When two chefs go to war
01-Jun-2008
Lucy Britner reports on PubChef's latest ready, steady, cook battle Doing battle with your boss in a cooking competition is no walk in the park —...
13-May-2008 By Jo Bruce
PubChef editor Jo Bruce speaks to David Hancock, editor of Alistair Sawday's Pubs and Inns guide. JB: Do you think many customers are not prepared to...
Money well spent
23-Apr-2008
"Our ambition is to be as socially responsible as possible, with the intention of drastically reducing our carbon footprint and eventually becoming...
What's cooking at Pub Business?
01-Apr-2008
The Morning Advertiser's Pub Business show is full of food ideas for licensees. PubChef's beer and food matching sessions with Food & Beer...
Pub powered from waste cooking oil
20-Mar-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
An enterprising licensee has seen energy bills tumble after using waste cooking oil to generate electricity. Matt Solcombe is using a bio-diesel...
Food Excellence Awards pubchef of the year 2008
01-Mar-2008
Ross Williams Head chef/owner, the Wellington A former London PR director turned pub owner and self-taught chef has been crowned PubChef of the Year...
29-Feb-2008
Ross Williams of the Wellington in Wellington, Herefordshire scoops the prestigious title
Equipment focus: Aids for busy chefs
15-Feb-2008
Faster pizzaPizza dough was originally cooked outdoors on hot flat stones - hence the development of stone ovens. Times have changed and it's now...
04-Feb-2008 By Lucy Britner
A pub chef has reached the semi-finals of the Knorr National Chef of the Year 2008 competition. James Rogers, chef/licensee at the Grundisburgh Dog...
01-Feb-2008
The Licensed Victuallers School in Ascot recently hosted the East Berkshire heat of the Rotary's Young Chef Competition. Budding chefs, aged 11-17,...
Top chefs praise pub grub
29-Jan-2008
Pubs are driving a revival of interest in fresh, local food, according to two of Britain's best known chefs.Michel Roux Jr and Anton Edelman told...
23-Jan-2008
The Sportsman in Seasalter and the Goose in Britwell Salome rewarded
23-Jan-2008 By Lucy Britner
Michelin star is "stamp of approval" for team's hard work at the Goose in Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire
Sky's the limit for new Chef & Brewer menu
07-Nov-2007 By Lucy Britner
Chef & Brewer is to launch a new menu by releasing balloons with free meal tags attached.
KNORR chef challenge is on
09-Oct-2007 By Sheila McWattie
The search is hotting up for the KNORR National Chef of the Year 2008. Do you have what it takes to join the ranks of Eyck Zimmer and Gordon Ramsay...
Something fishy at Chef & Brewer?
01-Oct-2007
Spirit Group is angling for success with an expanded range of fresh fish dishes in its 140 Chef & Brewer pubs.The pubs will be encouraged to...
Olive Branch pub wins Michelin award
06-Sep-2007
The Olive Branch & Beech House in Clipsham, Rutland, has been crowned Michelin Pub of the Year. The Olive Branch, owned by Sean Hope and Ben...
PubChef's round-up of what the critics have penned about pub food
01-Sep-2007
The Rosendale, Dulwich, London 0208 670 0812 www.therosendale.co.uk Fay Maschler, Evening Standard, 25 July 07 The eel is good but served in a...
Last chance to enter Hardys Chef of the Year competition
30-Aug-2007
Don't miss your last chance to enter a competition for a licensee and chef to win £5,000 each in Hardys food and wine matching competition
Pub chef crowned burger king
15-Aug-2007 By Lucy Britner
A Wiltshire pub chef has won a best burger competition for the second year. Tony Robson-Burrell, chef/licensee of the Wheatsheaf at Oaksey, has won...
Government urged to fast-track chefs into the UK
14-Aug-2007
Skilled kitchen staff should be given the same special treatment as top football stars and fast-tracked into the UK, according to hospitality trade...
Craft Guild of Chefs invites suppliers to put their goods to the test
10-Aug-2007 By Lucy Britner
The Craft Guild of Chefs is inviting pub food suppliers to put their goods to the test and earn the right to use one of its coveted logos. To...
New owner at Michelin-starred pub
23-Jul-2007 By Lucy Britner
A new chef patron is poised to continue Michael Bedford's legacy at the Trouble House it Tetbury, Cotswolds. From August, Martin Caws and his wife...
02-Jul-2007 By Jo Bruce
Don't miss the chance to gain the recognition your chef and pub deserve in the PubChef Food Excellence Awards 2008. The search is now on to find the...
29-Jun-2007 By Jo Bruce
The PubChef Food Excellence Awards, established in 2003 are designed to reward excellence, innovation and service in pub food in the UK and are THE...
Sixteen pub chefs make it to steak pie semi-final
07-Jun-2007 By Lucy Britner
Sixteen pub chefs have made it through to the semi finals of EBLEX's steak pie competition. The first round judging in the National Steak Pie...
01-Jun-2007 By Lucy Britner
A Sussex pub chef has been crowned Britain's best pub barbecuer. Wayne Cortilla, chef at the Royal Oak in Poynings, near Brighton, East Sussex, won...
Competition: calling all young chefs and waiters
25-May-2007 By Lucy Britner
The Restaurant Association has launched its 2007 Young Chef Waiter competition. Chefs and waiters, who have to be 24 years or under on 31 December...
Fuller's to hold chef recruitment days
16-May-2007 By Jo Bruce
Fuller's, the London brewer and pub retailer, is holding two open days as part of a strategy to recruit the best chefs in the industry.
Jamie's chef
01-May-2007
Lucy Britner chats with Aaron Craze six months after he won the tenancy of an Essex pub from Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Foundation xxxx Even Phileas Fogg...
26-Apr-2007 By Lucy Britner
Celebrity pub chef Mike Robinson is to open a game and wild food cookery school. Following the success of his pub - the Pot Kiln in Frilsham,...
Top chefs match food and sherry
18-Apr-2007 By Lucy Britner
Sixteen of the UK's leading chef's have contributed to a new food and sherry matching book. The Perfect Marriage - The Art of Matching Food and...
Cooking title 'at steak'
11-Apr-2007
The English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX) is once again calling for pub chefs to enter to its National Steak Pie Competition.Entries have already...
Back to basics for Michelin chef
02-Apr-2007
Lancashire-born chef Steve Midgely is heading back to his roots after taking over a pub in his native county.After more than a decade working in...
The waiting starts at Chef & Brewer
23-Mar-2007
Spirit Group is to offer table service at all 133 of its Chef & Brewer destination food pubs.Following a successful trial of waiting at table,...
Pubs compete for Michelin chef makeover
28-Feb-2007
Michelin-starred pub chef Tom Kerridge is supporting Calor Rural Pub in the Community Awards by sharing the secrets of his success with the winning...
28-Feb-2007 By Jo Bruce
As BBQs become more popular, this is your chance to become a champion of the grill. We've launched our BBQ competition in association with Heinz.
21-Feb-2007 By Lucy Britner
Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge is supporting the second Calor Rural Pub in the Community Awards by sharing the secret of his success with the...
Gourmet pubs win Michelin accolade
01-Feb-2007 By Lucy Britner lucy.britner@william-reed.co.uk
Four pubs have been awarded Bib Gourmands in this year's Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2007. The Oak Tree Inn at Hutton Magna,...
Room 101 - the dishes chefs would ban
01-Feb-2007
Pub chefs give us their views on the dishes they want banned from pub menus Adrian Jones executive chef, Spencer Arms, Putney, London Foam. I hate...
31-Jan-2007 By The PMA Team
The PMA Team looks at the gastro-legacy of the pub food innovator - Michael Belben.It's easy to forget that the gastropub, a term universally...
31-Jan-2007
Starters make a first and lasting impression on customers so it is important that pub chefs get their offer right. Our starters and light bites...
31-Jan-2007
Our team category saw four teams of two cooking up a three-course pub menu of their choice. The four teams had to work together to create a starter,...
Charity to help troubled chefs
31-Jan-2007
Trade charity Hospitality Action has launched a new initiative to help companies tackle the number of chefs that are affected by alcohol and drug...
31-Jan-2007
Chefs and food developers celebrate their success after last night's awards.
31-Jan-2007
This award recognises the pub company that has most successfully developed and delivered a successful food offer in the past year across its estate....
31-Jan-2007
This award recognises the pub company that has developed and delivered a successful food offer over the last 12 months across its branded estate....
31-Jan-2007
Finalists developed training materials to support the needs of tenants and lessees looking to introduce or improve their pubs' food offer. Solutions...
31-Jan-2007
This award recognises the pub company that has most successfully developed and delivered a new menu offer in the past year and judges were looking...
30-Jan-2007
This award recognises the pub company that has most successfully developed and delivered an outstanding food offer over the past 12 months for one of its food concepts. The concept will be performing exceptionally well to suit its location, customer
