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News stories of the week

If you’re not already following us on Twitter, here’s a handy round up of the weeks main news stories.

• Viet Grill chef Hieu Trung Bui may come to Soho, in partnership with Mark Hix.

• Jamies’s Italian to open branches in Liverpool, and Manchester too.

• Raymond Blanc leaves hospital after two weeks and two operations on his broken leg and ankle.

• Last year, Brits drank as much champagne as US, Germany and Belgium combined.

• Belfast celeb-chef Paul Rankin admits he just “expanded too fast so… got it wrong”.

• Top agent reports “continued strong demand for quality restaurant properties” in London (but not elsewhere).

• Nuno Mendes’s potentially REALLY exciting Bethnal Green newcomer – confirms opening date of 15 April. www.viajante.co.uk

• Still some places available at our Rémy Martin dinner at the Wapping Project a week today. Desserts by former chef to President of France!

And in the media...

• Britain’s top food streets, per Google (Times)

• AA Gill propounds golden restaurant rules.

• Gordon Ramsay gives long (and slightly bemusing) interview to OFM. His problem? Being “too f***ing generous”.

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