Events

🍴 Chef Patron Steven Smith of KAJI Manchester teams up with Dave Wall of The Unruly Pig for a guest chef event on 5th February 2025. The UK's top gastropub and KAJI will present a 9-course tasting menu featuring sushi, Louët-Feisse oysters, BBQ Octopus, and Iberico Presa. Optional wine pairings are available at £95 for standard or £150 for premium. Tickets cost £120 each, with high demand and pre-booking advised.

🏂 Milano Cortina 2026 and On Location launched the Official Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Hospitality Programme today, offering unique packages for the Olympic Winter Games. For the first time, Milan will host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Cortina d’Ampezzo since 1956. The packages include Ticket-Inclusive Hospitality, with options for shared or private spaces, Overnight Packages with two to four nights' accommodation, transportation, and Custom Programmes for personalized experiences. Bookings can be made at www.hospitality.milanocortina2026.org, with Visa being the Official Way to Pay.

🎄 Orelle, Birmingham's skyline restaurant, has collaborated with Laurent-Perrier for the festive season. Offering a limited-edition seasonal menu with a variety of Laurent-Perrier champagnes and new bar snacks, the partnership lasts until January. The rooftop bar area now features 8 new poseur tables and 24 stools, complemented by panoramic city views. A Christmas cocktail menu includes creations like the Golden Bauble by mixologist Tiago Bastos. Senior Marketing Manager Natasha Levy anticipates a magical season with new snacks by Executive Chef Kiran Survana.

🎄 Sheraton Grand London Park Lane offers a "That Christmas" themed afternoon tea from 21 November 2024 to 8 January 2025, inspired by Netflix's film premiering on 4 December. This festive experience in the iconic Palm Court includes cakes, sandwiches, and beverages with prices starting at £65 per person (£80 with Champagne, £29 for children), and individual Christmas cocktails at £17. The hotel's festive decor illumination begins on 27 November, enhancing the cinematic atmosphere in Mayfair. Reservations can be made at their official website.

🖤 Discovery Day, a free culinary event featuring masterclasses and tastings, will be held at America Square Conference Venue in London on Monday, 25 November. Participants will experience a Confectionery & Bakery Masterclass with Katharine Shipley, a Cheese Masterclass with Patrick McGuigan, and explore wine, spirits, beers, and plant-based food options with experts like Nick Worthing and Chantelle Nicholson. A panel discussion with notable chefs such as Tom Cenci, Gary Foulkes, and Henrique Sá Pessoa is scheduled. Registration is required online.

🎥 Katherine Ryan, a Canadian comedian and TV star, is set to be the closing keynote speaker at WTM London 2024, on November 7, from 15:30-16:30 in the Yellow Theatre. She will discuss her rise to the top of the entertainment industry, the hardships faced, and her varied travel experiences in a 45-minute fireside chat titled 'Katherine Ryan on resilience, breaking barriers and her global travel experiences'. Ryan, known for TV shows like '8 Out of 10 Cats' and 'Travel Man: 48 Hours in New York', will provide insights into overcoming challenges and bringing positivity to storytelling.

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🍔 Copenhagen's Gasoline Grill brings its smash burger sensation to The Standard, London from 12 August to 15 September, marking its first venture outside Denmark since opening in 2016. Operating in seven locations, including Copenhagen's Strandgarde, the menu features The Original Burger, Cheeseburger, Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich and a Vegetarian Burger. Exclusive to The Standard is a surf and turf burger, with a menu also offering crinkle cut fries, Hot Nashville Chicken Waffles, and Blueberry Pancakes. Gasoline Grill competes with other recently launched smash burger brands in London.

🏗 Miami to host the Global Mobility & Investment Summit on Aug. 28-29, featuring EB-5 regional centers and focusing on EB-5 financing for hotel construction. The event, organized by EB5 Investors Magazine, includes a yacht networking cocktail and targets professionals in EB-5, hospitality, wealth management, and investment immigration.

🍹 Old J Spiced Rum launched Old J Coconut after a social media poll where it won 35% of votes, followed by mango with 21%. Devagiri Estate brings ‘farm-to-table’ teas from Sri Lanka to the UK, aiming for sustainability without raising retail prices. ThinK Wine introduces 200ml prosecco cans with 1g sugar, both organic and vegan, targeting street markets. Real unveils Peony Blush in 250ml cans, a non-alcoholic alternative to sparkling rosé. Disaronno International UK’s Rump@blic offers global rum varieties at 41.5%-43% abv. Mikolasch vodka, founded in 1842 in Ukraine, returns with organic corn and grain vodkas. Ben Lomond Gin introduces a non-alcoholic spirit at 0.5% abv for £22 online. Lonkero launches a Finnish 5.5% abv gin-based 'long drink' in the UK. Eden Mill releases Art of St Andrews 2024 whisky, with amarone and sherry cask maturation. PALMARÁE Gin, at 44% abv and £65, features north African botanicals. Beavertown offers Lunar Melon, a 4.5% abv hazy IPA in cans for £2, or cases of 12 and 24 for £23 and £43.