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’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 22
Wetherspoon profits hit by 'higher than expected' £45 million costs explosion Warning came despite a storming 9% rise in sales over Christmas Evening Standard · Jan 21
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 Evening Standard · Jan 20
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 · Jan 19
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 · Jan 18
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 · Jan 16
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 The Guardian - UK · Jan 16
Who Is the 'Culinary Class Wars' Season 2 Runner-Up? All About Hasung Lee, a.k.a. Culinary Monster The underdog contestant is preparing to open his own restaurant after appearing on the Netflix reality hit. Marie Claire · Jan 15
Two-star Michelin restaurant in Wales handed one-star hygiene rating Ynyshir’s Gareth Ward ‘not embarrassed’ by score and says it was due to concerns about the use of raw ingredients The Guardian - UK · Jan 14
Lennox Cummings: What It's Really Like Working in the Food and Beverage Industry Learning doesn't always happen in classrooms—on-the-job experience often teaches lessons you can't find in a textbook. International Business Times · Jan 13
The Good Front Room: Dominic Taylor to revive Caribbean restaurant in Dalston The Caribbean concept, which was a huge success in the Langham hotel, is moving east Evening Standard · Jan 13
Aktar Islam: Chef behind two star Indian Opheem to open debut London restaurant Aktar Islam is only one of four chefs in the world to win two Michelin stars for an Indian restaurant Evening Standard · Jan 12
Green whisky? Scottish distillery tests eco-friendly aluminium bottles Stirling Distillery project risks being viewed as heresy but it says it wants to make the industry more sustainable The Guardian - UK · Jan 11
Cream of the crop: small brewers take on Guinness with rival ‘nitro’ stouts Independents muscle in on craze for the black stuff with dark beers that use same nitrogen process as Irish favourite The Guardian - UK · Jan 11
Evening Standard · Jan 10 Hidden London: Ffiona's, the restaurant that turned away Hugh Grant and Madonna A conman, opera singers and drunken all-nighters: Ffiona Reid Owen tells Josh Barrie the story of her Kensington bistro
Evening Standard · Jan 9 35 of the best January deals in London's restaurants From pasta for a fiver to Michelin menus for £26, pick up a food and drink steal across town
Evening Standard · Jan 7 Restaurants worth travelling for: The Crown, Bray The delightful eccentric Simon Bonwick is on beautiful form in Bray, says David Ellis
International Business Times UK · Jan 7 Taylor Swift Effect Strikes Again as Sancerre Wine Sells Out After TV Cameo in Docuseries Taylor Swift's Eras Tour documentary briefly featured a £32 ($40) Sancerre bottle that quickly sold out in the US, with fans calling it another chapter in the 'Swift Effect'.
The Guardian - US · Jan 6 ‘Stock up’: Ontario premier promises to banish Crown Royal whisky from province Doug Ford’s move comes after Diageo announced plan to shutter Ontario whisky plant and move operations to US
Evening Standard · Jan 6 Wetherspoons set to open new pub in central London: everything you need to know Wetherspoons is opening a new pub in the heart of London
The Independent UK · Jan 6 Princess Diana, Cindy Crawford and black cod: Inside Nobu’s extraordinary rise From cooking a nervous tempura for Princess Diana in 1997 to inventing black cod with miso and feeding the world’s biggest stars, Nobu Matsuhisa reflects on celebrity diners, personal tragedy and the moments that shaped his global restaurant empire. By Lauren Taylor
Evening Standard · Jan 5 90-year-old central London restaurant where diners included the Beatles faces losing licence Police want 90-year-old Elysée, which Prince Philip is also said to have visited, to have its licence revoked due to ‘multiple breaches’ of public safety rules
Creative Bloq · Jan 5 The most important branding tool in 2026 isn't what you think They're making a resurgence, and designers need to take note.
Woman & Home · Jan 1 Lisa Snowdon just delivered a masterclass in how to style leather trousers, with a chic and cosy look that's worth replicating A pair of wide-leg leather trousers was the perfect choice to elevate Lisa’s cosy knitwear and comfortable trainers
The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025 Menus-Plaisirs: Les Troisgros review – Frederick Wiseman’s mammoth feast for the eyes Over four hours, cinema-verite demigod Wiseman takes a gastronomic tour through the minutiae of running a triple-starred Michelin restaurant