Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Former Artesian double act launch Tayēr + Elementary

Published: 14 January, 2019

TAYĒR + ELEMENTARY

Joe Fattorini: Wine, bottle, decanter, ZOMBIES, corkscrew

Published: 02 January, 2019

Joe Fattorini contemplates the Hedwig von Restorff effect and how contextual isolation can become a money-spinner

Grays & Feather is the toast of Covent Garden with new sparkling bar

Published: 19 December, 2018

GRAYS & FEATHER

Icons of Chilean wine go under the spotlight in Santiago

Published: 12 December, 2018

LA BODEGUITA MIGUEL TORRES

Parlez-vous Français?

Published: 12 December, 2018

Authentique Epicerie & Bar has launched its new 700 bin-strong Francophile wine list on north London this month, bringing a flavour of France and its former colonies to Tufnal Park.

Miller and Masso open Fam

Published: 07 December, 2018

Fam Bar & Kitchen

New dawn for on-trade training

Published: 07 December, 2018

It’s been a good year for education in the on-trade, with a number of new initiatives being launched in the UK recently.

Michelin-starred Tamarind Mayfair re-opens following refurb

Published: 26 November, 2018

TAMARIND MAYFAIR

Joe Fattorini: Is your wine list upside down?

Published: 19 November, 2018

Not only is your wine list upside down, but you haven’t dropped your anchor. Joe Fattorini shares more wacky wisdom on the psychology of sales

Tale of two halves at Heads & Tails

Published: 19 November, 2018

HEADS & TAILS

Rock Spice kicks starts expansion plan in Manchester

Published: 12 November, 2018

ROCK SPICE

Rigging the game

Published: 06 November, 2018

Less is often more when it comes to turning a profit says consultant Sean Finter, a master at optimising returns from on-trade businesses. Harpers tuned in to his message at Bar Convent in Berlin.

Pied à Terre leads petition for business rates to be abolished

Published: 25 October, 2018

Philip Hammond is being urged to abolish ‘debilitating’ business by some of the UK’s leading restaurateurs.

Tipping point

Published: 17 October, 2018

The government has revealed plans to help ensure hospitality workers get all the tips left for them, but reactions to the news were mixed, reports Michelle Perrett.

Chef Henry Harris breathes new life into former Carvosso site

Published: 16 October, 2018

THE HARLOT

Soho welcomes Greek eaterie and enoteca, Pittabun

Published: 08 October, 2018

PITTABUN

Flavour comes first at Milk Beach

Published: 08 October, 2018

MILK BEACH

Hart brothers drop new restaurant in Kings Cross

Published: 06 October, 2018

DROP

Bid to save Gaucho heats up as former The Ivy owner enters the fray

Published: 08 August, 2018

Prominent foodservice investor Luke Johnson has become the latest person to enter into talks to buy ailing steak restaurant, Gaucho, it has been reported.