Next month Jason Atherton’s Berners Tavern at The London Edition is launching a series entitled An Introduction to Wine, hosted by director of wine Matteo Montone. On Monday nights 12 guests will be guided through the basics of wine in the restaurant’s private dining room, with each guest receiving 15% off their bill if they dine in the restaurant afterwards.
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National wholesaler Matthew Clark says it is firmly back on track, with a far-reaching restructure of the business completed and having “delivered one of the best Christmas in terms of service and performance”, according to managing director David Phillips (pictured above).
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The UK market continues to be the shop window for the world of wine, with the on-trade driving premium sales.
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Food compatibility and top-quality wines have made Austria a secret weapon for sommeliers wanting to impress their guests. Jo Gilbert looks at which varieties, regions and styles head their lists.
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The number of “casual dining” restaurants has dropped for the first time in nine years as the pressures facing the sector take their toll.
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M Restaurants has introduced a new fixed £10 ‘starting wage’ and has called on the hospitality industry to follow suit.
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With our Specialist Importers Trade Tastings (SITT) almost upon us, there’s a cornucopia of independent buyer-focused wines waiting to be discovered at what we believe will be our most exciting and productive events yet.
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Strong Christmas trading gave way to a slump in January for UK pubs and restaurants, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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D&D London will launch My Hospitality World, which it describes as a “pioneering two-week group-wide initiative encouraging young adults into hospitality” on 25 February.
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Piotr Pietras MS, former director of wine at London’s Hide, has taken on the newly-created role of on-trade ambassador for SITT (Specialist Importer Trade Tastings). Harpers caught up with him about his plans for the role and for tips on the on-trade wine scene too.
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As Healthy Hospo marks its first anniversary, the movement for a healthier on-trade continues to grow apace.
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The number of leaders with confidence in the future of their own company within the eating and drinking-out market took a knock in the three months to November 2018, according to the latest CGA Business Confidence Survey.
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Lea & Sandeman has expanded its on-trade team with the addition of Sophie Picheta.
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Joe Fattorini contemplates the Hedwig von Restorff effect and how contextual isolation can become a money-spinner
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It’s been a good year for education in the on-trade, with a number of new initiatives being launched in the UK recently.
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UK restaurants are on the slide, according to the new edition of the Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners.
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