Beers at your fingertips
The Great British Beer Festival is normally a rather jolly occasion. Lots of excellent beer, good company and thousands of satisfied drinkers.But a...
Archives for February 29, 2008
Focus Outdoors: Time for an upgrade
Easter weekend traditionally marks the beginning of the outdoor season for pubs when licensees dust down their garden furniture and tidy up the...
Carlsberg launches menu planner website
Carlsberg UK has launched a new website to help licensee design menus and marketing material
Vic Reeves gets his just desserts
Comedian and TV personality Vic Reeves paid a visit to the Travelling Man pub in West Boldon, Tyne And Wear, to help cook lunch.He gave head chef...
Catering development professional - winner
Vince Glouton, executive chef, Fuller Smith & Turner Number of pubs: 362 in total; 156 managed. Vince is responsible for 13 gastropubs and 10...
Pub company of the year, branded - winner
Orchid Concepts: Contemporary dining gastropubs, contemporary carveries; freehouse midmarket Two for One including Fuzzy Ed's; Oriental restaurant...
Bar dishes winner
Michael Ward, head chef, the Highwayman, Burrow, Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, 01524 273338 www.highwaymaninn.co.uk Tenure: The second pub from Nigel...
Empty pub rates hit imminent
Regulations have been laid in Parliament to enable the introduction of reforms to empty property rates on April 1. The most significant change is...
Magners draught available in May
A draught version of Magners is to be made available in the UK from May and it will be sold exclusively through Coors. Producer C&C Group said...
Focus Outdoors: Battling the planners
It's said that every picture tells a story. But the photos here of recently completed Shepherd Neame outdoor developments in Kent fail to reveal the...
Chris Maclean: In praise of a proper pub
It's time to stand up for pubs. Proper pubs. Pubs that stand for something traditional, decent, honest and true. In the debates raging at the moment...
Magners to go on draught from May
C&C Group has confirmed the launch of Magners Draught in the UK - and has announced it has signed an exclusive kegging and distribution deal with...
Focus Outdoors: Realise your potential
There are numerous business benefits to be enjoyed from creating an appealing and well-presented outdoor area. A small amount of effort can go a long...