Pub Food

GBPA 2021 winner through to next round on MasterChef: The Professionals

01-Dec-2021 By Rebecca Weller

The winner of Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) 2021 Best Young Pub Chef award has made it through to the next round on BBC’s MasterChef: The Professionals.

Majority of licensees not looking to have completely vegan menu, snap poll finds

23-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

The results from a recent poll conducted by The Morning Advertiser (MA) has revealed 60% of operators would not consider switching to an all plant-based menu.

GBPA 2021 winner to appear on MasterChef: The Professionals

18-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Head chef at the Dog at Wingham, Kent Samuel McClurkin, has been announced as a contestant on this year’s BBC programme MasterChef: The Professionals.

Turkey crowned king of Christmas

08-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Turkey crowned king of Christmas despite a growing desire for new traditions this year, a study conducted by supermarket chain Tesco has revealed.

Saving Britain’s Pubs episode 2: Kerridge quizzes Punch boss and coronavirus hits

19-Nov-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

In the latest episode of Saving Britain’s Pubs with Tom Kerridge, viewers saw the celebrity chef question Punch boss Clive Chesser and saw the first effects of coronavirus on the trade.

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Why are some operators continuing a discount scheme?

02-Oct-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government-backed Eat Out to Help Out (EOTHO) scheme helped push trade and some operators have continued their own discount initiatives into winter.

#UnitedWeStand

Food supply ‘largely unaffected so far’ by coronavirus

18-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Food supply in the foodservice and hospitality sector has not been hugely impacted so far as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak.

AA to charge for Rosette scheme

05-Feb-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubs and restaurants wanting to appear in the the AA's annual guidebook and be eligible for a Rosette will have to pay a yearly fee of £150, plus VAT.

Aiden Byrne to open large restaurant and pub

29-Jan-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Well-known chef Aiden Byrne, who was the youngest British cook to win a Michelin star, has announced plans to open a large pub and restaurant.

Great Sausage Roll Off returns for 2020

24-Jan-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The iconic Great Sausage Roll Off competition is back for the eighth year in a row, held by licensees Claire Morgan and Angus McKean, at Fuller’s pub the Red Lion in Barnes, Greater London.

Birmingham is cheapest place for a pub roast dinner

19-Dec-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Birmingham has topped the list for the ‘most affordable’ average cost of a Sunday roast dinner, research has found.

Six out of 10 Brits have Christmas dinner in pubs

26-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

More than three fifths (64%) of the UK have their Christmas dinner in a pub during December, new research has revealed.

Deliveroo predicts 2020 food trends

19-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Food experts at Deliveroo have revealed their predictions for the top 10 trends next year, including the continuation of veganism, smoked ingredients and street food.

Kerridge set to open Manchester restaurant

14-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Celebrity pub chef Tom Kerridge is set to open his new Manchester restaurant the Bull & Bear in the city’s Stock Exchange Hotel tomorrow (15 November).

Food prices are stabilising

11-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Wholesale foodservice prices are now stabilising after three years of inflation, according to new research.

Street food continues to be top eating-out trend

06-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 90% of operators have identified street food as the number one trend, according to a new report from UKHospitality (UKH).

Former Gordon Ramsay staff to open new gastropub

28-Oct-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

A husband and wife team whose hospitality pedigrees include Petrus, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and the Oxford Blue are opening their own gastropub next month.

Pub slapped with £1.6k bill for serving ‘unsafe food’

23-Oct-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A licensee has been ordered to pay more than £1,600 in fines and costs after serving food containing egg to a customer who ordered an egg-free meal.

Michelin-starred gastropub is ‘second best restaurant in the UK’

23-Oct-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A York gastropub has been named as the number two restaurant in the country, the ninth best in Europe and 14th best in the world, according to TripAdvisor.

How to create a Michelin-starred menu

11-Oct-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Chocolate, potato and onion are three of the 12 most used ingredients on Michelin-starred menus, new research has found.

Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs 2020: you’ve got to be in it, to win it

30-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs is back again for its eleventh year and we want you to enter our special awards, telling the nation about the work that goes into your business to make it so great.

JDW launches new vegan dishes

26-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced a selection of new vegan dishes have been added to its menu.

Top 50 Gastropub wins Restaurant of the Year award

24-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub – the Fordwich Arms near Canterbury, Kent – took home the title of AA Restaurant of the Year (England) 2019-20.

Gastropubs ‘not killing off pub culture’

15-Jun-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Gastropubs are providing a boost to society and pub culture, rather than gentrifying a historic British tradition, an author has claimed in her new book.

Crimes against pub food revealed

11-Jul-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

From dodgy plate designs to seasonal frivolity, leading pub chefs and patrons tell The Morning Advertiser what their pet peeves are when it comes to serving pub food.

Food forecast

From Brexit to breakfast: what does 2017 hold for pub food?

03-Jan-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

Is it all doom and gloom for food in the pub sector, or is there a light at the end of the tunnel? 

2015 review: the year in pub food

21-Dec-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

As 2015 draws to a close, Daniel Woolfson takes a look back at some of the events and trends that shaped the sector throughout the year.

Michelin Guide 2015: Editor praises ‘best generation’ of chefs

26-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Michelin Guide editor Rebecca Burr has praised the pubs awarded stars in this year’s edition for embracing “a generation of the best chefs the UK has ever had”.

Michelin Guide 2015: Tears of delight for pubs awarded new stars

26-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

The three pubs handed new Michelin stars last week have expressed a mixture of shock, delight and relief at winning the award.

Great British Menu chef targets food after £500k Lincolnshire pub investment

19-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A Great British Menu winner wants to “set a new standard” for pub food in north Lincolnshire after ploughing £500,000 of his own money into a pub devastated by last winter’s floods.

BUSINESS BOOSTER

Money Makers: Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

01-May-2014 By Sheila McWattie

Pub Food's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub

All hail the pub food classics

12-Feb-2013 By Lesley Foottit

The classics never die. A sweeping statement that may be, but it seems to hold water. Take music, for example — the Beatles are as popular as ever and still hold several music industry records, while ABBA’s hits were incorporated into the film Mamma Mia!...

Punch to add new deals to concept

03-Dec-2009 By Jo Bruce

Punch Taverns plans to add three new packages to its Simply Pub Food concept for tenants. Simply Pub Food is on trial in 50 pubs, with plans to...

Pub Food Forum: What's driving food in pubs?

13-Dec-2007

THE PANEL members for our Pub Food Forum all brought different perspectives to a discussion of the market in the year which saw the rest of the UK...

Win a laptop and other great prizes in our Food Report giveaway

14-Sep-2007

Which burning issues have driven the pub food market over the past year?From the smoking ban to food hygiene, and menu planning to local sourcing,...

Dawn of a new smoke-free era means pub food can shine

01-Feb-2007 By Jo Bruce

When egotistically mulling over which expression to strike for my new editor's picture, I pondered a number of faces - the intellectual (well, I can try), the approachable or the business-like Bruce.

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...

Critics wrong to condemn all

31-Aug-2006

Lucy Mangan, a journalist with The Guardian, had a pop at pub food last week. As a result of being served a bad beef sandwich in a pub in...

It's all very fishy

25-Aug-2006

There are plenty of worse things to do on a warm summer evening in the middle of the hottest July since records began than enjoy a pint and some...

Website promotes pub food excellence

02-Aug-2006

A Cumbrian couple have transformed their love of pub food into a business with the launch of a new website. Directors Sharon Wood and Jon Green are...

Feeding the Future - We ask people working in the industry for their predictions on the future of pub food

01-Apr-2005

PubChef asks people working in the industry for their predictions on the future of pub food "I think you are seeing more and more people wanting to...

The 15 Most influential people in Pub Food

01-Apr-2005

PubChef offers its list of 15 movers and shakers who have had a big influence on the pub food market. In no particular order they are…

Opinion - Jo Bruce, Editor

01-Feb-2005 By Jo Bruce

Star- spangled business

PubChef awards 2005 - Young pub chef cook-off

01-Nov-2004 By Jo Bruce

The sixth category cook-off in the PubChef Awards recognised the talents of rising stars in pub food. Jo Bruce reports. The increase in quality in...

Table Talk with Carl Smith

12-May-2004

Publicans from food-led pubs are leading a quiet revolution in Britain.Across the country they are building fabulous businesses selling great food...

I recently had the great privilege of being one of the judge

06-May-2004

You'd think one cookery competition would be much the same as another, and in a way you'd be right. Generally they consist of a selection of...

Smart Alec

12-Feb-2004

Alec Howard ­ MD of pubco and culinary consultancy company the Food and Beverage Group ­ talks to Jo Bruce about his thinking on pub food Culinary...

Food publicans fight back against criticism

24-Oct-2003

Publicans from food-led pubs across the length and breadth of Britain are fighting back against claims that pub grub is just too pricey.Last week...

Chefs hit back at guide's slur on rising cost of pub food

16-Oct-2003

The new Good Pub Guide has been blasted by the trade for ignoring the success of pub food.Alisdair Aird, editor of the guide, hit the headlines this...

Pub food growth in spite of work culture

05-Dec-2002

The growth of the pub food market is being held back by the British culture of working long hours. The pub food business is worth almost £5bn a year...