British Sausage Week, 3 - 9 November 2008

British Sausage Week, 3 - 9 November 2008

Many of us love the traditional Sausages and Mash that feature prominently on any self-respecting pub menu. In fact it is our most popular meat choice when eating out, according to The British Pork Executive (BPEX for short), so it clearly sits high on our list of pub favourites!

British Sausage Week this week will mean many pubs are celebrating with special menus and offers, making an ideal excuse to try some locally made speciality sausages at a pub near you. For further details of participating pubs, British Sausage Week and the Sausage Appreciation Society (!) click on British Sausage Week.


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British Food Fortnight - Local Events

British Food Fortnight - Local Events

British agriculture really needs our support right now. The devastating effects of Foot and Mouth Disease, recent flooding and the poor summer, and now the Blue Tongue threat, have been well publicised.

So the British Food Fortnight, running from 22 September to 7 October 2007, could not have come at a better time. It is described as "the biggest national celebration of the diverse and delicious range of food that Britain produces". The thousands of activities taking place across the country range from food and drink festivals, promotions, tastings and special menus in pubs, restaurants and shops.

To enjoy a pub walk with a difference, why not look at the events in your area for inspiration? You might want to try a "Cotswold Food and Drink Trail" or combine your walk with an Everards "meet the brewer" session.

For more information click on British Food Fortnight.

Today's Pub Walk: Fort St. George in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

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2 for 1 Gastro Pub Meals

2 for 1 Gastro Pub Meals

The Telegraph and Gordon's Gin have teamed up to give this great 2 for 1 offer which can be redeemed in 500 gastro pubs across the country. Plus of course a 2 for 1 offer on the Gordon's G & T!

All pubs will have at least 4 main course options to choose from and you can take part as often as you like as long as you have collected the tokens. You need 1 form and 4 tokens for each 2 for 1 meal. Forms will be printed in the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph on selected days until June 3, and the tokens will be included every day.

Although the list of pubs was included for free in Saturday's Telegraph, you can still get one now by sending a £1 cheque payable to Telegraph Guides, to: Telegraph Gastro Guides, PO Box 29, Colchester, CO2 8GZ. Go on, its got to be worth £1!

For details click on gastro pub meal 2-for-1 offer.

The offer ends 30 July 2007 which could not tie in better with the closing date for voting in our Quest for the Nation's Favourite Pub Walk (but remember entries have to be in by 30 June 2007 though). So why not combine the two - enjoy your meals and give yourself a chance to win one of the competition prizes too!

Today's participating pub: The Hill Tavern in Stourbridge, Worcs.
Prize offered: A meal for two.

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Search is on the for healthiest children's menu

The Publican magazine should be congratulated for launching a search for the healthiest children's menu. All of us with families have experienced the dire quality and choice offered to our children in many pubs with a high quality and nourishing meal a rare find on the children's menu.

The Healthy Children’s Menu competition 2007 requires pubs to show what improvements they have made to the children's menu and the winner of the title will also get an outside play area worth over £5,000.

Let the battle begin and we can all watch our kids enjoy the benefits.

Today's pub walk: The Grandstand in Hereford, Herefordshire.

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Value For Money More Important than Quality of Pub Food?

According to a new study of eating habits by the British Pig Executive (anyone heard of them?), value for money is the main factor for 25% of consumers when they choose a pub to eat at. The Publican covers the story and says that quality of the food is a lower priority at 18%.

It is interesting that the report, ‘Pork in Foodservice’, highlights convenience or location as the primary factor for eating out generally (rather than for pubs specifically) and this is thought to be due to time pressures.

It leads me to wonder whether pub walkers would place a greater emphasis on the location, or should I say walk, rather than elements of the pub. Certainly I would but maybe this could be an interesting survey to carry out later ...

Today's pub walk: Ye Olde Whyte Harte in Hamble, Hampshire.

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