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A cut above...

A cut above...

KEEN READERS will remember that, a few months back, we ran a survey to find out which the trade's most popular sandwich varieties are. Many thanks to...

Med approach

Med approach

The Norfolk Arms opened in London's Kings Cross last summer to ecstatic reviews and strong business. Manager Sandra Cork tells Humayun Hussain how...

Taste test

Taste test

THIS WEEK: Grolsch Weizen A 5.3% abv brew, launched to take on S&NUK and InBev in the wheat-beer sector Marcus Ellerby 25, student, London I am...

Food with a Punch

Food with a Punch

PUB COMPANIES, on the leased and tenanted side at least, have traditionally had a fairly hands-off approach to food. Given that the tie is all about...

Steak with source?

Steak with source?

The Meat and Livestock Commission (MLC) has called for pubs to properly identify the origins of the meat they serve.Following the announcement of...

Business Opinion

Business Opinion

with John McNamara CMBII BII chief executive Smoking ban is a clear signal to raise the bar With Christmas feeling like a distant memory, it is time...

Durham Fat Buddha to open

Durham Fat Buddha to open

Utopian Leisure, the bar, nightclub and restaurant company is planning to open a 8,500 sq ft Japanese barbecue restaurant in Durham.

Leagram’s organic creamy Lancashire & curd cheese and onion pie, short crust pastry, sour cream jackets, Bank’s tomato salad

WINNING RECIPE - Pub Classics

Leagram's organic creamy Lancashire & curd cheese and onion pie, short crust pastry, sour cream jackets, Bank's tomato salad

Counter culture

Counter culture

By Richard Fox

Richard Fox examines the spectre of prohibition casting a shadow over the industry.

WINNING RECIPE -  Game

WINNING RECIPE - Game

Roast partridge, smoked Old Spot bacon, potato, leek and mushrooms INGREDIENTS 4 grey or red legged partridge8 rashers streaky Gloucester Old Spot...

WINNING RECIPE - Team

WINNING RECIPE - Team

Ross Williams and Chris Potts from The Wellington, Wellington, Hereford take us through their winning meal. MENUStarter:Pan-seared king scallops with...

A trio of Mediterranean fish

WINNING RECIPE - Mediterranean

A trio of Mediterranean fish from our PubChef Food Excellence Mediterranean Award winner - Jason Howlett. INGREDIENTS Spanish Prawns Pil Pil:8 King...

Tournedos of turkey Devonshire style with dry cured bacon and black pudding, served with mini fondant potatoes and pea puree

WINNING RECIPE - Poultry

Tournedos of turkey Devonshire style with dry cured bacon and black pudding, served with mini fondant potatoes and pea puree INGREDIENTS Serves 44...

Creative kitchen

Creative kitchen

Mark Taylor talks to Marty Grant and Wayne Taylor of award-winning new Bath gastropub, Gascoyne Place Why our food business is such a success Many...

Letting off steam

Letting off steam

Pioneer of modern British cooking Stephen Bull is ex-proprietor of Herefordshire's Lough Pool Inn and helps run Cambridgeshire's Hole in the Wall....

The black rock grill

Kittedout? - Black Rock Grill

In a new series we ask licensees to test kitchen kit. This month a Yorkshire host experiments with heated black rocks The equipment: Black Rock Grill...

Pie

Life of Pie

PubChef looks at ideas for classic pub dishes - whatever your skill in the kitchen. This month we look at pies From scratch David "Billy" Brown, head...

Winning ways

Winning ways

Leading pub chefs share recipes and ideas to liven up your menu Roast partridge, smoked Old Spot bacon, potato, leek and mushrooms Our newly-crowned...

What a carve-up

What a carve-up

Despite decades of progress in the field of sexual equality, new research suggests the caveman within doesn't hide himself too deeply.A new survey by...

Matt Shropshall, Jeff and Ben

Marston's licensees scoop food gongs

By Lucy Britner

Two Marston's Pub Company licensees have scooped Bronze and Merit awards at a Hospitality Show cooking competition. Jeff Thomas, chef patron at the...

The spice of life

The spice of life

There are two schools of thought when it comes to starting a new job. Some employers like to give you time to settle in, others believe that the...

Freezing points

Freezing points

No pub kitchen can work efficiently or safely without a freezer. The size or number of freezers depends on the menu mix, but a freezer is a...

Hip ways with hops

Hip ways with hops

Richard Fox, author of The Food and Beer Cookbook, looks at ideas for making the most of food and beer on some of the milestone occasions in the year...

Property of the week

Trust Nightclub - Friars Gate, Warrington

£ 150,000 - To Let

Friars Gate, WarringtonLocated in the Heart of the Town Centre Nightclub Circuit6AM Licence on Friday & SaturdayClose Proximity to UniversitySeparate Floors AvailablePotential to Split Subject...

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