Kids in the kitchen
A licensee is planning to start a "Kids Kitchen Club" to encourage children to try different foods. American Scott Herbst, who has just taken over the Exmoor Sandpiper in North Devon, believes pubs should be for all the family including children, who he believes should have fun experimenting with food. The pub is situated high on Countisbury Hill above Lynmouth, overlooking the Bristol Channel, and Herbst and his wife, Louise, have decided to launch the Kids Kitchen Club cookery classes for children after school. JDW at Stansted A new JD Wetherspoon pub has opened at Stansted Airport. The Windmill, which is the only airside pub at the airport, is open from 5am until the last flight of the day seven days a week. The pub, located near gates 40-59 is managed by Yvonne Gell. Gale and hearty Hampshire brewer George Gale has launched a series of recipes to show that its beers can be enjoyed far beyond the pint glass. Shrimps in an HSB and Coconut Batter, a Prize Old Ale salad dressing, and an HSB and Onion Soup are but three of the recipes devised by Gale's for inclusion in a booklet that has been produced for the Hamble Valley Food Festival. Recipe for loyalty A Torquay chef has returned to work just days after scooping £3.1m on the National Lottery. Tim Davis, 42, said he was determined not to let his bosses down at the Abbey Lawns Hotel in Torquay, Devon. He phoned the hotel boss Barry Devereux and apologised for not turning up for work the day he was presented with his cheque, and offered to continue working until his successor is found. Camra favourite The North Inn, at Pendeen, Penwith, has been named as pub of the year by the Cornwall branch of the Campaign for Real Ale. Runner-up in the contest was the Blisland Inn on Bodmin Moor, Camra's national pub of the year a couple of years ago, with the Driftwood Spars, St Agnes, in third place. 60 ATMs for Laurel Laurel Pub Company has signed a deal with Hanco to install 60 cash machines after a trial saw a 17% increase in sales at some outlets. The decision was made after the success of a five-month trial involving three machines. Laurel head of commercial Paul Clutton said: "The feedback from customers was positive they liked the convenience of having access to an ATM.
