
If you’re not already following us on Twitter, here’s a handy round up of the weeks main news stories.
• East Room and Sosho to be closed for at least 18 months – and possibly forever – after multi-£m fire
• Marina O'L at Metro popularises the word “turophile”. Yes, it is real
• EU joins US in supporting ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna
• Only in NY (State, admittedly) – legislator tries to ban ALL salt in restaurant dishes.
• Gordon Ramsay business makes top-250 list… of delinquent taxpayers in NYC
• Rather looks as if Three Bridges – 'brave' Battersea venture – may have gone way of all flesh.
• Just announced: Harden’s dinner at Wapping Food with Rémy Martin exec. chef (ex Chirac, Crillon, Ambroisie…) on 24 Mar. Tickets £57.50 available here
And in the media...
• Calorie-counting menus: useful for weight watchers, or just a symptom of nanny state? Good article in The Times
• Key figures in New York's restaurant evolution – a handy Who's Who