It's show time
Hotelympia 2008 promises to be one of the biggest food-related events of the year with plenty to interest the pub sector Hotelympia features 150 food...
Archives for February 1, 2008
Locals petition Parliament for smoke ban exemption
Customers at a Lancashire pub have petitioned Parliament to let them smoke in their local. Petitions are a formal written request to Parliament that...
Smoking campaign group to launch UK tour
Campaign group Smoking Ban Stinks is to set off on a 90 day tour of more than 1,000 UK pubs and clubs to assess the damage being done to the licensed...
Wet-led pubs at risk from smoke ban
Almost 2m adults go out less since the smoking ban, according to new consumer research conducted by Mintel. The survey predicts a tough time ahead...
Top tables
Our regular focus where licensees give tips on customer service. What should you do when customers bring along their own food and drink for their...
Guinness launches £3m St Patrick's Day campaign
Guinness plans to spend £3m on its St Patrick's Day campaign
Cinema room
Where: the Garrison, Bermondsey, London ? thegarrison.co.uk The idea: Cinema room. When Adam White and Clive Watson opened the Garrison, in the heart...
Fox & Hounds
Longthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, 01733 264126 ? foxandhoundslongthorpe.co.uk Who: Orchid Group, with head chef Tony Maualdi and manager...
BBPA claims food hygiene scheme is misleading
A petition has been presented to Parliament attacking a potential law forcing London pubs to display a food hygiene rating. The controversial Scores...
Hot concept
PubChef checks out Paul Salisbury's "posh Harvester" concept. The Farm Farmhouse Way, Solihull ? innatthefarm.co.uk Who: Paul Salisbury and Paul...
7,000 illegal immigrant doorstaff stripped of licences
Home Office minister Vernon Coaker has confirmed that 7,000 security workers have had their licences revoked following the illegal immigrant scandal....
Legal surgery
Graeme Cushion looks at more of your food legislation questions Q. I own and operate a busy gastropub in a rural village location. The council...
'Soft drinks bigger gout risk than alcohol'
Fizzy drinks can dramatically increase the risk of gout, it is claimed. As sales plummet over other health concerns, scientists revealed yesterday...
Licensed Victuallers School hosts Young Chef awards
The Licensed Victuallers School in Ascot recently hosted the East Berkshire heat of the Rotary's Young Chef Competition. Budding chefs, aged 11-17,...
Comment: Too much flavour?
I read last week that a major cider brand owner has launched a blueberry cider. Not the most staggering story ever. But it does provoke mixed...
Star performers
PubChef reports on this year's winners of Michelin stars and Bib Gourmands Two pubs in Kent and Oxfordshire have been awarded a coveted star in the...
Valentine's
?Susan Nowak shares her ideas for the most romantic day of the year So, you reckon pints and passion don't mix? That Cupid sipped Champagne, not...
Marriage guidance
Lucy Britner talks to chefs at three pubs about driving beer and food sales The Cricket Inn at Totley, Sheffield, the Tilbury at Datchworth,...
Flowers power
Lucy Britner reports on PubChef's latest chef-education day at the Michelin-starred Hand & Flowers in Marlow, Buckinghamshire Chefs and licensees...
A round-up of this month's news
Food prices soar Licensees are facing annual food inflation of 7.4% this year - the fastest rate of increase since records began in 1992. The figure...
The American way
American brewer Garrett Oliver tells Lucy Britner why Americans get food and beer right Garrett Oliver is brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery, New York....
Twist again
PubChef looks at ideas for keeping classic pub dishes fresh on your menu Take a look at any recent surveys into favourite foods when dining out and...