hotel en famille with her son Giles. The lovely Queen Anne house has an elegant ...
Sherry is coming out of its culinary closet, and stepping out for food and wine matching The pairing of sherry with food puts one in mind of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and Katharine Hepburn's pithy remark that ;He gave her class. She ...
Moving house is stressful – especially if you're a goldfish heading out of the bowl and into the fryer Since reports of this Japanese-built contraption appeared so close to April 1, we had to make sure we could authenticate its existence ...
At one Barcelona restaurant they have come up with a high-tech solution to the age old problem of announcing the daily specials Nestled under the same roof as one of Barcelona's epic food markets and a stone's throw from the magnificent ...
;Last year, the Brewers Association of Japan held a drinks tasting at the Japanese embassy in London. I went with our Bar Manager and we came across this,; says Ayako Watanabe, Managing Director of Saki Bar and Food Emporium in Smithfield, ...
The days when Portugal was known only for fortified wines, fizzy pinks and tannic reds that remained undrinkable for years are long gone. It shares, with Italy, the blessing – and handicap – of a variety of grapes that, mostly, no one ...
Is it just a fizz? The Champagne houses clearly think not as production is stepped up to meet popular demand The growth in sales of pink wines over the past few years has been exceptional. Rosé Champagne has been particularly successful, with ..
Heat by Bill Buford Jonathan Cape £17.99 Review by Kayleigh Donahue Five years ago, Bill Buford, former Fiction Editor of The New Yorker, set out to write a profile on Mario Batali, famous in the US as much for his restaurant empire and ...
From mine to wine, how a military munitions dump became the Wiltshire-based Octavian cellar It's the start of the 20th Century, you've quarried Bath stone and made a big hole, what to do with it now? One old mine in Corsham, Wiltshire, ...
At this time of year, tasting opportunities are almost limitless so generalised tastings, such as the SITT (Specialist Independent Trade Tastings) and FUOR (France Under One Roof), are a very efficient way to taste a huge variety of wines, many ...
We tasted nine variations on the theme Porter, apparently, was first drunk in London in the 1730s and became very popular in Britain and Ireland. It declined in popularity in Britain with the advent of pale ales, but continued to grow in popularity ...
Just awarded its first Michelin Star, Roger and Sue Jones' The Harrow at Little Bedwyn in Wiltshire is also known for its extensive wine list. The 900-bin list, ranging in price from £18 to £900, is Roger's, but since he can't .
The division of the wine world into ‘Old' and ‘New' is useful. New World wines can come from almost anywhere outside Europe, but around the margins is room for ambiguity. Take Georgia, it's not Europe, it claims 5,000 years of .
Here comes Robomoji – praise the Lord and pass the peanuts Robomoji looms over the competition, a robotic machine sporting chain belts, wicked saw-tooth gears and a vice-like appendage that looks ready to break a few bones. Is this an iron ...
It's not every day that restaurants open to more or less rave reviews, particularly when the chef is not that well known outside the ranks of professionals and foodies. Theo Randall at the Intercontinental has done just that. Long time Head Chef...
They're all at it when it comes to whisky – so what's the best of the rest? Remember booze cruises (at least, in principle)? Here's one with a destination other than oblivion. We've looked beyond Scotland, Ireland and the USA to .
