British pubs and restaurants set up as takeaways during coronavirus crisis

Pubs and restaurants all over the UK are coming up with innovative ways to provide food and booze to people in self-isolation during the coronavirus crisis.  The government announced yesterday that food venues will be able to become takeaway and delivery services to cope with the financial strain of the pandemic.  And several outlets are … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Shops, pubs and restaurants under threat

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 rout 

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

High Street faces Doomsday: Disaster looms for shops, pubs and restaurants

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

Restaurant boss begs diners to keep eating out as restaurants face virus crisis

Businesses fear they are on the brink as a restaurant boss begs his diners to keep eating out after takings plummeted 75 per cent and bookmakers warn of lost profits thanks to sports ban.   Simon Wood – who won the competition in 2015 – says he’s already noticing how hard the crisis is hitting the … Read more

California closes all bars and orders restaurants to cut seating capacity by 50%

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

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

Restaurants sell more wine when they pour bottles into larger glasses, study finds

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

Former MasterChef winner Diana Chan urges people to support Chinese restaurants after coronavirus

‘You could catch it anywhere’: Former MasterChef winner Diana Chan urges people to support Chinese restaurants in the wake of the coronavirus By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:50 GMT, 25 February 2020 | Updated: 09:50 GMT, 25 February 2020 Former MasterChef winner Diana Chan has urged people to throw their support behind … Read more

Tom Parker Bowles picks Britain’s 50 most romantic restaurants

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