Chefs

Pub industry pays tribute to Gary Rhodes

28-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub chefs, licensees and a trade body have paid tribute to celebrity chef Gary Rhodes, following the sad news that he died this week (26 November) in Dubai.

MA Podcast – Episode 2

Craft in gin is ‘an overused term’ says Warner’s Gin founder

18-Nov-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

The gin boom is not over, says the founder of Warner’s Gin Tom Warner in the second episode of The MA Podcast.

Kerridge set to open Manchester restaurant

14-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Celebrity pub chef Tom Kerridge is set to open his new Manchester restaurant the Bull & Bear in the city’s Stock Exchange Hotel tomorrow (15 November).

Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs

How to create an award-winning gastropub

22-Oct-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

After just two-and-a-half years, Liam Dillon – chef-owner of Lichfield’s the Boat Inn – has established an admirable reputation for his Staffordshire gastropub.

Investment key to tackling chefs’ mental health issues

04-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pub bosses should invest in mental health awareness training to help kitchen staff achieve a good work-life balance, according to the founder of mental health awareness project The Burnt Chef.

Is sexism in kitchens dying out?

10-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Equality in hospitality kitchens appears to be improving, however, Marco Pierre White’s comments on women make it seem that may not be the case, according to one chef.

Marco Pierre White criticised for ‘sexist’ comments

30-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub chefs and industry professionals have lambasted Marco Pierre White’s recent comments on women in hospitality kitchens.

Stonegate reduces chef turnover rate by 32%

13-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Stonegate Pub Company has reduced its chef turnover by almost a third (32%) after the introduction of its back-of-house apprenticeship programme.

Paul Ainsworth takes reins at village pub

19-Jul-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Iconic chef Paul Ainsworth and his wife Emma have relaunched the Mariners in Rock, Cornwall, with a new menu and interior.

Chef calls for more help on mental health

04-Jul-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

More help is needed to support mental health of those who work in hospitality kitchens, a chef-turned-lecturer has claimed.

Former Jamie Oliver Restaurants chef takes on pub

04-Jul-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Jamie Oliver Restaurants’ former operations chef Kanwar Gurmohan has taken on the lease of a Surrey pub and is undertaking a joint £272,000 refurbishment of the site.

Top 50 Gastropub chef wins best chef gong

10-Jun-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A Suffolk pub chef has fought off stiff competition to bag victory at the Craft Guild of Chefs Awards 2019.

Migration reform ‘needs to go further’ to support hospitality

31-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Recommendations to relax migration restrictions for jobs with skills shortages would not do enough to help the hospitality sector, trade bodies have claimed.

GBPA 2019

Is your young chef the best?

22-May-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

There is still a week to go before entries to the Great British Pub Awards’ Young Chef of the Year category closes.

8 in 10 chefs suffer from poor mental health

13-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Some 81% of UK chefs working in professional kitchens have experienced poor mental health during their careers, a new survey has discovered.