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Good month for
Pub chef Anthony Williams: The head chef at the Williams Arms, in Wrafton, Devon, has been crowned British Turkey Chef of the Year. Anthony won the competition with his dish of turkey and smoked salmon roulade with roast garlic crushed potatoes and blueberry compôte.
Charity: Peach pub the Swan, in Salford, Buckinghamshire, raised £8,000 for charity at a fashion event where 120 people came along to buy designer outfits and accessories. The event included a Champagne reception and buffet lunch.
Beer and food: Camra has launched An Appetite for Ale, by Will and Fiona Beckett, which includes 101 recipes that match with different beers.
Doug Riddler: Singer Amy Winehouse sent the licensee of her local pub, the Hawley Arms, in Camden, north London, to collect her Mobo Award for female artist of the year.
Mutton: This year's Mutton Renaissance Campaign, running from October to March, is encouraging pubs to get involved and put the meat on their menus.
Barry McGuigan: The former world boxing champion was crowned head chef of ITV's Hell's Kitchen. McGuigan was named ahead of Emmerdale actress Adele Silva after the two-week show.
Bad month for
Food Standards Agency: Thirty-five
organisations have attacked the Food Standards Agency in an open letter for failing to protect children's health from artificial food additives.
Food prices: Pubs are facing sharp food and beer price increases due to the surging cost of cereal.
Pubs in Egham: Licensed businesses have been disrupted by the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey.
Overcharging: Gastropubs have been criticised by the editor of The Good Food Guide for excessive pricing.
Ramsay: The celebrity chef missed out on winning the Time Out Best Gastropub award with his Limehouse pub, the Narrow.
Rabbits: If this year's PubChef Awards entries are anything to go by, the demand for rabbit is rampant.
