Author Archives: Darren Pinder

It’s great to start the New Year with some good news, and this really is good news both for our clients, and the industry as a whole. The government has finally passed the Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities) (Unwrapped Bread … Continue reading →

An invite to a soft opening at Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen was too good an offer to miss, and the night did not disappoint.

In a departure from what we expect a Gordon Ramsay restaurant to be, Bread Street Kitchen is an adventure into upmarket bistro territory, and not the fine dining experience the Michellin *** chef is acclaimed for. Continue reading →

For meat and seafood-loving diners looking for something a little different, we can recommend The Steakhouse at Harrods. Located in a quiet corner in the Ground Floor Food Hall, the chef at The Steakhouse will cook each customer’s steak to order. The steaks are served with vine-roasted cherry tomatoes as an accompaniment. Continue reading →

The success story continues for Dunell’s Premier Wines of Jersey, when they open a second shop – La Cave on Tuesday, 27th September 2011, and taking its rightful place in the tasting area is a By The Glass® 16 Bottle Wine Dispenser.

Dunell’s are continuing the winning formula they use at their original shop in Beaumont, by offering wine-tastings to the general public that are hosted by suppliers and wine-makers. Continue reading →

By The Glass are proud to congratulate The Wine Pantry for winning one of the six Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards for August 2011.

Being the first, and only, wine merchant to sell only English wines, sets The Wine Pantry apart from all other wine merchants. We believe that this exclusivity played a considerable role in the decision to bestow one of the Grand Ideas Awards to Julia Stafford’s enterprising business. Continue reading →

For a special treat, we booked in for lunch at the newly opened Lord Binning Pub & Kitchen at Kelsall. And what a treat it was. The Lord Binning is set in the most tranquil of settings, far enough away from the hurly-burly of the main roads, but well worth a detour to pay a visit.

We were greeted by Paul Newman, partner at the Lord Binning, and were spoilt for choice when it was time to order. Paul showed us to our table and discussed the menu with us. The food was plentiful, fresh and very tasty. Continue reading →

By The Glass are proud to support The Wine Pantry in the Smarta 100 Awards 2011. A company with an innovative and unique concept – a focus on English wine – The Wine Pantry at Borough Market has a 16 bottle By The Glass® Wine Dispenser at the heart of its intimate Tasting Room. Continue reading →

Following hot on the heels of the successful Clerkenwell Bistro du Vin, Time Out London reviewer Euan Ferguson visits the recently opened Dean Street Bistro, and notes that the Hotel du Vin group have managed to evolve with the current trend of bistro eateries. In his column, Ferguson reports that the Bistro du Vin concept provides an ambience that is fitting of the trendy Soho set and shows no hint of its evolution from the Hotel du Vin stable. As in Bistro du Vin at Clerkenwell, the Soho Bistro has also opted for the 16 bottle By The Glass® Wine Dispenser. Continue reading →

We’ve had some exciting news about one of our installations. Robert Giorgione one of the foremost sommeliers in the UK, will be hosting a series of tastings at Vagabond Wines over the coming months, showcasing a number of interesting wines and all based around different themes.

We first met Robert through Ronan Sayburn MS, where he filmed the below video about Ronan’s new website, the Court of Master Sommeliers, and more about the exciting concept at Vagabond Wines. Continue reading →