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Tuck in: Ayesha Kalaji (right) found amazing food at the huge music festival

OPINION

OPINION: Festival feasting at Glastonbury

By Ayesha Kalaji, chef-patron, Queen of Cups, Glastonbury

Often when I tell people I have a restaurant in Glastonbury I am met with the same response.

New site: the Queen's Head in Felixstowe aims to appeal to locals and visitors of the town who want quality food and drink in a more casual setting than a formal restaurant

Marco Pierre White opens town pub

By Nikkie Thatcher

Celebrity chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White’s new pub in Felixstowe, Suffolk has opened its doors.

Welcome all: Ayesha Kalaji encourages diversity of food at pubs (credit: Vicki Steward)

OPINION

OPINION: Don't restrict pub food to just the classics

By Ayesha Kalaji, chef-patron, Queen of Cups, Glastonbury

The first pubs were a place to provide food, drink and rest to weary travellers, conceived around 43AD, with the Romans bringing the concept with them to Britannia.

Site specifics: Dylans at the Kings Arms head chef Josh Searle highlights what's on offer at the gastropub

All about Dylans at the Kings Arms, St Albans

By Charli Tomney

Dylans at the Kings Arms in St Albans, Hertfordshire was the winner of the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Front of House Team award in 2022. Here, head chef Josh Searle gives the lowdown on what makes the pub special.

Springtime: The Queen of Cups head chef talks through her menu

Ayesha Kalaji is stepping into spring

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Ayesha Kalaji, head chef at the Queen of Cups, is creating a “lighter and brighter” menu to reflect the transition from winter to spring.

Blue Monday: Parkers Arms chef-patron Stosie Madi ponders why quality from suppliers is allowed to fall while prices remain high

OPINION

Price increase, quality decrease

By Stosie Madi, chef-patron of the Parkers Arms

It is uncanny how product quality has decreased and prices have increased.

New opportunities: Dominic Chapman said it had been a huge honour to run the Beehive successfully for so long

Dominic Chapman leaves the Beehive

By Joe Lutrario, Restaurant

Chef Dominic Chapman is moving on from his highly-rated The Beehive pub in Berkshire having sold on the lease to Tangy Treat Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

Dealing with no-shows: Stosie Madi of the Parkers Arms, Lancashire

OPINION

Customers must help it make the season of goodwill

By Stosie Madi, chef-patron of the Parkers Arms

December is our trade’s busiest time of the year. It’s when hospitality gets to play a starring role in people’s social calendar.

Shining star: the Candlelight Inn in the West Country

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My Pub: the Candlelight Inn, Bishopswood, Somerset

By Gary Lloyd

Double AA Rosette-awarded gastropub the Candlelight Inn has recently taken on former Great British Menu chef Charlotte Vincent in its quest to climb to even greater heights.

In-depth experience: Tom Kerridge has been in the hospitality trade for more than three decades

A look back on Tom Kerridge’s hospitality career

By Nikkie Thatcher

While celebrity chef and pub operator Tom Kerridge has been in the hospitality trade for more than 30 years, we’ve looked at his career over the past decade or so and what he’s achieved in that time as well as some words from the man himself on how he...

How is Tom Kerridge facing industry challenges?

Big Interview

Government needs to do more: Kerridge

By Ed Bedington

“There’s a huge amount the Government could and should be doing,” according to leading chef and pub operator Tom Kerridge, with a key issue being a reduction in VAT.

Cooking up a storm: It's all hands on deck at Tommy Banks' new gastropub

Tommy Banks: 'Your business is only as good as its people'

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Last month, Tommy Banks picked up keys to the pub where he washed pots as a kid. It was a real full-circle moment for the chef, whose high-flying career has carried him from championing sustainability to Michelin-starred heights.

Smiles all around: James Nye felt

James Nye: ‘Put your people first’

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The managing director of Anglian Country Inns, which took home the Best Premium Food accolade at The Publican Awards, said investing in staff was key to success.

Double show: Charlotte Vincent has made two appearances on Great British Menu

TV chef to join award-winning pub

By Nikkie Thatcher

Devon born chef Charlotte Vincent has been appointed the new head chef at the award-winning Candlelight Inn, Chard in Somerset.

Time to celebrate: Two pubs bag Michelin awards

2 pubs gain Michelin stars

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Two pubs were “over the moon” after winning Michelin stars for the first time in the 2023 Michelin Guide last night (Monday 27 March).

New venture: Celeb chef launches gastropub foregrounding premium, seasonal dishes

James Martin launches pub

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

TV chef James Martin has launched a pub in a 16th century venue located in Broadway, the Cotswolds.

New opening: Tommy Banks Group to launch gastropub this spring

Tommy Banks to open gastropub

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Banks family, Matthew Lockwood and the Tommy Banks Group have announced the forthcoming launch of a pub with rooms in North Yorkshire in late spring.

International Women's Day 2023: How can the pub sector #EmbraceEquity?

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2023

Female chefs celebrated for International Women's Day

By The Morning Advertiser

To celebrate International Women's Day on Wednesday 8 March, The Morning Advertiser spoke to some of the leading women in the food sector to discover how the industry can #EmbraceEquity.

Exciting role: Tom De Keyser head chef at Tom Kerridge's Hand & Flowers gastropub (credit: Ten Group)

De Keyser: Gov must do more to help sector

By Gary Lloyd

Head chef at the Hand & Flowers gastropub Tom De Keyser acknowledges he is in a lucky position but believes the Government could help the sector more as a whole.

Salary change: the overall average hourly wage for chefs has increased by 11% (image: Getty/ASKA)

Chefs’ pay jumps by 20%

By Nikkie Thatcher

Average hourly pay for temporary chefs has increased by up to 20% in some parts of the country amid staff shortages, data analysis has found.

Right time: Leeds pub forced to close kitchen amid soaring energy costs (Credit:Getty/Lebazele)

Pub forced to close kitchen due to energy costs

By Rebecca Weller

A Leeds-based pub has been forced into "tough decision" to make chef redundant and close its kitchen in an effort to “save the rest of the pub” due to rocketing energy costs.

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