Archives for June 20, 2006

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Grown-up food

Having a clear idea about the sort of atmosphere you want to create in your pub is vital. But does it still work in your favour when that clear idea...

What I Love About Pubs: Helen Dickerson

I love my pub. It's the one place that despite my best efforts to broaden my horizons I always end up in at some point every weekend. I love getting...

Drinks Doctor: Desperate House Wines

A phrase that has become as much a part of a pub-goers' bar-call repertoire as a "pint of lager" and a "packet of pork scratchings", is "a glass of...

Heavy duty installation

A vacant shop premises in Chelmsford has been transformed into an upmarket café bar following a new kitchen installation. Owner Graham Aldis has...

Right place, right time

The London and south-east pub-property market graphically underlines a widening north-south divide in the UK, says Tony Halstead No other region in...

Smoke ban may extend to some outside areas

By Iain O'Neil

The Government has played down fears over the extension of the smoke ban to outside areas but refused to rule out changing what constitutes a legal...

Man bites dog

There's been quite a bit of a focus on the potential for hot dogs in pubs during the run-up to this summer's big sporting calendar. Hand-held snack...