Pub Food

W e had to do something or die that's how Country Carvery'

07-Nov-2002

He continues: "As a brand, it had a good run until 1993/94. By 1997/98, business really started to slow and it was obvious the business was dying."...

Lee Groves' award-winning recipe

07-Nov-2002

Grilled fillet of beef in a portobello mushroom, with chilli-fried pak-choi and sweet potato and a light oyster sauce Serves 10 Ingredients for Mise...

Calorie listing in pubs seen as unworkable

07-Nov-2002

By Tony Halstead Proposals by the Food Standards Agency to force pubs to list the calorie, fat and additive content of all food and drink items sold...

Brakes top industry

07-Nov-2002

earnings Three of the top 10 in the latest Sunday Times list of Britain's top 500 earners were caterers. The Morning Advertiser lists the industry's...

FSA calls for calorie listing

06-Nov-2002

Every pub and restaurant in the UK will have to list the calorie content of all the food and drink on their menus under new government plans.The Food...

Proposed ban on cod fishing could end Scottish fishing industry

05-Nov-2002

The Scottish fishing industry could be destroyed if a proposed ban on cod fishing in the North Sea is approved by the European Union.A report for the...

Associations could join forces

31-Oct-2002

The Restaurant Association is in talks with the British Hospitality Association to discuss the possibility of a merger between the two...

Chef & Brewer's hungry for growthas it aims to push estate t

31-Oct-2002

A new site acquisition initiative by Chef & Brewer is expected to see the purchase of eight new pubs costing £20m by the end of the year. Deals...

Survey shows hygiene flaws

30-Oct-2002

More than a third of chefs and other caterers do not wash their hands after going to the toilet at work, according to a new survey.The survey was...

Group fights for GM-free Britain

30-Oct-2002

Environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth has launched its GM-free Britain campaign.The campaign aims to encourage local authorities to...

Good Pub Guide: Menu speak is harming food

29-Oct-2002

Menu pollution is the newest threat to quality pub food, according to Alistair Aird, editor of the latest Good Pub Guide.In the introduction to the...

Stilton and lamb koftas

28-Oct-2002

Preparation: 10 minsCooking: 20 minsServes: fourIngredients:one small onion, choppedone clove garlic, chopped 2.5cm (1 inch) fresh ginger, peeled and...

Foodservice deal agreed

25-Oct-2002

A new partnership has been formed between Arla Foodservice and Peter's Foodservice.The new agreement between dairy supplier Arla and chilled and...

Pork sandwich with hickory smoke barbecue sauce and salsa

25-Oct-2002

Preparation: 20 minsCooking: 20 minsServes: 10Ingredients:20 x 75g pork escalopes150ml Uncle Ben's hickory smoke barbecue culinary sauce10 ciabatta...

Natural ingredients and local produce tempt UK pub chefs

24-Oct-2002

by The PMA Team The Good Pub Guide 2003 has discovered " an explosion of interest among pub chefs in natural ingredients, often local produce". "This...