Microwaves - Case Study
01-Sep-2005 By Danny Blyth
Using Microwaves at the Old Dispensary, Camberwell, London
Microwaves - Micro Magic
01-Sep-2005 By Danny Blyth
Technology is up and prices are down but what should pub chefs look for when selecting a microwave? Danny Blyth reports
The Surgery - Are there dangers with serving pink pork?
01-Sep-2005 By Mark Taylor
The Surgery's tips on serving pink pork
Cheese - Don't miss the goat - jump on board the campaign
01-Sep-2005 By Sally Clarke
A campaign encouraging chefs to use goat's cheese to add interest to their menus is being run by the French Goat's Cheese Campaign. Sally Clarke,...
Restaurant Exhibition - Cream of the Crop
01-Sep-2005
PubChef previews the Restaurant Show and Restaurant Live, which will showcase the best the industry has to offer later this month. This year sees the...
Help vital for newcomers
25-Aug-2005
The more support pubcos offer, the more chance of avoiding the disasters that tarnish our image Andrew Pring, Editor Of all the problems facing the...
Hooking the Chelsea masses
25-Aug-2005
Gus Evans has had to appeal to a wide variety of customers since he took the bold step of converting the Butcher's Hook, opposite Chelsea Football...
Back bar
25-Aug-2005
workhorses Refrigeration units and glasswashers may not be the sexiest equipment in a pub, but when they go wrong the panic button is the first port...
Restaurant prices slammed by host
25-Aug-2005
by Graham Ridout Licensees have expressed mixed feelings at the prices being charged by some of London's leading restaurants. Last week, restaurant...
Questions
25-Aug-2005
Please send in your questions for Alex McGill to answer next month. Email them to: alex.mcgill@venners.co.uk Beer filtering ' have just read one of...
MENU OF THE MONTH
25-Aug-2005
Richard Fox looks at some ideas to perk up your September menu September has the potential to be one depressing mother of a month. Not so much from a...
Managed sector working harder for profit
25-Aug-2005
Changing forces in the managed sector mean that operators are having to work harder to turn in profits from big, costly sites. The number of managed...
Women call the shots at dining out, survey shows
18-Aug-2005
by Tony Halstead Women are on top when it comes to choosing restaurants, ordering their partners' food and selecting the wine, according to a new...
Wykeham's gastros grow
18-Aug-2005
A gastro pub company that opened its first outlet 12 months ago is set to expand with the opening of four more food venues by May next year....
Notifying a change of pub
18-Aug-2005
QBoth my wife and I have already obtained our new personal licences, which come in two parts: one is a plastic card and the other is a piece of...
One dead, two injured, in shooting
18-Aug-2005
Police are investigating the death of a man who was shot in an east London pub. It is believed that the unnamed man got in an argument with others on...
City tourism push in wake of terror attacks
18-Aug-2005
by John Harrington A multi-million-pound campaign is on its way to lure visitors back to London following last month's bomb attacks. It comes as many...
Big growth for Woodward
11-Aug-2005
New owners of the UK's third--largest food supply company, Woodward Foodservice, have promised a programme of significant expansion following its...
Residing on premises
11-Aug-2005
QWhat is going to be the situation about residing on the premises if you are a licensee? If the justices have insisted on someone being resident on...
White buys Yew Tree to raise stakes in pub fare
11-Aug-2005
by Mark Taylor Legendary chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White has taken over a 17th-century Hampshire pub. He bought the freehold of the Yew...
Turnover takes a tumble
04-Aug-2005
Newcomers to the trade are investing to accumulate far more than their more experienced counterparts as licensees struggle to halt sliding turnover...
Community pubs feeling the heat
04-Aug-2005
Beer is growing at country and town-centre venues, but it's dropping at community pubs On average, freehouses sold 335 barrels this year, compared to...
Bridging the gap
04-Aug-2005
Carlo Reina believes pub food can be rated on the same level as that served in restaurants and is on a mission to challenge attitudes at the Wolfe...
L'Auberge turns to India in staff recruitment drive
04-Aug-2005
by Tony Halstead Massive Pub Company is scouring India's best five-star hotels to recruit new chefs for its chain of L'Auberge French restaurants....
Fixing variations error
04-Aug-2005
QWe have just put in our application for conversion and variation, and it sounds as if we have got things wrong with the second part. Does this mean...
Meet the Merchant - Adnams
01-Aug-2005 By Chris Losh
Article on wine merchant Adnams
Refrigeration - Tried and Tested - Appliances
01-Aug-2005
Refrigeration appliances tried and tested
The Surgery - What can we do to impress the Michelin inspectors?
01-Aug-2005 By Mark Taylor
The Surgery's tips on impressing Michelin inspectors
Wine Wisdom - we ask pubs for their tips on driving wine sales
01-Aug-2005
Tips on driving wine sales The Goose, Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire Tel: 01491 612 304 A 16th-century brick and flint roadside coaching inn in the...
Refrigeration - The Big Chill
01-Aug-2005 By Danny Blyth
Choosing the right refrigeration equipment for your needs can save you time and money. Danny Blyth reports Pub chefs looking for refrigeration...
Eastern Cuisine - Theme Night Tactics
01-Aug-2005
Theme nights can help increase footfall into your pub and also encourage return visits. Tilda Foodservice offers hints on how to set them up:...
Regulars support block on housing development
28-Jul-2005
Regulars at a Newcastle music pub are backing a campaign to block a housing development nearby.Pubco Head Of Steam, which operates the Cluny, fears...
Serving hotel residents
28-Jul-2005
QCould you explain how hotels and B&B premises stand under the new legislation with the ability to serve alcohol to residents and their guests at...
Over 400 doorstaff
28-Jul-2005
face being banned More than 400 doorstaff face being banned from working at clubs and bars for two years after being prosecuted for failing to obtain...
BII slams DCMS over Licensing Act training 'disgrace'
21-Jul-2005
The BII has accused the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) of failing to act to ensure licensees are fully trained under the new...
Don't be misled: apply for all variations now
21-Jul-2005
An interesting situation has arisen as a result of the last-minute rush to beat the 6 August deadline. More than one authority is suggesting that...
Feeling bullish
21-Jul-2005
Only a month after opening, the emphasis on fresh ingredients, simply prepared, is already proving a hit at Barnaby Meredith's latest London gastro...
Show is set to be trade's largest ever
21-Jul-2005
The largest restaurant trade show ever to be staged in the UK opens its doors at London's Olympia Exhibition Centre in September. This follows the...
Trust BDMs roll out guide book
21-Jul-2005
Trust Inns business development managers have written a series of 10 guide books for their tenants entitled 'Building Better Pub Businesses. The...
Olympic spirit survives blasts
14-Jul-2005
by Tony Halstead The trade is still hailing the 2012 London Olympics as a great opportunity to showcase British pubs, despite the harrowing events of...
Pubs offer safe haven in face of the bombers
14-Jul-2005
by Graham Ridout London's pubs and bars acted as the 'fourth emergency service as they offered comfort to people traumatised by the four bombs that...
Learning to smile again
14-Jul-2005
Andrew Pring, Editor The tragedy of last week's bombings is still too raw for any of us to feel anything other than shock, anger and enormous...
GMB cancels protest as bombs hit
14-Jul-2005
by John Harrington Union members abandoned their protest for higher wages for leisure industry staff following the bomb attacks in London last week....
Certificates are missing
14-Jul-2005
QFor many years we have operated our restaurant under a supper licence, which apparently was granted to the previous owners. We do not seem to have a...
Marketing: Getting it right
08-Jul-2005
Getting closer to your customers and attracting new ones will be the key focus of this year's Publican Marketing Conference. Daniel Pearce reports.We...
Marketing: Tourist trail
07-Jul-2005
The British pub attracts a lot of tourists. But are you marketing it in the right way?Let's be frank. If you were trying to sell the UK as a tourism...
BI offers pubs loyalty scheme
07-Jul-2005
by John Harrington A new loyalty scheme, which allows pubs to earn free kitchen equipment and luxury items, has been launched. Pubs that sign up to...
Inquest hears of Wild West-style brawl
07-Jul-2005
A man died after a 'Wild West-style brawl at a south Wales pub, an inquest heard last week. Ian Wood, 25, severed an artery as he put his hand...
Potatoes fit to eat
07-Jul-2005
Farmers are campaigning to ban the phrase 'couch potato from the Oxford Dictionary claiming the term undermines the health benefits potatoes offer....
Service: the next big thing
07-Jul-2005
In these difficult times, something revolutionary is called for to boost trade table service Andrew Pring, Editor How was your weekend? Not great, I...
