Beer and Food - A Taste of Dorset
Susan Nowak reports on a beer and food initiative run by the West Country's Badger Brewery in partnership with small producers in Dorset. Badger...
Archives for July 31, 2005
Eastern Cuisine - Theme Night Tactics
Theme nights can help increase footfall into your pub and also encourage return visits. Tilda Foodservice offers hints on how to set them up:...
Craft Talk - Changing options for children
With the spotlight very much on healthier school meals should licensees look at changing their options for children? Craft Guild of Chefs member...
Pub Review - Liquid Ship, Great Western Road, Glasgow
Stumble upon this snug pub-cum-style bar at the edge of Glasgow city centre and you'd be forgiven for expecting run-of-the-mill pub grub. But a...
Refrigeration - Tried and Tested
The Harbour Inn in Southwold, Suffolk, has achieved energy savings, faster customer service and reduced staff costs after installing a VariCool unit...
Battle of the BBqs - The Finalists
Four finalists and their recipes
Battle of the BBQs - Major Barbecue Appeal
Brian Eastment, Major International's development chef, revealed this recipe: Chicken burger with avocado cream: Ingredients 600g/1lb 5oz minced...
Food File - What's in Season in August
PubChef's guide to what's in season in August Peas The small, round, green seed of the plant Pisum sativum, peas have been cultivated since ancient...
In the Hot seat - Brent Castle
Interview with Brent Castle Do you ever lose it with customers? "I've had the odd moment. I'm not the sort of chef who comes out and does a parade...
The Surgery - How do I cater for Gluten intolerant customers?
The Surgery's tips on catering for coeliacs
Rudden wins Craft Guild Award
Pub chef John Rudden has added another string to his extensive culinary bow by winning the Craft Guild of Chefs' Pub Restaurant Chef of the Year 2005...
Famous Eaters - King Henry VIII
Each month we look at famous people - past and present - who love their grub
Incentivise your chef - Stop your chef jumping ship
Keeping a happy team in the kitchen is essential to running a successful food pub. Mark Taylor looks at how pub owners encourage their chefs to stay...
Refrigeration - The Big Chill
Choosing the right refrigeration equipment for your needs can save you time and money. Danny Blyth reports Pub chefs looking for refrigeration...
Refrigeration - Tried and Tested - Appliances
Refrigeration appliances tried and tested
Great Pub Chefs - Building Business the Hard Way - Brent Castle
When the workmen failed to complete his pub extension in time for a wedding booking, chef and owner Brent Castle knuckled down to finish the work...
Battle of the BBQs - Chefs on Fire
The heat was on when PubChef staged its Battle of the BBQs competition, where finalists fought for a trip to the US. John Harrington and Jo Bruce...
Incentivise your chef - Viewpoint
Do you think enough incentives are offered to chefs working in the pub industry? Kim Scicluna, Licensee/chef, the Sun Inn, Feering, nr Colchester,...
The Surgery - What can we do to impress the Michelin inspectors?
The Surgery's tips on impressing Michelin inspectors
Stateside Inspiration - Nostalgia
Lisa Chafel looks at food ideas from across the pond
Business Ideas - Tried and Tested
In the first of a regular new series, Mark Taylor looks at ideas that could help boost your business. Beat the Clock menu Since taking over the Three...
Pub Classics - A Mash made in Heaven
Just three core ingredients - bangers, potatoes and gravy - are needed for the ultimate pub classic: sausage and mash. Richard Fox reveals how to...
Letting off Steam - Sharing Food
Letting off steam - Do you think sharing food is a trend that more pubs should be focusing on? Kieron Daniels, chef/proprietor, the Fox and Hounds,...
Trade Secrets - A Hoste of Ideas - The Hoste Arms,Burnham Market, Norfolk
This month, Max Gosney talks to Paul Whittome proprietor at the Hoste Arms, in Burnham Market, Norfolk Rise of the patio heater I saw them whilst I...
Eastern Cuisine - Rice of the Action
Tilda has launched a collection of recipes, in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs, to demonstrate the versatility of rice. The Celebrity Chef...
Pub Review - The Bull, Broughton, nr Skipton
Pubs don't come much more traditional than the Bull, situated at the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales, two miles from the popular market town of...
Wine Wisdom - we ask pubs for their tips on driving wine sales
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...
Eastern Cuisine - Out of this World
The huge diversity of cultural cuisine on offer in Britain means diners can get a taste of the world without even leaving their pub table. Richard...
Tricks of the trade - Making the perfect bread
Article on making the perfect bread
Meet the Merchant - Adnams
Article on wine merchant Adnams