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19 Oct
Twisted Bar: When data analytics meet Piña coladas
Recently opened Twisted Bar is taking a novel approach to its cocktail menu.
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19 Oct
Bushmills’ Black Bush: A Northern Irish whisky for wimps
Whiskey is not for the faint-hearted, but Bushmills’ Black Bush is a whiskey for wimps.
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18 Oct
Gin and tonic without the tonic: Quinine gin Orbium launched by Hendrick’s
Orbium, the latest release from Hendrick’s, is a quinine gin that promises the taste of a classic gin and tonic without the tonic.
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16 Oct
World Food Day: UK restaurants discard 900,000 edible meals daily
Research by food waste app company Too Good To Go has identified that nearly 900,000 edible meals will be binned by UK restaurants on World Food Day today.
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11 Oct
Mushroom coffee: Everything you need to know about the emerging trend
While fungus has been used in Chinese medicine for generations, coffee drinkers have only recently discovered its benefits, making mushroom coffee a hot trend right now.
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10 Oct
Future of food: Meals give way to snacks as on-demand comes to eating
The future of food is set to be snack-based, as regular meals are on the decline.
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8 Oct
Autonomous pizza robot makes 10 pizzas at once
A pizza-making robot that can make up to 10 pizzas at a time has been developed with assistance from a world-champion pizza chef.
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5 Oct
Alternative coffee trends: Four products driving the market
While coffee has many benefits, including its high antioxidant content, the drink also has many ‘side-effects’ such as interrupted sleep and a feeling of overwhelming anxiousness that has sent many people searching for coffee alternatives.
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4 Oct
A guide to National Vodka Day 2018: Where to go & what to drink
Thursday, 4 October marks National Vodka Day, a celebration of the world’s favourite spirit.
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1 Oct
World Vegetarian Day: Six of the biggest vegetarian trends of 2018
World Vegetarian Day, which lands on 1 October, promotes and celebrates vegetarianism.
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28 Sep
London Cocktail Week 2018: Eight must-visit pop-ups, masterclasses and workshops
London Cocktail Week returns to the capital for its ninth year.
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25 Sep
Why late night dining is becoming the latest food trend
As one of the fastest growing modern food trends in the foodservice industry, overnight dining, or night owl dining as it’s otherwise known, accounts for 83% of the UK’s out-of-home dining’s (OOH) overall growth.
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21 Sep
Oktoberfest events: Where to celebrate Oktoberfest 2018 around Europe
Beer and bratwurst fans rejoice – Oktoberfest is returning tomorrow (Saturday, 22 September).
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19 Sep
Ginnovation: Four new gins that will help to keep the gin trend going
Gin sales in the UK have surged by 38% over the last 12 months according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association as the gin trend continues.
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18 Sep
Wine trends of 2018: Bordeaux makes a comeback
This year’s wine trends have evolved to capitalise on consumer preference, location and convenience.
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13 Sep
International Chocolate Day: unique chocolate brands from the UK
International Chocolate Day, the latest day established to celebrate this sweet treat, lands this week on 13 September.
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13 Sep
Organic September: sustainable and natural trends for 2018
Organic September is a month-long campaign celebrating all things organic led by UK food and farming charity and organic certification body Soil Association.
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23 Aug
Careers in food: A look at varied roles within foodservice
The hospitality industry employs massive numbers of people in a huge variety of different roles.
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16 Aug
Grain to glass: The intricacies of producing the perfect gin
When you’re pouring your third, fourth, fifth glass of gin and tonic this weekend, you probably won’t put much thought into where it came from, how it got its juniper-heavy taste, or hangover-inducing qualities.
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14 Aug
National Rum Day: 10 of the best drinks to celebrate with
16 August marks National Rum Day, but you don’t have to be a pirate to enjoy it.
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6 Aug
Nine great gin cocktails for keeping cool in summer
With temperatures soaring around the globe, people are searching for ways to keep cool.
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3 Aug
In Berlin this weekend? Grab a drink at the “longest beer garden in the world”
Few places do beer like Germany.
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30 Jul
These 21 drinks are officially the best gin in the world
With over 600 different gins entered in this year’s International Wine and Spirit Competition, the trend for Mother’s Ruin shows no signs of abating.
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23 Jul
Meet Sekforde Drinks: a new kind of mixer for a new drinking landscape
Since cocktails and craft spirits have seen an incredible rise in popularity over recent years, a whole new market for luxury mixers has come with that trend.
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10 Jul
Where to watch the World Cup in London: The best bars and pubs to catch the semi-finals
It may be coming home now, but this time two weeks ago nobody expected England to make it to their first World Cup semi-final in 28 years, so you can be excused for leaving it this late to make plans.
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6 Jul
World Chocolate Day deals: the best offers from around the world
On the 7th July, the world comes together to celebrate one of the most popular sweet treats: chocolate.
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3 Jul
An ice cream museum is coming to London this summer
Scoop: The Wonderful World of Ice Cream, a three month long ice cream exhibition forming a temporary museum, will arrive in London this summer.
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2 Jul
14 of the best coffee subscription services in the world
According to a new study drinking coffee regularly can help you live longer.
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29 Jun
Beat the beer rationing: alternatives to overcome the CO2 shortage
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has estimated that 14 million more pints will be drunk than in a non-World Cup year during the group stages.
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29 Jun
A guide to Guangzhou’s first Michelin-starred restaurants
Originally a guide to great food in France, the Michelin Guide has since expanded to increase restaurants and eateries around the globe, from Singapore street food stalls to the finest fine dining establishments in Paris, London and New York.