01-May-2004
In this month's Masterclass PubChef looks at red-hot ways to make the most of barbecues. Last year's record summer temperatures were fantastic news...
01-May-2004 By David Marks
Celebrity chefs may be all the rage, but Barry Wallace's food heroes are traditional cooks like Elizabeth David and Jane Grigson. David Marks visits...
01-May-2004 By Richard Fox
In the second of our series looking at how pubs are using the produce of local suppliers, Richard Fox visits a rare breeds supplier. It's one thing...
01-May-2004
TV Dinners - Fawlty Towers The 70s were the heyday of British sitcom and, despite what any viewers' poll might tell you, Fawlty Towers was the...
01-May-2004
This recipe comes from Karen and Phillip Burgess, chef-patrons at the Dartmoor Inn in Lydford, Devon, and is a simple but luxurious dish. Casserole...
01-May-2004 By Chris Losh
This month former Wine magazine editor Chris Losh warms to spring with a few hot ideas to boost summer sales. Hit or miss affair with Sancerre Best...
Food file - Pub Review
01-May-2004 By Sarah Obanye
The Chequers Inn Rowhook, near Horsham, West Sussex. It took some finding, but we finally arrived at what I consider to be the quintessential English...
Food File - Wonderful websites
01-May-2004
Wonderful websites. www.farmgatedirect.com is the website of FREEDOM FOODS, the RSPCA's farm animal welfare scheme, which ensures animals are reared...
01-May-2004
PubChef's regular focus on local produce Tracklements, Sherston, Wiltshire. WHO ARE THEY? Tracklements is a Wiltshire-based company producing fine...
01-May-2004
Fine Dining by Bernard Matthews has been totally redeveloped, offering caterers a range of new dishes including vegetarian starters, main course...
01-May-2004 By Jo Bruce
Gordon Ramsay Kitchen Heaven, published by Penguin Books, £20. Love him or hate him, his recent TV series Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares has got...
01-May-2004
Camra has announced that 2004 is the year of beer and food and is coming up with beer ideas for all food occasions. This month the organisation...
01-May-2004 By Richard Fox
Swap cutlery and plates for skewers and paper cones and you'll score a winner with those hungry, packed-in Euro 2004 punters, says Richard Fox. In...
01-May-2004
As the temperature rises, it's time to add a lighter touch to your menu. PubChef looks at some summer menu ideas. Ice cream's an ice dream The George...
01-May-2004 By David Marks
It might have had a slightly stodgy image in the past, but the great British pie is certainly getting a makeover at the hands of chef Tristan Hogg....
30-Apr-2004 By Richard Fox
With the improving weather, let your skills shine outside of the kitchen - and bask in the glory - with a barbecue. Richard Fox reports. There's a...
Auditors appoint solicitors to defend SFI neglect claim
29-Apr-2004
by The PMA Team Former SFI Group auditor Horwath Clark Whitehill (HCW) has appointed solicitors Barlow Lyde & Gilbert to represent it over a...
Pathfinder
29-Apr-2004
shows the way Wolves & Dudley managed arm Pathfinder runs 475 pubs and employs 8,500 people. Chief executive Ralph Findlay and retail development...
Making sense
29-Apr-2004
Ever So Sensible Bars has a raft of awards to its name and is set for expansion in the next few years. Good going for a relative newcomer, writes...
New lease of life
29-Apr-2004
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises has bucked the recent trend by launching a 25-year lease. Michelle Perrett assesses how attractive this is...
Prescott to investigate upward-only rent
29-Apr-2004
The first step has been taken towards banishing upward-only rent reviews for licensees. John Prescott's office will investigate the relationship...
Pimm's launches RTD for summer
29-Apr-2004
Pimm's, the quintessential drink of the British summer, has unveiled a three-pronged strategy to boost sales in the sun this year.Owner Diageo is...
Government crack down on irresponsible drinking
29-Apr-2004
Pubs and clubs are facing a major crackdown on irresponsible drinking after the government announced a 10 per cent rise in violent crime.The Home...
Welsh council angers town over crossing plans
29-Apr-2004
They say size doesn't matter, which makes licensee Geraldine Griffiths' anger at Monmouthshire County Council all the easier to understand.In yet...
More to be gained than lost from a smoke ban'
29-Apr-2004
The issue of smoking in pubs surely merits proper debate rather than the paranoid and misinformed rantings of Tony Brooks (Morning Advertiser Letters...
Becks stars on Euro 2004 Pepsi bottle
29-Apr-2004
A special edition 300ml bottle of Pepsi featuring David Beckham will be launched next month to cash in on football-mania around Euro 2004. Beckham...
Britvic gets set to float
29-Apr-2004
Britvic is on its way to the stock market. The three former brewers controlling Britain's second largest soft drink group have agreed a timetable...
Craig Wilkinson, is chef/patron at the Bay Horse Inn, Forton
29-Apr-2004
The pub serves 350 to 400 covers a week with an average spend per head around £25 to £30. What is your favourite ingredient at the moment and why?...
Carl Smith's ideas for making the most of pub food
29-Apr-2004
I've been very, very silly. For some reason, I've always had it in my head that "brand" is a dirty word, to be associated (in our industry) with...
Fuller's is full of patriotic Pride
29-Apr-2004
Those patriotic fellows at Fuller's were determined to keep St George's Day an entirely English affair when Capital FM DJ Johnny Vaughan broadcast...
Farmer's charms
29-Apr-2004
They had been out of the business for years, took on a busy tenancy and said from day one that all public areas were non-smoking Bob Gledhill...
Eat,
29-Apr-2004
drink and be merry Licensees who stage successful beer festivals are on a winner. But, warns Adrian Tierney-Jones, it's a dedicated affair, so don't...
Visiting caravans at pub
29-Apr-2004
QI think I have read somewhere that persons using their own caravans in our field at the rear of the pub, paying us a fee, counts as "residents" for...
Wiltshire venues to trial drug detector
29-Apr-2004
A machine that tests for drugs is set for use at pubs and clubs across Wiltshire. The Ion Track Itemiser can identify if a person has been handling...
Woodforde's
29-Apr-2004
Who are they? Like the rest of the city, the Norfolk brewer has been celebrating Norwich City's promotion to the Premiership last Thursday. But...
You'd be barking mad to miss out on Wolfe Inn
29-Apr-2004
An award-winning, food-led freehouse in a picturesque Pembrokeshire village near Fishguard has been placed on the market. The Wolfe Inn, on the A40...
The Castle, Angel Islington, London
29-Apr-2004
Ambience: A castle-themed pub (not as unappealing as it sounds) with a balcony overlooking the ever-busy Pentonville Road, full of trendy Londoners....
Pair keen to develop Ashfield
29-Apr-2004
A 17th-century hotel in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, has changed hands after 15 years. Ashfield House Hotel in the village of Grassington,...
M&B opens 150th Sizzling site
29-Apr-2004
Managed house operator Mitchells & Butlers has opened its 150th Sizzling Pub Co site just three years after the brand was created. The company...
Rivals sniff the Phoenix air
29-Apr-2004
The Phoenix, a managed Laurel house next to the Bank of England in the City, became London's first no-smoking pub at the beginning of the year....
ScotCo axes Tyne Brewery as production moves to the Fed
29-Apr-2004
by Tony Halstead Scottish Courage is to close its historic Tyne Brewery at Newcastle next spring, the second major closure announced by the company...
Look and learn
28-Apr-2004
The 24th London International Wine and Spirits Fair takes place this month. You're mistaken if you think it's not for you, writes Adam Withrington.In...
Publican profile: The pick of the bunch
28-Apr-2004
Publican Profile is the first in a series of features on the remarkable people behind the bars of Britain's pubs, starting with Yvonne Cleminson,...
Food sales now account for a fifth of pubs' turnover
28-Apr-2004
Booming pub food sales are helping the whole industry to grow, according to two new reports on the state of the pub market.Pub grub sales rose...
Pub car park bungee jump banned
28-Apr-2004
A charity bungee jump in a pub car park has been abandoned after safety fears.The jump was being held to raise money for the Children's Heart...
St George's Day hailed as 'best ever'
28-Apr-2004
Licensees have hailed St George's Day as the best ever with a record number of pubs using the event to combine patriotism with profit.Operators...
Licensee quits over animal rights row
28-Apr-2004
A licensee has quit his pub after refusing to give in to a hate campaign from animal rights campaigners.Keith Marklew, who runs the Red Lion in...
Legal advice: Special hours certificates
28-Apr-2004
A special hours certificate does not give a licensed premises the same status as a late-night venue.By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of...
CI traders reports first financials after merger
27-Apr-2004
CI Traders, the Jersey based pub and retail group, has reported turnover on continuing operations up 6.4 per cent to £286m for the year ended...
What the Sunday papers say
26-Apr-2004
Sunday ExpressPatients will need ID cards to see their own health records. Home Secretary David Blunkett is expected to publish a draft bill to...
