Thousands of shops, pubs and restaurants face going bust after the Prime Minister’s coronavirus crackdown on socialising last night. Boris Johnson urged the public to ‘avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues’, saying ‘now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact with others’. The guidelines mean the income of thousands of … Read more
Coronavirus clobbers the British pub: Restaurants also hit in latest stock market rout By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:17 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 22:20 GMT, 16 March 2020 Shares in the UK’s biggest pubs and restaurants tumbled on another day of panic selling on stock markets around the world. As … Read more
Thousands of shops, pubs and restaurants face going bust after the Prime Minister’s coronavirus crackdown on socialising last night. Boris Johnson urged the public to ‘avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues’, saying ‘now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact with others’. The guidelines mean the income of thousands of … Read more
The 2015 MasterChef winner Simon Wood (pictured) fears for his restaurant and the wider industry as coronavirus panic sweeps the country Businesses fear they are on the brink as a restaurant bookings plummet by 75 per cent, a sports ban hits bookies’ profits and self-employed couriers attack ‘paltry’ sick pay. Restaurant boss Simon Wood revealed he’s … Read more
States implement closures of bars and restaurants California: Effective immediately Gov Gavin Newsom called for the closure of all bars and advised restaurants to cut seating capacity by 50 per cent. Ohio: Effective March 15-Indefinitely The order will shut down all in-person dining, but restaurants and bars will still offer carryout and delivery. Illinois: Effective … Read more
British beef returns to American supermarkets and restaurants for the first time in 24 years as officials lift ban imposed in mad cow disease crisis British farmers can export their beef to America after US lifts 1996 UK beef ban Decision to drop the ban followed three-week visit to British farms and abattoirs British firms firms … Read more
Ah, Valentine’s Day, scourge of chefs the world over. Those once-vibrant rooms, now packed with despondent tables for two. The heavily marked-up ‘romantic’ menus, the soppy specials with a side order of schmaltz. And all those flaccid, overpriced roses. It’s enough to send Venus running for cover. But worry not. The following restaurants are chosen … Read more
People drink faster when wine is served in bigger glasses, study finds Researchers increased the size of the standard 300ml wine glass by 70ml They also knocked 50ml of size off another set of glasses for their study They found restaurant drinkers bought more when the glasses were bigger They also found that people tended … Read more