Vince Brothwell
Vince Brothwell writes for AMUSE. about restaurants, drinks, produce and food culture across the six editions.
Stories by Vince Brothwell
Wendy's biggest US franchisee files for Chapter 11
Meritage Hospitality, which runs 314 Wendy's restaurants, filed for bankruptcy protection after store-level earnings fell 48% in a year.
Michelin adds four restaurants to its DC guide
Rye Bunny, Maison Bar à Vins, Bar Del Monte and Elcielo Bistró join Michelin's Washington DC selection, ahead of stars announced in December.
White truffle risotto recipe with Castelmagno
Chef Alessandro Grano's risotto lets Piedmont's white truffle perfume the rice for days before it ever touches heat, then finishes the dish raw so nothing is cooked away.
UK food inflation could nearly double by 2027, IGD warns
Industry forecaster IGD expects UK grocery inflation to climb from under 4 percent this year to as much as 6.6 percent in 2027, with fruit and vegetables leading the rise.
StarChefs Rising Stars returns to a resurgent Bay Area
Twenty-three chefs, bakers, bartenders and roasters from San Francisco and Oakland made the 2026 StarChefs Rising Stars class, the magazine's first Bay Area visit since 2022.
Sueca paella contest crowns a Mexican chef from Tlaxcala
José Carlos Ruiz Zamora of Burguettos, in Apizaco, beat 39 cooks from 14 countries at the 65th Concurs Internacional de Paella Valenciana, cooking the canonical recipe over wood.
Italian olive oil mills get €40m as origin prices halve
A zero-interest Ismea bill will fund mills that pay for Italian olives, as stocks of Italian extra virgin more than doubled in a year and origin prices fell 46.7%.
South Australia wine industry gets A$109m rescue package
Growers can borrow up to A$500,000 each, repayment-free for two years, to move out of unviable vineyards after the state's smallest grape crush since 2000.
English sparkling wine debuts on Emirates flights
West Sussex producer Wiston Estate becomes the first English sparkling wine served by Emirates, pouring in Premium Economy on UK routes from October 2026.
Prosecco harvest hits 90% after rain rescue
Rain in September rehydrated grapes stressed by record night heat, and the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Consorzio now expects a vintage close to 2025 in both volume and quality.
Tagliatelle al ragù recipe: Bologna's slow-cooked meat sauce
Pancetta, beef, soffritto, wine and milk, then three hours at a bare simmer: the city's registered ragù, revised in 2023, rewritten for a home kitchen.
Japan food tax cut leaves restaurants facing a 9-point gap
A survey of 10,560 companies finds dining businesses expect sales to fall while food retailers gain, as the tax on takeout drops to 1% and meals eaten in stay at 10%.
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