Deliveroo launches restaurant booking service in London after US takeover Deliveroo is expanding beyond takeaways after being acquired by US-based DoorDash last year The Independent UK · May 6
Yoko Ono 'John Lemon' dispute turns to marketing gold for Breton craft brewer A small craft brewery in western France has found an unexpected silver lining after a legal clash over its tongue-in-cheek beer name – turning a potential setback into a sell-out success. Radio France Internationale · May 6
JD Wetherspoon issues third profit warning this year as costs climb Chair Tim Martin says pub chain could miss expectations, in latest sign UK hospitality sector buckling under higher bills The Guardian - UK · May 6
This Cumbrian hotel offers a bucolic retreat among rolling hills HOTELS: At Farlam Hall in Brampton, Joanna Whitehead discovers a classic country house stay steeped in history The Independent UK · May 5
Growth Kitchen eyes £100m in sales as unique concept taps into delivery boom Co-founder Tom Gatz said the model is like the ‘Airbnb of professional kitchens’. Evening Standard · May 4
Price of a pint in London soars to over £10 for the first time Some high end bars are selling a pint of Moretti for £11 across the capital Evening Standard · May 4
‘We don’t want to make the same mistakes’: Jamie’s Italian reopens in London Jamie Oliver’s head of restaurants is optimistic about new recipe of smaller site, slimmed-down menu and no burgers The Guardian - UK · May 3
The moment I knew: ‘We didn’t speak the same language but somehow we understood each other’ When Federica met Oskar, she thought their Google translate-powered romance would be brief, but soon they were planning their future restaurant together The Guardian - AU · May 2
When it comes to wines, it pays to look beyond the fashionable With oeno-flation as it is, it’s hip to be square and branch out into less exclusive – and cheaper – varieties from often overlooked regions The Guardian - UK · Apr 30
‘There’s no streetlights’: North Yorkshire restaurant told to stop driving diners home Award-winning chef and husband ordered to stop offering lifts home from rurally located Hansom The Guardian - UK · Apr 29
Everybody wants the kids menu What caviar chicken nuggets and gourmet pizza pockets say about how American adults are coping right now Salon · Apr 25
Greggs moves food and drink behind anti-theft counters in shoplifting crackdown The bakery chain is trialling new counters at a string of stores to try and reduce theft The Independent UK · Apr 25
Lure of being a social media chef means youngsters forgoing classic training, Michelin star cook warns Industry figures say that going viral is no replacement for the classic route of apprenticeships and competitions The Guardian - UK · Apr 25
‘Dumb mistake’: Mayfair club Annabel’s gave managers bonus from staff service charge Owner of private members club says pay policy will change after workers’ revolt over division of pre-Christmas money The Guardian - UK · Apr 24
The Times of India · Apr 21 $97 million wine fraud scheme: UK citizen sentenced to 10 years in US for defrauding 140 people worldwide A United Kingdom citizen has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in the United States for his role in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme that tricked investors into funding a fake fine wine business.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21 Rabbi who boasts of bulldozing Palestinian homes will light torch for Israel’s national day Human rights campaigners say honour for Avraham Zarbiv endorses ethnic cleansing and war crimes
The Guardian - US · Apr 17 Why did Michelin snub St Paul in its guide to the best restaurants in the Great Lakes region? Critics warn smaller and immigrant-run restaurants risk being overlooked as city-funded deal shapes dining map
Bored Panda · Apr 15 Woman From ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ Reveals What Gordon Ramsay Is Really Like Behind The Scenes During the 2005 episode, Charita Jones firmly told Ramsay that swearing would not be tolerated in her kitchen.
Evening Standard · Apr 13 London restaurant banned from selling alcohol after homeless man 'beaten with his own crutch' The victim had to attend hospital with GBH level injuries - no arrest has yet been made but an investigation remains under way
The Guardian - UK · Apr 9 Gentleman’s Relish is toast after its maker axes the pungent anchovy spread Falling sales end production of condiment created in 1828 – but London restaurant Simpson’s keeps it on the menu
Evening Standard · Apr 9 Heston Blumenthal: ‘I took cocaine to sleep. I wasn’t being a rock star, it was self-medication’ Heston Blumenthal talks to Josh Barrie about being bipolar and closing his London flagship
The Independent UK · Apr 9 The Barbary’s best recipes: 10 dishes to cook at home A restaurant built on fire, flavour and the hum of a packed counter turns 10 – and, for once, lets you in on the secrets. These are the dishes that made The Barbary a modern London classic, now yours to cook at home
Evening Standard · Apr 8 Man found guilty of murdering top London chef Adam Rowson has been convicted of murdering Alexis De Naray, who was found dead in a derelict building in Shrewsbury last summer
The Guardian - UK · Apr 4 ‘Not quite Greggs’: TikTok creators put London’s ‘gentrified’ bakeries to the test Viral reviews of artisan cafes across the capital are sparking a debate over cost, culture – and who gets a slice of the city
Evening Standard · Apr 2 Matt Tebbutt reflects on sacking from top London restaurant Saturday Kitchen presenter recently addressed rumours he was dropped from MasterChef: The Professionals after just one series