Pub Food

Greene King gives food a boost

28-Nov-2002

Ale tasting notes and recommendations about which beers match which foods could soon be a common sight on pub menus thanks to Suffolk-based brewer...

Star Walkers boldly going

28-Nov-2002

Has everyone at the Spirit Group turned into Star Trek and Star Wars junkies? Last week, Snifter revealed that the 1,000-strong pub company's latest...

Slow roast belly pork

27-Nov-2002

Preparation: 15 minsCooking: three hoursServes: fourIngredients:one kg belly pork, skin scored, bone onone carrotone stick celeryhalf an onionthree...

Food Fortnight a success for pubs

26-Nov-2002

The first British Food Fortnight has been declared a big success by organisers the Countryside Alliance.More than 15 million people took part in the...

Turkey with smoky bacon and mushrooms

22-Nov-2002

Preparation time: 15 to 20 minsCooking time: about three hours, 40 minsServes: 10-12one tbsp oilsix smoked bacon rashers, choppedone small onion,...

Festive Ebly, nut and cranberry filo parcels

22-Nov-2002

Preparation: 20 minsCooking: 40 minsServes: eight125g Ebly60ml olive oil300g leek, peeled, washed and finely chopped180g onion, peeled and finely...

Reform boost for food pubs

22-Nov-2002

Food pubs have welcomed the proposals for later opening hours announced by the government in the Queen's Speech.Proposals for licensing reform, which...

Top Japanese restaurant bar under threat as pub'

21-Nov-2002

A Japanese restaurant in Edinburgh could be forced to close its bar, which the local council believes is "acting like a pub". Council officials are...

Whitbread plans to keep Beefeater name

20-Nov-2002

Whitbread has hit back at suggestions that the Beefeater name will be dropped from the 209-strong pub restaurant chain.The group is currently...

Staff rewarded for salad sales

15-Nov-2002

Every member of staff at the Swan in Ash Vale, on the Surrey/Hants border has been presented with a new television set - as a reward for selling...

Salad daze as super Swan proves stunning

14-Nov-2002

Selling salads to customers has to be almost as hard as selling fridges to Eskimos. Whether right or wrong, many punters stereotype the traditional...

Labelling proposals 'unworkable'

13-Nov-2002

Proposals to force pubs to include nutritional information on their menus are unworkable, according to top dieticians.Last week it was revealed that...

Threat to British fish leads to more exotic species on pub menus

12-Nov-2002

Hoki, witch and conger eels may sound exotic but they could soon be appearing on pub menus.After the EU announced plans to ban fishing for British...

Casserole of lamb and root vegetables in a red wine sauce

12-Nov-2002

Preparation: 10 minsCooking: two hoursServes: 122.4kg trimmed, boned shoulder of lamb pieces100ml sunflower oil300g mirepoix of carrot and onion3tsp...