This August, London Craft Beer Festival is marking its 5th Birthday with its biggest event yet. The weekend of the 4th – 6th August will see the best breweries from around the world, top DJ sets and some of East London’s best restaurants converge on the Shoreditch Electric Lights Station. Co-founders Dan Sylvester and Greg Wells will also dedicate a bar to their neighbouring … [Read more...]
Company Below to host Summer cocktail shake-down
This August Company Below, the botanical drinking den tucked beneath Balls & Company on Soho’s Greek Street, will host the great and the good of London’s bar-scene for a month long Summer Cocktail Shake-down. Each week will see a new guest bartender take over the speakeasy with an intimate cocktail masterclass, where guests will be able to try their hand at mixing a drink … [Read more...]
Accolades for Two Brewers Manager
Two Brewers Clapham boss Jimmy Smith, a Stonegate Pub Company venue, has received two of the highest community accolades in recognition of 25 years supporting the LGBT+ community. A prestigious LGBT gay cabaret bar manager for over three decades, it was a surprise only to the humble operator himself to be called out at the Pride London annual dinner last week by Co-Chair … [Read more...]
Significant Q1 Progress for Oakman Inns
Oakman Inns & Restaurants will announce today Q1 trading that is significantly ahead of expectations, with like for like sales up 12.4% for the quarter ending 2nd July 2017. Three major fund-raising exercises have produced over £24m in total with the lion’s share being available for a raft of major developments which will see the the group operating an anticipated 30 … [Read more...]
Ian Payne reacts to pub minister after his call for action
Stonegate Pub Company Chairman Ian Payne has congratulated the government on appointing a pubs minister after his call to urgently confirm an appointment last Wednesday during the relaunch of the company’s flagship venue. Hosting a VIP reception including seventy MPs on board Thames floating pub ‘Tattershall Castle’ after a multi-million pound refurbishment and move towards … [Read more...]