Food Excellence Awards
01-Mar-2008
food pub managerJohn Taylor Punch Tavern, Fleet Street, London 0207 353 6658 punchtavern.com Covers: 100 Average covers a week: 500 Average food...
Food Excellence Awards
01-Mar-2008
DessertsAnnette Brassey Pastry chef, Crown, Roecliffe, North Yorkshire ?crowninnroecliffe.co.uk 01423 322300 Tenure: Freehold Dish: Trio of...
Food Excellence Awards
01-Mar-2008
MEATRoss Williams Head chef/owner, the Wellington, Wellington, Herefordshire 01432 830367 ?wellingtonpub.co.uk Tenure: Freehold Dish: Roast rack and...
Food Excellence Awards
01-Mar-2008
bar dishesMichael Ward Head chef, the Highwayman, Burrow, Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire 01524 273338 ?highwaymaninn.co.uk Tenure: The second pub...
Food Excellence Awards
01-Mar-2008
PoultryNeil Clark Head chef, the Linnet, Great Hinton, near Trowbridge, Wiltshire 01380 870354 Tenure: Wadworth tenancy Dish: roast breast of...
Food Excellence Awards
01-Mar-2008
TeamCorin Earland and Rob Hartwell Head chef/sous chef, the Fishes, North Hinksey, Oxfordshire 01865 249796, ?fishesoxford.co.uk Tenure: Peach Pub...
Food Excellence Awards
01-Mar-2008
Pub ClassicsJames Rogers Chef/proprietor, the Grundisburgh Dog, Grundisburgh, Suffolk 01473 735267 ?grundisburghdog.co.uk Tenure: Punch Dish: Liver...
Food Excellence Awards
01-Mar-2008
SeafoodJack Baker Head chef, the Cricket Inn, Totley, Sheffield 0114 2365256 Tenure: Enterprise Inns lease owned by Thornbridge brewery's...
Food Excellence Awards
01-Mar-2008
gameJack Baker Head chef, the Cricket Inn, Totley, Sheffield 0114 2365256 Tenure: Enterprise Inns lease owned by Thornbridge brewery's Brewkitchen...
Food Excellence Awards
01-Mar-2008
Global cuisineJames Rogers Chef patron, the Grundisburgh Dog, Grundisburgh, Suffolk 01473 735267 ?grundisburghdog.co.uk Tenure: Punch Dish:...
Food Excellence Awards
01-Mar-2008
Young Pub ChefJack Bloomfield Commis chef, the Lickfold Inn, Lickfold, West Sussex 01798 861285 ?thelickfoldinn.co.uk Ownership: Freehold Dish:...
FOOD championS
01-Mar-2008
In a transformational year for the pub-food market, our awards celebrate those leading the field Our annual competition to find the best chefs, food...
A Blanc canvas
01-Mar-2008
Top chef Raymond Blanc talks to Lucy Britner about pubs, restaurants and other animals Raymond is busy recruiting wannabe restaurateurs for a second...
Peach on the piste
01-Mar-2008
Lucy Britner reports on Peach Pub Company's new international adventure It's enjoying success with its seven UK pubs, but now Peach Pub Company is...
Take-home desserts
01-Mar-2008
Where: the White Swan, West End, Southampton, Hampshire The idea: Take-home desserts. Customer research by the Orchid Group showed that the average...
Chocolate fountain
01-Mar-2008
Where: the Wensleydale Heifer, West Witton, North Yorkshire ? wensleydaleheifer.co.uk The idea: When chef/owner David Moss took over the Heifer two...
Vic Reeves gets his just desserts
29-Feb-2008
Comedian and TV personality Vic Reeves paid a visit to the Travelling Man pub in West Boldon, Tyne And Wear, to help cook lunch.He gave head chef...
29-Feb-2008
A former London PR director turned pub owner and self-taught chef has been crowned PubChef of the Year 2008. Ross Williams, who left London five...
Young pub chef - winner
29-Feb-2008
Jack Bloomfield, Lickfold Inn, Lickfold, West Sussex,
Food concept of the year - winner
29-Feb-2008
Miller & Carter Number of outlets: 11 Innovations: Mitchells & Butlers' Miller & Carter (M&C) launched in December 2006. The premium...
Food pub manager
29-Feb-2008
John Taylor, Punch Tavern, Fleet Street, London Covers: 100 Average covers a week: 500 Average food spend per head: £10 Wet:dry split: 63:37...
Whitbread combines management of hotels and pubs
28-Feb-2008 By Hamish Champ
Whitbread has today announced a number of sweeping changes to its structure, including combining the management of its hotels and pub restaurant...
28-Feb-2008
Marston's Pub Company has teamed up with Prosper De Mulder Limited (PDM) to offer its retailers a new national waste cooking oil collection service
New horizons for Walkers
28-Feb-2008
Walkers has launched an on-pack promotion offering consumers millions of pounds' worth of savings off everything from theme parks to traditional pub...
Police advise pubs to avoid foie gras
28-Feb-2008
Pubs and restaurants are being urged to stop serving foie gras after threats from animal-rights campaigners. Police have advised the Duke of Portland...
Ramsay's kitchen dreams
28-Feb-2008
Manager and chef Michelle Ramsay tells Sheila McWattie about the benefits of a menu makeover at the Kings Head, Cubbington, Warwickshire Why our...
Gastro pub will not give in to animal rights activists
26-Feb-2008
The owners of an award-winning pub have refused to bow to pressure from animal rights activists to take foie gras off its menu. The Belle Epoque and...
Orchid loves the ladies
25-Feb-2008
Women are more adventurous and perceptive when it comes to interior decor and food, according to pub company Orchid. New research conducted by the...
Business Opinion
21-Feb-2008 By with The PMA Team
Laurel's slippery slope of toxic leases Laurel Pub Company is pondering the best way to ditch its toxic leases, which are bleeding cash. A controlled...
North West Focus: Hydes seeks food incentive for managers
21-Feb-2008
A matter of two years after taking the bold decision to franchise out food operations in most of its managed pubs, Manchester brewer Hydes is seeing...
All spiced up
21-Feb-2008
Sameer and Sheetal Malik are making their mark with a North Indian food offer at the Zan Zi Bar, in Middlesex. Humayun Hussain reports Why my food...
Family pub recipe: Cheeky cheesy bean and beef fajitas
20-Feb-2008
Cheeky cheesy bean and beef fajitasCooking time: 11 minutesIngredients (serves 4)• 415g Heinz Beanz• 2 sirloin steaks, each about 250g (8oz)•...
Dairy wars declared over milk portion formats
20-Feb-2008
A struggle for the hearts and minds of hot drinks customers has broken out between suppliers of single-portion cream and milk, with two formats...
Chris Maclean: The food of love
14-Feb-2008 By Chris Maclean
Over the weekend I tried my hand at writing some kind of advertisement that would help retain some of my regular customers. There are some blank...
Gastro Gaming's new pub package
14-Feb-2008
A poker provider that supplies Walkabout operator Regent Inns has launched a new package for tenanted and leased pubs. Gastro Gaming Company charges...
Giving you food for thought
14-Feb-2008
Food is a high priority in the wake of the smoking ban, but the Endbutt's perfect score shows success isn't limited to gastropubs, says Noli...
King of Herts
14-Feb-2008
TV chef and licensee Paul Bloxham talks to Lucy Britner about his new venture, the Tilbury in Datchworth, Hertfordshire For the first time in his...
Did you know? Fifty official food facts
13-Feb-2008
.The British diet is changing; consumption of milk, fresh meat and potatoes has fallen over the past 30 years2. Meals are less bound to particular...
Hellmann's moves to free-range eggs
11-Feb-2008
Mayonnaise brand Hellmann's is to be made only with free-range eggs from this month, meaning by all July all Hellmann's on sale in foodservice and...
Profile: A slice of the action
08-Feb-2008
WHO ATE all the pies? The customers of the Mill Inn, in Mungrisdale, Cumbria, apparently.Licensees Jim and Margaret Hodge have made a feature of pies...
Spring menu focus: Peggy's seasonal favourites
08-Feb-2008
British Potato Council Definitive Guide to Potatoes Here¹s my Definitive Guide to Potatoes: peel, chop, place into deep fat fryer, drain and serve...
Spring menu: Spring in your stewpot
06-Feb-2008
Spring is here, not that you'd notice from the weather. It will hopefully put a bounce in customers' steps after the challenging Christmas and the...
Spring menu: Popular dishes for seasonal change
06-Feb-2008
A light touch is clearly the secret of success when it comes to a spring menu. Tim Doran, 3663 development chef, says: "We are tipping spring lamb,...
Spring Menu focus: In Season
06-Feb-2008
Sally Sturley, product marketing manager, fresh produce, Pauleys: February sees the return of Valentine's Day. Although not in season, splash out on...
PG Tips moves towards a fully sustainable cuppa
05-Feb-2008
PG Tips is working with the Rainforest Alliance as part of a drive by brand owner Unilever to move to sustainable production of tea throughout the...
Walkers recalls crisps over contamination fears
04-Feb-2008
Walkers has recalled some batches of crisps after rubber was found in a number of bags.The company believes there is a chance that other bags may...
BBPA claims food hygiene scheme is misleading
01-Feb-2008 By James Wilmore
A petition has been presented to Parliament attacking a potential law forcing London pubs to display a food hygiene rating. The controversial Scores...
Twist again
01-Feb-2008
PubChef looks at ideas for keeping classic pub dishes fresh on your menu Take a look at any recent surveys into favourite foods when dining out and...
Star performers
01-Feb-2008
PubChef reports on this year's winners of Michelin stars and Bib Gourmands Two pubs in Kent and Oxfordshire have been awarded a coveted star in the...
It's show time
01-Feb-2008
Hotelympia 2008 promises to be one of the biggest food-related events of the year with plenty to interest the pub sector Hotelympia features 150 food...
