Chapel Down's double gold at International Wine & Spirits Competition
English winemaker Chapel Down has won two gold and two silver awards in the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC).
Archives for May 21, 2018
Landlord is king of the ring
The Morning Advertiser spoke to the operator of an award-winning pub who can be found between the wrestling ropes when he’s not behind the bar.
A first in food provenance guaranteed at new pub
The Farmers Arms has become the first pub in the UK to open with food provenance certification by Happerley and its own food provenance charter.
Award-winning pub opens farm shop and deli
Multi-award-winning pub the Saracen’s Head has opened a farm shop and deli with the support of rural pub champions Pub is the Hub.
The best 25 pubs where top chefs eat
Pubs from across the country have featured in a book called Where Chefs Eat, which claims to be a guide to chefs' favourite restaurants.
Offer customers a ‘point of difference’ to protect on-trade
UK pubs have to “do something different” to convince customers to pay more than they do in the off-trade, according to the marketing and innovation director of Asahi Europe.
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How to make: smokey barbecue vegan jackfruit tacos
If you don’t know about jackfruit yet, you soon will. A truly versatile food increasingly used in vegan cooking, it is set to be one of the biggest trends of 2018. Available from Bidfood, this adaptable ingredient absorbs the flavours of sauces you cook...
Waste management: plastic not so fantastic?
Efforts to stop waste plastics polluting the environment are to be commended. But experts have warned that finding a solution to do this can sometimes have unintended consequences.
A pub's guide to: the world cup
Footy and sweep: World Cup customer engagement
As if the multitude of football matches isn’t enough to have your customers coming in their droves, why not add a little extra excitement to proceedings? A sweepstake or variation on that theme can add some spice to any sporting fixture so take a look at...
Get permission for your outside seating area
It’s May, we are in the middle of spring (officially), with longer days and the hope of some sunshine, many of your customers will no doubt want to sit outside your premises enjoying a meal or a drink.
In association with Fever-Tree
My Pub Garden: ‘This is how we created a G&T Garden’
Set in the idyllic Dorset countryside, the Castle Inn, in Lulworth, has a sprawling garden and a terrace ripe for drinking a quenching gin and tonic. But general manager David Hargreaves-Putt explains there’s even more going on beyond the pub’s boundaries.
In association with Fever-Tree
How to create your own Gin Garden of Eden
It is no surprise the once humble gin and tonic is in steep growth, buoyed by increasing demand for exciting premium tonics, the proliferation of which has undoubtedly helped kick-start the gin revolution. So why aren’t we celebrating this enchanting...