Pub Chefs

'Perfect' TV food puts chefs under too much pressure

31-Aug-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Pub chefs are under increased pressure to compete with TV cookery programmes and present their food in the 'perfect' way, exclusive research from The Morning Advertiser has shown.

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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.

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LISTEN: Pubs delivering 'pitiful' Asian food 'like buying flowers from a garage forecourt'

23-Feb-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Pitiful attempts at offering increasingly popular international cuisines – such as Vietnamese or Thai – by pubs are leaving businesses vulnerable to reputational damage, an analyst has warned.

What’s next for vegetarian food in pubs?

22-Jan-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

More people are considering meat-free dishes when they eat out and want to see more choice on the menu. Michelle Perrett unearths a potential new order

What do pub chefs think are the most iconic British dishes?

28-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

The pub is widely accepted to be the spiritual home of traditional British cooking, with pub chefs across the country becoming renowned for their dedication to fresh, local produce.

Final pub chef to appear on Masterchef: The Professionals

24-Nov-2014 By Jo Bruce

The final pub chef to feature in the heats of BBC Two’s MasterChef: the Professionals has been announced.

More pub chefs to appear on MasterChef: The Professionals

17-Nov-2014 By James Evison

The pub chefs featuring in this week’s heats of BBC Two’s MasterChef: the Professionals have been announced.

Customer demands leave a bitter taste for pub chefs

19-Jun-2012

Everyone is a critic and don’t pub chefs know it. With disregard for the time and care that goes into devising dishes, customers will demand that peas be removed in favour of beans, the sauce is served on the side and could the chicken be moved a little...

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...

Taste of England Challenge awards for four chefs

08-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Four pub chefs have been crowned winners in EBLEX's Taste of England Challenge. Dishes entered had to be traditionally British and use cuts of beef...

Pub chefs up for Craft Guild Awards

18-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Three top pub chefs have been shortlisted for this year's prestigious Craft Guild of Chef Awards (CGC), which take place on 24 June.

Win beef & lamb boxes in St. George's Day Competition

19-Apr-2010 By Jo Bruce

EBLEX is asking pub chefs to create a celebratory St George's Day dish in its Taste of England Challenge. Pub caterers entering have the chance to...

Pub chefs competing in BBC's Great British Menu

06-Apr-2010 By Jo Bruce

Three pub chefs are competing in the fifth series of Great British Menu, which starts tonight on BBC Two. The pub chefs are among 24 chefs from...

Book your place at the Great British Pub Food Awards

02-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney

Tables are now on sale for the Great British Pub Food Awards 2010 at Plaisterers Hall, London on 11 March.

Excellence on a plate

26-Jul-2007

Don't miss the chance to gain the recognition you deserve in the PubChef Food Excellence Awards 2008. Read on for details The search is now on to...