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The Blue Pelican general manager Elliot Hewitt on wine

Uncorked: Elliot Hewitt

By Joe Lutrario

The general manager at The Blue Pelican on Westwell Blanc de Blanc Zero Dosage, smashing Zalto glasses and turning Deal onto sake.

Radu Iosef sommelier and restaurant manager at Tern restaurant in Worthing

Uncorked: Radu Iosef

By Joe Lutrario

The Romanian-born sommelier at Worthing restaurant Tern on Albourne Estate Bacchus, pairing brisket with Grenache and his exclusively British wine list.

Alexandros Vainas head of wine at Shoreditch Lebanese restaurant Sohaila

Uncorked: Alexandros Vainas

By Joe Lutrario

The restaurant manager and head of wine at Shoreditch restaurant Sohaila on Xinomavro, Ramiro Ibáñez and Greece’s underrated Thrace region.

Sam Lomas has opened Briar restaurant at One Bruton Place

Latest opening: Briar

By Restaurant

Former Glebe House head chef Sam Lomas has opened a restaurant on the old Osip site in Somerset.

The Counter restaurant Tunbridge Wells co-founder Greta Boccia-Read on wine

Uncorked: Greta Boccia-Read

By Joe Lutrario

The co-owner of recently launched Tunbridge Wells restaurant The Counter on Barolo, Honey Spencer and East Sussex sparkling wine producer Rathfinny.

Jason Atherton opens Mary's on the former site of his Pollen Street Social restaurant in London's Mayfair

Latest opening: Mary’s

By Joe Lutrario

In the first of a flurry of new restaurant openings, Jason Atherton has relaunched his Pollen Street Social flagship as a more casual grill-focused restaurant and bar.

Legare sommelier Alice Sapieka on wine

Uncorked: Alice Sapieka

By Joe Lutrario

The general manager and sommelier at London’s Legare on Vega-Sicilia Valbuena 5°, pairing Californian Chardonnay with Butterkist popcorn and upselling Pinot Grigio.

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Uncorked: William Sheard

By Joe Lutrario

The co-owner of recently launched The City steak restaurant Ibai on Trevallon 2014, Alvaro Palacios and building his wine cellar out of cork.

Bossa restaurant site in London to relaunch as Maroto

Bossa site to relaunch as Maroto

By James McAllister

The site that previously housed Brazilian chef Alberto Landgraf’s debut London restaurant Bossa is to relaunch later this month as Maroto.

Nikos Emner assistant director of wine at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

Uncorked: Nikos Emner

By Joe Lutrario

The assistant director of wine at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal on high quality glassware, Domaine d’Auvenay Criots-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru and pairing oysters with gin and tonic

Soho’s Cafe Kitty closes after less than a year

Soho’s Cafe Kitty closes after less than a year

By James McAllister

Kitty Fisherʼs Group has closed Cafe Kitty in London’s Soho after less than a year of trading, with the group saying ‘in life some things just don't work out’.

The Unruly Pig owner Brendan Padfield on wine

Uncorked: Brendan Padfield

By Joe Lutrario

The owner of top Suffolk gastropub The Unruly Pig on Dorset’s Langham Estate, Recioto della Valpolicella and unwittingly drinking antifreeze.

Salvatore Russo head sommelier Heliot Steak House

Uncorked: Salvatore Russo

By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Heliot Steak House on Enotria Italian wine buyer Sergio De Luca, drinking wine at school and why his native Campania is underrated.

Cornus restaurant Belgravia from the Medlar team

Latest opening: Cornus

By Joe Lutrario

The duo behind Chelsea stalwart Medlar have opened a refined rooftop restaurant in Belgravia’s Eccleston Yards.

East London restaurant Allegra to close its doors after five years trading

Allegra to close its doors after five years trading

By James McAllister

Allegra, the east London restaurant housed on the seventh floor of The Stratford hotel, is to permanently close its doors at the end of the month after five years of trading.

Plates sommelier Alex Price on wine

Uncorked: Alex Price

By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at recently launched London restaurant Plates on Honey Spencer, preferring Savoie to Jura and pairing Big Macs with Grand Cru Chablis.

Plant-based restaurant Plates Shoreditch Kirk and Keeley Haworth

Latest opening: Plates

By Joe Lutrario

Following an oversubscribed residency in Dalston, siblings Kirk and Keeley Haworth are ‘unleashing the power of plants’ once again with a permanent location in nearby Shoreditch.

Luke Wasserman co-owner of Nest Farmhouse and Restaurant St. Barts on wine

Uncorked: Luke Wasserman

By Joe Lutrario

The co-owner of Nest Farmhouse, Nest and Restaurant St. Barts on Stephane Tissot, Parcelles Paris and his artisanal cider-fuelled youth.

Levan and Bar Levan's Mark Gurney on natural wine

Uncorked: Mark Gurney

By Joe Lutrario

The co-founder of Peckham's Levan and the more recently launched Bar Levan on Jura, Vine Trail’s Raphael Rodriguez and the similarities between record shops and wine shops.

French chef Yannick Alléno from Pavyllon at London's Four Seasons Hotel

Flash-grilled: Yannick Alléno

By James McAllister

The famous French chef behind Pavyllon at London's Four Seasons Hotel on his admiration for Escoffier and being forced to reflect on his own culinary identity.

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