Vince Brothwell
Vince Brothwell writes for AMUSE. about restaurants, drinks, produce and food culture across the six editions.
Stories by Vince Brothwell
Mitchells & Butlers posts 2.1% sales growth for the year
The UK's largest pub operator returns to growth for the year to 19 September, with drink sales outpacing food and cost pressure set to ease in 2027.
Heard Covent Garden flagship opens with a speakeasy
The two-Michelin-star burger chain's biggest site yet lands this November, pairing its smash burgers with a dessert and cocktail speakeasy downstairs.
Michelin Guide Philippines 2027 reveals its picks on 29 October
Inspectors return to Manila and Cebu for a second Michelin selection, revealing stars, Bib Gourmand and Selected picks at a ceremony on 29 October.
Karuizawa 1960 fetches $625,000 at Sotheby's Nightcap sale
One of only two known bottles drawn straight from cask 5627 topped a $14.3m debut for Sotheby's brand-new wine and spirits festival in New York City.
Hutspot recipe: Leiden's carrot mash with braised beef
Potatoes, winter carrots and onions cooked in one pot and mashed by hand, with beef braised until it falls apart: the dish Leiden has eaten every 3 October since the siege of 1574.
Tre Bicchieri 2027 Veneto: Prosecco hills gain, Amarone holds
Gambero Rosso's regional preview gives the Veneto two more top awards than a year ago, with gains in the Prosecco hills and fewer Valpolicella reds on the list.
Best restaurants in Paris 2026: 14 tables worth booking
From Arpège's €145 gardeners' lunch to Plénitude's €480 sauce menu: 14 Paris tables checked against the Michelin Guide France 2026, with prices and booking tips.
IGNIV Bangkok names Dominik Falk as its new head chef
The 30-year-old Swiss cook leaves the sous-chef post at Andreas Caminada's three-star Schloss Schauenstein for his first head-chef job, at a one-star restaurant opened in 2020.
UK foodservice price inflation rises 0.4% as meat climbs
Pork, lamb, cheese and vegetable oil pushed hospitality's ingredient bill up again in August, while cheaper British vegetables and fruit kept the rise far below June's spike.
Caffè Vergnano opens its first café on the island of Ireland
The Italian roaster picked Limerick, not Dublin, for its Irish debut, backed by a local operator and Coca-Cola HBC, with nine more openings planned by the end of the year.
Zachary Barnes keeps Enigma Yorkville's star, chef change and all
A year after founding chef Quinton Bennett stepped down, Zachary Barnes defended the Toronto restaurant's Michelin star in the 2026 guide, one of only two changes of hands among the region's starred kitchens.
Cassette, from the Levan team, opens in Covent Garden
The founders of Levan swap live fire for French bistro technique in a 1630s townhouse on Maiden Lane, with former Note chef Essa Fakhry running the kitchen.
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