Two very different hospitality businesses which share rustic-posh design values, a promise of locally sourced produce and a passion for the porcine are making their first forays into pub ownership. In the Cotswolds, the shabby-chic Pig hotel group founded by Robin Hutson will next month open The Village Pub in Barnsley, outside Cirencester, in the […]
James Martin is launching two new restaurants at the landmark Lygon Arms in the Cotswolds this spring – the Grill, in the barrel-vaulted, wood-panelled dining room (pictured), which opens next month, and the more pub-like Tavern, which follows in March. The famous coaching inn in the Worcestershire village of Broadway has origins in the 13th century […]
Former Whatley Manor chef Martin Burge has joined the Farncombe Estate at Broadway in the Cotswolds, where he will preside over five restaurants in three hotels. Bristol-born Burge put Whatley Manor in Wiltshire on the culinary map during a multi-starred 14-year reign which ended with his departure last November. The Harden’s Survey praised his cooking […]
A well executed pie is not only a thing of great beauty, but a British staple, so it seems only right to sing this humble dish’s praises. On 23 January the country celebrates National Pie Day, a day dedicated to flaky pastry, meaty (or fishy) fillings, potatoes and lashings of good gravy. Here are our […]
