April Fools': Top five spoof hospitality stories

With ‘fake news' becoming a real phenomenon, it's more tricky than ever to identify real crazy stories from manufactured ones.

If some news left you baffled this weekend, the explanation may well have been because it was the one day of the year when it's acceptable to post fake news. In fact on April Fools' day, only the best fake news is fit for print. We round up five of the finest hospitality April Fools stories.

1. Small-scale production of fermented foods banned
Miso, kombucha, sauerkraut, and a host of other on-trend fermented foods could soon be off the menu after the FSA moved to impose a surprise ban on goods produced in-house by restaurants and other establishments, The Caterer revealed.
We reported that the Fool Standards Agency was holding a Kilner jar amnesty after reports of shattering vessels thanks to fermented products.
There was a whiff of something about that story.

2. Galvin at Windows gets itself in a fizz

Michelin-starred London restaurant Galvin at Windows, located on 28th floor of London Hilton on Park Lane, claimed it was developing a bespoke champagne made from grapes cultivated on the 28th floor balcony of the hotel.
It said that the vineyard on top of Galvin at Windows was granted French territory by UNESCO because of its unique climate and French "terroir".
Cheers!

3. OABeliebers hit Birmingham

Birmingham conferencing venue, Conference Aston, said it was hosting a Justin Bieber conference for 60+ OABs (Old Age Beliebers) on Saturday. Activities at the event were said to include the ‘What do you mean?' hearing station, ‘Love Yourself' confidence workshop, and a ‘Sorry' station where OABs can spill their life's regrets.
We think it's the image that really make this story. What a tattoo.

4. Wiltshire police saddle up with Wadworth Brewery
Wadworth brewery announced it was to saddle up with Wiltshire police as part of a horse share initiative brought on by budget cuts. It said that sharing Wadworth's Shire horses, who have delivered beer to the local pubs for over 125 years, will allow Wiltshire Police to re-introduce a mounted police unit to Wiltshire.
We'd imagine there would have been a few neigh-sayers claiming this wouldn't work.

5. Thaikhun serves up a story with legs

Responding to customer requests for healthier dishes, Thaikhun said it was adding kob (frog) dishes to its menu. Along with Kob Pad Thai and Kob cob, the Thai street food restaurant said it was also looking at serving a 28-week matured frog, aged in a Himalayan salt chamber located underneath its Guildford site.
May Bright, chief foreign food procurement officer at Thaikhun said: "It's well known that if you kiss a frog it might turn into a prince, but we've found that if you cook a frog you can eat like a king."
They must be pulling our legs.

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