Food safety
Rare burgers ‘not worth the risk’, warns expert
Serving rare burgers is “not worth the risk or cost” to operators, a leading food safety advisor to the hospitality sector has warned.
Archives for October 26, 2015
Merrett to judge Pub Chef Awards
Paul Merrett, the owner of three top London food pubs, will judge the British Beer and Pub Association’s (BBPA) Pub Chef of the Year Award, with the help of a panel of industry experts.
Fuller’s head of food: 'only education can solve chef shortage'
British schools and colleges are not doing enough to teach children what it takes to work in the hospitality industry, according to Paul Dickinson, head of food at Fuller’s.
Punch director: My frustration with pub food
I have a couple of frustrations when it comes to pub food, by which I mean mainstream not the top end gastro-pubs.
VIDEO
Inside the Pipe & Glass Inn, Yorkshire
Coming third on the Top 50 Gastropubs list 2015 has made Pipe & Glass chef patron James Mackenzie more determined to push the East Yorkshire Michelin-starred pub further.
The Bird in Hand
"It's a way of life" - licensee reflects on 40 years at Shrewsbury pub
A 40-year licensee of a Shrewsbury pub puts his enduring achievement down to a love of the job.
Pub sign
Historic pub sign 'cock-up' to be rectified by Greene King
Greene King will replace a historic pub sign after realising the symbolic name was being displayed incorrectly.
Michelin Pub of the Year 2016 crowned
A Gloucester pub has been named Pub of the Year by Michelin ahead of the release of its Eating Out in Pubs Guide 2016 next week.
Food safety
'Speedier fines' for law-breaking food businesses
Law-breaking food businesses, including pubs, could expect speedier fines and prosecutions as a result of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) food law prosecution database and a strategy to improve the organisation’s digital technology.
NEW OPENING
Farewell to the city: leaving the Gherkin for the Grantley Arms
Matt Edmonds recently ditched a high-profile role at Searcys at the Gherkin in the City to become chef-patron of Surrey pub the Grantley Arms, in Wonersh, ahead of its reopening under new management this month. Daniel Woolfson gets the lowdown on...
BHA calls for new tipping and service charge legislation
Businesses across the eating out sector should be required by law to provide customers with accurate information on how tips and service charges are distributed, the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has said.
Menu Focus
Focus on Sunday roasts: what's your beef?
Taking the burden of a big Sunday meal away from the home and putting the onus on themselves can help pub chefs reap big rewards. Michelle Perrett discovers how you can optimise this weekly treat
Top 50 Gastropubs Awards 2016
Top 50 Gastropubs Awards entry deadline extended
The entry deadline for the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards has been extended to Friday 30 October, allowing more time for great food-serving pubs to get their entries in.
Podcast
Wetherspoons’ food developer: ‘a winning kids’ food menu’
Wetherspoons’ food developer Sophie Jennings has revealed how the high street pub chain was one of the top pubs for healthy children’s meals on the Soil Association’s Eating Out report yesterday (21 October).
VIDEO
Inside the Star at Harome, Yorkshire
The Star Inn at Harome, Yorkshire, was one of the first British pubs to win a coveted Michelin star.