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Grilled swordfish tournedos with rosemary butter on roasted vine tomatoes and green bean salad

20-Nov-2001

swordfish tournedos30gunsalted butter2 sprigsrosemary5glemon zest5mllemon juiceTracecourse ground black pepperTracesalt50gfine green beans100gvine...

Seared supreme of barracuda, with a burgundy and foie gras reduction, and a squash and potato rosti

20-Nov-2001

2barracuda supremes1par-boiled potato250gbutternut squash125groquette1banana shallot, finely chopped1 clovegarlic, crushed25gflat-leaf parsley,...

Whitbread boss in pay freeze

07-Nov-2001

There seems to be a difference of opinion over directors' remuneration between members of the board at Whitbread. Last week chairman Sir John Banham...

Menu marketing

05-Nov-2001

You don't have to spend a fortune to promote the food you serve. Fiona Pavely offers some practical advice to help licensees increase their food...

Poached Egg served on Spinach with Hollandaise Sauce

31-Oct-2001

Portions:10Preparation time:10 minutesCooking time:5 minutes (per portion)10eggs500gspinach, trimmed and washed.250gbutter500mlHollandaise sauce,...

Whitbread to axe 300 Marriott jobs

31-Oct-2001

Whitbread said up to 300 jobs would go at its core Marriott Hotel division after London sales slumped following the terrorist attacks on September...

Wild Boar and Vegetable Terrine

30-Oct-2001

Portions10Preparation time45 minutesCooking time2 hours1kgwild boar collar1 sprigthyme2bay leaves1wholeonion, peeled400gcarrot, whole400gspinach...

October product news

30-Oct-2001

Flavoured coffee creamersHot on the trail of "style items" like cappuccino and skinny lattes comes the latest café taste trend - flavoured coffees....

Scandinavian Gravalax

29-Oct-2001

Portions:10Preparation time:overnight100gdill, finely chopped1 fillet of salmon, boned with skin left on 50g sea salt 50g salt 50g white caster sugar...

Complain about pub food and raise standards

23-Oct-2001

Customers should complain more often about bad quality pub food in a bid to raise standards, according to the Campaign for Real Food (CARF).The...

Leicestershire pub welcomes children at lunchtimes

17-Oct-2001

A Leicestershire tenant has opened the doors of her pub to schoolchildren at lunchtime, to stop them roaming the streets.Suzanne Davies, who runs the...

Whitbread to sell Pelican Group

16-Oct-2001

Whitbread is likely to off-load its Pelican group of 200 restaurants, comprising mainly the Cafe Rouge and Bella Pasta chains, because of ailing...

AA guide boosts pub food image

04-Oct-2001

Pub food is much better than it used to be, according to a new food guide, despite celebrity chef Ainsley Harriot's comments to the contrary.Just...

The Royal Oak and Manor Restaurant, Staffordshire

03-Oct-2001

Matthew Moggridge visits the Royal Oak and Manor Restaurant in Staffordshire - and finds a tenant who has built the majority of his menu around a...

Effective stock control

03-Oct-2001

Effective stock control has one basic aim - to ensure you never run out of a particular item and will never have to utter those dreaded words: "I'm...