Real Wine Month at Joseph Benjamin

  May marks Real Wine Month. Here, Ben talks about some of the challenges of maintaining the restaurant wine list. At JB we take pride in putting together a great wine list. My priority when wine-buying is finding interesting bottles that offer brilliant value to our guests. Simple right? Well no, it’s not as straight

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We’ve joined the Sustainable Palm Oil City Project

    Sustainability in business is a huge and complicated topic. A concept I came across recently was that a business is supported by three pillars – people, profit and planet. ‘Success’ as a business means looking after all three; the ‘people’, both within and also those reliant upon the business (and its wider social

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JB Retains Michelin Bib Gourmand for 7th Year

  JB has been honoured again this year with the Michelin Bib Gourmand, something we’re massively proud of. The Bib Gourmand award highlights restaurants and pubs, which offer quality, good value cooking with a strong philosophy and ethos. Here at JB we constantly strive to produce consistently great food in an environment that’s relaxed and

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Step aside Gin… Sherry is Making a Comeback

Once seen as the drink of choice for older generations, Sherry is enjoying a rebirth thanks to its new-found popularity among younger drinkers. So, we decided to ask our resident Sherry enthusiast and JB co-owner, Ben Wright, what all the fuss is about. How has the perception of Sherry changed? The changing fortunes of Sherry

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JB Awarded Best Local Restaurant in the North West

  The Good Food Guide unveiled its 2019 top eateries this month and we’ve been awarded the best local restaurant in the North West! The GFG’s process includes numerous anonymous inspections, reader feedback and a series of editor appraisals. The award was credited to our “great food and unpretentious atmosphere” which is exactly the ethos

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