Sausage

One pub makes it to BPEX best sausage final

10-Oct-2011 By Lesley Foottit

BPEX has narrowed the search for the Best Pub Pork Sausage to just three finalists as part of the BPEX Foodservice Pork Sausage of the Year 2011.

Celebrate with a banger

20-Sep-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The countdown to British Sausage Week 2011 has begun and as one of the nation’s favourite dishes, pub caterers would be mad not to use the occasion to drive sales. From 31 October to 6 November bangers will be big news. As the week falls over Halloween...

Lincolnshire is Britain's Favourite Food Spot

16-Sep-2011 By Lesley Foottit

British Food Fortnight has named Lincolnshire the winner of Britain’s Favourite Food Spot.

Pork of the town

01-Aug-2011 By Jessica Harvey

Jessica Harvey looks at how pub caterers are capitalising on the trend for British charcuterie.

Moleface pub doubles pizza sales with new menu

26-Jul-2011 By Lesley Foottit

A Nottinghamshire Moleface pub has doubled its pizza sales over the weekend after introducing a new menu. The Lord Nelson in Burton Joyce,...

Ex-Gordon Ramsay pub takeover

13-Jun-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The man behind Islington's Drapers Arms, in north London, has taken on one of Gordon Ramsay's failed pubs.

Gastropub host takes on Ramsay's Devonshire

09-Jun-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The man behind Islington's Drapers Arms has taken on one of Gordon Ramsay's failed pubs with plans to open in the first week of July. Nick Gibson...

Pub brings back Roman cooking methods

14-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit

A Kent bar owner is offering a menu based on Roman processing methods such as pickling and curing. Chef-patron Jason Freedman is using produce such...

New Young's pub opens in Kingston

04-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Young's has opened a new pub in Kingston-upon-Thames after a £220,000 refurbishment. The Bishop Out of Residence accommodates 165 covers across...

Stonegate rebrands O'Neill's as Molloy's

31-Jan-2011 By John Harrington

Managed operator Stonegate Pub Company is to convert nine O'Neill's pubs into its first major bar brand, another Irish-themed concept called...

Two Michelin star Claude Bosi to open pub

16-Nov-2010 By Joe Lutrario

Claude Bosi, chef patron at two-Michelin star Mayfair restaurant Hibiscus, is to take on an Enterprise pub-with-rooms with brother Cedrick. The Fox...

Great and the good join Pub Week party

12-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit

British Pub Week proved a big boost for licensees, and rose to national prominence with high-profile backing from the likes of David Cameron. Lesley...

Pub champs crowned in time British Sausage Week

01-Nov-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire

A butcher, brewer and licensee have proved that teamwork is best, after fighting off competition from some of the best butchers in the country to...

Indie ale haven bags top award

22-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore

A North London freehouse which only stocks beers from independent breweries has been recognised with a top award from a pub review website. The...

Pub Food Profile: The Red Lion in Cricklade, Wiltshire

09-Sep-2010 By Jessica Harvey Jessica

"Music can bring nostalgia - even music you hated at the time can take you back 10 or 15 years - and food can have the same effect," says Daniel...

Search is on for the Best Pub Sausage

13-Aug-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire

The best pub bangers in the business are once again being invited to compete for the prestigious title of Best Pub Pork Sausage. The Publican has...

Pub snacks: How to make the perfect Scotch egg (video)

13-May-2010

My first visit to the Coach and Horses was last autumn. We were on our way to a gig and needed some quick food and a pint. Time being of the essence,...

TV chef to open second pub

09-Apr-2010 By Jo Bruce

TV chef Paul Bloxham is to open a second gastropub — the Blue Anchor in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Pie company aims to make World Cup food offers Fabio

08-Apr-2010 By Jo Bruce

To mark the World Cup this summer Pieminister has created the Fabio pie-filled with British beef and Italian sausage.

Walkers launches world cup for crisps

30-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Will it be English roast beef and Yorkshire pudding or will German bratwurst sausage claim the title on penalties? For while the footballing elite...

Wetherspoon 7am openings will be 'cash neutral'

11-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team

Plans to open JD Wetherspoon pubs at 7am across the country should be "cash neutral", according to the managed pub giant. Earlier today, Wetherspoon...

Pub food: business boosters

01-Mar-2010 By Jo Bruce

Ideas for boosting food sales at your pub including coffee and cake offers, a sausage club and village nights.

Michelin chef leaves pub

25-Feb-2010 By Jo Bruce

Claude Bosi, chef/owner of two-Michelin-starred restaurant Hibiscus has left the Bell at Yarpole, Herefordshire. The Enterprise Inns tenancy had...

Pubs can help troops with sausage sales

04-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Pubs and restaurants can help raise funds for the Help for Heroes (H4H) charity by buying A Turner & Sons sausages in March.

Get behind British Pie Week 2010

13-Jan-2010

Customers travel from as far away as 70 miles to sample the menu at the Old Farmhouse in Ulverston, Cumbria. Food sales are up 22 per cent on last...

It's British Sausage Week!

02-Nov-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire

There's probably not a licensee in the land, except the odd vegetarian, who isn't fond of a good old banger. After all, sausages are simple fare....

Winner of best pub sausage announced

23-Oct-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire

The best pub bangers in the business have fought it out, but there could only be one winner. Kevin Berkins, owner of the Fence Gate Inn in Fence and...

Stocking up for Christmas: Talking turkey

01-Oct-2009

When it comes to Santa's helpers, Nigel Crane, Dorchester trained chef and managing director of professional stock and gravy maker Essential Cuisine,...

Pub brunch and the Sunday papers

21-Aug-2009 By Jo Bruce

Licensee Tim Bilton has cooked up a novel way of attracting customers to his newly-launched Sunday brunch at the Butchers Arms, Hepworth, West...

Research: Talk up your pork

17-Aug-2009

The old adage that 'less is more' doesn't always hold true - at least when it comes to pub menus. A few well-chosen adjectives can make all the...

Profile: Beer bangers at the White Lion, Bramcote

04-Jun-2009

The Nottingham area is well served for pubs called the White Lion, something which would cause more confusion if the locals didn't adopt the entirely...

Best pub pork products named

11-Mar-2009

Pubs can take their pick of the best pork products in the business, after industry body BPEX named the winners of its annual Foodservice Pork Product...

FSA warns on Irish pork

08-Dec-2008

Pub should not serve any products made with Irish pork products, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned.The agency has urged the withdrawal while...

Fuller's City chefs dish it out

27-Nov-2008

Chefs from some of London brewer Fuller's flagship pubs have been put through their paces with a contest to develop a signature dish.More than 25...

Lancashire publican named supreme sausage champion

24-Oct-2008

The pub trade has seen off competition from the best butchers in the business to prove that the British local is the true home of the British...

Back to Basics: Well matched

09-Oct-2008

Have you ever had that feeling where you've missed out on a joke? Where everyone is having the greatest time laughing about it but the joke has gone...

Meat focus: Bangers & cash

09-Oct-2008

IF YOU don't know by now that British Sausage Week takes place from November 3 to 9, then you clearly haven't been paying attention.What you may not...

The right kit in the kitchen

27-Aug-2008

Tumbledown Farm in Cannock, Staffordshire, was part of the first wave of contemporary carveries developed by Orchid Group. The pub was originally...

Be inspired for British Sausage Week

11-Aug-2008 By Lucy Britner

The British Pig Executive has launched a series of recipes for British Sausage Week (3-9 November 2008).

New kids in the kitchen

06-Aug-2008

Two Essex pubs have tackled the skills shortage head-on, putting young chefs through their paces in a contest combining elements of Hell's Kitchen...

Summer Menu focus: Simply the best

30-Apr-2008

SUMMER BRINGS with it the promise of warmer, lighter evenings and - if the sun shines - the chance to fire up the barbecue. Sausages are a firm...

Sausages riding high on pub menus

14-Apr-2008

Sausages are increasing in popularity on pub menus, according to new research.The regular Menurama survey of branded operators' menus shows a 2.5 per...

Don't be a boar, try a bison burger

09-Apr-2008

GAME IS always popular on pub menus, and pubs can expand customers' horizons with the latest products from 3G Food Service.The specialist chilled and...

City diary

07-Feb-2008 By The PMA Team

Cannon has plenty to grouse about A little local difficulty for serial entrepreneur Michael Cannon who has been left facing a legal bill for nearly...