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Timothy Taylor in pub re-launch

Wed, 04 May 2011 07:11:00 GMT

Yorkshire brewery Timothy Taylor is set to re-open the Town Hall Tavern in Leeds, West Yorkshire, next month following its revamp into a gastropub.

Pubs prove family-friendly credentials in Harden's guide

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:14:00 GMT

Pubs have proved their family-friendly credentials in the new Harden’s Eating Out With Babies And Toddlers guide.

Fat Cat opens two gastropubs

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:42:00 GMT

Derby-based Fat Cat Group has opened two gastropubs — the Crown Inn in Anstey, in Leicestershire, and the Queens Head, in Frodsham, Cheshire.

Record number of Michelin stars for pubs

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:58:00 GMT

Three pubs have been awarded the prestigious Michelin star in the new Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2010.

Eating out spend falls

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:29:00 GMT

The recession has prompted the first decline in the eating-out market for 40 years.

Organic gastro pub operator awarded MBE

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:47:00 GMT

Geetie Singh, owner of London organic gastro pub the Duke of Cambridge has been given an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list.

New site for Martin brothers

Fri, 22 May 2009 07:52:00 GMT

ETM Group, owned by Tom and Ed Martin, has opened its eighth London site.

Ribble Valley opens fourth pub

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:58:00 GMT

Chef Nigel Haworth’s Ribble Valley Inns is to open their first pub outside Lancashire.

New addition to the Star Inn family

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:29:00 GMT

The owners of the Michelin-starred pub the Star Inn in Harome, North Yorkshire, have taken over the nearby Pheasant hotel.

P&G launches cost-saving promotion

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:03:00 GMT

P&G Professional has joined forces with various delivered wholesale companies to offer a fresh way to save money on essential quality cleaning products.

BFFF launch frozen food campaign

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:25:00 GMT

The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) is launching a campaign which aims to educate the foodservice sector on how they can profit from using frozen food during a recession.

Pubs short-listed at 2009 Northern Hospitality Awards

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:07:00 GMT

The finalists for the 2009 Northern Hospitality Awards have been announced.

Tickets on sale for Pub Chef Live

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Tickets are now on sale for the next Pub Chef Live event, which is being held at the Nut Tree in Murcott, Oxfordshire, on March 30.

Peach Pub Company joins line-up at IFE 2009

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:29:00 GMT

Peach Pub Company co-founder Lee Cash will join the prestigious line-up of chefs and culinary experts taking part in the Skillery at IFE 2009.

Final chance to enter 'Chef's Oscars'

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 GMT

It’s the last chance to nominate a deserving pub chef for this year’s Pub Restaurant Chef of the Year.

AFW launches new competition

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:17:00 GMT

The Academy of Food & Wine (AFW) has launched a new competition to encourage kitchen and service professionals to work together as a team.

Nestle launches new 'go-large' package

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:44:00 GMT

Research conducted by Nestlé Professional has revealed there are great profits to be had for pubs that offer a ‘go-large’ hot beverage option.

Bel Foodservice launches new website

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:18:00 GMT

Bel Foodservice has launched a new website, specially designed for foodservice operators.

Novelli: my pubs are not in trouble

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:04:00 GMT

Celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli has denied reports that his gastropubs were in financial trouble.

BBC Three launch search for top young chef

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:32:00 GMT

The BBC has launched a search for the UK’s top young talent in an ambitious new television programme, Young Chef of the Year 2009.

The Talbot cooks up top breakfast

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:58:00 GMT

The Talbot at Knightwick in Worcester has been awarded the title of Britain’s Best Pub Cooked Breakfast by BPEX.

Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Arena Face to Face event

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:02:00 GMT

Managing director of Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants, Patrick Dempsey, has been confirmed for Arena’s 2009 Face to Face event.

New regulations for 'gluten-free' food

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:44:00 GMT

Manufacturers who currently label large quantities of their food as ‘gluten-free’ will no longer qualify to make this claim under new European Union regulations.

Pub chef wins Tatler Restaurant Award

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:58:00 GMT

The award for best young chef at the 2009 Tatler Louis Roederer Restaurant Awards has gone to a pub chef.

EBLEX produces new recipe book

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:28:00 GMT

Eleven top chefs have contributed beef and lamb recipes to a brand new recipe book produced by EBLEX to showcase quality beef and lamb dishes from the regions of England.

Search is on for Pub Restaurant Chef of the Year 2009

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:41:00 GMT

The Craft Guild of Chefs is on the search for this year’s ‘Oscar’ winning pub chef.

Booker to hold two-day spectacular

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:11:00 GMT

Booker is holding a two-day spectacular at all of its 172 branches nationwide on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 January.

Chefs compete to make Britain's best shepherd's pie

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:54:00 GMT

Major International launched a national competition at Hospitality, NEC yesterday to find Britain’s best shepherd’s pie.

BIIAB launches new cooking course

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:37:00 GMT

BIIAB, the dedicated awarding body for the licensed retail sector, has launched a new Level 2 Award in Cooking Theory and Practice (ACTP).

Michelin starred meal for £10 as pub cuts prices

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:01:00 GMT

A Michelin starred pub has jumped on the value bandwagon offering a two-course meal for just £10.

Michelin Star chef Ripley takes St Austell pub

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:48:00 GMT

Michelin star chef Paul Ripley is cooking up a storm at the St Kew Inn after taking over the helm at the Cornish pub.

Eagle Bar Diner serves up veal burger

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:43:00 GMT

Eagle Bar Diner is set to be the first gourmet style burger restaurant in London to serve an organic veal burger on their menu.

Chefs pair up to compete for teamwork award

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:53:00 GMT

Chefs across the UK are preparing to cook up a storm alongside their peers to compete for a new teamwork-inspired award at Hospitality 2009.

Brian Mellor saves NW Young Chef of the Year

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:37:00 GMT

British Masterchef Brian Mellor has resurrected a renowned competition to find the north west’s most promising young chef.

Hospitality industry named among best professions

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:38:00 GMT

The hospitality industry is among the most recommended professions in the UK, according to a new survey from City & Guilds.

Star Inn is Britain's best gastropub

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:45:00 GMT

The Star Inn, at Harome, North Yorkshire, has been voted the UK’s best gastropub in a prestigious industry poll.

Guide editor blasts chain gastropubs

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:05:00 GMT

“True” gastropubs should “invent themselves another name” to distinguish them from inferior pub company imitators.

Princess Victoria pips Gordon Ramsay to award

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT

The Princess Victoria in Shepherd's Bush, London has been crowned Best Gastropub in the Time Out Eating and Drinking Awards 2008.

Top 30 Gastro Pubs

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 GMT

The search is on to find the UK’s best gastropubs.

Gastropub pioneer named London Restaurateur of the Year

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:42:00 GMT

Gastropub pioneer Michael Belben has been named Restaurateur of the Year in the London Restaurant Awards.

Geronimo set to open Eagle

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:04:00 GMT

Food led operator Geronimo Inns, led by Rupert and Jo Clevely, is to open its latest venue – The Eagle in Shepherds Bush – on 1 September.

Ingredients for success

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Joe Cussens tells Mark Taylor why identifying what customers want has made the Marlborough Tavern one of Bath's best food pubs

Marston's launches green cooking oil scheme

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:03:00 GMT

Marston’s Pub Company has teamed up with Prosper De Mulder Limited (PDM) to offer its retailers a new national waste cooking oil collection service

King of Herts

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

TV chef and licensee Paul Bloxham talks to Lucy Britner about his new venture, the Tilbury in Datchworth, Hertfordshire

Channel hopping

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT

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 Batts, in Bodsham, Kent

Dining Royal style

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT

From the Ritz to the Royal Oak in Cerne Abbas, Dorset, via the Oak Room - Joe Lutrario talks to chef Darran Ridley

Cutting edge

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Joe Lutrario finds out how licensee Carl Smith uses speciality foods to boost sales at two Young's pubs in Mayfair

Pure and simple

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Piers Lyon tells Humayun Hussain about his new chef, new menu and fresh look at the White Hart, in Welwyn

PubChef Live at the Hand and Flowers

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:34:00 GMT

Don’t miss PubChef Live at the Hand and Flowers in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

Match Point: Cider and Food

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:52:00 GMT

Tom Norrington-Davies,food writer and chef at restaurant Great Queen Street in Covent Garden, has devised some recipes which make perfect partners to Gaymers cider company’s Addlestones cider.

Gordon Ramsay and Gordon's Gin

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:47:00 GMT

Sharing the same passion for perfection, Gordon Ramsay and GORDON’S® Gin have got together to produce the ‘Gordon’s Demand for Perfection’ programme.

The industry's best food pub managers

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:00:00 GMT

The search is now on for the industry's best food pub managers and catering development professionals.

Basic instinct

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT

After two years working with Heston Blumenthal, chef Emily Watkins has turned to traditional English cooking at her first pub, Mark Taylor reports

View from the top

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Christoph Brooke, managing director of Hillbrooke Hotels, which runs Wiltshire's Bath Arms, leased from the Longleat Estate, shares secrets of success with David Hancock

Not just for VIPs

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Liz Hurley held a pre-wedding bash there recently, but not all the customers at the Village Pub in the Cotswolds are A-list celebrities. Adam Edwards finds everyone is welcome, whatever the colour of their wellies

Gastropub entrepreneurs open new venue

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:22:00 GMT

The team behind top London gastropubs the Eagle, Farringdon, and Anchor and Hope are opening an English brasserie in Covent Garden.

Gastro-nomics

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:15:00 GMT

Their informal atmosphere and fresh food is waving the flag for quality British fare. Jo Bruce salutes the gastro pub

1 The Anchor & Hope

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:14:00 GMT

It won't take bookings and doesn't open on Sundays, but, reveals Mark Taylor, for the second year running, the Anchor & Hope is top of our poll

2 The Star Inn

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:13:00 GMT

Despite being the second English pub to gain the coveted Michelin-star status, the Star Inn is still very much a country pub, says David Hancock

3 The Hind's Head

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:12:00 GMT

Heston Blumenthal has chosen to serve classic British food at the hind's Head, says Mark Taylor, rather than his world-famous molecular gastronomy

4 The Angel Inn

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:11:00 GMT

Despite southern pretenders to the title, the Angel Inn was the UK's first gastro pub, says David Hancock, though its late, pioneering host didn't like the term

5 The Eagle

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:10:00 GMT

The Eagle's forward-thinking owner, Michael Belben, now has his hand in two other gastro pubs, says Mark Taylor, and they're both in our top 30, too

6 The Stagg Inn

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:09:00 GMT

With just about everything made on the premises, diners travel from all over the UK to sample the Stagg Inn's award-winning dishes. David Hancock reports

7 The Fox Dining Room

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:08:00 GMT

Hot on the heels of its 'sibling', the Eagle, the Fox has taken a successful formula, says Mark Taylor, and improved it by adding a seperate dining room

8 The Trouble House

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:07:00 GMT

After a turbulent history, the Trouble house has put its past behind it, says David Hancock and become one of Britain's eight pubs with a Michelin star

9 The Gun

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:06:00 GMT

The award-winning Gun is one of three pubs owned by Tom and Ed Martin, says Mark Taylor, with two more openings planned for the next few months

10 The Olive Branch

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:05:00 GMT

The Olive Branch was awarded a Michelin star in 2002 but its owners continue to innovate says David Hancock

11-15 of the top 30 Gastro Pubs

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:04:00 GMT

The Anglesea Arms, The Three Fishes, The Cow, Felin Fach Griffin and the King William.

16-20 of the top 30 Gastro Pubs

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:03:00 GMT

The Hoste Arms, The Princess, The Greyhound, The Woods and The Drunken Duck

21-25 of the top 30 Gastro Pubs

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:02:00 GMT

The Boot Inn, The Garrison, The Foxhunter, Red Lion Inn and The Sportsman

26-30 of the top 30 Gastro Pubs

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:01:00 GMT

The White Horse, The Pot Kiln, The Goose, The Crooked Bilet and The Horse & Groom.