The Inspiration for Pub Success Since 1794
Clare Mansfield freely admits she was an appalling cook when she started 10 years ago - so how did the former trainee tailor become an award-winning head chef at a gastro pub in the Highlands? Alice Whitehead finds out.
The PubChef Awards 2006 began by celebrating the talent of some of the country's youngest chefs. Natalie Cooper and Jo Bruce report Our inaugural...
Book review - Best of British Fish - Hattie Ellis
At the latest PubChef Live event, held in London, chefs were challenged to cut the food supply chain by sourcing ingredients locally. Natalie Cooper...
Opinions on whether it is worth opening on Christmas Day
CONFIT SHOULDER OF MUTTON WITH POMMES ANNA Barney Haughton, chef at Quartier Vert, Bristol, shares this recipe for a flavoursome mutton dish....
Facts on Mutton
Forget its old image, mutton is making a comeback - it's even on the menu at the Ivy. Mark Taylor reports Mutton has one of the worst images of any...
Recipe ideas using Cranberry Sauce
This month, Mark Taylor talks to Elly Curshen, manager of the recently-opened Albion in Clifton, Bristol Bar snacks We serve bar snacks until 6pm....
Pot Roast Partridge with Smoked Bacon & Savoy Cabbage Serves six Ingredients 6 oven-prepared partridges 2 litres chicken stock 250ml red wine...
If you are going to do a standard three-course Christmas lunch try to make sure the first course is cold. This way, there's no messing around with...
In our regular series, Mark Taylor looks at some more money-making ideas from pubs around the country that could be used to boost your pub's income....
With Christmas fast approaching, foodservice companies have been coming up with products and recipe ideas to help pub caterers cope with the seasonal...
With game now in season, Sue Nowak suggests some ways to team it up with beer It's the time of year when all sorts of game comes into season. And...
Tired of preparing the same old seasonal fare? Richard Fox has some ideas to liven your interest in the Christmas menu
Article on creating an effective menu
What pub chefs will be putting on the menu this Christmas
Article on Food Superstitions
Using Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce in a menu that didn't include turkey inspired the chefs at the Baskerville Arms in Lower Shiplake. Natalie Cooper...
Each month we look at famous people - past and present - who love their grub NAME: George Bernard Shaw BORN: 26 July 1856 DIED: 2 November 1950...
A Round up of some of the latest kitchen equipment
Whether in one of the new "Fast Casual" concepts, a typical chain or top gourmet restaurant, what were once considered "ethnic" foods and flavours have now become part of the mainstream in American dining.
Christmas food can create a lot of work but, writes Mark Taylor, it's all down to preparation Love it or hate it, Christmas is the busiest time of...
With pub menus at chains and gastro pubs increasingly showing eastern influences, this category challenged pub chefs to create dishes with a...
With growing customer awareness of the health benefits from eating fish, recipes in the seafood cook-off reflected the category's increasing...
The right prep equipment can make an enormous difference in a chef's working life. Follow the advice of Ian Parsons, business development manager for...
In a popular tourist destination not particularly blessed with good pub food venues, the Harbour Inn stands out on the seafront. There are two...
The Surgery's tips on buying game