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At Your Service events - January

Published:  22 January, 2013

Wine Australia shows its "artier" side, Oregon and Washington State shows its "most comprehensive" line up and with Bibendum, it's all a Matter of Taste at the following January trade tastings.

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Tour de Belfort opens Manchester wine and cookery school

Published:  18 December, 2012

French winemaker Muriel Lismonde, owner of Tour de Belfort, has opened wine and cookery school Le Vin La Table in Hale, which aims to offer variety of wine tastings, cookery classes and workshops.

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Hospitality Show

Published:  17 December, 2012

The Hospitality Show, which takes place in January, is offering a one-to-one business mentoring service from operators which have excelled in their field and want to pass on their experience to others.

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Manchester to boost fine-dining reputation in 2013

Published:  17 December, 2012

The year 2013 could be the one that Manchester "eventually" becomes a top culinary destination, according to Harden's Restaurant Guide co-owner and editor Richard Harden.

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Simon Rogan to bring luxury dining to Manchester

Published:  17 December, 2012

Chef and restaurateur Simon Rogan is aiming to set the trend for luxury dining in Manchester, by taking on two Manchester restaurants within the Midland Hotel.

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Northern Restaurant & Bar 2013 calls for registration

Published:  17 December, 2012

The north's hospitality trade show, Northern Restaurant & Bar, has announced it will be 20% larger on its return to Manchester Central in March 2013.

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Winter restaurant openings in Bath, Manchester and Notting Hill

Published:  14 December, 2012

Find out more about winter openings, including the third Graze Bar in Bath, a £3.5-million refurb in Manchester and a ping-pong pop-up, in London's Notting Hill.

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Harpers catches up with Boundary's Christopher Delalonde MS

Published:  14 December, 2012

There's no standing still for Christopher Delalonde MS, who was named UK Sommelier of the Year in 2010. We find out what he's been up to at Boundary Restaurant.

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Sommeliers Marcin Oziebly and Agustin Trapero with their Christmas recommendations

Published:  14 December, 2012

We spoke to Marcin Oziebly, sommelier at the new Albert Square Chop House, and Agustin Trapero, head sommelier at Launceston Place, about their recommended wines this Christmas.

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At Your Service events - Burgundy focus

Published:  14 December, 2012

It may be a quiet month in December, but there's a host of Burgundy tastings come January 2013. Here are just a few:

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Trade events November

Published:  26 November, 2012

Wednesday, November 28

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Newman Street Tavern looks to celebrate British produce

Published:  26 November, 2012

Celebrating the very finest seasonal, specialist and wild produce from around the British Isles, the Newman Street Tavern in the street of its name in London aims to be a traditional kitchen in its fullest sense.

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Simon Hall, Simple Simon Design, on getting the most out of on-trade design

Published:  26 November, 2012

You can have the best chefs and the finest wines known to humanity, but you are not going to get people coming to your restaurant if it looks awful. Restaurant design is often overlooked as one of the key ingredients in a restaurant's success. Here we talk to Simon Hall, managing director of Simple Simon Design, who has projects on the go such as the River Cottage canteen Bristol, due to open next year, about what he sees as the key trends in restaurant design.

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Nuno Mendes on Viajante and his wine and food philosophy

Published:  26 November, 2012

Since opening in 2010, Viajante in Bethnal Green, East London, received a Michelin star within just nine months and was voted number 80 in the San Pellegrino's World's Best Restaurants 2012. We take a quick look at chef Nuno Mendes' philosophy.

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Romanian-backed Italian restaurant group opens in London

Published:  26 November, 2012


Il Calcio is a new Italian restaurant set to open in London's North Audley Street, which has its roots in Bucharest, Romania.

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New London Italian restaurant gets boost from Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood

Published:  26 November, 2012

Rolling Stones fans that missed out on seeing their heroes at the O2 in London this week should book a table at new Italian restaurant, Primo, on London's Shaftesbury Avenue, next month, where they can see original paintings from guitarist Ronnie Wood.

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Fulham's White Horse gets a facelift

Published:  26 November, 2012

The White Horse in Fulham, west London, has just re-opened after an extensive refurbishment, which includes the revamping of the upstairs restaurant and private dining room, as well as the introduction of a new menu.

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Promoting responsible drinking with Drinkaware and Cellar Trends

Published:  26 November, 2012


The role of the on-trade and in particular how individual bars, restaurants and pubs handle the responsible drinking message is, once again, very much under public scrutiny. Earlier this month, Drinkaware linked up with Cellar Trends to take the responsible drinking message direct to consumers in bars and nightclubs across the country. Here Laura Robertson of Cellar Trends and Emma Healey, campaign manager for Drinkaware, give their take on what happened.

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Wines of Chile holds second sommelier challenge

Published:  02 November, 2012

Wines of Chile has held the second Sommelier Chile Challenge in a bid to illustrate the country's value-for-money on-trade offering.

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Port begins to shed its stuffy image

Published:  19 October, 2012

Port is beginning to shed its stuffy image and is appealing to a younger, more female-led market, according to Fells marketing controller Mark Symonds.

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