Our blog about all things peachy
Our core purpose at Peach is “Making Life Peachy”, for our guests, team, suppliers and planet. There is no Planet B, and as a team of Peachy folk, who care about the impact we have on our environment, continue to make changes each year to reduce, reuse and recycle. Tackling waste is just one area … Continued
This season’s comment card winners got to experience all that’s wonderful about Williams Chase GB, and one lucky winner also won an overnight stay in Chase’s hotel alongside a tour of their distillery. We appreciate all the feedback we receive and it helps us to grow. Also, we love rewarding our guests! First prize went … Continued
Cocktail making. The perfect way to spend an evening. Why not try these out on Zoom with friends or family? Aperol Spritz Ingredients ice 100ml Aperol 150ml prosecco soda, to top up Method STEP 1 Put a couple of cubes of ice into 2 glasses and add a 50 ml measure of Aperol to each. Divide the … Continued
It’s shaping up to be a cracking year for Peach. Winning best place to work in hospitality for the fifth year running last October, and, now The Embankment, The Thatch and The High Field are all award winners too. Individuality within our pubs leads to their success, and these pubs have recently been awarded for … Continued
Do you ever play the “which famous people would you invite to your dinner party” game? It’s my favourite car game and I often revisit my list promoting and demoting guests depending on mood. However, there is one constant who never gets thrown off my table and his name is David Attenborough. Put simply, I … Continued
Peach Pubs Food & Drink Quiz For those who would like to play at home, or over video call, here are the questions. Click here for the answers at the end. ROUND ONE One and a half litres of champagne is known as a what? You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then … Continued
Our wine buyer Jo Eames has come up trumps yet again with this seasons wine list. So, here are a few that are guaranteed to please, and what we think would make really good pairings. 1. U San Muletto Vermentino Chardonnay (France) Hailing from the warm hills of Corsica, this fabulous blend of Vermentino and … Continued
LONDON. COCKTAIL. WEEK. Yes – sounds amazing doesn’t it! This year it was bigger than ever, with LCW partnering up with 250 bars across London for the seven-day festival. All you have to do is buy a pass for £10, which gets you a £5 signature cocktail from and of the involved bars – as … Continued
There are lots of recipes for cooking the perfect Sunday roast, but even the best involve hours of shopping, cooking and washing-up. That’s why we think our recipe tops the lot. Ingredients 1. Top quality beef, lamb or pork from Aubrey Allen, butchers to HM The Queen 2. Crisp and golden (but not too brown) … Continued
Sitting in a pizzeria in Franschhoek with two unlabelled bottles of loosely-corked wine in front of us, I pitched my idea for what we should call our new blends. We had just spent the morning in the Dam House at Boutinot’s Wildeberg winery, tasting and spitting and blending and discussing a whole host of tank … Continued