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TASTY BITES Positive news from the hospitality sector this month, with plenty of new openings to shout about. First up is this bunch of cheeky monkeys:

FOUR WISE MONKEYS Who are these weird (yet weirdly cool) simian dudes, and what are they doing on our food and drink pages? Answer: these are the Four Wise Monkeys, and you’re likely to be hearing a lot more about them in the future, not least from us.

Why are we excited? Because Four Wise Monkeys is the latest opening from the group behind Hyde & Co, Milk Thistle, The Ox, Bambalan, and Seven Lucky Gods. The new restaurant has been created at the site of their former tapas bar Pata egra, and, says athan ee, o ers sian folklore meets retro ’s okyo vibes, alongside a punchy weekend brunch and all-day menu of small plates, sandos, buns and sharing-style Asian-fusion cuisine, as well as dumplings supplied by Bristol’s much-loved Eatchu. Diners will also be able to enjoy pints of ice-cold Asahi beer and a cocktail menu created by the bartenders at Hyde & Co and Milk Thistle.”

They had us at ‘sandos’. We’re drooling. fourwisemonkeysbristol.com THE BOTANIST in Berkeley Square has dining and drinking hotspots. There’s a secret

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MOCKINGBIRD SPIRIT, just launched by Fern McCoy from her sitting room in lifton, is made with blue agave with sweet vanilla and cinnamon along with a healthy hint of habanero. he ‘fakeuila’ mimics the traditional taste of teuila, allowing you to have all the fun without the hangovers. indly make

reopened with a glamorous new look that takes inspiration from the UK’s most elegant ours a mockerita... mockingbirdspirit.com

courtyard area, too, for when the weather’s not too parky. thebotanistbristol.co.uk

BRISTOL’S FIRST DEDICATED FERMENTED FOOD SHOP ...is the latest foodie kid on the Wapping Wharf block. The brains behind Every Good Thing is fermented food specialist Dr Caroline Gilmartin, whose new book A Practical Guide to Fermented Foods is published this month. everygoodthing.co.uk

KLOSTERHAUS has opened in Quakers Friars, the splendid former Dominican friary recently occupied by Carluccio’s. The all-day restaurant and bar is designed to evoke the grand cafés of Mittel-Europe, with a menu inspired by head chef Bojern Wassmuth’s German heritage; so think the likes of soused herring with caviar, veal schnitzel, Caesar salad, Venison ‘Baden Baden’, and naturally, uche mit ahne... klosterhaus.co.uk

BURGER THEORY are about to open their new restaurant Om Burger in Stokes Croft, with the aim of bringing vegetarian and vegan food to the masses. But hey, this is still a burger joint, not a salad bar, so sliders and fries are guaranteed to be every bit as dirty as your grubbiest foodie fantasies. omburger.co.uk