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Consultation

02-05-2012 | By: Niall McCann | Category: Opinions Business Service

Everyone seems to be consulted these days » More

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The customer is always...wrong?

25-07-2011 | By: Chris Losh | Category: Opinions Service Sherry Venues

When service doesn't stand up to the setting » More

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The gospel according to anyone

17-05-2011 | By: Chris Losh | Category: Opinions Business Service

Digital media benefits freedom of information, for better or worse, from political uprisings to restaurant reviews. » More

The business side of leisure

So is Groupon good for restaurants?

25-03-2011 | By: Howard Graham | Category: USA Opinions Business Service

Groupon have been operating in the US and the UK for some time now, and there is a considerable difference of opinion as to whether or not they represent a good deal for restaurants » More

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It's open

17-02-2011 | By: Chris Losh | Category: Opinions Business Service Wines

Can of worms, Pandora’s box... whatever you want to call it, deciding to write about BYO earlier this month kicked off a fair bit of comment from within the trade » More

Peach Pubs

The iPad cometh?

15-02-2011 | By: Jo Eames | Category: Opinions Service

It was only a matter of time before I was handed my first wine list on iPad. And it happened last week, over lunch at the new Montpelier Chapter in Cheltenham, the hotel formerly known as Kandinsky. » More

A master of wine lists

Wine complaint

14-02-2011 | By: Ronan Sayburn | Category: Opinions People Service Wines

The other day we had a complaint about wine service in one of our hotels, to be honest this is quite rare but i rang the customer to find out what had happened... » More

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Marking up

28-01-2011 | By: Chris Losh | Category: Opinions Business Service Wines

I’ve had a few sommeliers call me up in varying states of fury and dismay over the last few weeks to point out an article pointing the finger at restaurant wine mark-ups that appeared in Decanter » More

Taster, tutor and judge

Rainy Thursday Night in Soho: Recession What Recession?

25-09-2010 | By: Peter McCombie | Category: Opinions Service

I recklessly agree to meet my wife for dinner in Soho WITHOUT a reservation. » More

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Spaghetti (and) Western

18-08-2010 | By: Chris Losh | Category: Opinions Business Service Wines

Is the GWW buy-out proof that Enotria is back in the game? » More

The spirit of wine

The Language of Wine

26-04-2010 | By: Mark Deamer | Category: England Opinions Service

"Seasonal my Arse" and "Britain the Home of Half Price Piss". Earthy and to the point. What's wrong with this usage? Why must we poncify and grandise language in regards to wine and indeed food. » More

The spirit of wine

Be careful of what you wish for!

15-04-2010 | By: Mark Deamer | Category: Opinions Service Wines

So what's the verdict Doc? I have put this question to my G.P. once before. "Well if you continue to play contact sports you will probably need walking sticks by the age of 40". And with that simple answer my dreams of persuing a career in (semi) professional sports vanished. » More

Wine & Bread

The Language of Wine

03-04-2010 | By: Garry Clark | Category: Opinions Service Wines

The world of wine is packed with a littany of descriptors, a veritable treasure trove of fruits, spices and confections all used to describe a drink. » More

The spirit of wine

The BYO Debate

26-03-2010 | By: Mark Deamer | Category: Opinions Service Wines

A pain or a useful tool. I wondrer if sommeliers see the value of letting customers bring their own wine to a restaurant? » More

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Glass half empty...

26-03-2010 | By: Chris Losh | Category: Opinions Service Wines

It’s about time sommeliers ditched their fashionable ennui and took a happy pill » More

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