Taiwanese restaurant and bar XU to open in Soho this spring
The founders behind the BAO restaurants in Soho and Fitzrovia have announced that they will be bringing a Taiwanese restaurant and cocktail bar to Soho specialising in Taiwanese food and tea. Shing Tat Chung, Wai Ting Chung and Erchen Chang say XU will be set across two floors and offer a cocktail bar, Taiwanese tea …
Stand up for scotch
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) is calling on the Chancellor to “stand up for scotch” by cutting excise duty on spirits by 2% in the budget on March 8. This will help boost the domestic market for whisky, as well as secure jobs and investment within the scotch whisky industry and its UK supply chain. …
Rhubarb IPA from Camden Town Brewery
Camden Town Brewery is getting ready to unveil Foolish – a Rhubarb IPA dreamt up by the winner of the brewery’s recent #YourBeerHere competition. The competition was launched to encourage beer lovers and aspiring brewers to share ideas for the beer of their dreams and saw one lucky winner turn that dream into a reality. …
Punch announces Publican of the Year
Punch has celebrated its leading licensees in the East Midlands and Yorkshire areas at this year’s regional Publican of the Year Awards. Held at one of Punch’s own pubs, the Great Northern in Mickleover, Derby, the event saw over 70 people attend to celebrate their business’ success. Now in its third year, the ceremony was …
Guinness launches St Patrick’s Day kits
Guinness is launching 10,000 new activation kits to help licensees raise awareness, drive footfall and encourage customers to buy Guinness this St Patrick’s Day March 17. Guinness and St Patrick’s Day have a clear association in the on-trade and with the big day falling on a Friday this year, the kit is designed to boost …
