Chefs

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.

Estrella Damm pairs up with 14 top chefs and restaurateurs

08-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Barcelona-based beer Estrella Damm has welcomed 14 leading chefs and restaurateurs in a bid to reinforce the brew’s association with food.

Kerridge’s Hand & Flowers names new head chef

02-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge’s double Michelin-starred pub the Hand & Flowers in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, has a new head chef.

In association with Knorr

How can we push sex equality in the pub trade?

25-Apr-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Equality is a hot topic on the lips of everyone at the moment but hospitality needs to encourage more women to get into the trade and ensure they are treated equally once they get there.

Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub chef on Great British Menu

21-Mar-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Chef-patron of the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub the St Tudy Inn, Emily Scott, will be competing on the new series of Great British Menu.

International Women's Day

Women who lead in pub kitchens

08-Mar-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

As a society, we are working harder than ever to ensure equality and diversity in every aspect of business. Unfortunately, though, there is still a way to go before true equality is achieved.

International Women's Day

How the Harwood Arms' head chef Sally Abé got there

08-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

London's only Michelin-starred gastropub is headed by Sally Abé. In this feature, supported by Knorr, she gives advice on how to get to the top and argues that we need to challenge the "macho image" of kitchens.

International Women's Day

How Donna Berry became the chef she is today

08-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Donna Berry is a straight talker and will not let anyone disrespect her or her staff. In this feature, supported by Knorr, Donna outlines her career and accolades so far.

International Women's Day

Karen Errington of the Rat Inn tells the story of her career

08-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Karen Errington, along with her husband Phil, has turned the Rat Inn into a stunning food-led gastropub worthy of its many accolades.

International Women's Day

Stosie Madi on her career so far

08-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Lancashire-based gastropub chef and owner Stosie Madi is whirlwind, who uses her travels to inform her menu creation. In this piece supported by Knorr, Madi reveals the secrets to her success.

International Women's Day

How did Emily Watkins reach the top?

08-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Nationally-acclaimed chef Emily Watkins tells her story, gives advice to others who want to reach the top and reveals her plans for the future in this piece for International Women's Day, supported by Knorr.

Kingham Plough sold by Emily Watkins

28-Feb-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Gastropub the Kingham Plough has been sold by Emily Watkins and her husband and business partner Miles Lampson, having spent 12 years building the iconic award-winning business.