BYOB has moved beyond cheap student nights in the 1970s; here’s why Londoners are engaging with this rapidly expanding trend in the restaurant scene. 1. There’s a legitimate choice beyond just buying off list. In London, a standard mark-up is 3-4 x...

BYOB used to be what you did at a Brick Lane curry house that never bothered with a licence. These days it might be a 1996 Pommard at Hawksmoor on a Monday. The habit spread. The reasoning never quite matched the glamour. There are a few basics. Mis...