Hospitality
Major UK city to introduce tourist tax from June

Major UK city to introduce tourist tax from June

So that’s why Trent Alexander-Arnold is bailing… Liverpool; home of The Beatles, Stephen Graham, the Royal Albert Dock, and scouse stew, is officially introducing an overnight tourist tax this June. Per the BBC, this comes after a ballot initiated by Accommodation BID – representing 83 of the UK city’s hotels – confirmed that 59% of […]

11 months ago

Chef apologises after criticism for all-white, all-male kitchen team

Chef apologises after criticism for all-white, all-male kitchen team

‘A blatant example of how much fine dining is still a white boys club’ A chef has issued an apology after initially firing back at people questioning his hiring practices after he showed off the team at his restaurant. Thomas Straker, who opened his namesake restaurant Straker’s in 2022, recently shared a photograph of his […]

2 years ago

Man fell for wife of 60 years when she poured best pint he’d ever had

Man fell for wife of 60 years when she poured best pint he’d ever had

‘It was definitely love at first sight for me’ A doting husband has toasted his wife of 60 years and says he fell in love with her the first time they met – when she pulled him the “best pint of bitter” he’d ever had. Michael Bartlett, 86, was smitten as soon as he clapped […]

2 years ago