Vince Brothwell
Vince Brothwell writes for AMUSE. about restaurants, drinks, produce and food culture across the six editions.
Stories by Vince Brothwell
Il Presidente opens on Duddell Street in Central
Chef Marcello Scognamiglio and restaurateur Félix de Arriaga Balanzat open a 70-seat Italian restaurant and cocktail bar in Central, from the team behind Trattoria Felino.
Motors Coffee brings Paris technique to Brooklyn
Thomas Philips' Paris café takes over Sey Coffee's Bushwick counter for two days, serving the freeze-distilled milk espresso that won him the French Brewers Cup.
Quince and Dolcelatte salad recipe, Ottolenghi's autumn starter
Ottolenghi's autumn starter poaches quince with its skin and core still on, which is what turns the fruit a deep amber-rose against bitter leaves and Dolcelatte.
Grant Achatz brings Alinea to London for three nights only
Chicago's Alinea takes over Restaurant Story from 15 to 17 October for a joint 14-course menu, priced at £525 a head, that the three chefs involved will not repeat.
BrewDog administration leaves creditors unpaid, report shows
A progress report on the BrewDog administration shows £207m in unsecured claims at its retail arm alone, with unpaid staff and HMRC among those set to receive nothing.
North Atlantic mackerel dispute drags on as deals expire
Five coastal states met on September 16 to salvage stalled mackerel talks before three fishery improvement projects lapse on October 5, with no sharing deal in sight.
Michelin Guide adds 470 hotels to 2026 Key selection
The inspectors' second global Key selection reaches 2,832 hotels across 79 destinations, with Rwanda, Kazakhstan and eight other countries earning a Key for the first time.
Pacific bluefin tuna quota rises again for 2027-28
Mexico's catch limit climbs 4.6% and the US allocation 6.8%, as the IATTC extends a decade-long recovery in Pacific bluefin stocks.
Henkell Freixenet buys 60% of Ireland's Cassidy Wines
The German-Spanish sparkling wine group takes a majority stake in the Dublin importer, betting on a decade of growth in Irish sparkling wine sales.
Food & Wine names its 2026 Best New Chefs class
Fourteen chefs across ten restaurants, from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, take the 38-year-old title at a New York dinner hosted by Joel McHale.
Thomas Straker opens Straker's in New York this fall
The London chef behind the viral 'All Things Butter' series brings his ingredient-led cooking to a former Lucky Strike space in Nolita.
What to eat in Hanoi: 8 dishes and where to find them
From dawn pho to egg coffee invented during a 1940s milk shortage, Hanoi's Old Quarter serves its best dishes from plastic stools, not tablecloths.
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