Chinese New Year in London: What does the Year of the Rabbit mean? January 5, 2023 This month will see the start of the Chinese New Year, with the Year of the Tiger ticking over to the Year of the Rabbit. The main celebrations will take place on 22 January, although the build-up officially began on 30 December, day eight of the last month of the lunar calendar, with the Laba [...]
Cost of living fears don’t stop Brits spending record £12bn in supermarkets in run-up to Christmas January 4, 2023 BRITS brushed off cost of living and recession fears to spend a record £12bn in UK supermarkets in the run-up to Christmas.
Grocers set for £550m tax reduction over next three years January 3, 2023 UK supermarkets and grocers will benefit from an almost £550 million tax cut over the next three years, according to new analysis. It comes after more than half a million retail properties in England and Wales were revalued as part of a shake-up to the business rates system of property taxes. Analysis of official government [...]
Dubai ends 30 per cent tax on alcohol sales January 1, 2023 Dubai has ended its 30 per cent tax on alcohol sales in the sheikhdom and made its required liquor licences free to obtain, ending a long-standing source of revenue for its ruling family to apparently further boost its tourism to the emirate. The sudden New Year’s Day announcement, made by Dubai’s two state-linked alcohol retailers, [...]
Why tequila is set to be the spirit of 2023 January 1, 2023 Would you pay more for tequila than Champagne? Did you see in the New Year with a shot or a flute? Tequila’s seedy, shot-slamming image is gradually fading away – it’s to be enjoyed slowly, to be appreciated, not simply downed. Recent figures by Allied Market Research suggest tequila has generated more than$8bn over the [...]
Wine merchants to check out in 2023 for budding oenophiles December 31, 2022 If you got a special bottle for Christmas and want to learn more, or have simply decided that this is the year you finally become a wine expert, we know some merchants who will gladly help. The UK has some of the best fine wine merchants and specialists in the world. We asked some to [...]
The best restaurant I ate at in 2022: Why Sessions Arts Club is pure dining escapism December 30, 2022 Every now and then, perhaps once or twice a year, a place opens that combines all the right elements in just the right order to create the rare alchemy that we call the “it” restaurant. Gloria did it with its maximalist Italian amore della vita, as did Gymkhana with its studiously crafted modern Indian cuisine [...]
Prime: Aldi limits sale of KSI-Logan Paul energy drink after store carnage goes viral December 29, 2022 Discount store Aldi has been forced to limit sales of a new energy drink made by KSI and Logan Paul after customers were shown clamouring to buy the item. A video shared on Twitter by a user called Mark Hall showed raucous Aldi shoppers grabbing the drink today, with staff members attempting to only allow [...]
Rails in Kings Cross: A new fine dining option worthy of an early commute December 29, 2022 Rails is the new top dining spot at the transport hub that is King’s Cross, replacing Plum + Spilt Milk in a large airy space on the first floor of the Great Northern Hotel. Designed to be bold yet elegant the high-ceilinged dining room is full of warm wooden panelling, cream leather banquettes, hanging pendant [...]
The basic rules of wine etiquette: How to look suave this party season December 28, 2022 It is a social season and wine is being popped, poured, sipped and slurped across London. I am a big advocate of enjoying your beverage however you see fit, but for those attending more than one fancy do this winter there are some basic rules of wine-etiquette the casual imbiber might want to know. Though [...]