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Parliamentary Pub Chef of the Year finalists revealed

13-Dec-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

This year’s Parliamentary Pub Chef of the Year shortlisted finalists have been announced after rigorous judging.

Parliamentary Pub Chef of the Year Awards dates confirmed

04-Dec-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

The Parliamentary Pub Chef of the Year Awards competition dates have now been revealed, with the first round of judging due to take place this week.

Fruit machine raider could face jail

30-Nov-2017 By Stuart Stone

A thief who stole thousands of pounds from five bars and social clubs across Northumberland and Tyneside, pleaded guilty to four counts of burglary and was found guilty of a fifth after a trial.

9 problems only pub chefs will understand

31-Aug-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Pub kitchens are stressful places with lots of yelling, sweltering heat and a whole load of other pressures. But there are a few things that can really get a chef's back up.

GBPA

First Pub Chef of the Year competition kicks off

14-Aug-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

The best of UK pub chefs took part in the first Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) Pub Chef of the Year competition, going head-to-head in a cook off.

Tom Kerridge: how the celebrity pub chef became who he is today

04-Jul-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge opened his first gastropub in 2005, gaining his first Michelin star within a year. The Morning Advertiser charts some of the highlights of his career.

Celeb gastropub owner James Tanner launches pre-made dessert for pubs

29-Mar-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

A top gastropub chef, who starred on the BBC's Ready Steady Cook, has unveiled a new pre-made dessert for foodservice operators created with Arytza Food Solutions. 

Fuller’s announces Chef of the Year finalists

24-Mar-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

London pub company Fuller’s has revealed this year's finalists for its in-house Chef of the Year competition.

Training

Yummy Pub Co launches Chef Academy

12-Oct-2016 By James Evison

Multiple operator Yummy Pub Co has launched a mentoring scheme for seven chefs.

Food

Sargeant sets out food mission plans with Brakes

06-Jun-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Ex-Restaurant Gordon Ramsay chef Mark Sargeant has revealed plans with foodservice supplier Brakes to help lower-skilled pub chefs develop high-quality menus they can deliver easily and consistently.

NEW OPENING

Great British Menu winner Emily Watkins working on new gastropub

23-May-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

One of the top gastropub chefs in the country is working on the opening of a new site in Cornwall later this year.

Food

Fuller’s chefs compete for Chef of the Year title

15-Apr-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Ten chefs from London pubco Fuller’s’ managed estate took part in a tense cook off to determine the company’s Chef of the Year yesterday.

VIDEO

Insight from the #JoinThePubBrigade chef shortage round table

02-Dec-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Last month the PMA held an exclusive round table debate on the chef shortage currently faced by the pub sector. Watch the highlights now...

Chef recruitment crisis

'Work together to banish pub chef stigma', say industry leaders

19-Nov-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

The negative stigma associated with being a pub chef must be tackled by the industry, which it could achieve by working together to highlight the benefits to youngsters of a career in pub kitchens.

Training

Young’s and Geronimo Inns launch chef academy

18-Nov-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Young’s and subsidiary gastropub group Geronimo Inns has launched a new academy for its chefs.

PMA to host chef shortage roundtable debate

13-Nov-2015 By PMA

The PMA will be hosting a roundtable debate next week (17 November) on the shortage of skilled chefs currently affecting kitchens across the sector.

Was a Masterchef judge right to say women should abandon families to be chefs?

11-Nov-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

When Masterchef: the Professionals judge Monica Galetti told the Radio Times last week that ambitious female chefs would be wise to abandon thoughts of having a family - or even a boyfriend - in favour of their careers, it thrust the issue firmly into...

Property

Investing in a new kitchen is a recipe for success

19-Oct-2015 By Chris Jowsey

Refurbishment of a pub kitchen requires careful thought, planning and execution, with a variety of factors to take into account. Here are 10 top tips for your consideration.

Brunning and Price to create 90 chef roles

10-Sep-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

More than 90 chef roles could be created by the Brunning and Price (B&P) group, after it announced plans to open three new pubs this year and buy up to six more in 2016.

GBM

Great British Menu 2015: Kingham Plough chef makes surprise appearance

11-Aug-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Emily Watkins, chef patron of the Kingham Plough, Oxfordshire, made a surprise appearance on this week’s episode of BBC2’s Great British Menu as a veteran judge.

Digital feature

Join the Pub Brigade

22-Jul-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Many operators say they are finding it harder than ever to hire and retain chefs - but why? In our extensive digital feature covering the crisis, the PMA looks at some of the issues facing the sector and how certain individual operators are challenging...

PRODUCT NEWS

Wood Stone adds to kitchen theatre with new circular grill

22-Oct-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Wood Stone has introduced a new grill to enable chefs to cook with more theatre in open kitchens.

The Tavern's chef reaches final in North West Young Chef 2014

16-May-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

Cara Maguire, the chef at the Tavern in Mold, Flintshire, has reached the final of the North West Young Chef competition, sponsored by Essential Cuisine.

Craft Guild of Chefs announces pub finalists

02-May-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

The three pub chefs in the frame for a prestigious Craft Guild of Chefs award have been named.

Celebrity pub chef Tom Kerridge launches new BBC show

23-Apr-2014 By Jo Bruce

Pub chef Tom Kerridge is hosting a new BBC One show starting this week.

Craft Guild of Chefs research chef use of social media

11-Oct-2013 By Lesley Foottit

The Craft Guild of Chefs (CGC) is condusting a survey into chefs’ use of social media.

London pub opens up kitchen for aspiring chefs to make their names

06-Aug-2012 By Lesley Foottit

A London pub is spearheading an initiative to give young chefs a head start in the industry.

Pub Chef Opinion: Frozen food makes sense for certain pubs

06-Jul-2012 By Lesley Foottit

Brian Young at the British Frozen Food Federation is right about the aversion of many to frozen food — it is snobbery.

Pub Chef Opinion: Finding good chefs is no easy matter

25-Jun-2012 By Simon Kalton

How to employ a good chef? Well, I’m no expert, but I have worked for, alongside and employed a great number of chefs during my life.

Kerridge Great British Menu victory

14-Jun-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Michelin-starred pub chef Tom Kerridge has been crowned one of four winners of BBC Two's Great British Menu after winning the main-course round. He...

Pub chef gives healthy tips on TV show

11-May-2010 By Jo Bruce

Pub chef Matt Tebbutt is hosting a new Channel 5 TV show with Jean-Christophe Novelli. Family Food Fight with Flora sees Tebbutt, owner of the...

British Pie Week recipe: Legendary Game Pie

20-Sep-2009

Legendary Game Pie recipe Serves around 8 people Ingredients:2 tbsp olive oil2 large red onions, peeled & diced120g field mushrooms, sliced120g...

Celeb chefs boost takings

04-Sep-2009 By Jo Bruce

A pub owner is using celebrity chefs to pull in the punters at his Northamptonshire pub. Freehold the Crown at Weston, is hosting a celebrity chef...

Make your pub kitchen work harder

10-Dec-2008

Profits are under constant pressure and evaluating your entire operation on a regular basis can improve operational efficiency, which will result in...

Nick Yates: These boots are made for walkin?

17-Mar-2008

It seems that for people training for the Marathon, or just generally trying to keep fit, life in the kitchen is going to keep you in shape more than...

Room 101

01-Mar-2008

We ask pub chefs what they would like to see banned from pub menus John Rudden White Hart, Lydgate, Greater Manchester It would have to be...

Pub chef reaches Knorr National Chef semi-finals

04-Feb-2008 By Lucy Britner

A pub chef has reached the semi-finals of the Knorr National Chef of the Year 2008 competition. James Rogers, chef/licensee at the Grundisburgh Dog...

Refurb and Interiors: Do kitchen refurbs properly

31-Oct-2007

AS PEGGY, The Publican's trusty pub cook would agree, working in an unfamiliar kitchen is no fun. "I like to know where my bits and bobs are," our...

Keep them keen

01-Sep-2007

Mark Taylor considers methods of motivating and retaining good staff With more and more pubs turning to food as their main source of income, skilled...

Careers: Can't get the staff?

19-Jun-2007

Pub kitchens could be facing a staffing crisis as licensees increase their emphasis on food in the wake of the smoking ban.Recruitment agencies...

46 Gastro entrepreneurs

31-May-2007

Michael Belben, Paul Whittome, Rupert Cleveley, Nigel Hawarth (new entry)

Starred chef North buys Nut Tree

01-Feb-2007

Michelin-starred chef Mike North has purchased the freehold of the Nut Tree at Murcott, Oxfordshire, with his partner, Imogen Young. North was head...

Charity chefs take over pub kitchen

17-Jul-2006

Aspiring chefs are being given the chance to feel the heat of running their own kitchen, as well as raise funds for good causes, by a Kent pub.The...

PubChef Awards - The Search Begins - will you make the grade?

01-Jul-2005

The hunt is on to find the best pub chefs in Britain in the PubChef Awards 2006. The competition involves an eight month search for excellence, with...

Day in the life of a gastro pub

31-Mar-2005

With its wine evenings, healthy turnover and a place in the guidebooks, the Bear & Swan in Somerset is a pub to be reckoned with. Mark Taylor...

Carl Smith says an ability to cook is a minimum requirement

12-Aug-2004

Thirty-years ago whilst studying Hotel and Catering Management at Bournemouth College, I spent Christmas 1974 working in the kitchens of a hotel in...

Tobin on top at S&N workshop

01-Aug-2002

Pub chefs have been learning the tricks of the trade from celebrity chef Tony Tobin.Tony, who regularly appears on BBC television's Ready Steady...