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

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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 impact),

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JB’s Christmas set menu has landed

  The Christmas markets have started, the nights have drawn in and we’ve been busy prepping our winter warmers to get you through the season… On our new set menu, you can look forward to a choice of celeriac soup with chestnuts or smoked mackerel rillettes on sourdough toast to start, followed by a confit

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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 welcoming

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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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