PubChef Food Excellence Awards WINNER - Desserts
Just like the first friendly greeting when a customer arrives in a pub, final impressions count. As the last course of a pub meal, desserts often...
Archives for January 30, 2007
Product trial: Mine's a mild
With more pubs than ever including Asian dishes and flavours on the menu, the Crown in Old Oxted, Surrey decided to tackle a seasonal dip in food...
Pick of the pubs
The Duke of Cornwall in Pill, Somerset, is situated on the banks of the River Avon near Bristol, overlooking the village green with an adjoining...
Worst fears over ban not realised
There sis no end of speculation surrounding the perceived impact of the smoking ban on the licensed trade in Scotland. Speculation not only...
PubChef Food Excellence Awards WINNER - Poultry
Versatile, healthy and an ingredient that can produce an excellent gross profit, poultry is a popular menu staple for pub chefs. Anthony Williams...
PubChef Food Excellence Awards WINNER - Meat
Meat dishes make up a substantial part of pub menus, with chefs increasingly experimenting with different cuts of meat. The meat category saw our...
Beat the rush for outdoor furniture
Licensees thinking of buying extra furniture for outdoor areas prior to the smoking ban are being urged to get in quick. Manufacturers and suppliers...
PubChef Food Excellence Awards WINNER - Pub Chef of the Year 2007
The winner of our prestigious PubChef of the year 2007 is Mark Levy Head chef, the Russell, Ellesborough. Mark Levy Pub facts: Address: The...
PubChef Food Excellence Awards WINNER - Beer with food
Beer may have lost its place at dining tables in recent decades but in recent years it has been a culinary comeback kid, taking a rightful place as...
Wales Focus: dragon sausages?
Are you confused when your Brakes delivery of cottage pie doesn't have a thatched roof poking through the mashed potato topping? Baffled when your...
PubChef Food Excellence Awards WINNER - Game
Game is an increasingly popular ingredient with pub chefs. It is seasonal and healthy and growing in popularity with consumers, with game sales...
PubChef Food Excellence Awards WINNER - Eastern
Many pubs use Asian fusion cuisine or specialise in serving great Indian, Thai and Chinese dishes. Matthew CurmiMatthew Curmi Position: Sous chefPub:...
Marston's licensees scoop food gongs
Two Marston's Pub Company licensees have scooped Bronze and Merit awards at a Hospitality Show cooking competition. Jeff Thomas, chef patron at the...
PubChef Food Excellence Awards WINNER - Pub Classics
There has been a renaissance of classic British dishes since the rise of the gastropub. Timeless comfort food such as Lancashire hot pot, shepherd's...
PubChef Food Excellence Awards WINNER - Mediterranean
The new Mediterranean category for the PubChef Food Excellence Awards challenged pub chefs to create a main course dish taking inspiration from...
PubChef Food Excellence Awards WINNER - Young Pub Chef
Three 19-year-old pub chefs battled it out to be crowned Young Pub Chef of the Year. The category was open to chefs aged under 21 and our fi nalists had one hour and 15 minutes to create a main course, using the ingredients of their choice. No pre-
Chris Maclean: the difficult pub
On Saturday night I was visited by a young couple who have taken over one of the most difficult pubs in the town. On a Friday and Saturday night from...
Wales Focus: choose a local beer
Like other parts of the UK, Wales has seen a growth in microbrewers since the advent of progressive beer duty encouraged small scale producers to set...