Ale and Beer

Matt Edmonds recently ditched a high-profile role at Searcys at the Gherkin in the City to become chef-patron of Surrey pub the Grantley Arms, in Wonersh, ahead of its reopening under new management this month. Daniel Woolfson gets the lowdown on Edmonds’ high aspirations

Source:Farewell to the city: leaving the Gherkin for […]

Members of Parliament are preparing to nominate the UK’s best pub chefs for the recently launched British Beer & Pub Association and All Party Parliamentary Beer Group’s Parliamentary Pub Chef and Young Pub Chef of the Year awards.

Source:Nominations due for new pub chef awards

Roger Protz takes a look at the likely repercussions of AB InBev’s takeover of SABMiller — a move that will see one third of world beer production in the hands of one company.

Source:"Successful craft brewers should man the barricades" – Protz on the AB InBev/SABMiller deal

Three beers from Staffordshire Brewery have been recalled after some of the bottles were “shattering” due to faulty glass.

Source:Do not drink: "Shattering" bottles recalled

The thorny issue of wages is rarely out of the headlines these days. But before we dive into the debate head first, I would urge caution.

Source:Time to pay more than just respect to workers