Menu Insights
04-Sep-2014 By Jo Bruce
Antony Shirley, executive chef/director of the five-site Seafood Pub Company, which won Best Pub Group Menu in Restaurant’s Development Chef Awards 2014, shares menu insights
23-May-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita
This September sees the return of the Speciality & Fine Food Fair at Olympia Grand, London.
15-Apr-2014 By James Wallin
A Ramsbottom pub has swept the board at the Thwaites Awards for Excellence 2014, winning pub of the year and the dining title.
NEW PRODUCT
04-Feb-2014 By Lesley Foottit
Potato specialist Farm Frites has launched Patatas Bravas potato cubes, which it recommends can be topped with everything from chorizo to seasonings.
07-Jan-2014 By Lesley Foottit
TV chef Tom Kerridge has launched a cookery column in the Sunday edition of The Sun.
06-Sep-2013 By Alison Baker
It can be a time-consuming process looking for that all-important piece of kit for your kitchen, especially given the large amount of machines on the market. Here, the PMA takes a look at some of the top options
27-Jun-2013 By Lesley Foottit
Multiple pub operator Whiting & Hammond (W&H) has made an offer for its eighth site.
31-May-2013 By Mark Wingett
Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge, who operates the award-winning Hand and Flowers in Marlow, is it host a new TV series on BB2 this summer where he reveals how to cook the best ever pub food dishes.
21-Mar-2013 By Lesley Foottit
TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has launched a Young Chef Apprentice Scheme to educate cooks.
10-Aug-2012 By Lesley Foottit
UK drink and food wholesaler Booker is offering customers discounts on Indian products until 11 September.
25-Jun-2012 By Simon Kalton
How to employ a good chef? Well, I’m no expert, but I have worked for, alongside and employed a great number of chefs during my life.
25-Nov-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Asda has teamed up with Leiths School of Food and Wine to revamp its Extra Special range of meals.
05-Oct-2011 By Lesley Foottit
The Casa Moretti campaign to bring some Italian style to Britain’s lunch culture has added a fourth date following its earlier success.
16-Sep-2011 By PubChef
Chef Peter Gordon has teamed up with Discovery and Santa Maria to find the UK’s most inspired creator of gourmet wraps.
CGC searches for great Italian-style food
15-Jul-2011 By Lesley Foottit
The Craft Guild of Chefs is helping Lactalis McLelland, producer of Galbani cheese, on its quest to find the UK's most inspired creators of Italian food.
11-Jul-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Defending champion the College of Food, University College Birmingham, has scooped the Nestlé Toque d'Or title for the second year running. The...
CGC quest to find chefs of Italian food
04-Jul-2011 By Lesley Foottit
The Craft Guild of Chefs is helping Lactalis McLelland, producer of Galbani cheese, on its quest to find the UK's most inspired creators of Italian food.
20-Jun-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Sheffield gastropub the Milestone is bringing back its cookery school due to demand. The sessions will be held at Blood, Sweat and Beers' new...
JW Lees names Food Pub of the Year
09-Jun-2011 By Lesley Foottit
North-west brewer and pub operator JW Lees has named its Food Pub of the Year in its Pub of the Year awards. The Ship Inn at Wincle near...
21-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
A Liverpool pub won Town and City Pub Company's 2011 Pie Competition thanks to the help of a regular. Customer and amateur cook Gill Armstrong...
Wadworth announces food pubs of the year
03-Dec-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Brewer Wadworth's "food pubs of the year" were announced this week at its annual awards. The George in Chippenham, Wiltshire, scooped Best Managed...
Everards crowns Tiger Hero champion
02-Dec-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Leicestershire brewer Everards has crowned a budding Yorkshire chef in its Tiger Hero cook off final. Neil Morton from Bakewell impressed judges...
World's biggest naan bread?
10-Sep-2010 By Jessica Harvey Jessica
The world's largest naan bread has been created by Honeytop Speciality Foods to celebrate the launch of Brewers Fayre's curry nights. The...
11-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A Devon chef has been crowned South West Chef of the Year 2010 in a competition organised by food group Taste of the West. Three finalists competed...
29-Jul-2010 By Jo Bruce
Bay Restaurant Group plans to run another chef school following the success of its inaugural course. Chefs from the company's newly launched Bay...
Health and safety: Fired up for summer
17-May-2010
Have you heard the news? The weather gurus (and by that I don't mean the Met Office) are forecasting a really good summer. Honestly! And given even...
11-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Food and drink wholesaler Booker has slashed prices on a range of meat and vegetables. Low prices on fifteen meat and eight vegetable products will...
12-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Cobra has teamed up with the recent winner of Gordon Ramsay's F Word's Best Local Restaurant award in a campaign to encourage people to cook at home....
Stocking up for Christmas: Game for a festive feast
01-Oct-2009
At Christmas more than any other time it is essential to make sure you are offering customers a point of difference to get them through the doors....
Equipment: A new take on slow food
28-Sep-2009
From the outside the Swan Inn pub appears traditional, but behind the quaint thatch and white plaster, its part of a food technology revolution. The...
Food Sourcing focus: Reveal your sources
24-Sep-2009
Seasonality has undoubtedly become a bit of a buzzword in catering, with seemingly every operation from Michelin starred chefs to roadside burger...
Stocking up For Christmas recipe: 30 Second Hot Smoked Trout Pâté
23-Sep-2009
30 Second Hot Smoked Trout Pâté Ingredients2 x 125/135g packs (4 fillets) Hot Smoked Trout 125g /4oz cream cheese2 tbsp/30 ml lemon juiceground...
04-Sep-2009 By Jo Bruce
A pub owner is using celebrity chefs to pull in the punters at his Northamptonshire pub. Freehold the Crown at Weston, is hosting a celebrity chef...
06-Aug-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A Punch lessee in Chester is celebrating the purchase of his pub's freehold for £950,000. The licensees, Carl Scourfield and John Wright, who have...
Profile: The focus on food pays off for the Waggon and Horses
19-Jun-2009
In a world where measuring your food miles is increasingly important, Roy Wood is pleased to say that most of his customers are travelling further...
Seasonal food focus: Summer suppers
19-Jun-2009
Produce harvested in season is fresher and more nutritious and due to its increase in availability, should also lower costs for the pub. Prime Meats,...
18-Jun-2009 By Jo Bruce
Licensees are being encouraged to boost business by getting involved in British Food Fortnight. The annual celebration of British produce takes...
Knorr recipe: Scallops Served with Paprika and Mixed Herb Butter
17-Jun-2009
Scallops Served with Paprika and Mixed Herb Butter IngredientsMixed herb butterRed pepper butterFresh scallops Olive oilMixed herb butter: 125 g of...
Best of British BBQ team head for North America
15-May-2009
The plucky lads of the Best of British BBQ team are once again heading across the pond to take on the world's best al fresco chefs.The team comprises...
Summer special: Be ready to clean up this summer
01-May-2009
When it comes to eating outdoors, the best approach is a simple, easy-to-serve menu. That includes barbecues, which with a little planning can be...
Beer and Food matching recipe: Asparagus, pear and fennel salad with blue cheese and pickled walnuts
21-Apr-2009
Asparagus, pear and fennel salad with blue cheese and pickled walnutsServes 4Ingredients2 bundles of British asparagus trimmed1 fennel bulb trimmed...
Beer and Food matching recipe: Asparagus, watercress and pan roasted cherry tomato risotto
21-Apr-2009
Asparagus, watercress and pan roasted cherry tomato risottoServes 4Ingredients4 tbsp olive oil4 shallots finely chopped2 garlic cloves sliced2...
Beer and Food matching recipe: Toasted sourdough with grilled asparagus, smoked salmon and poached eggs
21-Apr-2009
Toasted sourdough with grilled asparagus, smoked salmon and poached eggsServes 4Ingredients2 bundles of British asparagus trimmed4 large free-range...
Equipment trial: North Pole cooks up some hot treats
27-Mar-2009
IN THE last of our reports from the North Pole pub in West London, we look at the impact of the equipment trial on the dessert menu.The pub has been...
The Publican's Great British Shepherd's Pie competition
23-Feb-2009
"I popped into my local the other day and had the shepherd's pie. He was furious." With apologies to Tommy Cooper, some dishes were just made for...
Equipment trial: Under starters orders
12-Feb-2009
WITH January well out of the way and Valentine's Day on the horizon, The Publican returned to the North Pole in West London to see how Andy Evans and...
In Season recipe: Pork in Cider with Mustard Sauce
21-Jan-2009
Pork in Cider with Mustard SauceMade in less than one hour this dish has pork in a creamy sauce with cider and mustard. Serve with boiled potatoes or...
Chefs compete to make Britain's best shepherd's pie
20-Jan-2009 By Claire Elliott
Major International launched a national competition at Hospitality, NEC yesterday to find Britain's best shepherd's pie. In conjunction with the...
Chef of the Year 2008: Ashley McCarthy, Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, Yorkshire
28-Nov-2008
Ashley McCarthy, winner of the Chef of the Year title, is no stranger to working flat out in a commercial kitchen. After all, he has been cooking...
In Season: Festive fare
26-Nov-2008
Rob Kennedy, trade marketing manager, M&J Seafood: Fresh availability of fish and seafood during December is notoriously difficult. However, Sea...