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How to interest customers in good wine: Noble Rot

Noble Rot: How to interest customers in good wine

By Joe Lutrario & Hannah Thompson

As a new poll shows the British to be clueless about wine, we asked Mark Andrew, co-founder of Noble Rot wine bar and restaurant for his tips on how to change that

Massimo Bottura on London restaurant Refettorio Felix

Massimo Bottura on bringing his food waste fight to London

By Sophie Witts

Massimo Bottura is chef patron of Osteria Francescana, the three-Michelin-star restaurant based in Modena, Italy, which topped the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2016 and came second in 2017. 

Machiya Opening of the week

Opening of the week: Machiya

By Hannah Thompson

We check out the relaxed yet stylish new Japanese concept from the team behind London ramen group Kanada-Ya

Sunday service: How London restaurants are rethinking weekends

Sunday service: How London restaurants are rethinking weekends

By Stefan Chomka

They do things differently at Ceviche Old Street on a Sunday. While the rest of the week the Peruvian restaurant is the place to go for its eponymous raw fish dish as well as grilled meat, such as beef heart skewers and marinated Iberico pork, on Sunday...

Opening of the week: Lympstone Manor

Opening of the week: Lympstone Manor

By Finn Scott-Delany

After 21 years working at two Michelin-starred Gidleigh Park, chef Michael Caines has struck out on his own. We checked out the food and vibe...and, er, learn what it's got in common with a Coldplay gig

Santo Remedio to re-open as it launches £40k crowdfund bid

Santo Remedio to re-open as it launches £40k crowdfund bid

By Hannah Thompson

Santo Remedio, the Mexican-style ‘cantina’ that was forced to close its Shoreditch site after just five months of business, is to re-open pending the success of its new crowdfunding campaign and guest chef series.

Opening of the week: Del 74

Opening of the week: Del 74

By Hannah Thompson

Jorge Felizardo, who co-founded Taberna Mercado with Nuno Mendes, has launched this buzzy addition to London's taco scene.

Pub design is no small beer

MONTHLY COLUMN

Pub design? It’s no small beer

As pubs scramble to reposition themselves for the 21st century, too many are embracing ruinous interior design

Is music right in your restaurant

FEATURE

Pump up the volume: Is the music right in your restaurant?

By Tony Naylor

Video by Hannah Thompson         Noisy music in restaurants is a contentious issue. Yet for many restaurateurs, music is crucial in adding warmth to their venues. Others are going further, and really rocking out as their USP. Is it time to fine-tune your...

Wahaca's Mark Selby on life after norovirus

Tacos on trial: How Wahaca bounced back from norovirus

By Mark Wingett

Mexican chain Wahaca was gearing up to celebrate 10 years of success, until it was hit by a norovirus outbreak last November, resulting in it cancelling its annual Day of the Dead festival and pulling out of a new opening. But, as co-founder Mark Selby...

Mitchells & Butlers launches Son of Steak in Nottingham

Mitchells & Butlers jumps on the bao bandwagon

By Sophie Witts

Taiwanese bao is a familiar site in London thanks to the likes of Flesh & Buns and Mr Bao, but now restaurant giant Mitchells & Butlers is bringing the steamed buns to Nottingham with its newest restaurant concept.

BHA welcomes quicker food hygiene re-inspections

BHA welcomes quicker food hygiene re-inspections

By Hannah Thompson

Restaurants can now have their food hygiene rating re-evaluated as soon as they make improvements, rather than waiting months or years, in a move welcomed by the British Hospitality Association (BHA).

UK haddock loses sustainable fish status

UK haddock loses sustainable fish status

By Sophie Witts

Haddock from the North Sea and west of Scotland has been taken off a list of sustainable ‘fish to eat’ by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS).

Independent restaurants boom in Northern cities

Northern cities lead independent restaurant boom

By Sophie Witts

Northern cities are seeing a boom in independent restaurant openings with growth rates outstripping traditional hotspots such as London and Edinburgh, a new study shows.

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