All Weekend Press articles – Page 4
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Michel Roux Jr: ‘Restaurants may only open three days a week because staff won’t work the hours’
Ahead of his new restaurant opening, the chef talks closing Le Gavroche and why he’s struggling to find staff post-pandemic
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Peruvian steak and Yorkshire pudding with mint? How the British Sunday roast went global
The traditional British weekend lunch is being revamped with more exotic ingredients by chefs with worldwide influences, The Observer reports
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Asda’s owners piled on £1.5bn of liabilities to fund petrol station deal
Issa brothers and private equity firm TDR used property sale and leasebacks as well as borrowing against ground rents, the Financial Times reports
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Gender-neutral lavatories banned in new-build restaurants and offices
The new legislation applies to commercial properties as well as those undergoing ‘major refurbishment’, The Times reports
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We have struck a deal to remain at Ramsay pub as ‘security’ for owners, squatters claim
Squatters have occupied the pub since last Saturday in protest at what they called ‘gentrification’ of the Camden area, reports The Telegraph
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‘We’re trying to make it more inclusive’: the rise of Britain’s new wine bars
The Guardian explores a new wave of wine bars springing up in cities, towns and even at the seaside, with natural wines and small plates on the menu
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From chicken to bread: how wild price swings are affecting our food
Figures last week showed that the overall price of food dropped by 0.4% from December to January, yet food inflation was still 8%, with products such as chicken, eggs and butter becoming more expensive, reports The Sunday Times
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Estrella Damm to invest £50m on British brewery
Amid surging demand for Spanish lager in the UK, the family-owned company is investing in a state-of-the-art brewery in Bedford
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‘Work from pub’ is 40% cheaper than coworking space
A ‘work from pub’ deal for the day comes out at £13 on average across six major UK chains, according to a new analysis
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Whitbread takes the axe to Beefeaters and Brewers Fayre pubs
Bosses have instructed adviser Christie & Co to sell between 30 and 50 of its worst-performing sites, according to The Sunday Times
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Man City owner Sheikh Mansour circles The Ivy as chain goes up for sale
The football club owner wants to buy Richard Caring’s starry restaurants, reports The Sunday Times
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Three cheers for the pub
Traditional drinking holes are becoming scarcer as big chains move in, The Financial Times writes
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London’s Tube and train fares to be cut on Fridays to lure people back to the city
Sadiq Khan wants more people in London on Fridays in the hope it will provide a big boost for the hospitality sector, Sky News reveals
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Forget the influencers, Michelin star restaurant patrons really are just there for the food
According to The Telegraph, people are three times more likely to frequent an esteemed restaurant for the service and food than for bragging rights
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Wingstop UK ranked as top restaurant in FT 1000
The chicken wing chain has been listed in the Financial Times’ annual ranking of Europe’s fastest-growing companies
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How to rebuild Crooked House — the wonkiest pub in the UK
As Britain’s “wonkiest” pub is set to rise from the rubble and be rebuilt brick by brick, The Sunday Times explores how the Crooked House could be resurrected
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More than 1,200 pubs closed in the past year. Here’s why
Rising wage bills, falling trade and the shift towards ‘pre-drink drinks’ at home mean many bars are struggling to stay open, reports The Sunday Times
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How Soho House became the ‘All Bar One of members’ clubs’
The members’ club has issued a rebuke in response to a financial analyst’s report by GlassHouse Research that said Soho House had expanded its once-exclusive membership too fast, The Sunday Times reports
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Concerns over chocolate prices after cocoa cost hits record high
Prices leapt by more than 5% on Friday alone, reports The Evening Standard
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UK farmers vow to mount more blockades over cheap post-Brexit imports
Farmers say there will be further protests at Dover, against low supermarket prices and cheap food imports from post-Brexit trade deals, reports The Guardian