Diageo launches food and whisky matching
Diageo has launched a series of food and whisky tastings to demonstrate how single malts can accompany bar and snack foods.
Archives for April 17, 2007
Pick of the pizzas
"Would you like to come and eat pizzas in a Que Pasa and tell us what you think?" was essentially the invitation that arrived in my inbox. It was...
Pubs urged to be less modest with profit margins
Pubs are being encouraged to be less modest with their profit margins post smoking ban. With dining out set to increase further after 1 July,...
Pub food 'rip-off' claim could hit sales
Claims in a national newspaper that pubs are making huge profits on food sales could deter customer from eating at their local, fears a leading pub...
London councils want pubs to pick up licensing tab
Group seeking urgent talks with Tessa Jowell claiming Londoners pick up the tab for the issuing and enforcement of licences
Evening: extend your food offer
Food in the evening is a slightly trickier problem for pubs than it might seem at first glance. The general assumption is that if a pub serves food,...
Evening: cocktails for party nights
Cocktails are still considered by many to be the domain of the style bar, confined within city centres, to be drunk by the young, cool and trendy.Not...
City's doorstaff pass police checks
Sunderland's doorstaff pass SIA and police tests
Day in the life: evening
As the sun sinks and the energy levels are ramped up, it should be a natural time for pubs to attract customers. But evenings aren't as easy as they...
Haworth helps Highwayman ride again
Chef Nigel Haworth's Ribble Valley Inns has opened a second pub in Lancashire. The Highwayman in Nether Burrow, is based on the same menu formula of...
JDW to mix it up
Next month JD Wetherspoon is to launch a new cocktail range to capitalise on the growing popularity of speciality spirits such as sambuca.So far the...
Smoking ban will increase fire deaths, says report
More people will die in house fires after the smoking ban, claims a new report. Direct Line Home Insurance and the Fire Protection Association have...
Recipe: Sweet Peshwari Korma
Makes: 10 portionsIngredients:300g Quorn pieces30ml Oil250g Onions prepared & chopped300g Potatoes sweet prepared & chopped300g Potatoes...
Chris Maclean: getting to grips with sick
Last night I was faced with one of the most unpleasant tasks confronting a licensee. Someone had thrown up in the ladies toilet.Whatever way you put...
Top chefs match food and sherry
Sixteen of the UK's leading chef's have contributed to a new food and sherry matching book. The Perfect Marriage - The Art of Matching Food and...
Publican Party gears up for Scottish elections
An Inverness licensee who claims he is "certain" to be a member of the Scottish Parliament blames a year of the smoking ban for this month's closure...
Wadworth appoints catering development manager
Wadworth has appointed a catering development manager to help improve the food offer in its 39 managed pubs.
Devonshire Dumpling reaps rewards
Taking decisive action and going smoke-free before the ban has been a successful move for Devon publican Gordon Robinson.The licensee of the...
Recipe: Chicken Dopiaza
Makes: 10 portionsIngredients1.25kg Chicken breast or thigh, prepared & boneless50g Knorr Patak's Madras Indian Spice Blend Paste...