Culinary Art

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.

Parliamentary Pub Chef of the Year Competition returns

21-Jul-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) Parliamentary Pub Chef of the Year Competition is back, following its success in 2016.

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.

Inside the Parkers Arms with Stosie Madi

31-May-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

The Parkers Arms, in Newton-in-Bowland, Lancashire, claimed the award for highest climber at this year’s Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs, coming in at 13th place. Here, enigmatic chef-patron Stosie Madi discusses her life in the hospitality industry and...

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.

Training

Former LVS Autistic learner cooks with Raymond Blanc

03-Jun-2016 By James Evison

A former learner at Licensed Victuallers' School (LVS) Hassocks has cooked with celebrity chef Raymond Blanc at the Chelsea Flower Show.

Q&A: Hibiscus chef Claude Bosi on his new pub

10-May-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Earlier this month, Claude Bosi, owner of double Michelin-starred London restaurant Hibiscus announced the opening of his new pub, the Swan Inn in Esher, Surrey, with his brother Cedric. The Publican's Morning Advertiser (PMA) caught up with Bosi...

Gastropub star Dom Chapman heads to India for British food festival

21-Mar-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Acclaimed gastropub chef Dom Chapman has travelled to India to lead a major promotion of British food.

#DigiPubs

How your business can make the most of technology

29-Feb-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Whether you consider technology an advancement or a hindrance in the pub, Michelle Perrett discovers why it is here to stay and how your business can get real benefits from it.

Chefs

Masterchef pub star: “In England we've been brought up on pubs - restaurants are French”

22-Dec-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

A Michelin-starred pub chef who previously won Masterchef: the Professional has told how he was proud to represent the sector again on the show this year. 

The worst crimes against pub food

23-Nov-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Wooden boards, unnecessary garnishes or an excess of balsamic glaze? 

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.

Revealed: Secrets to best steak

19-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

The secrets to making the perfect steak have been revealed to the Publican’s Morning Advertiser by top chefs, suppliers and even Steak (R)evolution film director Franck Ribière.

Dining out... at the Top 50 Gastropubs dinner in Bristol

07-May-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Daniel Woolfson travels to Bristol to watch some of the top pub chefs in the country work their magic.

Veteran St John chefs to open "proper London boozer" the Marksman

10-Apr-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Two chefs who previously worked at top chef Fergus Henderson’s acclaimed St John eatery are set to re-launch Hackney pub the Marksman in May.

Research highlights skilled chef shortage

23-Mar-2015 By Ruth Williams, M&C Report

New research by VisitEngland has highlighted the lack of skilled chefs in the country and urged young people to consider a culinary career.

Geronimo Inns appoints new director of food

20-Feb-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Geronimo Inns has appointed a new food director.

Kit

Tools of the trade: Top 50 Gastropubs edition

30-Jan-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Three Top 50 Gastropubs winning chefs tell Daniel Woolfson about their culinary weapons of choice.

Upham to stick to heartland as it seeks new funding sources

03-Oct-2014 By James Wallin

Upham Pub Company has ruled out national expansion as it seeks alternative forms of finance for its next round of acquisitions.

Government approves new chef apprenticeship standards

20-Aug-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

New chef apprenticeship standards developed by the hospitality industry’s Trailblazer Group have been approved by Government.

Tom Kerridge talks tapas at Estrella Damm Gastronomy Congress

02-Jul-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

Top chef Tom Kerridge was among chefs who took part in the inaugural Estrella Damm Gastronomy Congress in London.

Pub chef reaches Craft Guild of Chef’s Graduate Awards 2014 semi-final

02-Jun-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

Matthew Ramsdale from the Lime Kiln in Owestry, Shropshire, is one of 20 chefs competing in the competition on 11 June.

NEW PRODUCT

Wood Stone introduces new compact pizza oven

01-May-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Wood Stone has unveiled a compact oven to enable chefs to produce high quality pizzas in limited-space environments.

National Chef of the Year Awards are open for entry

20-Mar-2014 By Lesley Foottit

The National Chef of the Year 2014 and Young National Chef of the Year 2014 awards are open for entries.

BBC searches for young chefs to star in TV series

20-Jan-2014 By Lesley Foottit

The BBC is searching for ambitious young chefs to star in a new cookery series.

Teenagers given chance to cook at Michelin-starred James Mackenzie's Pipe and Glass pub

16-Dec-2013 By Lesley Foottit

A Michelin-starred chef is inviting teenagers to cook at his Yorkshire pub in a search for the county’s best young chef.

Pub chef through to prestigious competition final

08-Jul-2013 By Lesley Foottit

A pub chef has been selected as a finalist in the Young National Chef of the Year competition.

Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's River Cottage apprenticeship scheme doubles chef intake

10-Apr-2013 By Antonia Hawken

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage apprenticeship scheme has doubled the number of chefs it will train in 2013 due to demand.

Christopher Basten is national chairman of the Craft Guild of Chefs

10-Apr-2013 By Antonia Hawken

Christopher Basten has been appointed chairman of the Craft Guild of Chefs (CGC).

Moleface Pub Company opens fifth pub in Nottingham

30-Aug-2012 By Lesley Foottit

Nottinghamshire based Moleface Pub Company is opening its sixth site next week (6 September).

Team behind Michelin-starred Royal Oak Paley Street takes on second pub

16-Aug-2012 By Lesley Foottit

The team behind the Michelin-starred Royal Oak in Berkshire have taken on a second pub with another partner.

Chef wins Britain's Best Dish with chocolate tart

10-Jan-2012 By Lesley Foottit

An Aberdeenshire chef was crowned winner of ITV1’s Britain’s Best Dish: The Chefs competition.

Pub chef up for Young National Chef of the Year

23-Aug-2011 By Lesley Foottit

An Essex pub is among the final eight battling it out for the title of Young National Chef of the Year 2011. Garret Keown of the Bell Inn,...

Pub chefs in Visionary Dining title battle

25-Jul-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Two pub chefs will battle it out with nine others for the title of Visionary Dining Chef of the Year. The 11 chefs will cook a £125-a-head gourmet...

Young National Chef of the Year back for second year

03-May-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The Young National Chef of the Year competition is back for its second year to celebrate the best new chefs in the business. Proven winners from...

TV pub chef is Nestlé ambassador

07-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Michelin-starred TV chef Tom Kerridge has become the first Chef Club ambassador for Nestlé Professional. The Chef Club has been created for...

Call for Chef of the Year entries

01-Apr-2011 By Jo Bruce

Pub chefs are being encouraged to enter the National Chef of the Year competition. The closing date for entries is 12 May and entrants must submit...

Nestlé launches club for pub chefs

16-Dec-2010 By Lesley Foottit

A Chef's Club is being launched by Nestlé Professional this February, designed to help and support chefs. The club will aim to inspire chefs and...

Spice boys cook up a storm at the Crown

07-Oct-2009

A series of high profile guest chefs at a Northamptonshire pub is putting the business on the culinary map. Last week saw the team from Atul...

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...

Knorr spices things up with puréed range

17-Jun-2009

Pubs can add a dash of extra flavour to popular recipes with the new Knorr puréed herbs and spices range.Brand owner Unilever Foodsolutions has...

Don't miss the Food & Drink Expo

11-Mar-2008

April's Food & Drink Expo will be packed full of live demos, tastings and briefings. The exhibition will feature more than 600 exhibitors, 11...

It's show time

01-Feb-2008

Hotelympia 2008 promises to be one of the biggest food-related events of the year with plenty to interest the pub sector Hotelympia features 150 food...

Foodservice news

01-Nov-2007

A look at what's new in the world of pub suppliers Knorr National Chef of the Year The search is hotting up for the Knorr National Chef of the Year...

Foodservice news

01-Oct-2007

A look at what's new in the world of pub suppliers Mutton makes a comeback This year's Mutton Renaissance Campaign is encouraging pubs to get...

Mon£y mak£r

01-Apr-2007

Alison Baker looks at more innovative food business ideas Cookery demonstrations Where: The Puesdown Inn, Compton Abdale, Gloucestershire The idea:...

PubChef Food Excellence Awards WINNER - Beer with food

30-Jan-2007

Beer may have lost its place at dining tables in recent decades but in recent years it has been a culinary comeback kid, taking a rightful place as...

Food for thought

01-Oct-2006

We ask industry experts for their views on the future of pub foodPrime targets As a food consultant, Alec Howard influenced the type of meals served...

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...

Craft Talk - Surviving the hectic Christmas period

01-Dec-2005 By Michael Harding

Craft Guild of Chefs member Michael Harding gives fellow pub chefs some wise words to help survive the hectic Christmas period. At Christmas, staff...