Foie Gras

Gallery: Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs regional dinner at the Star Inn, Harome

07-Apr-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

Some of the country's top pub chefs converged on the UK's number one gastropub the Star Inn, Harome, for the first regional Top 50 Gastropubs dinner last week. 

Foie gras abuse prompts publicans to create a support group

03-Apr-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Two licensees have vowed to set up a support group for the hospitality trade after animal rights activists posted thousands of fake reviews and “abuse” on their Facebook page because the pub serves foie gras.

Pub swamped with fake reviews over controversial Valentine’s dish

14-Feb-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

Animal rights activists outraged at a chef-owner’s choice to put a one-off foie gras dish on his Valentines menu have left a spate of fraudulent one-star reviews on the pub’s Facebook page.

NEW OPENING

Michelin star pub chef launches new ‘curious tavern’

16-Aug-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

The chef patron of one of the Top 50 Gastropubs in the UK has launch his third site. 

‘Death threats’ force pub to remove foie gras from menu

11-Feb-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

A pub was forced to remove foie gras from its Valentine's Day menu after it claimed staff were threatened by 'vegan activists'.

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour ‘loves’ British pub grub

01-Feb-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is a big fan and connoisseur of classic British pub grub, recent reports have claimed.

New Michelin-starred pub in big trade uplift

10-Oct-2014 By Jo Bruce

The Treby Arms, in Sparkwell, Devon – one of three pubs to gain a new Michelin star in the 2015 guide released last month – has seen advance bookings treble since winning the accolade.

Head chef aims to bag first grouse of the season

04-Jul-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

The head chef at a Lancashire pub is aiming to bag the first grouse of the season on 12 August.

ETM Group's chef burger competition open for entries

13-Mar-2014 By Lesley Foottit

London pub company ETM Group has opened entries for its second annual Slider Decider competition.

Brewers sign pubs up to food provenance campaign

09-Aug-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Brewers and pub operators Wadworth and SA Brains have signed up their managed houses to the RSPCA Freedom Food Simply Ask campaign.

Marco Pierre White opens second pub

29-Jan-2010 By Jo Bruce

Marco Pierre White opened his second pub this week, the Swan Inn in Aughton, Lancashire,

Business boosters

05-Jun-2008

Ideas for driving food sales at your pub Rhubarb festival Where: the Old Bore, Rishworth, West Yorkshire The idea: When sourcing local suppliers for...

'Highest earners drink the most'

03-Apr-2008

The highest earners are the most likely to drink too much, a Whitehall report revealed yesterday. It found that more than half of all men being paid...

Crooked Billet

27-Mar-2008

Stoke Row, Berkshire Brakspear tenancy Part of the charm of the Crooked Billet is that it dates back to 1642 and continues to remain "unmodernised"....

Police advise pubs to avoid foie gras

28-Feb-2008

Pubs and restaurants are being urged to stop serving foie gras after threats from animal-rights campaigners. Police have advised the Duke of Portland...

Gastro pub will not give in to animal rights activists

26-Feb-2008

The owners of an award-winning pub have refused to bow to pressure from animal rights activists to take foie gras off its menu. The Belle Epoque and...

Channel hopping

29-Nov-2007

Chef-owner Joel Gross, from France's Loire Valley, tells Humayun Hussain why his authentic French cooking is so popular at Froggies at the Timber...

The Star Inn

27-Nov-2007

The Star Inn, Harome

The Greyhound

26-Nov-2007

The Greyhound, Battersea

The Gun

26-Nov-2007

Owners: Tom & Ed Martin Head chef: Micky O'Connor Covers: 60 to 70 Covers a week: 700 Best-selling dishes: roast rump of Welsh lamb with baby...

The call of the coast

12-Jan-2006

Mark and Sophie Dorber have delighted punters and critics alike at the White Horse in Parsons Green. They've now taken on a fresh challenge on the Suffolk coast. SUSAN NOWAK takes in the sea air

My Favourite Ingredient - Christmas

01-Nov-2005

Article on Christmas ingredients

Beer and food: The odd couple?

24-Nov-2004

Can beer ever partner food as comfortably as wine does?One of the more innovative suggestions to have arisen from the trade's beer and food...