Show Notes:

• Hospitality and Caterer News reports on Luxury Water Menu launching at The Merchant, Belfast

• Here's that original tweet that highlighted the water menu story to me. (NSFW / Explicit language)

• Lauren Davidson's piece in the Independent about Brits spending £76m a day on going out for breakfast. That's a crazy statistic.

• Non - alcoholic drinks for grown-ups. Finally. (Actually it is a great piece by @FelicitySpector)

• Bloomberg's Richard Vines reports on a new East London pop-up based on the hit tv series Breaking Bad. "Yeah Mr. White. Yeah science!"

• Guardian Masterclass on 16Aug15: 'How to start a supperclub, home restaurant or pop-up'.

• Students at the Edge Hotel school will get a unique training experience in Afternoon Tea at The Ritz, Browns Hotel and The Dorchester. Fantastic initiative - book now.

• Living wage rebuttal: Frankie & Benny's boss said he was “quite furious” about the reaction from some businesses over a rise in the minimum wage. This debate is not going away.

• The perfect email autoreply for when you go on vacation.

• More on that GROW model of coaching as per Wikipedia. Surprisingly effective.

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