A PUB unanimously praised for its beer, food, friendly staff and picturesque surroundings has made its landlord’s dreams come true by winning a… [ . . .]
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Let’s go down the pub deluxe: The Wigmore and Dead Rabbit at Claridge’s signal the rise of the posh pub
It’s news that will have the real ale brigade chuntering into their pints of warm beer: the good old-fashioned boozer has had a makeover and this time it’s gone deluxe.The latest iteration of the traditional pub – let’s call it the ‘pub deluxe’– takes off from where ‘90s gastropubs and hipster craft beer bars left off, and is edging its way into the luxury sector.Leading the charge is The Wigmore, the posh new pub at London’s Langham Hotel which launched last month with a menu by Le Gavroche’s Michel Roux Jr and glamorous interiors by Martin Brudnizki, the internationally renowned designer best known for such A-list hot spots as Scott’s, The Ivy and Sexy Fish. [ . . . ] More: Let’s go down the pub deluxe: The Wigmore and Dead Rabbit at Claridge’s signal the rise of the posh pub
Raise a glass to the Bard – Edinburgh Evening News
Award-winning Scotch whisky, Glen Grant has partnered with The Bon Vivant, Thistle Street, to create the The Chieftain, a haggis-infused cocktail named after Robert Burns’ famous description of Scotland’s national dish, the ‘great chieftain o’ the pudding race’.
Created by Bon Vivant’s Will Cox, The Chieftain’s recipe is inspired by a traditional Burns Supper menu and includes ingredients found in the traditional meal [ . . . ]
Save the pub landlord!
If you’ve missed the endless articles whingeing about pub closures, it must be because you’ve been too blotto to focus. It is impossible for a mediocre drinking hole to close its doors for the last time without some thirsty hack reaching for his collected George Orwell essays and waxing lyrical about the Moon Under Water and the death of the English pub. It’s true that many pubs are closing (27 a week, according to the Campaign for Real Ale) and demographic changes have called last orders for numerous decent pubs — and some gems — in areas where changing populations have seen demand dissolve quicker than a morning Alka-Seltzer. But the main reason why most pubs closed is simple: they were dreadful [ . . . ]
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