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Camra launches online national pub guide In the same month as the release of its Good Beer Guide, the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has launched its first ever national pub guide, dedicated to helping UK consumers find the best pubs to suit their needs. Read more from Big Hospitality   New restaurant concept Proper to open in London's Covent Garden A former geophysicist and a former head of music have set up a new restaurant concept called Proper, which is set to open in London's Covent Garden soon.  Proper will be part coffee bar, part take-away and part restaurant, and is set to occupy the former Manorom Thai restaurant at 16 Maiden Lane, WC2. Read more from Caterer & hotelkeeper   Why do we turn up our noses at certain foods? The secrets behind people's food hates are being explored by experts who want to understand more about what we don't eat, as well as what we do eat. Read more from BBC   The Magazine restaurant to open within the new Serpentine Sackler Gallery German chef Oliver Lange has partnered with hospitality operator Kofler & Kompanie (K&K) London for the upcoming opening of The Magazine restaurant and bar, housed within the new Serpentine Sackler Gallery in Kensington Gardens. Read more from Big Hospitality

   
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Editor 24th September 2013

Daily news round up: our selection of food and chef news from the world's press