From Friday 24 July, face coverings are mandatory in England in confined public places. New guidance on face masks and coverings issued for England Complete guidance on wearing face coverings in shops in England has been released less than 12 hours before the new rules come into force. Coverings will be mandatory in enclosed public…
A $4bn cut in VAT has come into force, allowing firms in the food, drink and hospitality sectors to slash prices. Starbucks and McDonald’s are the latest firms to promise reductions after the chancellor ordered a temporary VAT cut from 20 per cent to 5 per cent. The treasury estimates households could save £160 a…
The COVID-19 lockdown inspires some individuals to think outside the box. Anastasia who was working in hospitality for three years, wanted to engage lockdown local Hampstead Heath community by opening a coffee shop in a red old British Telecom phone booth at the end of Pond Street. There is a need for a coffee shop…
When Sommelier Victoria James (13) spilled a drop of wine on the tablecloth of a Michelin –starred restaurant in New York, she was publicly punished and warned her next mistake would cost her, her job. From then on her hands would tremble every time she poured. Aged nineteen, Victoria was serving sugary Cosmopolitans…
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak says the hospitality sector has been particularly badly hit and announces a Temporary cut to VAT on food, accommodation, and attractions from 20 per cent to 5 per cent from next Wednesday until January 12th, 2021. He also announced a new job retention bonus for employers to bring back furloughed staff,…
Mike Sonko, Kenya’s Nairobi Governor’s COVID-19 essential care packages include a few small bottles of the cognac, Hennessy and typical food staples. The governor justified the inclusion of alcohol as a very good “throat sanitizer”. Sonko said in a video “I think from the research conducted by the World Health Organisation and various organisations…
Queen cancels birthday gun salutes amid pandemic. Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the Queen will not be marking her 94thbirthday next Tuesday with the traditional gun salutes this year. PPE kit updated guidance could put hospital staff and patients at more risk. Healthcare workers have been advised to reuse gowns or wear different kit, such…
Our food culture is fragmented, a mix of mass “ultra Processed” foods ( high in salt, sugar and fat) the effect of Europeanisation as pizza is children’s favourite food and wee also eat the world’s cuisines, as UK got wealthier, allowing aspirations and tastes to flower. Industrial and post-industrial societies have moved away from…
Would you believe coffee, the world’s most popular drug is an indispensable part of daily life for billions of people around the world – one of the most valuable commodities in the history of global capitalism? In1896 March, an American graduate did a strange contraption – “ glass cage” in fact a copper chamber, seven…
According to John Hopkins University Coronavirus the following facts: “ The virus is not a living organism, but a protein molecule (DNA) covered by a protective layer of Lipid (fat), which, when absorbed by the cells of the ocular, nasal or buccal mucosa, changes their generic code ( mutation) and convert them into…