Legal surgery
Graeme Cushion, partner at licensing solicitors Poppleston Allen, answers more of your food legislation questions Q I operate a pub/restaurant in a...
Archives for August 31, 2007
Yeast feast
Susan Nowak serves up ideas on how to match a delicious variety of beers to complementary bread styles It's no wonder that beer and bread have such...
PubChef's round-up of what the critics have penned about pub food
The Rosendale, Dulwich, London 0208 670 0812 www.therosendale.co.uk Fay Maschler, Evening Standard, 25 July 07 The eel is good but served in a...
Med time
Bar snacks and the increasing trend for grazing food is where Mediterranean food can come into its own. PubChef reports The trend for sharing food...
Take three
Richard Fox looks at more simple menu ideas The humble mushroom - stalwart of the English countryside - is without doubt, edible nature's answer to...
Keep them keen
Mark Taylor considers methods of motivating and retaining good staff With more and more pubs turning to food as their main source of income, skilled...
Good month bad month
Good month for Med bar concept Que Pasa: Marston's is investing £1m in three new sites. Saucy chefs: Innovate Foods is giving away a trip to...
Moving from Hell to Paradise
A former executive chef for Marco Pierre White is to head up a new London gastropub. Tim Payne, who was executive chef for Marco Pierre White...
High spirits
Lucy Britner discovers what's on the menu for Spirit's Two For One and Chef & Brewer from head of food Paul Farr Claridges and Spirit's Two for...
Coming a cropper
The wettest summer on record has seen destruction of crops across the UK, with many vegetables now in short supply and prices on the increase. Lucy...
Orchid blooms
Managed operator Orchid has celebrated its first year in business. Jo Bruce gets an update on this dynamic pubco Regionally-sourced food, Dom...
Gastro mole
Lucy Britner checks out Moleface Pub Co's innovative new gastropub in Nottingham Chips cooked in dripping and crispy pork scratchings, herb plants in...
Gentlemen's evenings
Where: The Snooty Fox, Lowick, Northamptonshire, www.snootyinns.com The idea: With a programme of regular entertainment, the Snooty Fox is keen to...
James Middleton-Burn, chef/owner the Crown, Dial Post, West Sussex
Keep it simple, especially when it comes to starters. Think about serving cold starters. Remember to keep things familiar. Lots of people come out...
Festive new products
Fruits of the ocean What: Quality approved premium Scottish smoked salmon, Arbroath smokies, sliced swordfish, tuna and marlin, king scallops on half...
Menu masterclass
Mark Taylor looks at how to select the right dishes for a perfectly-balanced menu Concise menus Size isn't everything when it comes to writing menus...
A good sign
Our adopted pub celebrates its first year in business. Lucy Britner reports It's the details Penny and James don't think to mention that have made...
Diary dates... September
Soil Association Organic Food Fortnight 1-16 September Retailers, pubs and restaurants across the UK are encouraging everyone to try an organic...
Golf days
Where: The Inn@West End, West End, Surrey, www.the-inn.co.uk The idea: "Anyone for golf?" is a cry that regularly resounds around the inn. Owner...
The Kingham Plough
Kingham, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6YD 01608 658327 thekinghamplough.co.uk What do you after you've been the sous chef at the best...
Clone zone
Richard Fox pleads for more individuality in a corporate-speak world Maybe I should stay at home more often - but after 20 years in this industry,...
Promotional videos
Where: Walpole Arms, Itteringham, Norwich, Norfolk; www.thewalpolearms.co.uk The idea: Having been a TV producer before taking over the Walpole Arms,...
Venus rising
Fly Pink, a new women-only airline, takes to the skies later this year from Liverpool's John Lennon airport. The launch follows a wealth of other new...
Alternatives to turkey
Twelve bird "true love roast" This is a creation from Anne Petch of Heal Farm. The roast has a bird for each of the 12 days of Christmas, using...