Chef - Hospitality

ESTRELLA DAMM TOP 50 GASTROPUBS

Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list 2024 unveiled

05-Dec-2023 By The Morning Advertiser

The 2024 Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list is set to be revealed in full next month (December).

Dominic Chapman leaves the Beehive

01-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario, Restaurant

Chef Dominic Chapman is moving on from his highly-rated The Beehive pub in Berkshire having sold on the lease to Tangy Treat Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

OPINION

Customers must help it make the season of goodwill

27-Nov-2023 By Stosie Madi, chef-patron of the Parkers Arms

December is our trade’s busiest time of the year. It’s when hospitality gets to play a starring role in people’s social calendar.

BIG INTERVIEW

The Big Interview: Tom Kerridge has thick skin

20-Nov-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Speeding breakneck round racetracks and sweating it out in the gym are probably two of Lewis Hamilton’s favourite hobbies.

MY PUB

My Pub: the Beresford Arms, Morpeth, Northumberland

30-Oct-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The Beresford Arms in a food-led gastropub in the north of England that was a finalist in the Great British Pub Awards in the Best Pub for Food category.

Stephen Harris: 'I’d forgotten what it was like to have a spare table'

18-Oct-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Oysters ornament the windswept pilgrimage from Whitstable to the Sportsman in Seasalter, Kent.

Spill the beans: What times of day should pubs serve food?

19-Sep-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

It's important not to put all your eggs in one basket when it comes to food service, but pubs need to be careful not to overwhelm staff or dilute their offering.

Simon Bonwick names son as Dew Drop Inn cdc

15-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Simon Bonwick has promoted his son to the role of chef de cuisine at the family’s Berkshire pub restaurant the Dew Drop Inn.

Sign up: mentoring sessions with leading UK chefs

04-Sep-2023 By The Morning Advertiser

Tommy Banks, Sally Abe, Cyrus Todiwala, Greg Marchand, Gareth Ward and Philli Armitage-Mattin will all run exclusive mentoring sessions at The Restaurant Show, which is held at London Olympia from 2 to 4 October 2023.

POLL: What times of day do you serve food?

04-Sep-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs are tapping into the brunch trend, with more and more venues serving up all-round food offers and upping the game with their breakfast offering.

Sarah Hayward: Keep breakfast ‘simple but tasty’

01-Sep-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A Michelin-starred gastropub in Marlow launched its new breakfast menu last month, and its head chef advises on why and how pubs should be selling that first meal of the day.

My Pub

My Pub: the Candlelight Inn, Bishopswood, Somerset

31-Aug-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Double AA Rosette-awarded gastropub the Candlelight Inn has recently taken on former Great British Menu chef Charlotte Vincent in its quest to climb to even greater heights.

Sequel gastropub for celeb chef Tom Kerridge

22-Aug-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Chef and pub operator Tom Kerridge has announced the opening of a second Butcher’s Tap & Grill.

A look back on Tom Kerridge’s hospitality career

18-Aug-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

While celebrity chef and pub operator Tom Kerridge has been in the hospitality trade for more than 30 years, we’ve looked at his career over the past decade or so and what he’s achieved in that time as well as some words from the man himself on how he...

Alcohol in food can be a recipe for success

11-Aug-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pints are pulled and wine poured at British gastropubs while dishes are plated and served. But in the kitchen, the worlds of food and alcohol become one.

'Solo diners should feel welcome'

03-Aug-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pub operators have shared their two cents on guests eating alone after a two Michelin-starred restaurant announced solo diners would be charged double for the price of a tasting menu.

Varun Khanna: 'I want this to be one of the best places to eat in Yorkshire'

28-Jul-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Last month, Varun Khanna hung up his chef whites at two Michelin starred restaurant Sat Bains and returned home to head up the kitchen at a North Yorkshire gastropub.

Review of the Week

‘It’s a bit of a war out there’

14-Jul-2023 By Ed Bedington

The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with Heartwood Collection chairman Mark Derry to discuss the week's news, from duty rates to recruitment and the need to be more upbeat.

POLL: Is the demand for meat-free dishes declining?

10-Jul-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Research indicates that customers may be falling out of love with meat-free meals, but is the craze for plant-based food actually in decline?

How to boost your brunch offer

23-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Brunch has captivated customers’ hearts and plates over the past decade. What started as a humble breakfast progressed to boozy brunch, which rapidly became a bottomless affair. Now, Disney brunches, drag brunches, karaoke brunches, and cabaret brunches...

The secrets behind the Victoria, Oxshott

13-Jun-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Described as a quintessential British experience, the Victoria Oxshott is a neighbourhood gastropub, set in the heart of its Surrey community, with a stellar food and drink offer.

Tommy Banks: 'Your business is only as good as its people'

09-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Last month, Tommy Banks picked up keys to the pub where he washed pots as a kid. It was a real full-circle moment for the chef, whose high-flying career has carried him from championing sustainability to Michelin-starred heights.

75% give go ahead to adults ordering from kid’s menus

25-May-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Three quarters of operators (75%) agreed it's okay for adults to order from the children’s menu, but others were against the idea.

Brucan Pubs boss talks putting pride back into hospitality

05-May-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

For the director of Brucan Pubs, which won Best Food Offer at the Publican Awards, hospitality needed to work on raising its profile as a career to be proud of.

Poll: Have you switched out ingredients at your pub?

05-May-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Gastropubs across the country are switching out ingredients to cope with inflation as the average price of a pub meal surpasses £11.

TV chef to join award-winning pub

04-May-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Devon born chef Charlotte Vincent has been appointed the new head chef at the award-winning Candlelight Inn, Chard in Somerset.

How to keep children happy at your pub

12-Apr-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Last week, pubgoers stormed to Twitter to debate the age-old issue: do kids have a place in pubs?

PUBLICAN AWARDS 2023

Best Premium Food Offer, sponsored by Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I: Anglian Country Inns

05-Apr-2023 By The Morning Advertiser

East Anglia-based pubco Anglian Country Inns, which delivers food of the highest quality across all sites, took home the Best Premium Food Offer accolade at last week’s Publican Awards.

Michelin Young Chef Award ‘shock’ for Sarah Hayward

03-Apr-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The shock of taking home the Young Chef accolade at the prestigious Michelin Awards is still sinking in for the Coach’s Sarah Hayward, but celebrations are well underway.

Matsunaga: Meat does not make a pub unsustainable

31-Mar-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Morning Advertiser caught up with the head chef of the Black Bull in Sedbergh, Cumbria on how meat fits into a menu that’s focused on sustainability.

21 pubs now have Michelin stars

29-Mar-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A grand total of 21 pubs now have Michelin Stars, it was revealed in the 2023 Michelin Guide at a ceremony on Monday (27 March).

2 pubs gain Michelin stars

28-Mar-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Two pubs were “over the moon” after winning Michelin stars for the first time in the 2023 Michelin Guide last night (Monday 27 March).

Four pubs score Bib Gourmands

22-Mar-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Four gastropubs were among the 20 eateries awarded Bib Gourmands by the Michelin Guide today (Wednesday 22 March).

Joshua Cutress named head chef at The Harwood Arms

21-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Joshua Cutress has been promoted from sous chef to head chef at Brett Graham and Mike Robinson’s high-profile Fulham pub The Harwood Arms.

James Martin launches pub

20-Mar-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

TV chef James Martin has launched a pub in a 16th century venue located in Broadway, the Cotswolds.

Licensees leaving gastropub after decade of service

02-Mar-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Norfolk operators of a top gastropub have announced they are leaving their pub after 10 years.

Top 50 Gastropub recognised with three AA Rosettes

01-Mar-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

A Lancashire gastropub in part of 15 venues that have been commended for culinary excellence.

Making the most of your roast!

14-Feb-2023 By Ed Bedington

A great roast dinner is the cornerstone of many pub operations, and a cultural touchstone for many - but why is that? And what we are getting right or wrong when it comes to the classic dish. The Lock In team take a deep dive into the world of roasts,...

Top 50 Gastropubs

New number one Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub

23-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

The 2023 number one Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub is the Parkers Arms in Newton-in-Bowland, Lancashire, a prestigious ceremony revealed on Monday 23 January.

The MA Energy Focus in partnership with Heineken

How food-led pubs are fighting rising energy costs

10-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Operators have been taking a number of steps to reduce energy consumption around their food offer including changing kitchen equipment, menu adaptions and a focus on sustainability.