Luggage porter, Dan, leads me to a small, unmarked door flanked by flames. "You'll be impressed by the first sight you see," he says. "Some places have women. But we have goddesses."
Read more...The UK Sommelier Association (North Area), is to roll out one of the only northern-based fully accredited sommelier courses from February 2013.
Read more...As we go into 2013, we ask three industry sommeliers from Sketch, Coq d'Argent and Launceston Place how they'll be looking at changing their wine lists this year.
Read more...Openings for February include one all-British, a Brazilian-Japanese, and a Japanese restaurant aiming to venture beyond sushi and sashimi.
Read more...As we go into 2013, we ask some industry sommeliers how they'll be looking at changing on their wine lists this year.
Read more...Wine Australia shows its "artier" side, Oregon and Washington state show their "most comprehensive" line up, with Bibendum it's all a Matter of Taste at the following trade tastings.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...It may be a quiet month in December, but there's a host of Burgundy tastings come January 2013. Here are just a few:
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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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