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Who is Vikas Nath? Indian-origin restaurant owner admits to spiking woman’s drink with ‘date-rape drug’

Vikas Nath, an Indian-origin businessman and owner of two Michelin-starred restaurants, has admitted to spiking a woman’s drink at an exclusive London nightclub in January 2024, according to court proceedings reported by the BBC.

The Times of India

Michelin 2026: London has 13 new Bib Gourmands

Canteen, Goodbye Horses and Singburi were among the cut

Evening Standard

Restaurateur accused of spiking woman’s drink with date-rape drug tells jury he was ‘wrong’

Vikas Nath, 63, used a straw to put gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) into the woman’s drink on January 15, 2024

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UK’s oldest Indian restaurant calls on king to save it

LONDON: Around 20,000 people have signed a petition addressed to King Charles III calling on him to prevent the closure of legendary Indian restaurant Veeraswamy in London. The Michelin-starred restaurant, which opened in 1926, is the oldest Indian restaurant in the UK. But its landlord, the Crown Estate, refused to…

The Times of India

Indian-origin restaurant owner Vikas Nath caught spiking woman’s drink at UK club; staff swap glass before calling police

A Knightsbridge restaurant owner of Indian origin is on trial after being caught attempting to spike a woman’s drink with a date-rape drug (Any drug that incapacitates a person and renders them vulnerable to sexual assault).

The Times of India

Top restaurateur accused of using date-rape drug at Annabel's 'warned victim about drink spiking'

The alleged victim told jurors she had been ‘betrayed’ by Vikas Nath, whose portfolio of top restaurants include Michelin-starred Benares in Mayfair

Evening Standard

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The Sea, The Sea: Chelsea seafood restaurant to move to bigger site

Starters will include cuttlefish with pickled salsify and cauliflower purée

Evening Standard

Michelin-star restaurateur 'spiked woman's drink with date-rape drug at Annabel's club'

Vikas Nath, 63, used a straw to put gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) into the woman's spicy margarita drink while sitting in the rooftop garden bar at the Mayfair club, a court heard

Evening Standard

Couple launch judicial review over 'unfair' takeover of Hampstead Heath cafes

The couple have now formally notified the City of London Corporation that they intend to seek a judicial review

Evening Standard

Restaurateur admits spiking woman’s drink to ‘relax’ her at London club

Vikas Nath, who has a portfolio of top restaurants in the UK and Spain, admits spiking the drink

The Independent UK

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Tom’s Guide

UK’s oldest Indian restaurant faces closure: 18,000 Brits petition King Charles to ‘Protect a historic institution’

UK's oldest surviving Indian restaurant is at risk of closure after 99 years of service. The decision taken by the estate owning the building, had prompted loyal Brits to petition King Charles with 18,000 signatures in a bid to 'protect a historic institution'.

The Times of India

Campaigners urge King Charles to intervene as London’s oldest Indian restaurant faces closure

Veeraswamy has served curry on Regent Street since 1926 but Crown Estate refuses to renew lease despite 18,000 signatures backing campaign

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

‘Generational shift’ towards sparkling wine behind strong sales, says UK’s Chapel Down

Kent-based producer sees better-than-expected 19% sales rise on back of millennials’ preference for ‘lighter, crisper style of wine’

Evening Standard

Huge new Wetherspoons planned for central London station as pub company targets capital's transport hubs

London’s railway stations have become a growing focus for the pub chain in recent years

Evening Standard

Sweet success! Bakers create largest-ever Empire biscuit to launch annual awards

Four teams pushed their baking skills to the limit over two hours at Fife College in Dunfermline.

The Independent UK

Goodbye Red Robin: Burger chain to permanently close several locations across the country

The burger chain previously announced plans to axe 70 restaurants in a desperate cost-cutting measure known as ‘Operation North Star’

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Gordon Ramsay says tax changes will make restaurants ‘lambs to the slaughter’

Celebrity chef warns UK government’s plans for higher business rates from April ‘simply will not work’

Evening Standard

Wetherspoon profits hit by 'higher than expected' £45 million costs explosion

Warning came despite a storming 9% rise in sales over Christmas

Evening Standard

Le Manoir: Famous restaurant appoints three-star French chef Arnaud Donckele as Raymond Blanc steps back

The Oxfordshire restaurant and hotel is currently closed for redevelopment

The Guardian - UK

World’s oldest monastic brewery to be sold as German beer sales slide

Brewing tradition of nearly 1,000 years at Weltenburg Abbey in Bavaria to be bought up by Munich company Schneider Weisse

The Guardian - UK

Corenucopia by Clare Smyth, London SW1: ‘Posh, calories-be-damned cooking and a dad rock soundtrack’ – restaurant review

A Michelin-adjacent bistro with white tablecloths, red-trousered guests and a chunky wine list

The Guardian - UK

Two stars from Michelin, one for hygiene: star chef’s poor score ignites UK dining debate

Food critic comes under fire after suggesting health and safety rules ‘don’t really apply’ to elite restaurants

The Guardian - UK

A long-running battle between family-run cafes and the chains

Guardian readers responds to an article by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett in which she laments the takeover of four family-owned cafess

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