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Falstaff Restaurant Guide Italia 2027 crowns Piazza Duomo
The first Italian edition of the Austrian guide picks Enrico Crippa's restaurant in Alba, names Niko Romito chef of the year and gives the Cerea family the restaurateur award.
Nobu San Juan: Nobu plans a 50-room hotel in Puerto Rico
The hotel, developed with the investor KTT, will have a Nobu restaurant at street level and a rooftop bar. The release gives a year, 2028, but no address, chef or menu.
Potsdam packaging tax puts 50 cents on every takeaway cup
From 1 October, cafés, bakeries, fast-food outlets and petrol stations in Brandenburg's capital pay a levy on single-use containers and cutlery, with reusables exempt.
Swiss hospitality minimum wages rise 0.6% in 2027
Cooks, waiters and hotel staff covered by Switzerland's national collective agreement get a raise that tracks the official inflation forecast to the decimal, while a new agreement is still being negotiated.
Michelin Guide Texas reaches the end of its $2.7m contract
The third Texas selection lands on 8 October, the same day the deal paid for by five city tourism offices and the state runs out. Nobody has announced a renewal.
Diageo cuts nearly 2,000 jobs to hit its $1bn target
The Guinness and Johnnie Walker owner shed more than 6% of its workforce in the year to June as chief executive Dave Lewis pushes through a three-year cost overhaul.
Avani Singapore Hotel names Judd Rabbidge as GM
Minor Hotels names Judd Rabbidge general manager of Avani Singapore Hotel, its first Singapore property, ahead of a 2027 opening in Tanjong Pagar.
Australia bans card surcharges on restaurant menus
From 1 October, cafes, pubs and restaurants can no longer add a card surcharge, and owners are recalculating what a coffee or a steak should cost.
Restaurant delivery sales lift UK at-home trade 9.6% in August
New sites and first-time delivery listings drove the headline figure; on a like-for-like basis the at-home business of Britain's restaurant groups grew just 0.2%.
Playing Solo closes its Madrid counter after four years
Luis Caballero serves the last dinner at his eight-seat counter in Malasaña on 26 September, citing physical exhaustion and the limits of a one-cook restaurant.
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.
Michelle Bernstein closes Sra. Martinez in Coral Gables
The Spanish restaurant she revived on Galiano Street in late 2024 serves its last dinner on 26 September. The couple behind it keep the space and have not said what comes next.
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