Ingredients

Menu focus

Focus on stocks and sauces: it's all gravy...

03-Nov-2015 By Alison Baker

Warming winter dishes are often made better with good stocks and sauces. Alison Baker discovers how you can improve your menu and maintain consistency whether you make your own or buy in

Tom Kerridge pie to feature at Greene King festival

02-Nov-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Greene King has launched a pie festival at over 130 pubs across its UK estate, with one pie created by Tom Kerridge’s team at the Hand & Flowers available at selected sites.

Menu Focus

Focus on Sunday roasts: what's your beef?

26-Oct-2015 By Michelle Perrett

Taking the burden of a big Sunday meal away from the home and putting the onus on themselves can help pub chefs reap big rewards. Michelle Perrett discovers how you can optimise this weekly treat

World’s best steak announced

16-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

A Wagyu cross from Australia has been revealed as the world’s best steak at the World Steak Challenge last night (15 October).

A third of vegetarians 'eat meat when drunk'

07-Oct-2015 By James Evison

New research has revealed over a third of vegetarians eat meat while under the influence of alcohol.

Exclusive

Pint Shop second site coming soon

06-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

The Cambridge-based Pint Shop will open its long-awaited second venue soon, following last summer’s announcement to expand, The Publican’s Morning Advertiser understands.

Pint Shop appoints Rosie Sykes as development chef

06-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Meat, bread and beer specialist the Pint Shop has appointed chef and Guardian food writer Rosie Sykes as its new development chef, in a bid to take its food offer to “the next level”.

What do pub chefs think are the most iconic British dishes?

28-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

The pub is widely accepted to be the spiritual home of traditional British cooking, with pub chefs across the country becoming renowned for their dedication to fresh, local produce.

M&B brand Toby Carvery to attempt roast dinner world record

07-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Mitchells & Butlers brand Toby Carvery is attempting a Guinness World Record for the largest photo album of roast dinners.

Menu trends

Number of new vegetarian menu items rises whilst number of beef dishes drop

02-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Vegetarian dishes now account for 31% of new menu items across the eating-out sector, up from 18% last year, according to M&C Allegra Foodservice’s New Menu Item Analysis report.

Menu Focus

Focus on game menus: shoot to grill...

07-Aug-2015 By Fred A'Court

The days when grouse, pheasant, partridge and venison were reserved for fine-dining establishments are well and truly over. In addition to being an enticing prospect for pub diners these days, game bought at the right time of the season can be great for...

BUSINESS BOOSTERS

Event ideas: Poultry Week and Pig Out Mondays

10-Jul-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

Pig Out Mondays

Operators serve up US-themed favourites for Independence Day

06-Jul-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

Food operators celebrated America’s Independence Day over the weekend (4 July) with a variety of US-themed menus and dish options.

Food trends

Demand for venison on menus growing

29-Jun-2015 By Jo Bruce

British consumers have an increasing appetite for venison according to new research.

Tom Kerridge to release new cookbook

22-Jun-2015 By Jo Bruce

Tom Kerridge is launching a third cookbook in September.

Time ripe for new menu ideas

08-Jun-2015 By Jo Bruce

A combination of quality home-grown produce and low food inflation means the time is right for operators to trial new dishes and menu ideas, advises a leading buying specialist.

Glutton's paradise: belt-bursting pub food challenges

02-Jun-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Reckon you’ve got what it takes to get in the ring and go toe-to-toe with the Mike Tyson of pub grub? We compiled a list of some of the most gloriously excessive pub food challenges putting customers' iron stomachs to the test...

M&B's Toby Carvery ranked top in new M&C Allegra research

19-May-2015 By Mark Wingett

Consumers rate Toby Carvery, the Mitchells & Butlers-owned brand, highest among pub brands for food quality, value for money and low prices, according to M&C Allegra Foodservices' latest Eating Out Panel data.

EVENT IDEAS

Celebrate… St George’s Day (23 April)

02-Apr-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Daniel Woolfson looks at how operators are planning to capitalise on St George’s Day.

Easter "Chotch" egg launched

25-Mar-2015 By Jo Bruce

Pub caterers wanting ideas for a seasonal twist on bar snack the Scotch Egg, can take inspiration from Fortnum & Mason’s new gourmet chocolate Scotch egg.

Second Smokehouse site to open in Chiswick

23-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Noble Inns executive chef Neil Rankin is extending his acclaimed Smokehouse brand with the launch of a second West London site.

Opinion

Lets call curtains on samey salmon dishes

06-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

I only began eating meat at age 11 after being raised by pescetarian parents, so believe me when I say I have nothing against salmon.

Trend watch

Menu trends: French dip, burnt ends and bacon jam

26-Feb-2015 By PubFood

Foodservice consultancy Horizons looks at menu trends being embraced on the high street

"Rich Cow" pie triumphs in Wadworth Pie of the Year competition

25-Feb-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

A beef, back bacon and chestnut mushroom pie was named as Wadworth’s Pie of the Year.

Product news

High-speed broiling made possible with new Montague

02-Jan-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

Gamble Foodservice Solutions has launched a new heavy duty broiler that enables time-pressed caterers to sear meat and vegetables in seconds.

Embrace the beauty in ugly fruit and veg, says Mintel

19-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Caterers should not be discouraged from using ugly fruit and veg as almost half of UK adults (48%) are happy to eat them if they are good enough quality, new research from Mintel has found.

Maggi reveals regional roast dinner tastes ahead of ‘biggest ever’ Christmas

18-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

People’s most popular roast dinner meat and veg options vary greatly from UK region to region, a survey by Nestlé Professional’s gravy brand Maggi has found.

Website set up for Campylobacter advice

01-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A website has been set up to offer advice on the safe handling of poultry following the news that the majority of supermarket chickens carry a potentially deadly food bug.

MENU IDEAS

Trend Watch: Stew - causing a stir

30-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

With the increasing trend towards affordable cuts of meat and slow cooking, it was perhaps inevitable that stews would come back into fashion.

MENU IDEAS

Trend Watch: Wellington - fit for a Duke

23-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Some claim it is named after the famous Duke, others believe it was invented for a civic reception in the New Zealand city, while a third set of people are adamant that it’s an American creation.

Pubs encouraged to make the most of Great British Game Week

17-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Pubs have been reminded to make the most of Great British Game Week, which runs 24 to 30 November.

Game-focused bar snack menu at London pub

10-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A London pub has capitalised on the game season by introducing a bar snack menu that includes venison and wild boar.

TREND WATCH

Slow-cooking: Patience is a virtue

22-Oct-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

As the economic downturn took hold and cheaper cuts of meat became more fashionable, it was perhaps inevitable that there would be a slow-cooking renaissance in the UK.

EBLEX launches slow cooking campaign

21-Oct-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

EBLEX has launched a campaign to inspire caterers to make use of the whole carcass through slow cooking.

New street food and Americana inspired menu at Yates's

14-Oct-2014 By Jo Bruce

Stonegate Pub Company's Yates’s new menu has taken inspiration from street food, customisation, ‘dirty burgers’ and Americana.

West London pub reopens with focus on British pub dining

10-Oct-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A west London pub has reopened with an emphasis on British pub dining seven days a week.

Pan-Gulf food on the menu at New Moon's latest site

10-Oct-2014 By Jo Bruce

New Moon Pub Company has opened its sixth site with a focus on Pan-Gulf food.

Tom Kerridge Q&A: Best Ever Dishes

03-Oct-2014 By Jo Bruce

PubFood caught up with Tom Kerridge ahead of his new TV show 'Tom Kerridge's Best Ever Dishes'.

MA300: Glendola boss says venues that tell a story will thrive

26-Sep-2014 By James Wallin

Glendola Leisure managing director Alex Salussolia said operators must rise above the temptation to drive trade through offers and focus instead on creating a story for their product.