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On-trade: All I want for Christmas…

Published:  11 December, 2023

With the festive period upon us, Chris Losh asks how restaurants might fashion a silk purse out of a pig of a trading climate.

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On-trade: To somm or not to somm?

Published:  24 July, 2023

Weighing up the worth of a good sommelier, Chris Losh explores the benefits they can deliver.

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Low & no and the big shift in drinking

Published:  06 February, 2023

With moderate drinking trends hitting all sorts of milestones and headlines in 2022, Jo Gilbert asks, was that the year low & no went mainstream?

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Details of world’s first no alcohol awards revealed

Published:  11 November, 2022

The World Alcohol Free Awards, billed as the first international competition dedicated to drinks at or below 0.5%, is now live and accepting entries.

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Time called on Imbibe

Published:  10 November, 2020

The Harpers team is saddened to learn that Imbibe magazine and imbibe.co.uk will publish for the last time this December.

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Losh launches online satirical drinks magazine

Published:  14 September, 2020

Shaking aside the current gloom and doom, drinks pundit Chris Losh has launched a new website, Fake Booze, which takes a sideways look at the trade and all its shenanigans.

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Staffing crisis: Low skilled judgement

Published:  02 March, 2020

The government’s damaging immigration policy will further exacerbate the staffing crisis in an already beleagured on-trade. Chris Losh takes aim...  

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