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Tools of the trade: Top 50 Gastropubs edition

30-Jan-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Three Top 50 Gastropubs winning chefs tell Daniel Woolfson about their culinary weapons of choice.

Tom Kerridge: Dining at the top Gastropub table

29-Jan-2015 By Tom Kerridge

The Top 50 Gastropubs is - in my opinion - the best awards ceremony in the pubs sector.

Top 50 Gastropubs: Winners gallery

28-Jan-2015 By James Evison

The awards hosted by three times winner Tom Kerridge took place on Monday 26th January at Anglian Country Inns' site Hermitage Rd Bar & Kitchen in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Check out pictures of the event here.

Top 50 Gastropubs: Interactive Map

27-Jan-2015 By James Evison

The Publican's Morning Advertiser has compiled an interactive map of the location of all 50 winners of the Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropubs of the year - see below.

High steaks for Mitchells & Butlers as England's Best Sirloin finalists announced

27-Jan-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Mitchells & Butlers has been announced as a finalist in Eblex’s “England’s Best Sirloin Steak” competition for its “Miller and Carter” sirloin in the catering butcher or foodservice operator category.gory.

Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropub Awards 2015: winner’s reaction

26-Jan-2015 By Jo Bruce

The chef/patron of the top pub in the Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropub Awards has spoken of his delight on winning the award.

Sportsman tops list in Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropub Awards 2015

26-Jan-2015 By Jo Bruce

The Sportsman in Seasalter, Kent, has been announced as the winner of the Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropub Awards 2015.

Star gastro chef to lead Team UK at Bocuse d'Or world final

22-Jan-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Gastropub chef Adam Bennett will compete in the world final of the culinary Olympics, the Bocuse d’Or, on Tuesday 27 January.

Deadline approaches for Farm Frites Development Chef Awards 2015

19-Jan-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

The deadline for entries to this year’s Farm Frites Development Chef Awards is approaching.

Great British Chefs launches Alaska seafood recipe app

14-Jan-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Great British Chefs has released an Alaska seafood recipe iPad app, available for free from the iTunes store.

New head chef at Heston Blumenthal pub

05-Jan-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

Heston Blumenthal has named a new head chef at his Michelin-starred pub the Hinds Head, in Bray, Berkshire.

Farm Frites Development Chef Awards now open for entries

22-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

The UK’s top multi-site chefs are being encouraged to enter the second annual Farm Frites Development Chef Awards.

St Austell chefs in food photography workshop

18-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Head chefs from across St Austell’s 170-strong pub estate have been given a lesson in how to photograph their food using only a smartphone.

Tom Kerridge’s head chefs to take centre stage at IFE

15-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

The head chefs at both of Tom Kerridge’s pubs are to take part in a cooking demonstration at the UK’s largest food and drink event next spring.

CHEF FOCUS

2014 in review: Leading pub chefs take on additional sites

14-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A sure sign of a successful pub operator is the ability to branch out into new ventures. In the second PubFood review of 2014, welook at those existing pub chefs who have been busy empire-building over the past 12 months.

Michelin chef Tom Sellers' re-opens former pub of DJ Chris Evans

12-Dec-2014 By Jo Bruce

The new pub of Michelin-starred chef Tom Sellers opens today (12 December).

2014 in review: Bumper year for award-winning chefs entering pub trade

01-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

One of the biggest highlights of the calendar year has been the number of high-profile chefs who have taken on pubs for the first time.

Final pub chef to appear on Masterchef: The Professionals

24-Nov-2014 By Jo Bruce

The final pub chef to feature in the heats of BBC Two’s MasterChef: the Professionals has been announced.

Top Welsh gastropub Felin Fach Griffin hires new head chef

19-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

An award-winning Welsh gastropub has appointed its first head chef from outside the business in more than a decade.

More pub chefs to appear on MasterChef: The Professionals

17-Nov-2014 By James Evison

The pub chefs featuring in this week’s heats of BBC Two’s MasterChef: the Professionals have been announced.

Eclectic mix of pubs added to latest Michelin guide

17-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A village-owned pub, two Great British Pub Award (GBPA) regional winners and a north London venue praised by Tom Kerridge are just some of the 70 newcomers to the latest Michelin pub guide.

Great British Bake Off star and Chef & Brewer in hunt for UK’s best pudding

13-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Great British Bake Off finalist Richard Burr has teamed up with Spirit Pub Company brand Chef & Brewer to search for the UK’s best pudding.

Pub chefs compete in new series of MasterChef: The Professionals 2014

07-Nov-2014 By Jo Bruce

Eight pub chefs are featuring in the new series of BBC Two’s MasterChef: the Professionals.

Michelin Pub of the Year 2015: winning insights

03-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

The manager of the newly crowned Michelin Pub of the Year 2015 believes his venue’s special atmosphere helped win it the honour.

Wild Rabbit wins Michelin Pub of the Year 2015

31-Oct-2014 By Jo Bruce

The Wild Rabbit in Kingham, Oxfordshire has been named the Pub of the Year 2015 in the new Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide.

Former Chris Evans pub rescued by Michelin-starred chef

20-Oct-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A West Sussex pub formerly owned by DJ Chris Evans is to reopen next month after been taken on by a rising star of the restaurant scene.

New Michelin-starred pub in big trade uplift

10-Oct-2014 By Jo Bruce

The Treby Arms, in Sparkwell, Devon – one of three pubs to gain a new Michelin star in the 2015 guide released last month – has seen advance bookings treble since winning the accolade.

Former professional Masterchef quarter-finalist in first pub venture

09-Oct-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A former quarter-finalist on professional Masterchef and North West Young Chef of the Year has taken on his first pub.

Pubco executive chef shares tips at top industry event

03-Oct-2014 By Jo Bruce

Whiting & Hammond executive chef James Moyle Rosser was among industry experts sharing tips at the Farm Frites' Restaurant Development Chef Club Food Forum in London last week.

Brakspear targets food sales growth with appointment of first executive chef

02-Oct-2014 By James Wallin

Brakspear has appointed its first executive chef, who will be tasked with developing food sales across its managed pubs.

Michelin Guide 2015: Tears of delight for pubs awarded new stars

26-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

The three pubs handed new Michelin stars last week have expressed a mixture of shock, delight and relief at winning the award.

Michelin Guide 2015: Editor praises ‘best generation’ of chefs

26-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Michelin Guide editor Rebecca Burr has praised the pubs awarded stars in this year’s edition for embracing “a generation of the best chefs the UK has ever had”.

Three new pubs awarded Michelin star

25-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Three new pubs have gained a Michelin star in the latest edition of the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland, which hails the “enormous richness and variety of the UK’s restaurant scene”.

Great British Menu chef targets food after £500k Lincolnshire pub investment

19-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A Great British Menu winner wants to “set a new standard” for pub food in north Lincolnshire after ploughing £500,000 of his own money into a pub devastated by last winter’s floods.

Chef & Brewer crowns its 2014 'Masterchef' champion

18-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Chef & Brewer, the 130-strong Spirit Pub Company brand, has named the winner of its annual chef competition.

Pub Awards 2014 winner and Michelin-starred chef Josh Eggleton says 'pubs offer opportunities that restaurants cannot'

12-Sep-2014 By Sophie McIntyre

Michelin-starred chef Josh Eggleton has claimed that the pub environment “provides chefs with opportunities that restaurants cannot offer” following his win at the Great British Pub Awards 2014.

Michelin-starred chef Dominic Chapman: 'brilliant rollercoaster' first month at pub venture

12-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Michelin-starred chef Dominic Chapman has described his first month in charge of his new pub venture as “brilliant rollercoaster”.

Line-up of chefs at Development Chef Club Food Forum revealed

08-Sep-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

The Development Chef Club Food Forum, sponsored by Farm Frites and run by the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title Restaurant magazine, has revealed its line-up of chefs.

Pub chefs highly innovative – but more local dishes needed, says Good Food Guide editor

08-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Pub chefs are leading the way in menu innovation, but outlets should do more to embrace traditional local dishes and vegetarian options, Waitrose Good Food Guide editor Elizabeth Carter has claimed.

Tom Kerridge picks up GQ Chef of the Year 2014 award

03-Sep-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

He scooped the title of Chef of the Year at the GQ Men of the Year 2014 awards last night.

Leading pub chefs to take centre stage at next month’s Restaurant Show

01-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Michelin-starred pub chefs Tom Kerridge and Josh Eggleton are just two of the leading industry names who will be demonstrating their cooking skills at the Restaurant Show, which takes place at London’s Earls Court 2 next month.

MasterChef finalist takes the reins at Sunderland pub kitchen

22-Aug-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

Leon Dodds, who reached the finals of MasterChef: the Professionals, has taken over the reins in the kitchen at the Pullman hotel and bar in Sunderland.